Definition of Quirk
Quirk
quirk
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a trait of a person's character or behavior that is peculiar or unique/distinctive;
e.g. She had the odd quirk of tapping the gatepost for good luck every time she passed it.
(noun)
an accident, or something strange that happens by chance;
e.g. By a quirk of fate, I met him again at the same spot exactly one year later.
(noun)
an abrupt turn, curve, or twist;
e.g. The corner of his mouth made a quirk as he tried not to laugh.
(noun)
in architecture, a groove or hollow that separates convex elements of a section of molding;
e.g. A spider has made its web in a quirk of the molding.
(verb)
to suddenly twist, move, or curve a part of one's face (such as the eyebrow or the mouth), usually as an expression of amusement or surprise;
e.g. I saw her quirk her eyebrow, which is how I knew that my words were unexpected.
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