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| comeback |
a quick, clever retort. [1/2 definitions] |
| cover crop |
a quick-growing crop planted to prevent soil erosion or soil depletion. |
| crackle |
to exhibit liveliness, quick-wittedness, or the like. [1/9 definitions] |
| cut |
to make a quick shift from one thing to another. [2/25 definitions] |
| cutback |
a quick shift to the reverse direction, as of a runner in football. [1/2 definitions] |
| database |
a large collection of information arranged for quick retrieval, updating, or the like, esp. such a collection in a computer. |
| deft |
capable, quick, and clever in action; skillful; dexterous. |
| dip |
a quick downward movement. [1/15 definitions] |
| dodge |
to avoid by a quick shift of position or direction. [1/6 definitions] |
| dollop |
a small amount, such as a quick splash of liquid. [1/2 definitions] |
| double-quick |
very quick. [1/4 definitions] |
| duck2 |
the act, process, or a particular instance of ducking, esp. a quick lowering into water. [1/7 definitions] |
| efficiency |
the quick, accurate performance of a task, or the ability to so perform. [1/3 definitions] |
| errand |
a quick journey or side trip taken to fulfill a particular purpose. [1/2 definitions] |
| farce |
a comedy that depends for its humor on quick and surprising turns of events and on exaggerated characters and situations, or the type of humor characteristic of such a play. [1/2 definitions] |
| feisty |
touchy, quarrelsome, or quick-tempered. [1/2 definitions] |
| fiery |
emotionally heated or intense, or quick to anger. [1/4 definitions] |
| flashcard |
any of a set of cards bearing words, numbers, or pictures, flashed briefly before a student or class to prompt a quick response in a drill. |
| flirt |
to move in a quick or jerky manner. [2/6 definitions] |
| flit |
a quick darting movement. [1/3 definitions] |
| flying start |
a quick start or beginning, as in a race, project, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
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