speed

Pronunciation: US [spid] UK [spiːd]

n.Slow speed fast, rapid
v.Accelerated promotion of fast forward fast delivery
WebRate; speed; speed

Synonyms

Antonyms

celerity fastness fleetness haste hurry quickness rapidity rapidness speediness swiftness velocity

Definitions in English

n.

1.

the rate at which someone or something moves; the rate at which something happens; the rate at which a machine works

2.

movement that is very fast

3.

4.

the time that it takes for a camera’ s shutter to open and close to allow light in; a measurement of how quickly a film reacts to the light that comes into a camera

5.

an illegal drug that makes people feel as if they have a lot of energy

v.

1.

to move quickly; to take someone somewhere quickly

2.

to drive a car faster than the fastest speed legally allowed

3.

to do something quickly

Other Forms

pt.sped speeded

pp.sped speeded

Idioms

Example Sentences

The king wished us good speed.
Source: Defoe
For boldest men Speed ever best.
Source: W. Cowper

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Rearrange English Word: speed
deeps pedes
Based on speed, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
a - deeps
e - pesade
i - seeped
o - espied
s - depose
w - speedo
y - speeds
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With the same order, English words that are formed by any part of : s speed p pe pee peed e e ed
Based on speed, all English words formed by changing one letter
Create new English words with the same letter pairs: sp pe ee ed
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English words starting with speed :
speeders speedier speedily speeding speedups speedway speedo speeds speedy speed speeded speeder speedos speedup
English words that contain speed :
airspeed outspeed speeders speedier speedily speeding speedups speedway speedo speeds speedy speed speeded speeder speedos speedup
English words ending with speed :
airspeed outspeed speed