quick+as+lightning

  • 21quick — adjective 1) a quick pace Syn: fast, swift, rapid, speedy, high speed, breakneck, expeditious, brisk, smart; informal zippy; literary fleet Ant: slow 2) she took a quick trip down memory lane …

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  • 22lightning-quick — adjective Incredibly fast Syn: fast as lightning, quick as a flash …

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  • 23quick — adjective 1) a quick worker Syn: fast, swift, rapid, speedy, brisk, smart, lightning, whirlwind, whistle stop, breakneck; informal nippy, zippy 2) a quick look Syn …

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  • 24lightning fast — very quick, super fast, faster than a speeding bullet, greased lightning    The black mamba is lightning fast one of the fastest and is the most deadly of African snakes …

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  • 25lightning — noun 1》 the occurrence of a brief natural high voltage electrical discharge between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud, accompanied by a bright flash and often thunder. 2》 [as modifier] very quick: lightning speed. Origin ME: special use of …

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  • 26double quick — Synonyms and related words: acceleration, agile, amain, apace, at flank speed, at the double, breakneck, crowded, dashing, double march, double time, double quick time, double time, eagle winged, expeditious, expeditiously, express, fast,… …

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  • 27Ball lightning — Lightning Light ning (l[imac]t n[i^]ng), n. [For lightening, fr. lighten to flash.] 1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The… …

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  • 28Chain lightning — Lightning Light ning (l[imac]t n[i^]ng), n. [For lightening, fr. lighten to flash.] 1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The… …

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  • 29Heat lightning — Lightning Light ning (l[imac]t n[i^]ng), n. [For lightening, fr. lighten to flash.] 1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The… …

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  • 30Sheet lightning — Lightning Light ning (l[imac]t n[i^]ng), n. [For lightening, fr. lighten to flash.] 1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The… …

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