Definition von quick- im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- quick- is added to words, especially present participles, to form adjectives which indicate that a person or thing does something quickly. He was saved by quick-thinking neighbours. quick-drying paint
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-and-dirty
- An inexpensive, inelegant eatery; a greasy spoon
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-and-dirty
- A quick, temporary fix, estimate, or the like
The car broke down but we managed to do a quick-and-dirty and were back on the road in fifteen minutes.
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-and-dirty
- Of or pertaining to the creation or repair of software or hardware in a manner which permits operation within a brief period of time, although with compromised functionality or reliability
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-and-dirty
- Done or constructed in a hasty, approximate, temporarily adequate manner, but not exact, fully formed, or reliable for a long period of time
I can do a quick-and-dirty market analysis in time for the meeting tomorrow.
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-fire
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- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-freeze
- Preserved in an unaltered state, reminiscent of quick-freezing
Ed liked to pore through his old photographs, looking back over moments of his life quick-frozen in time.
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-freeze
- To rapidly reduce the temperature of something to below the freezing point, thereby preserving some aspect of it (such as position or flavor) that would otherwise be lost during the freezing process
Sandra liked to buy blueberries that had been quick-frozen, since she thought that their taste was better preserved that way.
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-freeze
- A chamber or device in which the temperature may be rapidly lowered to below to freezing point
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-frozen
- Of something whose temperature has been lowered rapidly to below the freezing point
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-frozen
- Past participle of quick-freeze
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-tempered
- Easily or quickly angered or frustrated
He was a quick-tempered fellow who was generally avoided by his co-workers.
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-witted
- Mentally keen, alert, sharp and nimble
She was far too quick-witted to miss the implications of what he was saying.
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-witted
- intelligent, perceptive, clever; having a quick wit or clever understanding
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-change(a)
- adept at changing from one thing to another especially changing costumes; "a quick-change artist
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-freeze
- freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors; "quick-freeze the shrimp
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-moving line
- queue that advances rapidly
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-moving queue
- line that advances rapidly
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-sighted
- keenly perceptive or alert; "quick-sighted into the faults of the time"- Leonard Bacon
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-tempered
- quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander"
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-tempered
- Someone who is quick-tempered often gets angry without having a good reason. someone who is quick-tempered becomes angry very easily = bad-tempered
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-witted
- mentally nimble and resourceful; "quick-witted debater"; "saved an embarrassing situation with quick-witted tact
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-witted
- Someone who is quick-witted is intelligent and good at thinking quickly. able to think and understand things quickly slow-witted
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>-wittedness
- intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay
- a <span class="word-self">quickspan> drop and a sudden stop
- A fall to one’s death, especially by hanging
If you were lucky enough to survive all this lunacy, you always risked capture. There your story would end with a quick drop and a sudden stop, for piracy was punishable by hanging.
- bitten-to-the-<span class="word-self">quickspan>
- Having bitten off one's entire fingernail
White even vented his rage on Bob's fingers - little, maggoty fingers, he said, bitten-to-the-quick fingers.
- cut to the <span class="word-self">quickspan>
- To hurt a person deeply, especially emotionally
I was cut to the quick at the idea of having lost the inestimable privilege of listening to the gifted Kurtz.
- cut to the <span class="word-self">quickspan>
- To get to the most essential idea or point
Alfar's analysis cuts to the quick of the socioeconomic structures that underlie marriage, primogeniture, monarchy, and imperialism.
- double-<span class="word-self">quickspan>
- The double time, a marching cadence (pace) approaching running speed
- double-<span class="word-self">quickspan>
- To double-time, march (or rather run) at the above speedy pace
- get-rich-<span class="word-self">quickspan>
- Claiming to provide large profits quickly, with no realistic chance of success, in order to lure gullible investment victims
Get-rich-quick email scams are on the increase.
- kick and a flick for being so <span class="word-self">quickspan>
- The response to a pinch and a punch for the first of the month
- lightning-<span class="word-self">quickspan>
- Incredibly fast
- make <span class="word-self">quickspan> work of
- To accomplish a specified task easily and quickly
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- Mentally agile, alert, perceptive
My father is old but he still has a quick wit.
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- raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails
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- Of temper: easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered
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- Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly
That was a quick meal.
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- Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast
He's a quick runner.
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- Alive, living
Is black with grief eternal for thy sake.
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- Of water: flowing
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- Burning, flammable, fiery
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- to do with speed, quickly
Come here, quick!.
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- Pregnant, especially at the stage where the foetus's movements can be felt; figuratively, alive with some emotion or feeling
She was quick with child.
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- Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent
You have to be very quick to be able to compete in ad-lib theatrics.
- <span class="word-self">quickspan> as a flash
- Extremely quick
- <span class="word-self">quickspan> as a flash
- Extremely quickly
- <span class="word-self">quickspan> fix
- A temporary solution; a stopgap measure
- <span class="word-self">quickspan> fix
- A simple solution; an easy way out
- <span class="word-self">quickspan> light
- A light exhibiting very rapid regular alternations of light and darkness, normally sixty flashes per minute
- <span class="word-self">quickspan> lights
- plural form of quick light
- <span class="word-self">quickspan> match
- A pyrotechnic fuse consisting of a cotton string, coated with black powder, confined in a paper tube
- <span class="word-self">quickspan> on the uptake
- able to readily understand things; intelligent
- <span class="word-self">quickspan> pitch
- To pitch earlier than the pitcher's rhythm in an attempt to deceive either the batter or runner. This sometimes leads to a balk
Jones quick pitches. The umpire calls a balk, and the runners advance.
- <span class="word-self">quickspan> study
- an actor who is able to learn their lines in a short amount of time
Ah! sighs the little widow, I absolutely don't know how I am! With all this professional jargon, and nothing but 'quick study' and 'lines,' in one ear; and 'left upper' and 'right lower,' in the other, I am almost distracted!.
- <span class="word-self">quickspan> study
- one who is capable of learning at a fast pace; a fast learner
Gilpatric assumed that his own prior experience would give him an early advantage over McNamara, but this proved erroneous, as McNamara was a quick study and soon got a fix on the management and organization of the Defense Department.
- <span class="word-self">quickspan> time
- A fast marching pace of 120 thirty-inch steps per minute
- <span class="word-self">quickspan> time event
- An interactive cut scene-like sequence in a video game wherein the player must push the displayed button displayed on-screen to finish the sequence. Failure to push the indicated buttons will result in damage or death to the player character
- <span class="word-self">quickspan> time events
- plural form of quick time event
- to the <span class="word-self">quickspan>
- To the level of living tissue
Blood dripped from every finger-end, while the nails were broken to the quick.
- to the <span class="word-self">quickspan>
- Very deeply; at one's most sensitive level of feeling
The powerlessness of the strong man touched my heart to the quick.
- <span class="word-self">quickspan> study
- One who is able to memorize something easily and quickly or is able to understand and deal with something easily and successfully
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>
- {n} any sensible part, living flesh, a plant
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- {a} swift, active, ready, living
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>
- {a} readily
- <span class="word-self">quickspan> and dirty
- Fig. [done] fast and carelessly; [done] fast and cheaply
- <span class="word-self">quickspan> release
- (of a device) designed for rapid release: a quick-release button
- <span class="word-self">quickspan> turn
- The purchase and sale of an investment held for only a very brief period of time, such as in day trading
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- quicksmart
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- a low, fast, inside set
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- so far gone in pregnancy that the child is
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- time
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- If you are quick to do something, you do not hesitate to do it. Mark says the ideas are Katie's own, and is quick to praise her talent
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>
- for short running serial and parallel development and production jobs on some QUANTA and XENA nodes Thes jobs can have intense I/O or lareg RAM reequirements
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- That which is quick, or alive; a living animal or plant; especially, the hawthorn, or other plants used in making a living hedge
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- Alive; living; animate; opposed to dead or inanimate
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- When you rush your swing, your putting stroke, or your overall playing routine, you are getting quick This usually results in poor play
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>
- quick as a flash: see flash quick off the mark: see mark quick on the uptake: see uptake. used to tell someone to hurry or come quickly
- <span class="word-self">quickspan>
- Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly; agile; brisk; ready
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- moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"
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- Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick ear
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- Something that is quick takes or lasts only a short time. He took one last quick look about the room Although this recipe looks long, it is actually very quick to prepare + quickly quick·ly You can become fitter quite quickly and easily
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- {s} fast, rapid; swift, nimble; hasty, hurried; impatient; prompt to understand; fluid, flowing; alive, living
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- To revive; to quicken; to be or become alive
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- In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick
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- accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial"
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- Find
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- easily aroused or excited; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper"
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- Definition: The vein located inside the dog's nails Pronunciation: Kwik • (noun) Also Known As: Nail Vein Examples: Trimming your dog's nails too short can result in cutting the quick, and will cause bleeding How To Trim Your Dog's Nails Related Terms
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- Quitch grass
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- {i} living people; living flesh; vital part, most important part; row of trees or shrubs that form a fence
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- Quick means happening without delay or with very little delay. These investors feel the need to make quick profits. = speedy + quickly quick·ly It quickly became the most popular men's fragrance in the world
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- with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!"
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- Someone or something that is quick moves or does things with great speed. You'll have to be quick. The flight leaves in about three hours I think I'm a reasonably quick learner slow + quickly quick·ly Cussane worked quickly and methodically slowly + quickness quick·ness the natural quickness of his mind
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- Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick
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- If someone has a quick temper, they are easily made angry
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- Quick is sometimes used to mean `with very little delay'. I got away as quick as I could
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- vit, rapid
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- Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp; unceremonious; as, a quick temper
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- apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit"
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- rapidly, fast; swiftly, speedily
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- A sawmill owner in The Hamlet Evidence in the novel suggests he may be Lon Quick, but Ben Quick (who also appears in The Hamlet) is elsewhere described as a sawmill owner
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- any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail) easily aroused or excited; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper"
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- any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
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- Quicker is sometimes used to mean `at a greater speed', and quickest to mean `at the greatest speed'. Quick is sometimes used to mean `with great speed'. Some people consider this to be non-standard. Warm the sugar slightly first to make it dissolve quicker
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- hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"
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- The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible of serious injury or keen feeling; the sensitive living flesh; the part of a finger or toe to which the nail is attached; the tender emotions; as, to cut a finger nail to the quick; to thrust a sword to the quick, to taunt one to the quick; used figuratively
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- customizable, personalizable online product that delivers high-end business information to select customers
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- Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen
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- apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit
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- If something cuts you to the quick, it makes you feel very upset. I once heard her weeping in her bedroom, which cut me to the quick
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- n a low, fast, inside set
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- A step or weight change that takes one beat of music
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- Pregnant; with child
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- so far gone in pregnancy that the child is alive
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- performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"