Quick
/kwɪk/
noun
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.
verb
To amalgamate surfaces prior to gilding or silvering by dipping them into a solution of mercury in nitric acid.
To quicken.
adjective
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.”
Synonyms: extant, live, vital, hotheaded, rattish, short-tempered, snippish, snippy
adverb
Quickly, in a quick manner.
“Come here, quick!”