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Definition: QUICKENS |
QUICKENSNoun1. Quitch grass. |
Date "QUICKENS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
Crosswords: QUICKENS |
| English words defined with "QUICKENS": stimulant, stimulant drug. (references) |
| Author | Quotation |
Elizabeth Cady Stanton | Nothing strengthens the judgement and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility. |
Hannah More | Absence in love is like water upon fire; a little quickens, but much extinguishes it. |
Mirabeau | Short absence quickens love; long absence kills it. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| "QUICKENS" is generally used as a lexical verb (-s form) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "QUICKENS" is used about 31 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 100% | 31 | 62,296 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
quickens | 6 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "QUICKENS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 快 (Quicken, quickened, Quickening). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | senegraes (couch grass, creeping wheat, quack grass, quick grass, quitch grass, twitch, white couch), almindelig kvik (couch grass, creeping wheat, quack grass, quick grass, quitch grass, twitch, white couch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | kweek (couch-grass). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Finnish | juolavehnä (couch-grass). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | chiendent rampant (quack grass, quick grass, quitch grass), chiendent commun (quack grass, quick grass, quitch grass). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | kriechende Quecke (couch grass, creeping wheat, quack grass, quick grass, quitch grass, twitch, white couch), gemeine Quecke (couch grass, creeping wheat, quack grass, quick grass, quitch grass, twitch, white couch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | άγρωστις η έρπουσα (couch grass, creeping wheat, quack grass, quick grass, quitch grass, twitch, white couch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | lattuga di cane (couch grass, creeping wheat, quack grass, quick grass, quitch grass, twitch, white couch), gramignone (couch grass, creeping wheat, quack grass, quick grass, quitch grass, stink lovegrass, twitch, US stinkgrass, white couch), gramigno (couch grass, creeping wheat, quack grass, quick grass, quitch grass, twitch, white couch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Korean | 태동한다. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ickensquay grama oficinal (couch grass, creeping wheat, quack grass, quick grass, quitch grass, twitch, white couch), grama del Norte (couch grass, creeping wheat, quack grass, quick grass, quitch grass, twitch, white couch), agropiro común (couch grass, creeping wheat, quack grass, quick grass, quitch grass, twitch, white couch). (various references) kvickrot (couch grass, quitch, quitch-grass). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Agropyron repens, Elytrigia repens, Triticum repens. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"QUICKENS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: quickeno, quickers, quickmenu. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "QUICKENS" (pronounced kwi"kunz) |
| 5 | -i" k u n z | chickens, Dickens, thickens. |
| 4 | -k u n z | awakens, beacons, beckons, blackens, brackens, catkins, deacons, falcons, gascons, lichens, likens, lubricants, pelicans, Pipkins, pumpkins, reckons, republicans, slackens, tokens, weakens. |
| 3 | -u n z | abandons, abbreviations, abductions, aberrations, abortions, abrasions, abstentions, abstractions, academicians, accommodations, accordions, accreditations, accumulations, accusations, acquisitions, actions, adaptations, addictions, additions, administrations, admissions, admonitions, adoptions, affections, affiliations, affirmations, afflictions, aggressions, aliens, allegations, allergens, allocations, allusions, alterations, altercations, ambitions, ammunitions, amphibians, amplifications, amputations, animations, annotations, anticipations, antigens, antihistamines, antitoxins, apparitions, appellations, applications, apprehensions, appropriations, approximations, aprons, arbitrations, arcadians, arsons, artisans, aspens, aspersions, aspirations, assassinations, assassins, assertions, associations, assumptions, attentions, attractions, auctions, auditions, authentications, authorizations, Avions, badmintons, balbriggans, barbarians, bargains, barons, barrens, basins, bastions, battalions, bedouins, billions, bourbons, brightens, broadens, bruins, bulletins, burdens, buttons, cabins, calculations, cancellations, cannons, canons, cantons, canyons, capitalizations, captains, captions, carbons, carcinogens, cardigans, carnations, cartons, castrations, catamarans, cautions, caymans, celebrations, centenarians, certifications, champions, chaplains, characterizations, charlatans, chieftains, circulations, citations, citizens, civilians, civilizations, clarifications, classifications, clinicians, coalitions, collaborations, collections, collegians, collisions, combinations, comedians, commemorations, commissions, Commons, communications, companions, comparisons, compensations, competitions, compilations, completions, complexions, complications, compositions, compulsions, computations, concentrations, conceptions, concessions, conclusions, concoctions, concussions, condemnations, conditions, confections, confessions, configurations, confirmations, confrontations, confusions, congratulations, congregations, congresspersons, conjugations, conjunctions, connections, connotations, consecrations, considerations, consolations, consolidations, constellations, constitutions, constrictions, constructions, consultations, contentions, contortions, contractions, contradictions, contraptions, contrarians, contributions, contusions, conventions, conversations, conversions, convictions, convulsions, cooperations, corporations, corrections, correlations, corruptions, cottons, cousins, cravens, creations, crustaceans, curtains, cushions, custodians, dalmatians, Daltons, dandelions, decapitations, deceptions, decisions, declarations, decorations, deductions, deepens, defections, definitions, degradations, delegations, deletions, deliberations, delicatessens, delusions, demarcations, demons, demonstrations, demotions, denationalizations, denizens, denominations, denunciations, depictions, deportations, depositions, depreciations, depredations, depressions, deprivations, descriptions, desecrations, desertions, designations, destinations, detentions, determinations, determines, detonations, devaluations, deviations, dietitians, digressions, dimensions, dioxins, directions, disciplinarians, disciplines, discolorations, discussions, dislocations, dispositions, disruptions, dissections, distinctions, distortions, distractions, distributions, diversifications, diversions, divisions, Dobsons, doctrines, dolphins, donations, dozens, dragons, dramatizations, dungeons, duplications, durations, editions, educations, egyptians, elections, electricians, electrocutions, elevations, elevens, eliminations, elocutions, emanations, emigrations, emissions, emotions, endorphins, engines, environs, envisions, eons, equations, erections, eruptions, estimations, estrogens, evacuations, evaluations, evasions, evens, evictions, exacerbations, exactions, exaggerations, examinations, examines, excavations, exceptions, exclamations, exclusions, excursions, executions, exemptions, exertions, exhibitions, exhortations, expansions, expectations, expeditions, expirations, explanations, explorations, explosions, expositions, expressions, expropriations, expulsions, extensions, extractions, fabrications, factions, famines, fashions, federations, felons, fictions, firmans, flirtations, fluctuations, fluorocarbons, formations, formulations, fortifications, fortunes, foundations, fountains, fractions, frictions, frightens, frustrations, functions, galleons, gallons, Gammons, gardens, generalizations, generations, geriatricians, germans, Gibbons, givens, globulins, gluttons, gorgons, Gowans, grabens, gradations, graduations, gremlins, gryphons, guardians, gyrations, hallucinations, happens, hardens, hastens, havens, heavens, heightens, heroines, herons, hesitations, historians, hooligans, horizons, hospitalizations, humanitarians, humans, humiliations, hydrocarbons, hydrogens, identifications, illusions, illustrations, imaginations, imagines, imitations, immunizations, impatiens, imperfections, implications, impressions, improvisations, inaugurations, incarnations, incisions, inclinations, inclusions, incorporations, incursions, indications, indiscretions, infections, infestations, inflections, informations, infractions, infusions, inhibitions, injections, injunctions, innovations, inoculations, inscriptions, insinuations, inspections, inspirations, installations, institutions, instructions, integrations, intentions, interactions, interceptions, interconnections, interjections, intermissions, interpretations, interrogations, interruptions, intersections, interventions, intestines, intimations, introductions, intrusions, inundations, invasions, inventions, investigations, invitations, ions, irritations, jillions, Jordans, jurisdictions, justifications, juxtapositions, kindergartens, kitchens, kittens, lacerations, leavens, legions, lemans, lemons, lengthens, lesbians, lesions, lessens, lessons, liberalizations, libertarians, librarians, limitations, linens, lions, lippens, liquidations, listens, litigations, locations, loosens, lotions, luncheons, machinations, magicians, magnifications, maidens, malformations, malfunctions, mandarins, manifestations, manipulations, mansions, margins, Marlins, martens, martians, masons, mathematicians, matrons, mavens, medallions, medications, medicines, meditations, melons, mentions, metropolitans, mignons, migrations, millions, minions, ministrations, miscalculations, misconceptions, miscreations, misfortunes, misperceptions, misrepresentations, missions, mittens, mobilizations, modifications, Morgans, motions, motivations, mountains, muffins, mullens, munitions, musicians, mutations, mutilations, myrmidons, nationalizations, nations, negotiations, neurosurgeons, newspersons, nominations, nonwovens, notations, notifications, notions, objections, obligations, observations, obsessions, obstetricians, obstructions, occasions, occupations, oceans, omens, omissions, onions, opens, operations, opinions, oppressions, opticians, options, orations, orchestrations, organizations, organs, orientations, originations, orphans, oscillations, ovations, ovens, paeans, palpitations, pardons, parliamentarians, Parsons, participations, partisans, partitions, passions, pathogens, patients, patricians, patrons, pavilions, pedestrians, pediatricians, penguins, penicillins, pensions, peons, perceptions, perforations, permissions, permutations, persons, persuasions, perturbations, petitions, physicians, pigeons, pistons, plantains, plantations, plebeians, poisons, politicians, pollens, polyhedrons, pontifications, populations, porcelains, portions, positions, possessions, potions, precautions, preconceptions, preconditions, predictions, predilections, predispositions, preoccupations, preparations, prescriptions, presentations, presumptions, pretensions, prisons, privations, privatizations, processions, proclamations, productions, professions, prognostications, prohibitions, projections, promotions, pronunciations, proportions, propositions, prosecutions, prostaglandins, protections, protestations, protozoans, provisions, provocations, publications, puritans, qualifications, questions, quotations, ramifications, rationalizations, rations, ravens, reactions, realizations, reasons, rebellions, recapitalizations, receptions, recessions, recisions, recitations, recollections, recommendations, reconciliations, reconstructions, recriminations, redemptions, reductions, reflections, regimens, regions, registrations, regressions, regulations, rehabilitations, rejections, relations, religions, relocations, remissions, renditions, renegotiations, renovations, reopens, reorganizations, reparations, repercussions, repetitions, repossessions, representations, repressions, reproductions, reputations, rescissions, reservations, resignations, resolutions, restorations, restrictions, reunions, revaluations, revelations, reverberations, revisions, revocations, revolutions, rhetoricians, ribbons, Robins, romans, rotations, ruins, ruminations, saddens, salmons, samaritans, sanctions, sapiens, satisfactions, scallions, scorpions, seasons, secretions, sections, selections, seminarians, sensations, separations, sermons, sessions, sevens, shamans, sharpens, shenanigans, shortens, Siemens, simulations, siphons, sirens, situations, skeletons, slogans, smoothens, snapdragons, softens, solicitations, solutions, sovereigns, sovrans, specifications, specimens, speculations, spokespersons, squadrons, stallions, stations, statisticians, sterilizations, stiffens, stipulations, straightens, strangulations, strengthens, sturgeons, subdivisions, subluxations, submissions, subscriptions, substitutions, suburbans, suggestions, sultans, summations, summons, superstitions, suppositions, surgeons, suspensions, suspicions, sweetens, syndications, tabulations, tacticians, talons, tamarins, technicians, telecommunications, televisions, temptations, tendons, tensions, terminations, theologians, theoreticians, threatens, tightens, titans, toboggans, totalitarians, toughens, toxins, traditions, transactions, transcriptions, transformations, transfusions, transgressions, transitions, translations, transmissions, tribulations, trillions, truncheons, tuitions, turbans, unions, unisons, urchins, utopians, vacations, vaccinations, valuations, variations, vegetarians, versions, veterans, veterinarians, vibrations, villains, violations, virgins, visions, visitations, vitamins, vocations, wagons, wardens, warrens, watermelons, weapons, widens, woolens, workstations, worsens, yaupons, zillions. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-i-k-n-q-s-u" | |
-1 letter: cinques, quicken, quinces. | |
-2 letters: cinque, incuse, quicks, quince, sequin, sicken. | |
-3 letters: cines, cukes, incus, kines, necks, neuks, nicks, nukes, quick, quins, since, skein, sneck, snick, snuck. | |
-4 letters: cine, cues, cuke, cusk, ecus, ices, inks, kens, kine, kins, kues, kune, neck, neuk, nice, nick, nuke, quin, sice, sick, sike, sine, sink, skin, suck, sunk, ukes. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-i-k-n-q-s-u" | |
+1 letter: quickness. | |
+2 letters: quickeners. | |
+3 letters: quicknesses. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Quotations: Familiar | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions: Internet 7. Translations: Modern 8. Translations: Ancient | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Bibliography |
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