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crotchets

noun

plural of crotchet
as in tricks
an odd or peculiar habit her one crotchet is a fondness for eating cookies while soaking in the tub

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Recent Examples of crotchets Eccentricities, crotchets, and hobbyhorses are such interesting intellectual drivers. — Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crotchets
  1. tricks
  2. traits
  3. characteristics
  4. eccentricities
  5. habits
  6. mannerisms
  7. tics
  8. quirks
Noun
  • There’s an almost comically blasé way in which the performers — who are used to such spectacles — go about their work an hour before thousands of audience members will gasp and clap at the same tricks.
    — Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • But when there isn’t a live event, the venue has been developing a slate of original programming that can run all day and night, with a few 4D tricks up its sleeve too.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of tricks
Noun
  • His ability to square the ball up and not chase out of the strike zone are probably his best traits.
    — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The offense showed a lot of good traits in a small sample size, but still has strides to make as the Tigers open up the playbook.
    — PJ Green September 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of traits
Noun
  • See the Republican Party, which considers Islamophobia as one of its main characteristics.
    — Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
  • What’s more useful in understanding the world is a straightforward accounting of it—a kind of double-entry inventory of its characteristics.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of characteristics
Noun
  • Everyone knows the outdated and offensive characterization of a cat lady — a stereotype conjuring images of solitude, eccentricities and probably cartons of ice cream.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But what’s especially interesting is the intensity with which Chad Powers approaches Gerry’s fury and eccentricities.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of eccentricities
Noun
  • The study analyzed the sleep habits of more than 11,000 people over seven days, during which participants wore wrist sensors that measured their light exposure.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Successful nonprofits treat these windows as opportunities to build infrastructure and embed habits of action that outlast the celebration.
    — Stewart McLaurin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of habits
Noun
  • The whole cast commits to the bit, having undoubtedly shown up to play— still, there is something about Pine’s overdone mannerisms that land with the most uproarious laughter.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Her mannerisms, comedy, music, references and cultural touchstones were influenced by the Black woman playing her.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of mannerisms
Noun
  • People experiencing psychosis, dissociation, tics, and other problems after meditating were asking for help.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Cage plays Roy, a gifted con artist with obsessive-compulsive disorder whose tics, phobias and elaborate rituals have turned his immaculate home into a fortress against the world.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of tics
Noun
  • Welcome to The Athletic’s data notebook, a periodic look at the key trends, standout figures and tactical quirks shaping the Premier League season.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • All these new axes and viewing options bring with them more coding and content-delivery quirks.
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of quirks

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“Crotchets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crotchets. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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