quicker

quicker
kwɪk n. living people; living flesh; vital part, most important part; row of trees or shrubs that form a fence adj. fast, rapid; swift, nimble; hasty, hurried; impatient; prompt to understand; fluid, flowing; alive, living adv. rapidly, fast; swiftly, speedily

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Quicker — Quick Quick, a. [Compar. {Quicker}; superl. {Quickest}.] [As. cwic, cwicu, cwucu, cucu, living; akin to OS. quik, D. kwik, OHG. quec, chec, G. keck bold, lively, Icel. kvikr living, Goth. qius, Lith. q[=y]vas, Russ. zhivoi, L. vivus living,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Quicker'n a Wink — Infobox Film name = Quicker n a Wink image size = caption = director = George Sidney producer = Pete Smith writer = Buddy Adler narrator = starring = Clarence Curtis Harold E. Edgerton music = cinematography = Harold E. Edgerton Walter Lundin… …   Wikipedia

  • Quicker Than the Eye — Infobox Book | name = Quicker Than the Eye title orig = translator = image caption = dust jacket from the first edition author = Ray Bradbury illustrator = cover artist = Bernie Fuchs country = United States language = English series = subject =… …   Wikipedia

  • Quicker’n a Wink — Filmdaten Originaltitel Quicker n a Wink Produktionsland USA …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • quicker than hell — mod. very fast. □ You get over here quicker than hell. □ Be careful n the stock market. You can lose all your money quicker than hell …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • quicker than you can say Jack Robinson — very quickly, before you can say Jack Robinson    The ghost was gone quicker n you can say Jack Robinson! …   English idioms

  • quicker — англ. [куи/кэ/] быстрее см. также quick …   Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • quicker — adverb more quickly (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑faster • Derived from adjective: ↑quick (for: ↑faster), ↑quick * * * comparative of quick …   Useful english dictionary

  • quicker than lager turns to piss — Meaning Very quick. Origin A recent , i.e. 1980s, expression, originating in the UK …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • sicker and quicker — adj. Describes a hospital discharge in which a patient is released before having completely recovered. Also: sicker,quicker. Example Citation: Hospitals used to care for us until we got better even if it took a couple of weeks. Then we went home …   New words

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”