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• someone's heart quickens — someone’s heart leaps/jumps/quickens/ phrase used for saying that someone suddenly feels excited, nervous, or afraid Thesaurus: become excitedsynonym expressions used to talk about worriessynonym Main entry: hear …   Useful english dictionary

• speed — n 1 *haste, hurry, expedition, dispatch Analogous words: *celerity, legerity, alacrity: fleetness, rapidity, swiftness, quickness (see corresponding adjectives at FAST): velocity, pace, headway (see SPEED) 2 Speed, velocity, momentum, impetus,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Quicken — Quick en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {quickened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quickening}.] [AS. cwician. See {Quick}, a.] 1. To make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from death or an inanimate state; hence, to excite; to, stimulate; to incite. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• quickened — Quicken Quick en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {quickened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quickening}.] [AS. cwician. See {Quick}, a.] 1. To make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from death or an inanimate state; hence, to excite; to, stimulate; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Quickening — Quicken Quick en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {quickened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quickening}.] [AS. cwician. See {Quick}, a.] 1. To make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from death or an inanimate state; hence, to excite; to, stimulate; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• accelerator — /ak sel euh ray teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that accelerates. 2. Auto. a device, usually operated by the foot, for controlling the speed of an engine. 3. Brit. any two or three wheeled motor vehicle, as a motorcycle or motor scooter. 4.… …   Universalium

• Kraftwerk (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Kraftwerk Type = studio Artist = Kraftwerk Released = 1970 Germany Released later in other countries Recorded = July September 1970 Genre = Krautrock Electronic music Length = 39:39 Label = Philips flagicon|Germany… …   Wikipedia

• accelerator — 1. Anything that increases rapidity of action or function. 2. In physiology, a nerve, muscle, or substance that quickens movement or response. 3. A catalytic agent used to hasten a chemical …   Medical dictionary

• accelerator — ac•cel•er•a•tor [[t]ækˈsɛl əˌreɪ tər[/t]] n. 1) a person or thing that accelerates 2) aum a device, usu. operated by the foot, for controlling the speed of a motor vehicle engine 3) chem. a substance that increases the speed of a chemical change… …   From formal English to slang

• accelerator — /əkˈsɛləreɪtə / (say uhk seluhraytuh), /æk / (say ak ) noun 1. someone or something that accelerates. 2. Also, accelerant. Chemistry any substance that increases the speed of a chemical change. 3. Motor Vehicles a device which increases the speed …  

• Quicken — Quick en, v. i. 1. To come to life; to become alive; to become vivified or enlivened; hence, to exhibit signs of life; to move, as the fetus in the womb. [1913 Webster] The heart is the first part that quickens, and the last that dies. Ray. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English