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quirk (noun)

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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

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