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As adjectives the difference between swift and winged

is that swift is fast; quick; rapid while winged is having wings.

As a noun swift

is the current of a stream.

As an adverb swift

is swiftly.

As a proper noun Swift

is {{surname|from=nicknames}}, originally a nickname for a swift or quick person.

As an initialism SWIFT

is society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication.

As a verb winged is

past tense of wing.

swift

English

Adjective

(er)
  • fast; quick; rapid.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=November 12 , author= , title=International friendly: England 1-0 Spain , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Spain were provoked into a response and Villa almost provided a swift equaliser when he rounded Hart but found the angle too acute and could only hit the side-netting.}}
  • Capable of moving at high speeds.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) The current of a stream.
  • A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight. Other common names for the birds of this family include swiftlet, needletail and spinetail.
  • Some lizards of the genus .
  • A moth of the family , (swift moth), ghost moth.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= William E. Conner
  • , title= An Acoustic Arms Race , volume=101, issue=3, page=206-7, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.}}

    Synonyms

    * (lizard) (fence lizard), (spiny lizard)

    Derived terms

    * (steam) swiftwater, * (bird) (common swift) () * (lizard) (fence swift) ()

    Derived terms

    * swiftly

    See also

    * (black martin) * (black swift) * (hawk swallow) * devil bird * devil screecher * (swingdevil) * (screech martin) * shriek owl * (chimney swallow) * (palm swift) * (tree swift) * (pine lizard)

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (obsolete, poetic) Swiftly.
  • * 1602 , , II. iii. 263:
  • Light boats sail swift , though greater hulks draw deep.
  • * 1793 ,
  • Ply swift and strong the oar.

    Synonyms

    * (l) ----

    winged

    English

    Etymology 1

    Alternative forms

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    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having wings.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-26, author= Nick Miroff
  • , volume=189, issue=7, page=32, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] , passage=The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […]. But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna. That would be the frozen chicatanas – giant winged ants – at around $500 a kilo.}}
  • Flying or soaring as if on wings.
  • Swift.
  • (in combination) having wings of a specified kind
  • weak-winged
  • (in combination) having the specified number of wings
  • The six-winged Seraphim are the angels closest to God.

    Etymology 2

    See (wing) (verb)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (wing)
  • Anagrams

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