band aid quick fix quickie quicky | hurried repair |
access | the act of approaching or entering, he gained access to the building |
quick march | marching at quick time |
port-access coronary bypass surgery | heart surgery in which a coronary bypass is performed by the use of small instruments and tiny cameras threaded through small incisions while the heart is stopped and blood is pumped through a heart-lung machine |
access approach | a way of entering or leaving, he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge |
access memory access | (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information |
access road slip road | a short road giving access to an expressway, in Britain they call an access road a slip road |
disk access | memory access to the computer disk on which information is stored |
doorway door room access threshold | the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building, the space that a door can close, he stuck his head in the doorway |
random-access memory random access memory random memory RAM read write memory | the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on, an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible |
access | the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership) |
entree access accession admission admittance | the right to enter |
quick | any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail) |
mental quickness quickness quick-wittedness | intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay |
access access code | a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.) |
irascibility short temper spleen quick temper | a feeling of resentful anger |
quick bread | breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking |
quick study sponge | someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily, she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge |
dog grass couch grass quackgrass quack grass quick grass witch grass witchgrass Agropyron repens | European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes, naturalized in North America as a weed |
fast buck quick buck | quick or easy earnings, they are traders out to make a fast buck |
liquid assets current assets quick assets | assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash) |
distributed data processing remote-access data processing teleprocessing | data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities |
access time | (computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive, access time is the sum of seek time and rotational latency and command processing overhead |
quick time | a normal marching pace ofsteps per minute |
quick-freeze flash-freeze | freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors, quick-freeze the shrimp |
access get at | reach or gain access to, How does one access the attic in this house?, I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof |
de-access | dispose of by selling, the museum sold off its collection of French impressionists to raise money, the publishing house sold off one of its popular magazines |
access | obtain or retrieve from a storage device, as of information on a computer |
agile nimble quick spry | moving quickly and lightly, sleek and agile as a gymnast, as nimble as a deer, nimble fingers, quick of foot, the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it |
quick-witted | mentally nimble and resourceful, quick-witted debater, saved an embarrassing situation with quick-witted tact |
quick-change(a) | adept at changing from one thing to another especially changing costumes, a quick-change artist |
quick-drying | of a liquid substance that dries quickly |
sharp-eared quick-eared | having keen hearing |
quick warm | easily aroused or excited, a quick temper, a warm temper |
double-quick | (of a marching cadence) very quick |
immediate prompt quick straightaway | performed with little or no delay, an immediate reply to my letter, a prompt reply, was quick to respond, a straightaway denial |
quick speedy | accomplished rapidly and without delay, was quick to make friends, his quick reaction prevented an accident, hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem, a speedy recovery, he has a right to a speedy trial |
flash-frozen quick-frozen frozen | (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value, frozen foods |
choleric irascible hotheaded hot-tempered quick-tempered short-tempered | quickly aroused to anger, a hotheaded commander |
flying quick fast | hurried and brief, paid a flying visit, took a flying glance at the book, a quick inspection, a fast visit |
quick ready | apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity, a quick mind, a ready wit |
quick-sighted sharp-sighted sharp-eyed | keenly perceptive or alert, quick-sighted into the faults of the time- Leonard Bacon |
argus-eyed hawk-eyed keen-sighted lynx-eyed quick-sighted sharp-eyed sharp-sighted | having very keen vision, quick-sighted as a cat |
promptly quickly quick | with little or no delay, the rescue squad arrived promptly, come here, quick! |
double time double quick | at a faster speed, now let's play the piece again double-quick |