quicksilver
/ˈkwɪkˌsɪlvər/
adjective
- Very fast, changeable, or elusive.
- The quicksilver movements of the hummingbird amazed the children.
- The quicksilver changes in the stock market made investors nervous.
- He had a quicksilver mind that could solve problems in seconds.
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noun
- The liquid metal mercury.
- Miners extracted quicksilver from the ore.
- Quicksilver was once used in thermometers.
- The old mirror had a backing made of quicksilver.
- Something that is very fast, changeable, or elusive.
- His thoughts were quicksilver, impossible to pin down.
- The dancer moved with the quicksilver grace of a cat.
- Her mood was like quicksilver, shifting from happy to sad in an instant.
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