QUIRK


Meaning of QUIRK in English

■ noun

1》 a peculiar behavioural habit.

2》 a strange chance occurrence.

3》 a sudden twist, turn, or curve.

4》 Architecture an acute hollow between convex or other mouldings.

■ verb move or be moved suddenly or jerkily.

Derivatives

~ish adjective

Origin

C16 (as v.): of unknown origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.