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quick

noun [U]
 
 
/kwɪk/

Definition

the area of flesh under your nails: He's bitten his nails to the quick.The handThe foot
(Definition of quick noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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