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1 quirk
• oikku• aivoitus• vääristymä• letkaus• sutkaus• koukero* * *kwə:k(a strange or unusual feature of a person's behaviour etc.) omituisuus
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quirk — ► NOUN 1) a peculiar behavioural habit. 2) a strange chance occurrence: a quirk of fate. 3) a sudden twist, turn, or curve. DERIVATIVES quirkish adjective quirky adjective (quirkier, quirkiest) … English terms dictionary
quirk — noun (C) 1 something strange that happens by chance: quirk of fate/history etc (=something that happens by chance and influences later events): By a quirk of fate, he left just before the bomb exploded. 2 a strange habit or feature of someone s… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
quirk — I (accident) noun accidental occurrence casualty, chance, circumstance, fate, fortuitous event, fortuity, freak, hap, inadvertence, luck, misadventure, mischance, mishap, nonintentional occurrence, turn, twist, undesigned occurrence, unforeseen… … Law dictionary
quirk bead — noun beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decorates • Syn: ↑bead and quirk • Hypernyms: ↑beading, ↑bead, ↑beadwork, ↑astragal * * * noun or … Useful english dictionary
quirk molding — noun a molding having a small groove in it • Syn: ↑quirk moulding • Hypernyms: ↑molding, ↑moulding * * * noun : a molding distinctly set off by quirks … Useful english dictionary
quirk — [ kwɜrk ] noun count 1. ) a strange or annoying habit 2. ) something strange that happens for reasons that you do not know or understand … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quirk — noun 1) they all know his quirks Syn: idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, oddity, eccentricity, foible, whim, vagary, caprice, fancy, crotchet, habit, characteristic, trait, fad; informal hang up 2) a quirk of fate … Thesaurus of popular words
quirk — noun 1) they all know his quirks Syn: idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, oddity, eccentricity, foible, whim, vagary, habit, characteristic, trait, fad 2) a quirk of fate Syn … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
quirk moulding — noun a molding having a small groove in it • Syn: ↑quirk molding • Hypernyms: ↑molding, ↑moulding … Useful english dictionary
quirk|i|ness — «KWUR kee nihs», noun. the state or quality of being quirky: »Some jazz highbrows…attribute Armstrong s fondness for Lombardo to the same inexplicable quirkiness that occasionally moves a thoroughbred race horse to pal around with a goat (New… … Useful english dictionary
quirk — noun /kwɜːk/ a) an idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone The car steers cleanly, but the gearshift has a few quirks. b) An acute angle dividing a molding; a groove that runs… … Wiktionary