n. | 1. | A sudden turn; a starting from the point or line; hence, an artful evasion or subterfuge; a shift; a quibble; | |||
2. | A fit or turn; a short paroxysm; a caprice. | ||||
3. | A smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit. | ||||
4. | An irregular air; | ||||
5. | (Building) 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. | (Arch.) A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding.
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Noun | 1. | quirk - a strange attitude or habit |
2. | quirk - a narrow groove beside a beading | |
Verb | 1. | quirk - twist or curve abruptly; "She quirked her head in a peculiar way" |