before one knows it
explosively
at a clip
shoot
precipitate
glance
transiently
in a flash
quick
spry
headlong
agile
nimble
hasty
fire off
pelting
pell-mell
dartingly
rain
swiftness
topsy-turvily
heels over head
head over heels
topsy-turvy
smartish
fastness
in great confusion
speed
precipitously
speedball
play
in quick sticks
at the high port
precipitation
overhaste
precipitancy
swiftly
flash
gentle
nongradual
at speed
frequent
with a quickness
in the wink of an eye
hurried
furiously
apace
cut
brief
haste
hand over hand
hurriedness
hastiness
hurry
volant
hotfoot it
dart
lightsome
precipitating
tripping
light
whisk
rollercoastering
like a rat up a drainpipe
infinitesimal
whoosh
quiver
allegro non troppo
burst
flicker
flitter
waver
flutter
quick-fire
lightning
sluggishness
slip away
forthright
off like a bride's nightie
flit
raking
fleeting
ricket
dodge
speedingly
quickly
helter-skelter
subcontinuous
before you can say knife
feverishly
sprint
before you can say Jack Robinson
suddenly
precipitate
quick
spry
headlong
agile
nimble
hasty
pell-mell
flash
gentle
nongradual
frequent
hurried
brief
volant
lightsome
precipitating
tripping
light
rollercoastering
infinitesimal
quick-fire
lightning
off like a bride's nightie
raking
fleeting
subcontinuous
explosively
transiently
dartingly
topsy-turvily
heels over head
head over heels
topsy-turvy
smartish
in great confusion
precipitously
swiftly
with a quickness
in the wink of an eye
furiously
apace
hand over hand
pell-mell
allegro non troppo
forthright
speedingly
quickly
helter-skelter
feverishly
suddenly
pelting
rain
swiftness
fastness
speed
precipitation
overhaste
precipitancy
haste
hurriedness
hastiness
hurry
dart
sluggishness
flit
dodge
sprint
shoot
glance
fire off
speedball
play
cut
hotfoot it
whisk
whoosh
quiver
burst
flicker
flitter
waver
flutter
slip away
dart
ricket
verb
- To move very quickly and suddenly.
- To begin to speak.
- To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
- To plane straight; to fit by planing.
- To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
- To grow; to advance.
- To shoot the moon.
- To ejaculate.
- To carry out a seismic survey with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- To photograph.
- To push or thrust a bolt quickly; hence, to open a lock.
- To make the stated score.
- To hunt on (a piece of land); to kill game in or on.
- To fire (a weapon that releases a projectile).
- To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.
- To throw dice.
- To fire a projectile at (a person or target).
- To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches.ᵂ
- To dismiss or do away with.
- To hunt birds, etc. with a gun.
- To lunge.
- To deviate from kayfabe, either intentionally or accidentally; to actually connect with unchoreographed fighting blows and maneuvers, or speak one's mind (instead of an agreed script).
- To carry out, or attempt to carry out (an approach to an airport runway).
- To tip (something, especially coal) down a chute.
- To film.
- To cause a weapon to discharge a projectile.
- To travel or ride on (breaking waves) rowards the shore.
- To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee.
- To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; often with out.
- To penetrate, like a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation.
- To fire (a projectile).
- To send to someone.
- To discharge a missile; said of a weapon.
- To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
- To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
- To go over or pass quickly through.
noun
- A hunt or shooting competition.
- A rush of water; a rapid.
- The act of taking all point cards in one hand.
- An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, ore, etc., are caused to slide; a chute.
- A seismic survey carried out with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- An event that is unscripted or legitimate.
- The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
- A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
- A shoat; a young pig.
- A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
- A photography session.
- The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot.
intj
adj
- Performed very rapidly or abruptly.
- Moving with excessive speed or haste; overly hasty.
- With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong.
- headlong; falling steeply or vertically.
- Very steep; precipitous.
verb
- To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- To throw an object or person from a great height.
- To act too hastily; to be precipitous.
- To send violently into a certain state or condition.
- To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
- To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- To have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as condensed droplets.
- To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground.
- To fall headlong.
noun
verb
- To move quickly, appearing and disappearing rapidly; to be visible only for an instant at a time; to move interruptedly; to twinkle.
- To look briefly (at something).
- A type of interaction between parent fish and offspring in which juveniles swim toward and rapidly touch the sides of the parent, in most cases feeding on parental mucus. Relatively few species glance, mainly some Cichlidae.
- To sparkle.
- To make an incidental or passing reflection; to allude; to hint; often with at.
- To hit lightly with the head, make a deft header.
- To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside.
- To graze at a surface.
noun
noun
- a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
- distance travelled per unit time
- changing location rapidly
- the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
- a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
verb
verb
- To occur fast, as if trying to finish as soon as possible.
- To take heroin and cocaine at the same time.
noun
- An improvised adhoc airdrop resupply pack, composed of ammo, food and water, and other supplies, stuffed into a body bag or duffle bag.
- An Egyptian racquet sport.
- Coffee with espresso.
- A fastball.
- A mix of heroin and cocaine.
- A competitive variant of paintball with an equal playing field, contrasted with woodsball.
verb
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- participate in games or sport
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- play on an instrument
- play a role or part
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- replay (as a melody)
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- bet or wager (money)
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- emit recorded sound
- perform on a certain location
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- behave in a certain way
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- use to one's advantage
- consider not very seriously
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- perform on a stage or theater
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- make bets
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- use or move
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
noun
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- a state in which action is feasible
- utilization or exercise
- an attempt to get something
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- the removal of constraints
- a weak and tremulous light
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- movement or space for movement
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
prep_phrase
prep_phrase
- At once, quickly; unhesitatingly, vigorously.
- Sticking up; (of hair, etc) standing up at a marked angle.
- Held in front of the body, especially in an authoritative or aggressive way.
- Positioned ready for immediate use.
- Held with two hands as in "port arms", but carried well above the head. The high port is often the position taught for running (at the double) or charging.
noun
- Unwise or rash rapidity; sudden haste.
- Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground.
- A hurried headlong fall.
- A reaction that leads to the formation of a heavier solid in a lighter liquid; the precipitate so formed at the bottom of the container.
adj
- Occurring very rapidly, almost instantaneously.
- Expensive-looking and demanding attention; stylish; showy.
- Having plenty of ready money.
- Liable to show off expensive possessions or money.
noun
- A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
- The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
- A pool.
- Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
- Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
- A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
- A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
- A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
- A form of military insignia.
- A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
- A flashlight; an electric torch.
- The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
- A very short amount of time.
- A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
- A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
verb
- To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
- To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
- To burst out into violence.
- To send by some startling or sudden means.
- To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
- To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
- To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
- To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
- To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- To expose one's intimate body part or piece of clothing, often momentarily. (Contrast streak.)
- To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
- To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- To perform a flash.
- To be visible briefly.
- To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
- To make visible briefly.
- To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
- To communicate quickly.
verb
- pass directly and often in haste
- separate with or as if with an instrument
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- make an incision or separation
- discharge from a group
- form by probing, penetrating, or digging
- style and tailor in a certain fashion
- hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
- make out and issue
- cut and assemble the components of
- intentionally fail to attend
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- give the appearance or impression of
- move (one's fist)
- pass through or across
- make an abrupt change of image or sound
- stop filming
- make a recording of
- record a performance on (a medium)
- create by duplicating data
- form or shape by cutting or incising
- perform or carry out
- function as a cutting instrument
- allow incision or separation
- divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
- cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
- reap or harvest
- fell by sawing; hew
- penetrate injuriously
- refuse to acknowledge
- shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- dissolve by breaking down the fat of
- have a reducing effect
- cease, stop
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- have grow through the gums
- grow through the gums
- cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
adj
- with parts removed
- (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
- (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
- mixed with water
noun
- a share of the profits
- (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
- a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
- a step on some scale
- a wound made by cutting
- a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
- a remark capable of wounding mentally
- a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
- the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- the style in which a garment is cut
- a canal made by erosion or excavation
- a refusal to recognize someone you know
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
- the division of a deck of cards before dealing
- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
- the act of cutting something into parts
- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
- the act of reducing the amount or number
- an unexcused absence from class
adj
adj
- Of short duration; happening quickly.
- Concise; taking few words.
- Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short.
verb
- To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
- To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.
noun
- An answer to any action.
- A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate.
- A position of interest or advocacy.
- An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
- A short news story or report.
- A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
- The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who is counsel for the case.
- A ticket of any type.
- A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
- A barrister who is counsel for a party in a legal action.
- underwear briefs.
noun
- A sudden or fast movement.
- A fish, the dace.
- Any of various species of hesperiid butterfly.
- A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
- A cigarette.
- Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.
- A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.
- A fold that is stitched on a garment.
- A dart-shaped target towed behind an aircraft to train shooters.
verb
- To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
- To shoot with a dart, especially a tranquilizer dart.
- To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly.
- To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot.
- To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along.
adj
- moving easily and quickly; nimble
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
- (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- demanding little effort; not burdensome
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- very thin and insubstantial
- marked by temperance in indulgence
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- having little importance
- intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
- silly or trivial
- designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
- having relatively few calories
- (of sleep) easily disturbed
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
noun
- (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- any device serving as a source of illumination
- a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- an illuminated area
- a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
- the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
- a person regarded very fondly
- having abundant light or illumination
- mental understanding as an enlightening experience
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- public awareness
- a visual warning signal
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
adj
- of comparatively little physical weight or density
- (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
- of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
- not great in degree or quantity or number
- psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
- characterized by or emitting light
- of little intensity or power or force
- (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
verb
- introduce light into
- begin to smoke
- to come to rest, settle
- cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- alight from (a horse)
- start or maintain a fire in
adv
prep_phrase
verb
- To cause to pass quickly.
- To pass by quickly and more or less close or away.
- To make a breathy sound like a whoosh or extrude with such a sound.
- To happen while bypassing someone's detailed awareness, to have someone miss the point.
- To kill by gun, to shoot.
intj
- Imitates anything passing by quickly and more or less close.
- Indicating that somebody has missed the point (i.e. it went over their head).
noun
verb
- move suddenly, energetically, or violently
- come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- burst outward, usually with noise
- be in a state of movement or action
- emerge suddenly
- cause to burst
- break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
noun
adj
verb
noun
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