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Speed

noun

/spiːd/

Meaning

the rate at which someone or something moves or operates

the rate at which something moves or happens

The car reached a speed of 100 miles per hour.

The car was moving at high speed.

In the fast lane

velocity, pace, rate, swiftness, momentum

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velocity, pace, rate, swiftness

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velocity, pace, rate, momentum

slowness, sluggishness, delay

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slowness, sluggishness

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slowness, delay

high speed, maximum speed, speed limit, speed up, top speed

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high speed, maximum speed, speed limit, speed up

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high speed, top speed, speed limit, speed up

Small corrections or improvements made to something.

A long narrow trench made in the ground by a plow; to make wrinkles or grooves.

A sudden, uncontrolled rush of people or animals; to cause a mass movement.

a small or brief fight between groups of soldiers; to engage in such a fight

an animal hunted by another for food; to hunt and feed on

The woolly covering of a sheep; as a verb, to swindle or cheat someone.