rapid as a noun: - 1
as an adjective: - 1
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rapid
noun
1 rapid
A part of a river where the current is very fast.
Dutch: schietstroom, stroomversnelling
Polish: bystrze
adjective
1 rapid
Done or occurring in a brief period of time.
Polish: nagły, raptowny, gwałtowny
2 rapid
Characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed:
— A rapid movement.
synonym: speedy.
Roget 113:
instantaneous,
momentary,
sudden,
immediate,
instant,
abrupt,
discontinuous,
precipitous,
precipitant,
precipitate;
subitaneous†,
hasty;
quick as thought,
quick as lightning,
quick as a flash;
rapid as electricity.
speedy,
quick,
fast,
fleet,
swift,
lively,
blitz;
rapid
(velocity)
274.
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Roget 274:
fast,
speedy,
swift,
rapid,
quick,
fleet;
aliped†;
nimble,
agile,
expeditious;
express;
active
etc.
682;
flying,
galloping
etc.
v.;
light footed,
nimble footed;
winged,
eagle winged,
mercurial,
electric,
telegraphic;
light-legged,
light of heel;
swift as an arrow
etc.
n.;
quick as lightning
etc.
n.,
quick as a thought.
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Moby thesaurus: abrupt, agile, alacritous, bluff, bold, breakneck, brisk, ceaseless, chattering, chute, constant, continual, dashing, double-quick, eagle-winged, expeditious, express, fast, fleet, flying, galloping, hair-trigger, hasty, headlong, high-speed, hurried, hustling, immediate, impetuous, incessant, instant, instantaneous, light of heel, light-footed, lively, machine gun, mercurial, nimble, nimble-footed, oscillating, perennial, perpetual, plunging, precipitate, precipitous, prompt, pulsating, quick, quick as lightning, quick as thought, rapids, reckless, regular, repeated, riff, riffle, ripple, running, sault, sharp, sheer, shoot, snappy, spanking, speedy, staccato, steady, steep, stuttering, sudden, sustained, swift, unbroken, unceasing, unchanging, unintermitted, unintermittent, unintermitting, uninterrupted, unremitting, unstopped, unvarying, vertical, vibrating, winged ... show more.
rapids
noun
Roget 348:
running water.
jet,
spirt†,
spurt,
squirt,
spout,
spray,
splash,
rush,
gush,
jet d'eau [Fr.];
sluice.
water spout,
water fall;
cascade,
force,
foss†;
lin†,
linn†;
ghyll†,
Niagara;
cataract,
rapids,
white water,
catadupe†,
cataclysm;
debacle,
inundation,
deluge;
chute,
washout.
rain,
rainfall;
serein†;
shower,
scud;
downpour;
driving rain,
drenching rain,
cloudburst;
hyetology†,
hyetography†;
predominance of Aquarius†,
reign of St. Swithin;
mizzle†,
drizzle,
stillicidum†,
plash;
dropping
etc.
v.;
falling weather;
northeaster,
hurricane,
typhoon.
stream,
course,
flux,
flow,
profluence†;
effluence
etc.
(egress)
295;
defluxion†;
flowing
etc.
v.;
current,
tide,
race,
coulee.
spring,
artesian well,
fount,
fountain;
rill,
rivulet,
gill,
gullet,
rillet†;
streamlet,
brooklet;
branch [U.S.];
runnel,
sike†,
burn,
beck,
creek,
brook,
bayou,
stream,
river;
reach,
tributary.
geyser,
spout,
waterspout.
body of water,
torrent,
rapids,
flush,
flood,
swash;
spring tide,
high tide,
full tide;
bore,
tidal bore,
eagre†,
hygre†;
fresh,
freshet;
indraught†,
reflux,
undercurrent,
eddy,
vortex,
gurge†,
whirlpool,
Maelstrom,
regurgitation,
overflow;
confluence,
corrivation†.
wave,
billow,
surge,
swell,
ripple;
anerythmon gelasma [Gr.];
beach comber,
riffle [U.S.],
rollers,
ground swell,
surf,
breakers,
white horses,
whitecaps;
rough sea,
heavy sea,
high seas,
cross sea,
long sea,
short sea,
chopping sea.
[Science of fluids in motion]
hydrodynamics;
hydraulics,
hydraulicostatics†;
rain gauge,
flowmeter;
pegology†.
irrigation
etc.
(water)
337;
pump;
watering pot,
watering cart;
hydrant,
syringe;
garden hose,
lawn spray;
bhisti†,
mussuk†.
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Moby thesaurus: belch, burst, cascade, cataract, chute, collapse, comedown, crash, debacle, debouchment, declension, declination, defluxion, descending, descension, descent, dissiliency, down, downbend, downcome, downcurve, downfall, downflow, downgrade, downpour, downrush, downtrend, downturn, downward trend, drop, dropping, eructation, eruption, fall, falling, flare-up, gravitation, gush, inclination, jet, outbreak, outburst, plummeting, pounce, rapid, riff, riffle, ripple, rush, sault, shoot, spate, spew, spurt, stoop, swoop, torrent, volcan, waterfall ... show more.
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