Quirk

n.	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. We ground the justification of our nonconformity on dark subtilties and intricate quirks. - Barrow.
	2.	A fit or turn; a short paroxysm; a caprice.
	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.	(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. Quirk molding a bead between two quirks.

Noun	1.	quirk - a strange attitude or habit Synonyms: queerness, quirkiness, oddity, crotchet
	2.	quirk - a narrow groove beside a beading
Verb	1.	quirk - twist or curve abruptly; "She quirked her head in a peculiar way"

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