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# quirk

«quirk» in Mova's school dictionary: **A strange or unusual habit or way of behaving: «One of…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a quirk, quirks)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A strange or unusual habit or way of behaving: «One of her quirks is wearing odd socks.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quirk/#m1)

2) A strange thing that happens by chance: «By a quirk of fate, they were born on the same day.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quirk/#m2)

3) A sudden twist or turn, like a quick curl in handwriting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quirk/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories quirks make characters memorable and real; in everyday life it is a kind word for odd habits; in science and history «a quirk of history» explains odd facts. Phrases: «a quirk of fate», «a quirk of history», «little quirks».

### examples

- One of Dad's quirks is eating cereal for dinner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quirk/#x1)
- By a quirk of fate, the two lost friends sat next to each other on the train. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quirk/#x2)
- The house has some quirks, like a door that opens by itself. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quirk/#x3)
- Every pet has its little quirks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quirk/#x4)
- English spelling is full of quirks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quirk/#x5)
- A quirk of the rules let the team play an extra match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quirk/#x6)

### note

Countable: quirk, quirks. Adjective: quirky (odd in a fun way). A quirk is usually harmless and a bit charming, not a bad fault.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «quirk» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quirk/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.