1. swifter - Noun
2. swifter - Adjective
3. swifter - Verb
A rope used to retain the bars of the capstan in their sockets while men are turning it.
A rope used to encircle a boat longitudinally, to strengthen and defend her sides.
The forward shroud of a lower mast.
To tighten, as slack standing rigging, by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer.
Source: Webster's dictionarySince the wings are swifter to press the air than the air is to escape from beneath the wings the air becomes condensed and resists the movement of the wings; and the motive power of these wings by subduing the resistance of the air raises itself in a contrary movement to the movement of the wings. Leonardo da Vinci
Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource. John F. Kennedy
The older we get, the swifter time seems to pass and the quicker memories seem to fade. Brian Sibley
On his good mornings, I don't suppose there are more than a handful of men in the W. 1 postal district of London swifter to spot oompus-boompus than Bertram Wooster, and this was one of my particularly good mornings. I saw the whole hideous plot. P. G. Wodehouse
!-- His whinny was sweeter Than Orpheus' lyre. The wing on his shoulder Was brighter than fire. --> His tail was a fountain. His nostrils were caves. His mane and his forelock Were musical waves. He neighed like a trumpet. He cooed like a dove. He was stronger than terror And swifter than love. Eleanor Farjeon
Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. John F. Kennedy