"swift" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903) (synset 111346994)
is an instance of: meat packer, packer - a wholesaler in the meat-packing business

same as: gustavus franklin swift
An English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745) (synset 111346864)
is an instance of: ironist, ridiculer, satirist - a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm

same as: dean swift, jonathan swift
A small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight (synset 101834808)
is a type of: apodiform bird - nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight
subtypes:
- apus apus, european swift - common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs
- chateura pelagica, chimney swallow, chimney swift - American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys
- collocalia inexpectata, swiftlet - swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest
belongs to: apodidae, family apodidae - swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes
Common western lizard;
Seen on logs or rocks (synset 101683296)
is a type of: fence lizard - spiny lizard often seen basking on fences in the United States and northern Mexico

same as: blue-belly, sceloporus occidentalis, western fence lizard

Adjective