quirk
IPA: kwˈɝk
noun
- An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.
- (architecture) An acute angle dividing a molding; a groove that runs lengthwise between the upper part of a moulding and a soffit.
- (archaic) A quibble, evasion, or subterfuge.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) move with a wry jerk.
- (transitive, architecture) To furnish with a quirk or channel.
- (intransitive, archaic) To use verbal tricks or quibbles.
- Alternative form of querk [(transitive) To throttle; choke; stifle; suffocate.]
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Examples of "quirk" in Sentences
- He explored the quirks of his friends.
- Here's the quirk in the whole story, though.
- It was due to an undocumented quirk of the template.
- The cube variant is just a quirk in the logo design.
- Mrs. Quirk never spoke of the table or the junk on it.
- A quirk in the rules can cause the game to become unwinnable.
- The other quirk is the determination of what Chinese culture is.
- Even the citation regards the phenomenon as a quirk and meaningless.
- It's a quirk of the language, and is unknown to the majority of speakers.
- The biggest quirk of the game is the way characters are displayed on screen.
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