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Quick :: Quick (superl.) Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to dead or inanimate.

Quicksilvered :: Quicksilvered (a.) Overlaid with quicksilver, or with an amalgam of quicksilver and tinfoil..

Foliation :: Foliation (n.) The act of coating with an amalgam of tin foil and quicksilver, as in making looking-glasses..

Riffle :: Riffle (n.) A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed; also, one of the cleats, grooves, or steps in such a trough. Also called ripple..

Run :: Run (n.) The greatest degree of swiftness in marching. It is executed upon the same principles as the double-quick, but with greater speed..

Nod :: Nod (n.) A quick or slight downward or forward motion of the head, in assent, in familiar salutation, in drowsiness, or in giving a signal, or a command..

Waspish :: Waspish (a.) Quick to resent a trifling affront; characterized by snappishness; irritable; irascible; petulant; snappish.

Smart :: Smart (v. i.) Accomplishing, or able to accomplish, results quickly; active; sharp; clever..

Cranny :: Cranny (a.) Quick; giddy; thoughtless.

Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To feel a quick, darting pain; to throb in pain..

Soon :: Soon (a.) Speedy; quick.

Glycogen :: Glycogen (n.) A white, amorphous, tasteless substance resembling starch, soluble in water to an opalescent fluid. It is found abundantly in the liver of most animals, and in small quantity in other organs and tissues, particularly in the embryo. It is quickly changed into sugar when boiled with dilute sulphuric or hydrochloric acid, and also by the action of amylolytic ferments..

Combustible :: Combustible (a.) Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.

Vamose :: Vamose (v. i. & t.) To depart quickly; to depart from.

Spirit :: Spirit (n.) Any one of the four substances, sulphur, sal ammoniac, quicksilver, or arsenic (or, according to some, orpiment)..

Symphony :: Symphony (n.) An elaborate instrumental composition for a full orchestra, consisting usually, like the sonata, of three or four contrasted yet inwardly related movements, as the allegro, the adagio, the minuet and trio, or scherzo, and the finale in quick time. The term has recently been applied to large orchestral works in freer form, with arguments or programmes to explain their meaning, such as the symphonic poems of Liszt. The term was formerly applied to any composition for an orchestra, as

Quake :: Quake (v. i.) To be agitated with quick, short motions continually repeated; to shake with fear, cold, etc.; to shudder; to tremble..

Nuddle :: Nuddle (v. i.) To walk quickly with the head bent forward; -- often with along.

Snip-snap :: Snip-snap (a.) Quick; short; sharp; smart.

Popple :: Popple (v. i.) To move quickly up and down; to bob up and down, as a cork on rough water; also, to bubble..

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