quick
/kwɪk//kwɪk//kwɪk/noun
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Raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.
Plants used in making a quickset hedge
The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible to serious injury or keen feeling.
Quitchgrass.
verb
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To amalgamate surfaces prior to gilding or silvering by dipping them into a solution of mercury in nitric acid.
To quicken.
adjective
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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.
adverb
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Quickly, in a quick manner.
Example: Come here, quick!