swifts
- 1Plural of swift.
At dusk the swifts swept low over the rooftops, chasing insects.
Fence swifts sunned themselves on the warm rocks along the trail.
Note
One regular plural gathers a crowd of unrelated things. Birdwatchers mean the plain-colored, swallow-like birds of the family Apodidae; naturalists may mean Sceloporus lizards, ghost moths or fast-flying hesperiid butterflies. Knitters and spinners mean the collapsible reels that hold a hank of yarn while it is wound off, and in textile machinery the word names the main cylinders of carding machines.
swifts is a form of swift
swift, noun: A small, plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that looks like a swallow and is known for its fast flight. Full entry
- Forms
- swiftswifts plural
- Spelling
- swift → swifts: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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