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Speeder :: Speeder (n.) One who, or that which, speeds..

Rakish :: Rakish (a.) Having a saucy appearance indicative of speed and dash.

Acute :: Acute (a.) Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; -- opposed to chronic; as, an acute disease..

Tachometer :: Tachometer (n.) An instrument for showing at any moment the speed of a revolving shaft, consisting of a delicate revolving conical pendulum which is driven by the shaft, and the action of which by change of speed moves a pointer which indicates the speed on a graduated dial..

Speed :: Speed (n.) To make haste; to move with celerity.

Speed :: Speed (v. t.) To wish success or god fortune to, in any undertaking, especially in setting out upon a journey..

Speedfully :: Speedfully (adv.) In a speedful manner.

Lessen :: Lessen (a.) To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune..

Velocimeter :: Velocimeter (n.) An apparatus for measuring speed, as of machinery or vessels, but especially of projectiles..

Student :: Studding sail () A light sail set at the side of a principal or square sail of a vessel in free winds, to increase her speed. Its head is bent to a small spar which is called the studding-sail boom. See Illust. of Sail..

Rhysimeter :: Rhysimeter (n.) An instrument, acting on the principle of Pitot's tube, for measuring the velocity of a fluid current, the speed of a ship, etc..

Speed :: Speed (v. t.) To cause to be successful, or to prosper; hence, to aid; to favor..

Speed :: Speed (n.) To fare well; to have success; to prosper.

Burst :: Burst (n.) Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed..

Speed :: Speed (n.) To go; to fare.

Slip :: Slip (n.) The motion of the center of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horozontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed which she would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller..

Moderate :: Moderate (a.) Limited as to degree of progress; as, to travel at moderate speed..

Metrograph :: Metrograph (n.) An instrument attached to a locomotive for recording its speed and the number and duration of its stops.

Express :: Express (n.) A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier; hence, a regular and fast conveyance; commonly, a company or system for the prompt and safe transportation of merchandise or parcels; also, a railway train for transporting passengers or goods with speed and punctuality..

Courser :: Courser (n.) A grallatorial bird of Europe (Cursorius cursor), remarkable for its speed in running. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to running birds of the Ostrich family..

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