whiz

whiz
Synonyms and related words:
ace, adept, assibilate, assibilation, ball the jack, barrel, beaut, birr, bombilate, bombinate, boom, bowl along, breeze, breeze along, brush, bullet, bum, burr, buzz, clip, corker, crackerjack, cut along, dab, dabster, daisy, dandy, darb, dilly, dream, drone, dust, effervesce, effervescence, effervescing, first-rater, fizz, fizzle, fizzling, fleet, flit, fly, fly low, foot, frication, frictional rustling, genius, go fast, good hand, great, highball, hiss, hissing, honey, hum, humdinger, hush, hushing, killer-diller, knockout, lisp, lollapaloosa, lulu, magician, mahatma, make knots, man of genius, master, master hand, mastermind, nip, outstrip the wind, past master, peach, pip, pippin, pour it on, practiced hand, prodigy, professional, purr, rhonchus, rip, sage, scorch, shush, shushing, sibilance, sibilate, sibilation, siffle, sigmatism, siss, sissing, sizz, sizzle, sizzling, skilled hand, skim, sneeze, sneezing, sniff, sniffle, snore, snort, snuff, snuffle, speed, spit, splutter, sputter, squash, squelch, squish, star, sternutation, stertor, storm along, superstar, sweep, sweetheart, swish, tear, tear along, the nuts, thrum, thunder along, topnotcher, virtuoso, wheeze, whir, whirl, whish, whisk, whisper, whistle, whistling, white noise, whoosh, wizard, zing, zip, zoom

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  • WHIZ — are the call letters used by three stations in Zanesville, Ohio that are owned by WHIZ Media Group:*WHIZ (AM), a radio station at 1240 AM *WHIZ FM, a radio station at 102.5 FM, also known as Z102 *WHIZ TV, a television station at channel 18WHIZ… …   Wikipedia

  • whiz — or whizz [hwiz, wiz] vi. whizzed, whizzing [echoic] 1. to move swiftly with or as with a buzzing or hissing sound [the bus whizzed by him] 2. to make the buzzing or hissing sound of something moving swiftly through the air 3. Slang to urinate vt …   English World dictionary

  • Whiz — Whiz, n. A hissing and humming sound. [1913 Webster] Like the whiz of my crossbow. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whiz — clever person, 1914, probably a special use of whiz something remarkable (1908), an extended sense of WHIZZ (Cf. whizz); or perhaps a shortened form of wizard. Noun phrase whiz kid is from 1930s, a take off on a radio show s quiz kid …   Etymology dictionary

  • whiz — whiz·zer; whiz·zle; whiz; …   English syllables

  • Whiz — Whiz, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whizzed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whizzing}.] [Of imitative origin. ???. Cf. {Whistle}, and {Hiss}.] To make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or ball flying through the air; to fly or move swiftly with a sharp hissing …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whiz — [n] very intelligent person adept, expert, genius, gifted person, marvel, pro*, prodigy, professional, star, virtuoso, wonder; concept 416 Ant. ignoramus, imbecile whiz [v] move quickly by bullet, buzz, dart, flit, fly, hiss, hum, hurry, hurtle,… …   New thesaurus

  • whiz — index race Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • WHIZ-TV — Infobox Broadcast call letters = WHIZ TV city = station station slogan = station branding = WHIZ TV News 18 analog = 18 (UHF) digital = 40 (UHF) other chs = affiliations = NBC network = founded = airdate = May 23, 1953 location = Zanesville, Ohio …   Wikipedia

  • WHIZ-FM — Infobox Radio Station name = WHIZ FM area = Zanesville, Ohio branding = Z102 slogan = Today s Hits, Yesterday s Favorites airdate = 1961 frequency = 102.5 (MHz) format = Adult Contemporary erp = 50,000 watts owner = WHIZ Media Group website =… …   Wikipedia

  • WHIZ (AM) — Infobox Radio station name = WHIZ city = Zanesville, Ohio area = slogan = branding = The Voice frequency = 1240 kHz repeater = airdate = share = share as of = share source = format = Variety power = 1,000 watts day 960 watts night erp = haat =… …   Wikipedia

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