Quirk Definition

kwûrk
quirks
noun
quirks
A sudden twist, turn, or stroke.
A quirk of fortune.
Webster's New World
An unpredictable or unaccountable act or event; a vagary.
A quirk of fate.
American Heritage
A flourish in writing.
Webster's New World
A peculiarity, peculiar trait, or mannerism.
Webster's New World
An evasion, subterfuge, or quibble.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To form with quirks.
Webster's New World
(intransitive) To move with a wry jerk.
He quirked an eyebrow.
The corners of her mouth quirked.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Quirk

Noun

Singular:
quirk
Plural:
quirks

Origin of Quirk

  • First attested in the 1540s. Of uncertain origin.

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Quirk Sentence Examples

  • By a quirk of history, we are still here.

  • Choosing funny dog names is a great way to point out a unique physical trait or personality quirk that your dog may possess.

  • The ability to keep on searching for the new, new thing is a psychological quirk.

  • Sir Richard said this finding did not show the power lines caused leukemia - he thinks this could be " a statistical quirk " .

  • By happenstance and an especially wonderful quirk of fate, sometimes the pressure is so extreme as to compress the diamond crystals creating red, pink, and brown hued diamonds.

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Words Starting With

QQUQUI

Words Ending With

KRKIRK

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