Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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speed | Yes | No | Yes | No |
fast | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
speed (noun) | fast (noun) |
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changing location rapidly | abstaining from food |
a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression | |
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens | |
the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system | |
distance travelled per unit time |
speed (adjective) | fast (adjective) |
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acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly | |
at a rapid tempo | |
(used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time | |
(of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time | |
unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause | |
securely fixed in place | |
hurried and brief | |
unrestrained by convention or morality | |
resistant to destruction or fading | |
(of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds |
speed (verb) | fast (verb) |
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move faster | abstain from eating |
cause to move faster | abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons |
move very fast | |
travel at an excessive or illegal velocity | |
move hurridly |
speed (adverb) | fast (adverb) |
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quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form) | |
firmly or closely |