| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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whiz also whizz |
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| NOUN: | 1. Informal. A person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field: ace, adept, authority, dab hand, expert, master, past master, professional, proficient, wizard. Slang : crackerjack. Chiefly British : dab2. See ABILITY. 2. A continuous low-pitched droning sound: bumble2, burr, buzz, drone2, hum, whir. See SOUNDS. | | VERB: | 1. To make a sharp sibilant sound: fizz, fizzle, hiss, sibilate, sizzle, swish, whoosh. See SOUNDS. 2. To make a continuous low-pitched droning sound: bumble2, burr, buzz, drone2, hum, whir. See SOUNDS. 3. To move swiftly: bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt2, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour2, shoot, speed, sprint, tear1, trot, whirl, whisk, wing, zip, zoom. Informal : hotfoot, rip. Slang : barrel, highball. Chiefly British : nip1. Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step (or jump) on it. See MOVE.
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