quirk

UK
/kwɜːk/
US
/kwɜrk/

Translations

quirknoun
quirks
pl
UK
/kwɜːk/
US
/kwɜrk/
Her quirk of collecting old keys made her house look like a museum.
Её причуда собирать старые ключи сделала её дом похожим на музей.
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.
Additional translations
quirkverb
quirked
Past Simple
quirked
Past Participle
quirking
Gerund
UK
/kwɜːk/
US
/kwɝk/
His mouth would quirk into a smile whenever he was amused.
Его рот искривлялся в улыбке, когда он был развеселён.
quirkadjective
UK
/kwɜːk/
US
/kwɝːk/
Used attributively before nouns, especially in technical contexts, to denote something relating to or characterized by a quirk.

Definitions

quirknoun
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.
quirkverb
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.
quirkadjective
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.