quirk
/kwɜrk/
noun
- A peculiar or unusual habit, trait, or feature of a person or thing.
- One of his quirks is that he always eats dessert before the main course.
- The old house has a charming quirk: a hidden staircase behind the bookshelf.
- Her quirk of humming while thinking made her easily recognizable in the office.
- An unexpected twist or turn, especially in a story or situation.
- By a quirk of fate, they met again ten years later in a different country.
- A quirk in the schedule caused the two events to overlap.
- The plot had a strange quirk that surprised all the readers.
- A narrow groove or channel cut into a surface, especially in woodworking or architecture.
- The quirk in the molding added a subtle shadow line to the room.
- He used a special tool to cut a clean quirk in the wooden frame.
- The carpenter carved a quirk along the edge of the table for decoration.
Antonyms
verb
- To move or twist suddenly, especially in a quick, jerky manner.
- The dog quirked its head to one side, listening to the strange sound.
- His mouth quirked into a half-smile as he read the joke.
- She quirked an eyebrow when she heard the surprising news.