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/kwɜːk/
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/kwɜrk/
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quirk
noun
quirks
pl
UK
/kwɜːk/
US
/kwɜrk/
причуда
Her quirk of collecting old keys made her house look like a museum.
Её причуда собирать старые ключи сделала её дом похожим на музей.
особенность
One of the quirks of this software is its ability to predict user behavior.
Одна из особенностей этого программного обеспечения — его способность предсказывать поведение пользователя.
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странность
каприз
Synonyms
idiosyncrasy
habit
feature
characteristic
anomaly
eccentricity
trait
peculiarity
quirk
verb
quirked
Past Simple
quirked
Past Participle
quirking
Gerund
UK
/kwɜːk/
US
/kwɝk/
искривляться
His mouth would quirk into a smile whenever he was amused.
Его рот искривлялся в улыбке, когда он был развеселён.
Synonyms
twitch
twist
curl
tilt
contort
flinch
pull a face
quirk
adjective
UK
/kwɜːk/
US
/kwɝːk/
Used attributively before nouns, especially in technical contexts, to denote something relating to or characterized by a quirk.
Definitions
quirk
noun
A peculiar behavioral habit or characteristic.
One of her quirks is that she always wears mismatched socks.
An unexpected twist or turn in a situation or event.
By a strange quirk of fate, they ended up sitting next to each other on the plane.
A sudden sharp turn or twist.
The road had a quirk that made it difficult to navigate at high speeds.
A narrow groove separating adjoining surfaces in moulding, joinery, or metalwork.
The picture frame features a small quirk running along its inner edge.
quirk
verb
To twist or curve abruptly.
She quirked her eyebrow in surprise when she heard the unexpected news.
To cut or shape (a moulding or edge) so as to produce a narrow groove.
The carpenter carefully quirked the edges of the panel for a decorative effect.
quirk
adjective
Relating to or characteristic of legacy or non-standard behaviour, especially in web browsers ("quirk mode").
Older browsers may render the page in quirk mode, leading to inconsistent layouts.
Designating a narrow groove separating adjoining surfaces in moulding, joinery, or metalwork.
The cabinetmaker applied a quirk moulding along the panel edges.
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