Thesaurus results for QUICKS

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 The quartet of quicks dovetail well as a unit, and their success is as a collective. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 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

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Noun

Ashley Padilla Padilla, who captured hearts as a star cast member of SNL this past year, made the room laugh with a toast full of jokes and references to her most notable sketches.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 30 Oct. 2026
Patients need their daily medications and their hearts, lungs and bellies must be listened to.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of hearts

Noun

Some of my earliest memories include sitting around the kitchen table watching my mom pull out the stringy pumpkin guts so my dad could carve a silly face on it.

— Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Once the case is cracked, the third act shifts hard into monster movie mode, complete with plenty of practical blood, guts and werewolf nastiness.

— William Earl, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of guts

Noun

Westview Abbey, the grand mausoleum that looms over the back of the property like a castle on a moor, holds the remains of more than 11,000 souls and exudes an air of eerie stillness.

— Jim Auchmutey, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Anna is the black sheep of her family which would make the stay at the picturesque Italian villa Monteperso annoying, even without the creepy ghost determined to steal all of their souls.

— Rebekah Faubion, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of souls

Noun

Snell-Rood said with long-term exposure, the human body can confuse lead with calcium and store it in the bones.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
But important clues about how the sickness operates are emerging from the latest studies of bacterial DNA in ancient bones and teeth.

— Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of bones

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