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