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Definition of Quirk
1. Verb. Twist or curve abruptly. "She quirked her head in a peculiar way"
2. Noun. A strange attitude or habit.
Generic synonyms: Strangeness, Unfamiliarity
Derivative terms: Crotchety, Queer, Quirky, Quirky
3. Noun. A narrow groove beside a beading.
Definition of Quirk
1. 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.
Definition of Quirk
1. Noun. an idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone ¹
2. Noun. (architecture) An acute angle dividing a molding; a groove that runs lengthwise between the upper part of a moulding and a soffit ¹
3. Noun. (archaic) A quibble, evasion, or subterfuge. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quirk
1. to twist [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: twist
Medical Definition of Quirk
1. 1. 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. "Some quirk or . . . Evasion." "We ground the justification of our nonconformity on dark subtilties and intricate quirks." (Barrow) 2. A fit or turn; a short paroxysm; a caprice. "Quirks of joy and grief." 3. A smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit. "Some odd quirks and remnants of wit." (Shak) 4. An irregular air; as, light quirks of music. 5. A piece of ground taken out of any regular ground plot or floor, so as to make a court, yard, etc.; sometimes written quink. 6. A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding. Quirk molding, a bead between two quirks. Origin: Cf W. Chwiori to turn briskly, or E. Queer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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