Associations to the word «Quicksilver»
Noun
- Exodus
- Ulysses
- Dead
- Quick
- Thunderbolt
- Float
- Insanity
- Vega
- Slipper
- Belisarius
- Mischief
- Otter
- Kang
- Mist
- Dc
- Vision
- Sentinel
- Milk
- Lightning
- Machinery
- Bolt
- Becker
- Hopkins
- Miner
- Rush
- Coal
- Os
- Laughing
- Collect
- Hulk
- Service
- Grape
- Cylinder
- Leap
- Gland
- Comic
- Francisco
- Villain
- Pipe
- Clara
- Guitarist
- Gary
- Lift
- Chris
- Confusion
- Mad
- Shaft
- Richards
- Garrett
- Deposit
- Initiative
- Cheer
- Pan
- Destiny
- Garcia
- Mac
- La
- Pitcher
- Banks
- Breach
- Dominion
- Dragon
- Bout
- Join
Adjective
Wiktionary
QUICKSILVER, noun. The metal mercury.
QUICKSILVER, noun. (colloquial) An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering.
QUICKSILVER, adjective. Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial.
QUICKSILVER, verb. To overlay with quicksilver.
QUICKSILVER, verb. To treat with quicksilver.
QUICKSILVER WATER, noun. A solution of mercury nitrate used in artificial silvering.
Dictionary definition
QUICKSILVER, noun. A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures.
QUICKSILVER, adjective. Liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next".
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