Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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quick | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
fast | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
quick (noun) | fast (noun) |
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any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail) | abstaining from food |
quick (adjective) | fast (adjective) |
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moving quickly and lightly | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly |
easily aroused or excited | at a rapid tempo |
accomplished rapidly and without delay | (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time |
hurried and brief | (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time |
apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity | unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause |
performed with little or no delay | securely fixed in place |
hurried and brief | |
unrestrained by convention or morality | |
resistant to destruction or fading | |
(of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds |
quick (verb) | fast (verb) |
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abstain from eating | |
abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons |
quick (adverb) | fast (adverb) |
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with little or no delay | quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form) |
firmly or closely |