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Meaning of 'quirk' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Quirk [ n.]
- A sudden turn; a starting from the point or line; hence, an artful evasion or subterfuge; a shift; a quibble; as, the quirks of a pettifogger.
- A fit or turn; a short paroxysm; a caprice.
- A smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit.
- An irregular air; as, light quirks of music.
- A piece of ground taken out of any regular ground plot or floor, so as to make a court, yard, etc.; -- sometimes written quink.
- A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding.

Meaning of 'quirk' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . quirk [ v]
Meaning (1):
- twist or curve abruptly
Example in sentence:
  • She quirked her head in a peculiar way

Nearby Words:

qui vive quib quibble quibbled quibbler quibbling quibblingly quica quice quich

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