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QUICK

(noun, adverb, adj.sat, verb, adj.)

Definitions

There are 21 meanings of the word Quick.

How to pronounce quick:

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Quick - as a noun

Any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)

Quick - as an adverb

With little or no delay

Example: "The rescue squad arrived promptly"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
promptly17quickly25

Quick - as an adjective satellite

Accomplished rapidly and without delay

Example: "Was quick to make friends"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
speedy12

Hurried and brief

Example: "Paid a flying visit"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
fast7flying13

Moving quickly and lightly

Example: "Sleek and agile as a gymnast"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
agile6nimble10spry9

Apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity

Example: "A quick mind"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
ready9

Performed with little or no delay

Example: "An immediate reply to my letter"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
immediate14prompt12straightaway22

Easily aroused or excited

Example: "A quick temper"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
warm9

Quick - as a verb

To amalgamate surfaces prior to gilding or silvering by dipping them into a solution of mercury in nitric acid.

To quicken.

Quick - as an adjective

Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.

Example: "He's a quick runner."

Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.

Example: "That was a quick meal."

Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent.

Example: "You have to be very quick to be able to compete in ad-lib theatrics."

Mentally agile, alert, perceptive.

Example: "My father is old but he still has a quick wit."

Of temper: easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered.

Example: "He is wont to be rather quick of temper when tired."

Alive, living.

Pregnant, especially at the stage where the foetus's movements can be felt; figuratively, alive with some emotion or feeling.

Of water: flowing.

Burning, flammable, fiery.

Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.

(of a vein of ore) productive; not "dead" or barren

Example Sentences

"He is a quick runner."
"She has a quick wit."
"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
"I need a quick solution to this problem."
"He made a quick recovery after his surgery."
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Word Game Points

Is QUICK a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, quick is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

QUICK has a SCRABBLE points total of 20.

Is QUICK a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, quick is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
QUICK has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 22.

Is QUICK a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, quick is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
QUICK has a WORDFEUD points total of 22.

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