See Also: rapid(dictionary)
rapid(dictionary)
Rapid ragu(recipes)
rapid-fire(dictionary)
rapid-response(dictionary)
rapid eye movements(medicine)
rapid demineralization(medicine)
rapid decompression(medicine)
rapid canities(medicine)
non-rapid eye movement(medicine)

inductee (oh) and rapid (iou)


inductee (oh)



someone who is joining a special group, especially the army

rapid (iou)



rapid adjective, noun, & adverb. M17.
[Latin rapidus, from rapere: see RAPE verb, -ID1.]
A. adjective.
Moving or capable of moving with great speed; quick-moving, swift. M17.
J. Conrad The scratch of rapid pens.
Characterized by great speed; swift in action or execution. L17.
G. Orwell His..Adam's apple made a..rapid up-and-down movement. A. MacLean For a man of his years..he made a remarkably rapid exit.
b. Photography. = FAST adjective 8c. L19.
Progressing quickly; developed or completed within a short time. L18.
E. Pawel Rapid industrialization led to major dislocations. A. Cross An extremely virulent cancer..often leads to rapid death.
Of a slope: descending steeply. L19.
Special collocations & comb.: rapid deployment noun & adjective (Military) (designating) a body of troops able to be quickly sent into action. rapid eye movement jerky binocular movement of a person's eyes, occurring in a distinctive kind of sleep (cf. REM noun2); an instance of this. rapid-fire adjective fired or capable of firing in quick succession; fig. spoken, asked, etc., at a rapid rate or in quick succession. rapid transit noun & adjective (designating) a high-speed public transport system usu. within a metropolitan area.
b. noun.
A steep descent in a river-bed causing a swift current; a current caused by such a descent. Usu. in pl. Orig. US. M18.
The action of firing shots in quick succession. Usu. in pl. E20.
C. adverb. With great speed; swiftly. rare. L18.
ra'pidity noun the quality of being rapid; swiftness of motion or action: M17.
rapidly adverb E18.
rapidness noun M17.