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quick
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[ adjective ] accomplished rapidly and without delay
Synonyms Examples "was quick to make friends" "his quick reaction prevented an accident" "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem" "a speedy recovery" "he has a right to a speedy trial" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)But ask coach Darrell_Royal what position he plays and you 'll get the quick response , `` place_kicker '' . The Broncs did hit two quick strikes in the final_period against the Texans , but Dallas had enough of a lead to hold them off . A quick touchdown resulted . (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)Keeping the hands in the starting position , run in_place to a quick rhythm . (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)The major reason for this is that it has no quick kill effect . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] with little or no delay
Examples "the rescue squad arrived promptly" "come here, quick!" Used in print (Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)She 'd say she did n't feel good on Sunday , could n't go_to church - there 'd be a little argument , but she could be stubborn - and when the old_woman had gone , quick pack the things she 'd need to take , all but the dress she 'd wear Monday , and take the bag down to that place in the station where you could put things in a locker overnight , for a dime . |
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[ adjective ] hurried and brief
Examples "paid a flying visit" "took a flying glance at the book" "a quick inspection" "a fast visit" Used in print (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)It is too easy for the inexperienced_person to make a quick judgment of a_few values of the area and base a decision on these alone . (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)But at the end of the sitting , when Michelangelo showed him the quick , free drawings , with the mother roughed in , holding her son , the model grasped what Michelangelo was_after , and promised to speak_to his friends . (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)He gave Abel a quick glance and moved closer to the wheel , hugging it to him , and Abel caught this briefest of allusions to guilt . (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)Bobby_Joe took a gun from behind the door , and with a quick `` Bye_now '' was gone for the day . (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)There had been some coconut in it , for I remember my mother 's taking a quick glance at a stringy bit of this nut on the cheek of one of them and_then putting_down her radish with a shiver . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] moving quickly and lightly
Examples "sleek and agile as a gymnast" "as nimble as a deer" "nimble fingers" "quick of foot" "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it" Used in print (Christopher Davis, First Family....)His hands , which had been as quick as a pair of fluttering birds , were now neither active nor really relaxed . (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)She was quick . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] performed with little or no delay
Synonyms Examples "an immediate reply to my letter" "prompt obedience" "was quick to respond" "a straightaway denial" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
Synonyms Examples "a quick mind" "a ready wit" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] easily aroused or excited
Synonyms Examples "a quick temper" "a warm temper" Used in print (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)In the cruel clearness of her memory the boy remained unchanged , quick with the delight of laughter , and the pain with which she recalled that short destroyed childhood was still unendurable to her . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1303
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[ noun ] (anatomy) any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
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