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  • 111velocity — [n] speed acceleration, celerity, dispatch, expedition, fleetness, gait, haste, headway, hurry, impetus, momentum, pace, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, rate, swiftness, tempo; concepts 755,792 …

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  • 112fleet — Ⅰ. fleet [1] ► NOUN 1) a group of ships sailing together. 2) (the fleet) a country s navy. 3) a number of vehicles or aircraft operating together. ORIGIN Old English. Ⅱ. f …

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  • 113fleetly — Ⅰ. fleet [1] ► NOUN 1) a group of ships sailing together. 2) (the fleet) a country s navy. 3) a number of vehicles or aircraft operating together. ORIGIN Old English. Ⅱ. f …

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  • 114fleet — fleet1 [flēt] n. [ME flete < OE fleot < fleotan, to float: see FLEET2] 1. a) a number of warships under one command, usually in a definite area of operation b) the entire naval force of a country; navy 2. any group of ships, trucks, buses,… …

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  • 115fleet — 1. n. 1 a a number of warships under one commander in chief. b (prec. by the) all the warships and merchant ships of a nation. 2 a number of ships, aircraft, buses, lorries, taxis, etc. operating together or owned by one proprietor. Phrases and… …

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  • 116quickness — noun 1. skillful performance or ability without difficulty (Freq. 1) his quick adeptness was a product of good design he was famous for his facility as an archer • Syn: ↑adeptness, ↑adroitness, ↑deftness, ↑facility …

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  • 117rapidity — noun a rate that is rapid (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑celerity, ↑quickness, ↑rapidness, ↑speediness • Derivationally related forms: ↑speedy (for: ↑ …

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  • 118rapidness — noun a rate that is rapid • Syn: ↑celerity, ↑quickness, ↑rapidity, ↑speediness • Derivationally related forms: ↑speedy (for: ↑speediness), ↑rapi …

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  • 119speediness — noun a rate that is rapid • Syn: ↑celerity, ↑quickness, ↑rapidity, ↑rapidness • Derivationally related forms: ↑speedy, ↑rapid (for: ↑rapidness) …

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  • 120con|cert|ize — «KON suhr tyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.i. 1. to give or take part in a concert: »Even after 50 years of concertizing…and through the crackling of a bad recording, his elegance, fleetness, playfulness, aptness are astonishing (Time). 2. to manage… …

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