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speed
What does speed mean?
speed (noun): the rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use speed in a sentence?
- The project advanced with gratifying speed. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce speed?
/spid/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does speed come from?
From Middle English sped (“prosperity, good luck, quickness, success”), from Old English spēd (“success”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of speed?
Words related to speed
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “speed”?
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What does “speed” mean?
an affair, condition, or subject, especially one of concern or (especially when preceded by the) one that is problematic
Not quite: that's what matter means.
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
Not quite: that's what film means.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
Not quite: that's what key means.
the rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time
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Which word is closest in meaning to “speed”?
position
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research
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security
Not quite: security means something else.
velocity
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