| expeditious |
| 1. adj. Fast, prompt, speedy. | |
| 2. adj. (of a process or thing) Completed or done with efficiency and speed; facilitating speed. | |
| 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. | |
| prompt |
| 1. adj. Quick; acting without delay. | |
| He was very prompt at getting a new job. | |
| 2. adj. On time; punctual. | |
| Be prompt for your appointment. | |
| 3. adj. (archaic) Ready; willing to act. | |
| 4. n. A reminder or cue. | |
| 5. n. (business, dated) A time limit given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. | |
| 6. n. (computing) A symbol that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input. | |
| I filled in my name where the prompt appeared on the computer screen but my account wasn't recognized. | |
| 7. n. (writing) A suggestion for inspiration given to an author. | |
| 8. v. To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do. | |
| I prompted him to get a new job. | |
| 9. v. (transitive, theater, and television) To show or tell an actor/person the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing. | |
| If he forgets his words I will prompt him. | |
| 10. v. To initiate; to cause or lead to. | |
