"quirk" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kwɜːk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kwɝk/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-quirk.ogg [US] Forms: quirks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k Etymology: First attested in the 1540s. Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Middle English *querk, from Old Norse kverk (“a bend or angle, especially below a cross-beam or below the chin, the bight of an axe", also "throat, gullet”), from Proto-Germanic *kwerkō (“throat, gullet”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour; maw”). Cognate with Scots querk (“throat", also "any hollow in the body, such as an armpit, groin, instep, etc.”), Icelandic kverk (“interior angle”). Also partially from dialectal quirk, querk (“a whim, fancy, fuss, huff, complaint", also "to peevishly grumble, grunt, sigh, croak, die”), from Middle English querken, *quirken (“to choke”), from Old Norse kvirkja (“to choke, strangle”), from the same origin above. Related to dialectal querken, quirken (“to choke”). Likely not related to queer. Etymology templates: {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{inh|en|enm|*querk}} Middle English *querk, {{der|en|non|kverk|t=a bend or angle, especially below a cross-beam or below the chin, the bight of an axe", also "throat, gullet}} Old Norse kverk (“a bend or angle, especially below a cross-beam or below the chin, the bight of an axe", also "throat, gullet”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*kwerkō|t=throat, gullet}} Proto-Germanic *kwerkō (“throat, gullet”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʷerh₃-|t=to devour; maw}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour; maw”), {{cog|sco|querk|t=throat", also "any hollow in the body, such as an armpit, groin, instep, etc.}} Scots querk (“throat", also "any hollow in the body, such as an armpit, groin, instep, etc.”), {{cog|is|kverk|t=interior angle}} Icelandic kverk (“interior angle”), {{m|en||quirk}} quirk, {{m|en||querk|t=a whim, fancy, fuss, huff, complaint", also "to peevishly grumble, grunt, sigh, croak, die}} querk (“a whim, fancy, fuss, huff, complaint", also "to peevishly grumble, grunt, sigh, croak, die”), {{inh|en|enm|querken}} Middle English querken, {{m|enm|*quirken|t=to choke}} *quirken (“to choke”), {{der|en|non|kvirkja|t=to choke, strangle}} Old Norse kvirkja (“to choke, strangle”), {{m|en|querken|querken, quirken|t=to choke}} querken, quirken (“to choke”), {{m|en|queer}} queer Head templates: {{en-noun}} quirk (plural quirks)
  1. An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone. Translations (idiosyncrasy): приумица (priumica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), каприз (kapriz) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 怪癖 (guàipǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), výstřednost (Czech), potrhlost (Czech), gril (Dutch), rariteit (Dutch), nuk (Dutch), strangaĵo (Esperanto), oikku (Finnish), omituisuus (Finnish), bizarrerie [feminine] (French), excentricité [masculine] (French), maniérisme [masculine] (French), სიუცნაურე (siucnaure) (Georgian), უცნაურობა (ucnauroba) (Georgian), Schrulle [feminine] (German), Marotte [feminine] (German), ιδιοτροπία (idiotropía) [feminine] (Greek), kekocakan (Indonesian), stranezza [feminine] (Italian), 歪み (yugami) (alt: ゆがみ) (Japanese), 捩れ (nejire) (alt: ねじれ) (Japanese), 癖 (kuse) (alt: くせ) (Japanese), innfall (Norwegian Bokmål), dziwactwo [neuter] (Polish), idiossincrasia [feminine] (Portuguese), peculiaridade [feminine] (Portuguese), mania [feminine] (Portuguese), particularitate [feminine] (Romanian), причу́да (pričúda) [feminine] (Russian), особенность (osobennostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), загоны (zagony) (Russian), тараканы в голове (tarakany v golove) (Russian), idiosincrasia [feminine] (Spanish), manía [feminine] (Spanish), peculiaridad [feminine] (Spanish), egendomlighet [common-gender] (Swedish), besynnerlighet (Swedish), underlighet [common-gender] (Swedish), egenhet [common-gender] (Swedish), gariplik (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-quirk-en-noun-Gcx6QbUa Disambiguation of 'idiosyncrasy': 92 6 2
  2. (architecture) An acute angle dividing a molding; a groove that runs lengthwise between the upper part of a moulding and a soffit. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-quirk-en-noun-3mT6crdp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 39 20 4 2 3 19 3 Topics: architecture
  3. (archaic) A quibble, evasion, or subterfuge. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-quirk-en-noun-QsRqFuWl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: quirk of fate, quirkful, quirkish, quirkless, quirks mode, quirksome, quirky Related terms: querk, querken, quirkle
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /kwɜːk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kwɝk/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-quirk.ogg [US] Forms: quirks [present, singular, third-person], quirking [participle, present], quirked [participle, past], quirked [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k Etymology: First attested in the 1540s. Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Middle English *querk, from Old Norse kverk (“a bend or angle, especially below a cross-beam or below the chin, the bight of an axe", also "throat, gullet”), from Proto-Germanic *kwerkō (“throat, gullet”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour; maw”). Cognate with Scots querk (“throat", also "any hollow in the body, such as an armpit, groin, instep, etc.”), Icelandic kverk (“interior angle”). Also partially from dialectal quirk, querk (“a whim, fancy, fuss, huff, complaint", also "to peevishly grumble, grunt, sigh, croak, die”), from Middle English querken, *quirken (“to choke”), from Old Norse kvirkja (“to choke, strangle”), from the same origin above. Related to dialectal querken, quirken (“to choke”). Likely not related to queer. Etymology templates: {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{inh|en|enm|*querk}} Middle English *querk, {{der|en|non|kverk|t=a bend or angle, especially below a cross-beam or below the chin, the bight of an axe", also "throat, gullet}} Old Norse kverk (“a bend or angle, especially below a cross-beam or below the chin, the bight of an axe", also "throat, gullet”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*kwerkō|t=throat, gullet}} Proto-Germanic *kwerkō (“throat, gullet”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʷerh₃-|t=to devour; maw}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour; maw”), {{cog|sco|querk|t=throat", also "any hollow in the body, such as an armpit, groin, instep, etc.}} Scots querk (“throat", also "any hollow in the body, such as an armpit, groin, instep, etc.”), {{cog|is|kverk|t=interior angle}} Icelandic kverk (“interior angle”), {{m|en||quirk}} quirk, {{m|en||querk|t=a whim, fancy, fuss, huff, complaint", also "to peevishly grumble, grunt, sigh, croak, die}} querk (“a whim, fancy, fuss, huff, complaint", also "to peevishly grumble, grunt, sigh, croak, die”), {{inh|en|enm|querken}} Middle English querken, {{m|enm|*quirken|t=to choke}} *quirken (“to choke”), {{der|en|non|kvirkja|t=to choke, strangle}} Old Norse kvirkja (“to choke, strangle”), {{m|en|querken|querken, quirken|t=to choke}} querken, quirken (“to choke”), {{m|en|queer}} queer Head templates: {{en-verb}} quirk (third-person singular simple present quirks, present participle quirking, simple past and past participle quirked)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) move with a wry jerk. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-quirk-en-verb-QLVla4WH
  2. (transitive, architecture) To furnish with a quirk or channel. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-quirk-en-verb-YqoziE8e Topics: architecture
  3. To alter in a unique and unusual way.
    Sense id: en-quirk-en-verb-tOqY9MRW
  4. (intransitive, archaic) To use verbal tricks or quibbles. Tags: archaic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-quirk-en-verb-PyzveXiW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /kwɜːk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kwɝk/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-quirk.ogg [US] Forms: quirks [present, singular, third-person], quirking [participle, present], quirked [participle, past], quirked [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k Head templates: {{en-verb}} quirk (third-person singular simple present quirks, present participle quirking, simple past and past participle quirked)
  1. Alternative form of querk Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: querk Derived forms: quirkle
    Sense id: en-quirk-en-verb-copCsmAg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The car steers cleanly, but the gearshift has a few quirks.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "priumica",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "приумица"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "kapriz",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "каприз"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "guàipǐ",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "word": "怪癖"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "word": "výstřednost"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "word": "potrhlost"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "word": "gril"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "word": "rariteit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "word": "nuk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "word": "strangaĵo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "word": "oikku"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "word": "omituisuus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bizarrerie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "excentricité"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "maniérisme"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "siucnaure",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "word": "სიუცნაურე"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ucnauroba",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "word": "უცნაურობა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Schrulle"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Marotte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "idiotropía",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ιδιοτροπία"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "word": "kekocakan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "stranezza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "alt": "ゆがみ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yugami",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "word": "歪み"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "alt": "ねじれ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "nejire",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "word": "捩れ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "alt": "くせ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kuse",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "word": "癖"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "word": "innfall"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "dziwactwo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "idiossincrasia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "peculiaridade"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mania"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "particularitate"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pričúda",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "причу́да"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "osobennostʹ",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "особенность"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zagony",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "word": "загоны"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "tarakany v golove",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "word": "тараканы в голове"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "idiosincrasia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "manía"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 6 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "priumica",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "приумица"
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      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "каприз"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "guàipǐ",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "word": "怪癖"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "word": "výstřednost"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
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      "word": "potrhlost"
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      "word": "gril"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "word": "rariteit"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
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      "word": "nuk"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "word": "strangaĵo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "word": "oikku"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "word": "omituisuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bizarrerie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "excentricité"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "maniérisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "siucnaure",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "word": "სიუცნაურე"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ucnauroba",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "word": "უცნაურობა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schrulle"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Marotte"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "idiotropía",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ιδιοτροπία"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "word": "kekocakan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "stranezza"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ゆがみ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yugami",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "word": "歪み"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ねじれ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nejire",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "word": "捩れ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "くせ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kuse",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "word": "癖"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "word": "innfall"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dziwactwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "idiossincrasia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "peculiaridade"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mania"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "particularitate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pričúda",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "причу́да"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "osobennostʹ",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "особенность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zagony",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "word": "загоны"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tarakany v golove",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "word": "тараканы в голове"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "idiosincrasia"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "manía"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "egendomlighet"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "word": "besynnerlighet"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "underlighet"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "egenhet"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "idiosyncrasy",
      "word": "gariplik"
    }
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}

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        "(transitive, architecture) To furnish with a quirk or channel."
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