quicks
Flesh beneath nails
Quicks is the plural of quick as a noun, referring to the sensitive flesh beneath fingernails or toenails: She bit her nails to the quicks.
The phrase cut to the quick means to wound someone's deepest feelings—reaching the tender, living part beneath protective layers.
quickstep
Fast-paced ballroom dance
swift · rapid · fast · brisk · hasty · fleet · speedy · snappy · prompt · reactive
cuticle
Dead skin at nail base
- nailMetal fastener or keratin plate
- fingernailKeratinous digit cover
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
tender · raw · exposed · keratin · matrix · lunula · dermis · nerve · pain · bleeding
nail anatomy
quicksnails
Metal fasteners, finger coverings
nail plates · fingernails · toenails · keratin · dead skin
- quick fixHasty temporary solution
- quick fixesTemporary solutions, not thorough
- quick lookBrief visual inspection
- quick napShort restorative sleep
- quick as a flashExtremely fast, immediate
- quick learnerOne who masters rapidly
quick, quickly, quickness, quicken, quickest, quicker, quick-witted, quickened, quickens