QUICK
/kwÉŖk/
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Scrabble
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WWF
Q(10) U(1) I(1) C(3) K(5)
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Definition
/kwÉŖk/
noun
- Raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.
- Plants used in making a quickset hedge
- The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible to serious injury or keen feeling.
- Quitchgrass.
- A fast bowler.
verb
- To amalgamate surfaces prior to gilding or silvering by dipping them into a solution of mercury in nitric acid.
- To quicken.
adjective
- Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.“He's a quick runner.”
- Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.“That was a quick meal.”
- Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent.“You have to be very quick to be able to compete in ad-lib theatrics.”
- Mentally agile, alert, perceptive.“My father is old but he still has a quick wit.”
- Of temper: easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered.“He is wont to be rather quick of temper when tired.”
adverb
- Quickly, in a quick manner.“Come here, quick!”
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: QUICK-S
