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Definition: Quicker |
QuickerAdverb1. More quickly. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "quicker" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references) |
Synonym: QuickerSynonym: faster (adv). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Quicker |
| English words defined with "quicker": allegretto ♦ Moto. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "quicker": brute force attack ♦ face mechanization, farcical comedy, Friar John ♦ hydraulic prop, HyperSPARC ♦ incremental backup ♦ Listen! ♦ Selvulize system, signals. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Damn man, my grandma's quicker and faster than you pansies! (Dazed and Confused; writing credit: Richard Linklater) Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker. (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory; writing credit: Roald Dahl) In there, the more you carry, the quicker you get tired, the sooner you die. (Cannibal Holocaust; writing credit: Gianfranco Clerici) Nope, but I can cream your colon quicker than one of them burrito with extra guacamole sauce! (Major Payne; writing credit: Joe Connelly; Bob Mosher) We'll never make it. Quicker, quicker! (The Cheap Detective; writing credit: Neil Simon) | |
Lyrics | We done been through the mud and we quicker to slaughter (Party Up; performing artist: DMX) I get brain, kick the whores out a little quicker (Can't Deny It; performing artist: Fabolous) The kid pull the four out a little quicker (Can't Deny It; performing artist: Fabolous) Hands quicker than the eyes can see g (I Wanna Rock; performing artist: Prince) | |
Tongue Twisters | Kiss her quick, kiss her quicker, kiss her quickest! (references; author: unknown) Quick kiss. Quicker kiss. Quickest kiss. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Quicker Than the Eye (1989) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Aerial photography vs. plane table mapping Much greater detail possible and significantly quicker with photography. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | It's bitter, Uncle, but the quicker you swallow it, the better for you. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Agriculture. Guayule cultivation. Irrigating a two year old field of guayule in the Salinas Valley of California. Guayule will grow on dry land in this section, but produces rubber quicker when irrigated. Guayule plantings will produce an estimated 600 to. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| Author | Quotation |
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller | The lamp of genius burns quicker than the lamp of life. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | She was pleased with the eagerness to arrive which had made him alter his plan, and travel earlier, later, and quicker, that he might gain half a day. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | He broke into a run and, running quicker and quicker, ran across the cinderpath and reached the third line playground, panting. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Quicker we get started, surer it is we get there. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | In general, the sooner such therapy is begun following infection, the quicker and more complete the recovery. (references) | |
Like TURP, laser surgery requires anesthesia and a hospital stay. One advantage of laser surgery over TURP is that laser surgery causes little blood loss. Laser surgery also allows for a quicker recovery time. But laser surgery may not be effective on larger prostates. (references) | ||
The number of people surviving TBI with impairment has increased significantly in recent years, which is attributed to faster and more effective emergency care, quicker and safer transportation to specialized treatment facilities, and advances in acute medical management. (references) | ||
Business | It is felt that competition would help grow the industry quicker in the country. (references) | |
Because of geographic proximity, they are also perceived as offering quicker service and replacement of parts. (references) | ||
GECAL was able to dominate the market for new car loans quicker than expected due to its cost of funds advantage. (references) | ||
Economic History | Zambia | Privatization of the economy in general allows quicker and more flexible responses to unforeseen economic developments. (references) |
Netherlands | As Dutch consumers seek easier and quicker food preparation techniques, easy-to-prepare seafood products are also in demand. (references) | |
Bahrain | Retailers attribute Asia's dominant market share to lower prices, quality products, easier customs, reduced paperwork, quicker shipping, and cheaper freight prices. (references) | |
Political Economy | CHILE | The government also provides exporters with quicker returns of VAT paid on inputs than other producers receive. (references) |
Trade | Netherlands | With an international distribution and warehouse center serving Western Europe, products can arrive at the customer's site quicker and with less complaints. (references) |
Travel | Chad | This route is reportedly quicker and cheaper, but it is impeded by the extra border crossings (and the illicit taxes this involves). (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | The sooner Congress acts, the more effective the oil conservation program will be and the quicker the Federal revenues can be returned to our people. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | I will act to make that process easier and quicker for every state that asks our help. |
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| "Quicker" is generally used as an adjective (comparative) -- approximately 64.81% of the time. "Quicker" is used about 968 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 |
| Adjective (comparative) | 64.81% | 627 | 10,347 |
| Adverb (general) | 35.19% | 341 | 15,501 |
| Total | 100.00% | 968 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "quicker": quicker-moving, quicker-tempered, quicker-thinking. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; 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 |
quicker | 38 |
but candy dandy liquor quicker | 6 |
epson photo quicker | 6 |
quicker downloads | 5 |
does freeze make quicker salt water | 4 |
photo quicker | 3 |
cold does freeze hot quicker water | 3 |
picker quicker upper.com | 2 |
quicker run | 2 |
quicker download | 2 |
quicker downloading | 2 |
get quicker | 2 |
picker quicker upper | 2 |
grow hair quicker | 2 |
disconnects jks quicker | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "quicker"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | "较快. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | hurtigere ombytning af transportable roerledninger ved hjaelp af et roerstativ paa en vogn (attached to the trailer, quicker shifting of portable piping by means of a pipe carrier). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | het omleggen van draagbare leidingen verloopt sneller door het gebruik van een buizenplatform áan de landbouwwagen (attached to the trailer, quicker shifting of portable piping by means of a pipe carrier). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | pikemmin (rather, sooner). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | plus vite. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | schneller (faster, quickly, speedier), raschere. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | η μεταφορά σωληνώσεων ή κινητών σωλήνων επιταχύνεται με χρήση ειδικού ρυμουλκού-φορέα σωλήνων που είναι σταθεροποιημένος στην πλευρά της (attached to the trailer, quicker shifting of portable piping by means of a pipe carrier). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | più veloce. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 빨리 (Faster, Fastest, Quick, Quickest, soon, sooner, soonest). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ickerquay a deslocação de canalizações ou tubos móveis é acelerada pela utilização de uma plataforma para transporte de tubos,fixa sobre o lado do reboque (attached to the trailer, quicker shifting of portable piping by means of a pipe carrier). (various references) hızlan (faster, hurry, swing, swing it). (various references) cynt (earlier, former, more quickly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Habakkuk Chapter 1, Verse 8 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai exalountai uper pardaleiV oi ippoi autou kai oxuteroi uper touV lukouV thV arabiaV kai exippasontai oi ippeiV autou kai ormhsousin makroqen kai petasqhsontai wV aetoV proqumoV eiV to fagein |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Leviores pardis equi eius et velociores lupis vespertinis et diffundentur equites eius equites namque eius de longe venient volabunt quasi aquila festinans ad comedendum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | His horsis liyter than pardis, and swifter than euyn wolues, and his horsmen shuln be scatrid abrode; for whi horsmen shuln cum fro fer, thei shuln flee as an egle hastynge to ete. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And their horses are quicker than leopards and their horsemen more cruel than evening wolves; they come from far away, like an eagle in flight rushing on its food. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Habakkuk Chapter 1, Verse 8 |
| Cebuano | Ang ilang mga kabayo usab matulin pa kay sa mga leopardo, ug labing mabangis kay sa mga lobo sa kagabhion; ug, ang ilang mga magkakabayo nanagpadayon nga mapahitas-on: oo, ang ilang mga magkakabayo nagagikan sa halayo; sila nagalupad ingon sa agila nga nagadali aron sa paglamoy. |
| Croatian | Konji su mu brži od leoparda, hitriji od vukova uveèer; jahaèi mu poskakuju, stižu izdaleka, ustremljeni k'o orlovi da plijen proždru. |
| Danish | Dets Heste er rappere end Pantere, mer viltre end Ulve ved Kvæld; dets Rytterheste kommer i Spring, flyvende langvejs fra. Som Ørnen i Fart efter Føde |
| Dutch | Want zijn paarden zijn lichter dan de luipaarden, en zij zijn scherper dan de avondwolven, en zijn ruiters verspreiden zich; ja, zijn ruiters zullen van verre komen, zij zullen vliegen als een arend, zich spoedende om te eten. |
| Finnish | Sen hevoset ovat nopeammat kuin pantterit, ne juoksevat kiivaammin kuin sudet illoin. Sen ratsumiehet kiidättävät - kaukaa tulevat sen ratsumiehet, ne lentävät, niinkuin kotka syöksyy syönnökselleen. |
| French | Ses chevaux sont plus rapides que les léopards, Plus agiles que les loups du soir, Et ses cavaliers s`avancent avec orgueil; Ses cavaliers arrivent de loin, Ils volent comme l`aigle qui fond sur sa proie. |
| German | Ihre Rosse sind schneller denn die Parder und behender denn die Wölfe des Abends. Ihre Reiter ziehen in großen Haufen von ferne daher, als flögen sie, wie die Adler eilen zum Aas. |
| Haitian Creole | Chwal yo kouri pi rèd pase chat mawon. Yo pi move pase chen mawon ki grangou. Kavalye yo soti byen lwen, y'ap kouri vini. Yo tankou malfini k'ap plonje sou poul. |
| Hungarian | És lovai serényebbek a párduczoknál, és gyorsabbak az estveli farkasoknál, és elõtörtetnek az õ lovasai; és az õ lovasai messzirõl jõnek, repülnek, mint a zsákmányra sietõ keselyû. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kudanya lebih cepat daripada macan tutul, dan lebih ganas daripada serigala yang sedang lapar. Pasukan berkudanya datang dari negeri-negeri jauh; mereka datang seperti burung elang yang menyambar mangsanya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Adapun kudanya itu terlebih tangkas dari pada harimau kumbang, dan terlebih galak dari pada gurk pada malam; bahwa segala orang berkendaraannya itu menampil dari jauh, mereka itu datang beterbangan seperti burung nasar yang menyambar mangsanya. |
| Maori | He tere atu a ratou hoiho i te reparo, he nanakia atu i te wuruhi o te ahiahi: ka tohatoha noa atu o ratou kaieke hoiho: ae ra, ka haere mai ano a ratou kaieke hoiho i tawhiti; ko ta ratou rere rite tonu ki ta te ekara e hohoro ana ki te kai. |
| Norwegian | Dets hester er raskere enn leoparder og skarpere til å springe enn ulver om aftenen; dets ryttere sprenger frem, dets ryttere kommer langt borte fra, de flyver som en ørn når den styrter sig over sitt rov. |
| Portuguese | Os seis cavalos são mais ligeiros do que os leopardos, se mais ferozes do que os lobos a tarde; os seus cavaleiros espalham-se por toda a parte; sim, os seus cavaleiros vêm de longe; voam como a águia que se apressa a devorar. |
| Rumanian | Caii lui sknt mai iuyi deckt leoparzii, mai sprinteni deckt lupii de searq, wi cqlqreyii lui knainteazq kn galop de departe, sboarq ca vulturul care se repede asupra prqzii. |
| Spanish | Sus caballos serán más veloces que leopardos y más ágiles que lobos vespertinos. Sus jinetes se dispersarán haciendo cabriolas. Vendrán de lejos, volarán como águilas que se apresuran a devorar. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"Quicker" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: quacka, quacke, quacker, quiced, quickers, quickey, quikee, quincke, Ruzicka. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "quicker" (pronounced kwi"ker) |
| 4 | -w i" k er | whicker, wicker. |
| 3 | -i" k er | Bicker, clicker, Dicker, flicker, kicker, licker, liquor, picker, sicker, slicker, snicker, sticker, thicker, ticker, vicar. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-i-k-q-r-u" | |
-1 letter: cirque. | |
-2 letters: curie, icker, quick, quire, quirk, ureic. | |
-3 letters: cire, cuke, cure, ecru, keir, kier, reck, rice, rick, ruck, uric. | |
-4 letters: cue, cur, ecu, ice, ick, ire, irk, kir, kue, rec, rei, rue, uke. | |
-5 letters: er, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-i-k-q-r-u" | |
+2 letters: quickener. | |
+3 letters: microquake, quackeries, quickeners. | |
+4 letters: microquakes, quicksilver. | |
+5 letters: quicksilvers. | |
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