Quick

/kwɪk/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:20 ptsWWF:22 pts5 letters

Definition of Quick

noun

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.
A fast bowler.

verb

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

adjective

Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
"He's a quick runner."
Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.
"That was a quick meal."
Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent.
"You have to be very quick to be able to compete in ad-lib theatrics."
Mentally agile, alert, perceptive.
"My father is old but he still has a quick wit."
Of temper: easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered.
"He is wont to be rather quick of temper when tired."

adverb

Quickly, in a quick manner.
"Come here, quick!"

Anagrams of Quick

Words You Can Make

1 words can be made from the letters in "quick":

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Related Word Patterns

QU...Words starting with "qu"...CKWords ending with "ck"All 5-letter words Unscramble "quick"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

extantlivevitalhotheadedrattishshort-temperedsnippishsnippybrightdrollkeenfluentfluminousfastrapid

ANTONYMS

slow

Rhyming Words

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Related Words

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