quicks

noun

plural of quick
as in hearts
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions that nasty comment cut me to the quick

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Recent Examples of quicks Pakistan, until recently, was synonymous with tearaway fast bowling as generations of quicks from the country terrorised batters around the world. — Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 The frontline quicks will be supported by veteran offspinner Nathan Lyon and allrounders Green and Beau Webster. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 As one of the marquee burners in the talent-rich fields of Los Angeles, Ross has Power 4 quicks — Notre Dame, Washington and Auburn were among the blue-blood offers — on a mid-major frame (5-foot-10, 180 pounds). — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quicks
  1. hearts
  2. guts
  3. souls
  4. bones
  5. minds
  6. insides
Noun
  • Taylor splashed a wide-open triple from the top of the arc with 30 seconds to go to give tie the game, and then broke the visitors hearts to improve the Sky’s record to 14-22.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Although many fans have their hearts set on a single, high-demand Olympic event, others might be open to discovering different sports during the Paralympics.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of hearts
Noun
  • What kind of superhero show has the guts to kill off its lead character in the first episode?
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
  • This one is a teen slasher that will cover you with blood and guts at every turn.
    — Alaina Urquhart, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of guts
Noun
  • That narrow-mindedness is immediately apparent when Nick asks his congregation to help the group of unhoused people, a little over a dozen souls or so, who live in a makeshift camp on the edge of town.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Beliefs in the afterlife similarly vary, although many Druids believe in the existence of souls that survive bodily death, often through reincarnation.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of souls
Noun
  • Warships, mammoth bones and parts of ancient constructions all have emerged from the slumping waters of the Danube, the Rhine and other rivers in the scorching drought that has also disrupted trade, power and water supplies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Last year, the bones of a Swiss mountaineer who disappeared in 1994 were found on a glacier on the Ober Gabelhorn mountain, also in Wallis.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of bones
Noun
  • Although strong evidence shows that vaccines are safe, facts alone rarely change minds.
    — Felice J. Freyer, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The trend has been fueled in part by unfounded claims that jets are spraying chemicals to control people’s minds or manipulate the weather.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of minds
Noun
  • Female flies bore into the fig to lay their eggs, which hatch out as larvae inside the fruit and eat the unripe insides before burrowing their way out.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Perpetually Composed, radiating calm while your insides are in chaos?
    — Laide Alexander, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of insides

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