Monday, June 3, 2019

QUIRK

WORD: QUIRK

MEANING:
1. A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy: "Every man had his own quirks and twists" (Harriet Beecher Stowe). 2. An unpredictable or unaccountable act or event; a vagary: a quirk of fate. 3. A sudden sharp turn or twist: a quirk of the head. 4. Architecture A lengthwise groove on a molding between the convex upper part and the soffit. 5. Archaic An equivocation; a quibble. 6. odd, strange, unusual

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Puli has numerous quirky creatures, including a talking bird, a wise tortoise, a shiny green frog with an uncanny sense of direction and an entire clan of invisible midgets straight from the isle of Lilliput.

PRONOUNCE:
quirk - क्वर्क

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