(Falkland Islands, informal) The black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax.
(computing, X Window System) An integer that uniquely identifies a text string.
(physics) In the Standard Model, an elementary subatomic particle that forms matter. They combine to form hadrons, such as protons and neutrons.
A soft creamy cheese, eaten throughout northern, central, eastern, and southeastern Europe as well as the Low Countries, very similar to cottage cheese except that it is usually not made with rennet.
quirk
quirk
noun
(archaic) A quibble, evasion, or subterfuge.
(architecture) An acute angle dividing a molding; a groove that runs lengthwise between the upper part of a moulding and a soffit.
An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To use verbal tricks or quibbles.
(transitive, architecture) To furnish with a quirk or channel.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) move with a wry jerk.