(1):
(n.) A sudden turn; a starting from the point or line; hence, an artful evasion or subterfuge; a shift; a quibble; as, the quirks of a pettifogger.
(2):
(n.) A fit or turn; a short paroxysm; a caprice.
(3):
(n.) A piece of ground taken out of any regular ground plot or floor, so as to make a court, yard, etc.; - sometimes written quink.
(4):
(n.) An irregular air; as, light quirks of music.
(5):
(n.) A smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit.
(6):
(n.) A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding.