One who, or that which, quickens, hastens, or speeds up an object or action.
That which gives life, animates, or nourishes.
quickfoot
quicklime
quicklime
noun
Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.
verb
(transitive) To treat with quicklime.
quickness
quickness
noun
rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity
quicksand
quicksand
noun
Anything that pulls one down or buries one metaphorically
Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.
quicksets
quicksets
noun
plural of quickset
quickside
quickstep
quickstep
noun
A fast foxtrot noted for its complex and intricate footwork.
verb
To dance the quickstep.
To move with a hurried step.
quickwork
quickwork
noun
(nautical, archaic) All of the submerged section of a vessel's planking.
(nautical, archaic) The planking between the spirketing and the clamps.
(nautical, archaic) The short planks between the portholes.
quillback
quillback
noun
Carpiodes cyprinus, a freshwater fish of the sucker family with a long filament that extends back from the dorsal fin, native to the eastern and central United States.
requicken
requicken
verb
(transitive) To quicken anew; to reanimate or give new life to.