Quirk

What do we mean by quirk?

A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy. noun

An unpredictable or unaccountable act or event; a vagary. noun

A sudden sharp turn or twist. noun

A lengthwise groove on a molding between the convex upper part and the soffit. noun

An equivocation; a quibble. noun

To turn sharply.

To twist or turn; form into quirks.

To form or furnish with a quirk or channel.

To emit the breath forcibly after retaining it in violent exertion.

To grunt; complain.

A sharp turn or angle; a sudden twist. noun

Hence An artful turn for evasion or subterfuge; a shift; a quibble: as, the quirks of a pettifogger. noun

A fit or turn; a short paroxysm. noun

A smart taunt or retort; a slight conceit or quibble; a quip; a flight of fancy. noun

Inclination; turn; peculiarity; humor; caprice. noun

A sudden turn or flourish in a musical air; a fantastic phrase. noun

In building, a piece taken out of any regular ground-plot or floor, as to make a court or yard, etc.: thus, if the ground-plan were square or oblong, and a piece were taken out of the corner, such piece is called a quirk. noun

In architecture, an acute angle or recess; a deep indentation; the incision under the abacus. noun

A pane of glass cut at the sides and top in the form of a rhomb. noun

In a grooving-plane, a projecting fillet on the sole or side, arranged to serve as a fence or gage for depth or distance. noun

An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone

An acute angle dividing a molding; a groove that runs lengthwise between the upper part of a moulding and a soffit

A quibble, evasion, or subterfuge.

Words that are spelled similarly to quirk:
quirk, quick, quire, quark, quirt, quirl, quik, querk, quira, quink.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word quirk:
balmain, manly, vhf, fate, stump, zombies, prejudice, umpire, premium, howe, corpus, brisbane, pride, rush, lynch, box, indie, geography, porter, hugh, grammar, comedian, auto, fashion, streams, ultimate, survival, oakland, editor, politician, books, robinson, reporter, massachusetts, baptist, nfl, jan, rules, buffalo, mayor, unusual, eagle, jerry, victorian.

Words that rhyme with quirk:
work, network, jerk, framework, perk, clerk, smirk, lurk, berserk, artwork, shirk, teamwork, irk, homework, groundwork, dirk, erk, turk, murk, paperwork, burke, patchwork, woodwork, guesswork, cirque, kirk, clockwork, merc, berk, rework, fieldwork, handiwork, housework, legwork, burk, overwork, schoolwork, firework, merk, casework, earthwork, needlework, birk, footwork, piecework, werk, metalwork, ataturk, masterwork, perc, latticework, beadwork, murch, out of work, spadework, merck, brushwork, klerk, at work, young turk, roadwork, openwork, bank clerk, wide area network, knee jerk, body of work, werke, lerch, social work, piece of work, computer network, communications network, field work, local area network, plasterwork, clean and jerk, clerc, line of work, quirke, soda jerk, room clerk, bourke, waterwork, kurk, desk clerk, file clerk, derk, leclerc, undercover work, detective work, reference work, booking clerk, hotel clerk, sirk, town clerk, bjerke, grand turk, mcgurk, berke, turck.

Adjectives that are often used to describe quirk:
strange, little, odd, curious, personal, psychological, peculiar, interesting, mental, mere, statistical, particular, queer, historical, individual, genetic, humorous, unfortunate, slight, shirley, ironic, funny, legal, minor, unusual, stylistic, linguistic, cultural, sudden, weird, evolutionary, unexpected, inexplicable, bizarre, amused, extraordinary, cruel, perverse, amusing, behavioral, harmless, mathematical, biological, wayward, wry, geographical, remarkable, unique, annoying, occasional, fortunate, tiny, isolated, grammatical, faint, accidental, upward, sardonic, whimsical, rare, physiological, idiosyncratic, lucky, geological, latest, happy, lively, known, endearing, silly, irrational, mischievous, constitutional.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective quirk:
molding.

Consonant match to quirk:
quick, quack, quake, quook, kwik, quik, kweek, kwok, quirke, kwak, cwik, quek.

Words that sound like quirk:
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