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quirk::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | crotchet, oddity, queerness, quirkiness |
| Type of | strangeness, unfamiliarity |
| Derivation | quirky |
Examples of quirk
quirk
To him, running for President seems to be somewhere between a hobby and a quirk.
From the time.com
They write that the system arose from a quirk in Macau's location and logistics.
From the theatlantic.com
The greater increase for singles results from a quirk in the current tax system.
From the al.com
Quirk made a statement at his company's dock at the southern end of Lake George.
From the timesunion.com
Except for the quirk factor, the two films couldn't be more different in design.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Or do your eyes glide over it as merely another quirk of a very quirky language?
From the washingtonpost.com
Even a slight rise in the unemployment rate to 9 percent appears to be a quirk.
From the sacbee.com
Here's an odd little quirk of the modern age you're not likely to see again soon.
From the techcrunch.com
In a small quirk of the NBA calendar, they return to Quicken Loans Arena tonight.
From the bostonherald.com
- Oddity: a strange attitude or habit
- Twist or curve abruptly; "She quirked her head in a peculiar way"
- A narrow groove beside a beading
- The Quirk is a for-charity literary magazine which publishes work from poets and artists across the world. It has printed work from a wide array of writers, including W.D. ...
- 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
- Amount showing of the edge of a joinery frame after the architrave has been applied.
- Is a large, crimson planet from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Stars in Their Eyes".
- Sharp groove to one side of a convex medieval moulding.
- A narrow sinking forming part of a moulding. Also, a deep indentation.
