Meanings
nounquickens pl (plural only)
- Northern EnglandNorthern IrelandScotlandpluralplural onlychiefly Midlands (northern)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.
1898, Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, TransactionsSynonyms: couch grass
noun
- Northern EnglandNorthern IrelandScotlandpluralchiefly Midlands (northern)plural of quicken
verb
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of quicken
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of couch grass (“a species of grass, Elymus repens”); also, the underground rhizomes of this, and sometimes other grasses.
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Origin
From quicken + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, plurals of nouns, and the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs).
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“quickens.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quickens. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quickens,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quickens.
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