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Switzer :: Swithe (adv.) Instantly; quickly; speedily; rapidly.

Slow :: Slow (v. t.) To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer..

Speed :: Speed (n.) One who, or that which, causes or promotes speed or success..

Express :: Express (a.) Intended for a particular purpose; relating to an express; sent on a particular errand; dispatched with special speed; as, an express messenger or train. Also used adverbially..

Soon :: Soon (a.) Speedy; quick.

Full-drive :: Full-drive (adv.) With full speed.

Roundly :: Roundly (adv.) Briskly; with speed.

Dash :: Dash (n.) A short, spirited effort or trial of speed upon a race course; -- used in horse racing, when a single trial constitutes the race..

Banshie :: Banshie (n.) A supernatural being supposed by the Irish and Scotch peasantry to warn a family of the speedy death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice under the windows of the house..

Eftsoons :: Eftsoons (adv.) Again; anew; a second time; at once; speedily.

Godspeed :: Godspeed (n.) Success; prosperous journeying; -- a contraction of the phrase, God speed you..

Transitoriness :: Transitoriness (n.) The quality or state of being transitory; speedy passage or departure.

Souse :: Souse (v. t.) To swoop or plunge, as a bird upon its prey; to fall suddenly; to rush with speed; to make a sudden attack..

Quick :: Quick (superl.) Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick..

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

Dispatchful :: Dispatchful (a.) Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task; indicating haste; quick; as, dispatchful looks..

Outspeed :: Outspeed (v. t.) To excel in speed.

Regulate :: Regulate (v. t.) To adjust, or maintain, with respect to a desired rate, degree, or condition; as, to regulate the temperature of a room, the pressure of steam, the speed of a machine, etc..

Governor :: Governor (n.) A contrivance applied to steam engines, water wheels, and other machinery, to maintain nearly uniform speed when the resistances and motive force are variable..

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..

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