quickens

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quickens

/ˈkwɪk(ə)ns/ US, UK

Where it comes from

From quicken + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, plurals of nouns, and the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs).

noun

Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, plural, plural only Synonym of couch grass (“a species of grass, Elymus repens”); also, the underground rhizomes of this, and sometimes other grasses. Quickens are not confined to one species of grass.
Similar: couch grass

noun

Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, plural plural of quicken

verb

indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of quicken

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"quickens." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quickens. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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quickens. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quickens

Chicago

"quickens." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quickens.

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@misc{quickens_2026,
  title = {quickens},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quickens},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}