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   quick

   /kwɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. moving fast or doing something in a short time: "in the qualifying session he was two seconds quicker than his teammate" Similar fastswiftrapidspeedyhigh-speedexpeditiousbrisklivelysprightlynimblepromptlightningmeteoricovernightwhirlwindfast-trackwhistle-stopbreaknecksmartinformal:nippyzippycrackingliterary:fleetrare:tantivyalacritousvolantOpposite slow
   • ▪ lasting or taking a short time: "Brian gave her a quick look" Similar hastyhurriedcursoryperfunctorysuperficialdesultoryincidentalsummaryglancingbriefshortfleetingpassingtransienttransitoryshort-livedflyinglightningmomentarytemporaryOpposite longcareful
   • ▪ happening with little or no delay; prompt: "children like to see quick results from their efforts" Similar suddeninstantaneousimmediateinstantabruptsharpprecipitatebreakneckheadlong
   • 2. prompt to understand, think, or learn; intelligent: "it was quick of him to spot the mistake" Similar intelligentbrightclevergiftedablebrilliantastutequick-wittedsharp-wittedreadyquick off the markobservantalertsharpwide awakereceptiveperceptiveinformal:brainysmarton the ballon one's toesquick on the uptakegeniuswhip-smartOpposite stupid
   • ▪ (of a person's eye or ear) keenly perceptive; alert.
   • ▪ (of a person's temper) easily roused.

   adverb

   • 1. at a fast rate; quickly: informal "he'll find some place where he can make money quicker"

   noun

   • 1. the soft tender flesh below the growing part of a fingernail or toenail.
   • ▪ the central or most sensitive part of someone or something.
   • 2. those who are living: archaic "the quick and the dead"
   • 3. a fast bowler. informal

   Word Origin Old Englishcwic, cwicu ‘alive, animated, alert’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kwiek ‘sprightly’ and German keck ‘saucy’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin vivus ‘alive’ and Greek bios, zōē ‘life’.

   Scrabble Points: 20

   • Q

     10

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     1

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

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     QUICK meaning: 1. happening or done with great speed, or...

   • Znaczenie Quick, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     QUICK definicja: 1. happening or done with great speed, or...

   • Quick: Thai Translation

     quick translate: รวดเร็ว, ที่ว่องไว, ฉับไว, อย่างรวดเร็ว....

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     QUICK BREAD definition: 1. bread or cake made with baking...

   • Quick: Catalan Translation

     quick translate: ràpid. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Quick: Japanese Translation

     QUICK translate: 速い, 迅速な, 素早（すば）い, 理解（りかい）が速（はや）い. Learn...

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   Quick definition: done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate. See examples of QUICK used in a sentence.

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   If you are quick, you move with speed. You may be a quick runner or "a quick study" — if you tend to learn things quickly. The adjective quick can also mean brief and fleeting — as in a quick visit or a quick trip to the store. Quick also means without delay: "You'll need to jot a quick reply to the party invitation."

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