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1 fastness
noun raskhetsubst. \/ˈfɑːstnəs\/1) fasthet, stødighet, holdbarhet, (lys)ekthet (hos farge)2) raskhet, hurtighet3) tilfluktssted, tilholdssted -
2 fast
I 1. adjective1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) rask, hurtig2) (quick: a fast worker.) rask, hurtig3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) (gå) for fort2. adverb(quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) raskt, fort- fastness- fast foods
- fast food II 1. verb(to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) faste2. noun(a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) faste- fastingIII adjective1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) fargeekte2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) fast(gjort), festet•hurtig--------raskIsubst. \/fɑːst\/1) faste2) fasteperiode, fastetidbreak one's fast bryte fastenIIsubst. \/fɑːst\/( sjøfart) fortøyning, trosseIIIverb \/fɑːst\/faste, gå uten matIVadj. \/fɑːst\/1) fast(sittende), (godt) festet2) hardt knyttet, sterk3) dyp4) ( farge) (vaske)ekte, lysekte5) ( overført) trofast, lojal, godVadj. \/fɑːst\/1) rask, hurtig, snar, kvikk2) rask, forklaring: underlag som det er lett å kjøre eller bevege seg raskt på• driving along a wide, fast road3) vidløftig, nytelseslysten, som lever livet, lettlivet, lettsindig4) ( om klokke) som går fortse ➢ pullVIadv. \/fɑːst\/1) fast2) fort, raskt, kvikt, hurtig• run fastbe fast aground ( sjøfart) stå hardt på grunnfast asleep i dyp søvnplay fast and loose with behandle skjødesløst, leke med
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Fastness — Fast ness, n. [AS. f[ae]stnes, fr. f[ae]st fast. See {Fast}, a.] 1. The state of being fast and firm; firmness; fixedness; security; faithfulness. [1913 Webster] All . . . places of fastness [are] laid open. Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster] 2. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fastness — index dispatch (promptness) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fastness — a place not easily forced, a stronghold, late O.E. fæstnes, from FAST (Cf. fast) (adj.) in its older sense of firm, fixed in place + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
fastness — stronghold, *fort, fortress, citadel … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fastness — ► NOUN 1) a secure place well protected by natural features. 2) the ability of a dye to maintain its colour … English terms dictionary
fastness — [fast′nis, fäst′nis] n. [ME fastnesse < OE fæstnes: see FAST1 & NESS] 1. the quality or condition of being fast 2. a secure place; stronghold … English World dictionary
fastness — /fast nis, fahst /, n. 1. a secure or fortified place; stronghold: a mountain fastness. 2. the state of being fixed or firm: the fastness of democratic institutions. 3. the state of being rapid. [bef. 900; ME; OE faestnes. See FAST1, NESS] * * * … Universalium
fastness — [[t]fɑ͟ːstnəs, fæ̱st [/t]] fastnesses N COUNT: with supp A fastness is a place, such as a castle, which is considered safe because it is difficult to reach or easy to defend against attack. [LITERARY] In his 80s, from the rural fastness of his… … English dictionary
fastness — UK [ˈfɑːstnəs] / US [ˈfæstnəs] noun [countable] Word forms fastness : singular fastness plural fastnesses literary a place that is difficult to attack or get control of, usually because it is on the top of a hill or mountain … English dictionary
fastness — noun Date: before 12th century 1. the quality or state of being fast: as a. the quality or state of being fixed b. the quality or state of being swift c. colorfast quality d. resistance (as of an organism) to the action of a usually toxic… … New Collegiate Dictionary
fastness — The state of tolerance exhibited by bacteria to a drug or other agent. See fast. * * * fast·ness fas(t) nəs n resistance (as of an organism) to the action of a usu. toxic substance <streptomycin fastness developed by a strain of tubercule… … Medical dictionary