| obsolete |
| 1. adj. (of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject). | |
| It is speculated that, within a few years, the Internet's speedy delivery of news worldwide will make newspapers obsolete. | |
| 2. adj. (biology) Imperfectly developed; not very distinct. | |
| 3. v. (transitive, US) To cause to become obsolete. | |
| This software component has been obsoleted. | |
| We are in the process of obsoleting this product. | |
| quick |
| 1. adj. Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast. | |
| I ran to the station – but I wasn't quick enough. | |
| He's a quick runner. | |
| 2. adj. Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly. | |
| That was a quick meal. | |
| 3. adj. Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent. | |
| You have to be very quick to be able to compete in ad-lib theatrics. | |
| 4. adj. Mentally agile, alert, perceptive. | |
| My father is old but he still has a quick wit. | |
| 5. adj. Of temper: easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered. | |
| 6. adj. (archaic) Alive, living. | |
| 7. adj. (archaic) Pregnant, especially at the stage where the foetus's movements can be felt; figuratively, alive with some emotion or feeling. | |
| 8. adj. Of water: flowing. | |
| 9. adj. Burning, flammable, fiery. | |
| 10. adj. Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen. | |
| 11. adj. (mining, of a vein of ore) productive; not "dead" or barren | |
| 12. adv. quickly | |
| 13. adv. (colloquial) with speed | |
| Get rich quick. | |
| Come here, quick! | |
| 14. n. raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails. | |
| 15. n. plants used in making a quickset hedge | |
| 16. n. The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible to serious injury or keen feeling. | |
| 17. n. quitchgrass | |
| 18. n. (cricket) A fast bowler. | |
| 19. v. To amalgamate surfaces prior to gilding or silvering by dipping them into a solution of mercury in nitric acid. | |
| 20. v. (transitive, archaic, poetic) To quicken. | |
| rapid |
| 1. adj. Very swift or quick. | |
| a rapid stream; rapid growth; rapid improvement | |
| 2. adj. Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope) | |
| 3. adj. Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.) | |
| 4. adj. (England, dialectal) Violent, severe. | |
| 5. adj. (obsolete, dialectal) Happy. | |
| 6. adv. (archaic or colloquial) Rapidly. | |
| 7. n. (often, in the plural) a rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water. | |
| 8. n. (dated) A burst of rapid fire. | |
| expeditious |
| 1. adj. Fast, prompt, speedy. | |
| 2. adj. (of a process or thing) Completed or done with efficiency and speed; facilitating speed. | |
