quick

quick is a 5-letter English word with 20 senses as adverb, noun, transitive/intransitive verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to dead or inanimate. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 22 · 20 senses

Definitions

1. superlative. Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to dead or inanimate.
2. superlative. Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly; agile; brisk; ready.
3. superlative. Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick.
4. superlative. Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp; unceremonious; as, a quick temper.
5. superlative. Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.
6. superlative. Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick ear.
7. superlative. Pregnant; with child.
8. adverb. In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick.
9. noun. That which is quick, or alive; a living animal or plant; especially, the hawthorn, or other plants used in making a living hedge.
10. noun. The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible of serious injury or keen feeling; the sensitive living flesh; the part of a finger or toe to which the nail is attached; the tender emotions; as, to cut a finger nail to the quick; to thrust a sword to the quick, to taunt one to the quick; -- used figuratively.
11. noun. Quitch grass.
12. transitive/intransitive verb. To revive; to quicken; to be or become alive.
13. noun. any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
14. adjective. moving quickly and lightly

    "sleek and agile as a gymnast"

    "as nimble as a deer"

    Synonyms: agile, nimble, spry

15. adjective. easily aroused or excited

    "a quick temper"

    "a warm temper"

    Synonyms: warm

16. adjective. performed with little or no delay

    "an immediate reply to my letter"

    "a prompt reply"

    Synonyms: immediate, prompt, straightaway

17. adjective. accomplished rapidly and without delay

    "was quick to make friends"

    "his quick reaction prevented an accident"

    Synonyms: speedy

18. adjective. hurried and brief

    "paid a flying visit"

    "took a flying glance at the book"

    Synonyms: fast, flying

19. adjective. apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity

    "a quick mind"

    "a ready wit"

    Synonyms: ready

20. adverb. with little or no delay

    "the rescue squad arrived promptly"

    "come here, quick!"

    Synonyms: promptly, quickly

Synonyms

agile, nimble, spry, warm, immediate, prompt, straightaway, speedy, fast, flying, ready, promptly, quickly

Common word forms

quicks, quicked, quicken, quicker, quickly, quickest, quicking, quickness

Words from these letters

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