noun
- plural of quick; the sensitive flesh under the fingernails or toenails
Examples
- She bit her nails down to the quicks.
- The manicurist was careful not to cut into the quicks.
- His quicks were bleeding after he trimmed his nails too short.
- The nail clippers accidentally nicked the quicks on her thumb.
- Cutting your nails too close to the quicks can be painful.