Definition of quirks Quirks
/kwɚˈks/ - [kwerks] -
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What does quirks mean?
Wiktionary 
- quirks (Noun)
Plural of quirk.
Part of speech
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NounPlural: quirks |
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| quirk - a narrow groove beside a beading | ||
| quirk - a strange attitude or habit | ||
| oddity, queerness, quirkiness, crotchet | ||
| unfamiliarity, strangeness unusualness as a consequence of not being well known | ||
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| quirk - twist or curve abruptly; "She quirked her head in a peculiar way" | ||
| twist twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days" | ||
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Wiktionary
- quirk (Noun)
An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone. - quirk (Noun)
An acute angle dividing a molding; a groove that runs lengthwise between the upper part of a moulding and a soffit. - quirk (Noun)
A quibble, evasion, or subterfuge.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- 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. - quirk (n.)
A fit or turn; a short paroxysm; a caprice. - quirk (n.)
A smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit. - quirk (n.)
An irregular air; as, light quirks of music. - quirk (n.)
A piece of ground taken out of any regular ground plot or floor, so as to make a court, yard, etc.; -- sometimes written quink. - quirk (n.)
A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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quirk
A persisting somewhat eccentric idea or habit of a person.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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quirk
kwėrk, n. a quick turn: an artful evasion: a quibble: a taunt or retort: a slight conceit: inclination, turn: fantastic phrase: (archit.) an acute angle or recess.—v.i. to turn sharply.—v.t. to twist or turn: to furnish with a quirk or channel.—adjs. Quirk′ish, consisting of quirks; Quirk′y, abounding in quirks. [Skeat explains as prob. for obs. Eng. quirt, to turn; from W. chwired, a piece of craft, from chwiori, to turn briskly; cf. Gael. cuireid, a turn.]
