quick

/kwɪk/

noun

Meaning

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

Meaning

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

adjective

Meaning

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."
Alive, living.
Pregnant, especially at the stage where the foetus's movements can be felt; figuratively, alive with some emotion or feeling.
Of water: flowing.
Burning, flammable, fiery.
Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.
(of a vein of ore) productive; not "dead" or barren

Synonyms

extant,

live,

vital,

hotheaded,

rattish,

short-tempered,

snippish,

snippy,

bright,

droll,

keen,

fluent,

fluminous,

fast,

rapid,

speedy,

swift,

brief,

momentary,

short-lived,

expecting,

gravid,

with child

adverb

Meaning

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