Fast vs. Slow

Fastadjective

(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.

Fastadjective

Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.

Fastadjective

(of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).)

Fastadjective

Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid.

Fastadjective

Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.

Fastadjective

Able to transfer data in a short period of time.

Fastadjective

Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people).

Fastadjective

(of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent.

Fastadjective

(obsolete) Tenacious; retentive.

Fastadjective

(dated) Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits.

Fastadjective

Ahead of the correct time or schedule.

Fastadjective

(of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average.

Fastadverb

In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound .

Fastadverb

(of sleeping) Deeply or soundly .

Fastadverb

Immediately following in place or time; close, very near .

Fastadverb

Quickly, with great speed; within a short time .

Fastadverb

Ahead of the correct time or schedule.

Fastnoun

A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations

Fastnoun

The act or practice of abstaining from food or of eating very little food.

Fastnoun

The period of time during which one abstains from or eats very little food.

Fastinterjection

(archery) Short for "stand fast", a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target

Fastverb

(intransitive) To restrict one’s personal consumption, generally of food, but sometimes other things, in various manners (totally, temporally, by avoiding particular items), often for religious or medical reasons.

Fastverb

To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.

Fastverb

To practice abstinence as a religious exercise or duty; to abstain from food voluntarily for a time, for the mortification of the body or appetites, or as a token of grief, or humiliation and penitence.

Fastnoun

Abstinence from food; omission to take nourishment.

Fastnoun

Voluntary abstinence from food, for a space of time, as a spiritual discipline, or as a token of religious humiliation.

Fastnoun

A time of fasting, whether a day, week, or longer time; a period of abstinence from food or certain kinds of food; as, an annual fast.

Fastnoun

That which fastens or holds; especially, (Naut.) a mooring rope, hawser, or chain; - called, according to its position, a bow, head, quarter, breast, or stern fast; also, a post on a pier around which hawsers are passed in mooring.

Fastadjective

Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose, unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door.

Fastadjective

Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.

Fastadjective

Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend.

Fastadjective

Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors.

Fastadjective

Tenacious; retentive.

Fastadjective

Not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound.

Fastadjective

Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast horse.

Fastadjective

Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver.

Fastadjective

In such a condition, as to resilience, etc., as to make possible unusual rapidity of play or action; as, a fast racket, or tennis court; a fast track; a fast billiard table, etc.

Fastadverb

In a fast, fixed, or firmly established manner; fixedly; firmly; immovably.

Fastadverb

In a fast or rapid manner; quickly; swiftly; extravagantly; wildly; as, to run fast; to live fast.

Fastnoun

abstaining from food

Fastverb

abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons;

Fastverb

abstain from eating;

Fastadjective

acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly;

Fastadjective

(used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time;

Fastadjective

at a rapid tempo;

Fastadjective

(of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds;

Fastadjective

firmly fastened or secured against opening;

Fastadjective

resistant to destruction or fading;

Fastadjective

unrestrained by convention or morality;

Fastadjective

hurried and brief;

Fastadjective

securely fixed in place;

Fastadjective

unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause;

Fastadverb

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form);

Fastadverb

firmly or tightly;

Slowadjective

Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.

Slowadjective

Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.

Slowadjective

Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.

Slowadjective

Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.

Slowadjective

(of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.

Slowadjective

Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.

Slowadjective

(of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.

Slowverb

(transitive) To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.

Slowverb

(transitive) To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.

Slowverb

(intransitive) To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.

Slownoun

Someone who is slow; a sluggard.

Slownoun

(music) A slow song.

Slowadverb

Slowly.

Slow

Slew.

Slowadjective

Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion.

Slowadjective

Not happening in a short time; gradual; late.

Slowadjective

Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as, slow of speech, and slow of tongue.

Slowadjective

Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation; tardy; inactive.

Slowadjective

Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time; as, the clock or watch is slow.

Slowadjective

Not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth of arts and sciences.

Slowadjective

Heavy in wit; not alert, prompt, or spirited; wearisome; dull.

Slowadverb

Slowly.

Slowverb

To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer.

Slowverb

To go slower; - often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge.

Slownoun

A moth.

Slowverb

lose velocity; move more slowly;

Slowverb

become slow or slower;

Slowverb

cause to proceed more slowly;

Slowadjective

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time;

Slowadjective

at a slow tempo;

Slowadjective

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity;

Slowadjective

(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time;

Slowadjective

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness;

Slowadjective

(of business) not active or brisk;

Slowadverb

without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly');

Slowadverb

of timepieces;