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Noun: quirk  kwurk
  1. A strange attitude or habit
    "His quirk endeared him to his friends";
    - oddity, queerness, quirkiness, crotchet
     
  2. A narrow groove beside a beading
    "The carpenter added a quirk to the moulding for a more refined look"
Verb: quirk  kwurk
  1. Twist or curve abruptly
    "She quirked her head in a peculiar way"

Derived forms: quirks, quirked, quirking

Type of: channel, groove, strangeness, twist, unfamiliarity

Encyclopedia: Quirk, John