Dictionary Entry
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
- 1superlative
Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to dead or inanimate.
- 2superlative
Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly; agile; brisk; ready.
- 3superlative
Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick.
- 4superlative
Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp; unceremonious; as, a quick temper.
- 5superlative
Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.
- 6superlative
Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick ear.
- 7superlative
Pregnant; with child.
- 8adverb
In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick.
- 9noun
That which is quick, or alive; a living animal or plant; especially, the hawthorn, or other plants used in making a living hedge.
- 10noun
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.
- 11noun
Quitch grass.
- 12transitive/intransitive verb
To revive; to quicken; to be or become alive.
- 13noun
any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
- 14adjective
moving quickly and lightly
"sleek and agile as a gymnast"
"as nimble as a deer"
- 15adjective
easily aroused or excited
"a quick temper"
"a warm temper"
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- 16adjective
performed with little or no delay
"an immediate reply to my letter"
"a prompt reply"
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- 17adjective
accomplished rapidly and without delay
"was quick to make friends"
"his quick reaction prevented an accident"
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- 18adjective
hurried and brief
"paid a flying visit"
"took a flying glance at the book"
- 19adjective
apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
"a quick mind"
"a ready wit"
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- 20adverb
with little or no delay
"the rescue squad arrived promptly"
"come here, quick!"
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