(dice games, card games, dominoes) A card, die, or domino with five spots or pips.
coquin
qaranc
quench
quench
noun
(physics) A rapid change of the parameters of a physical system.
(physics) The abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state.
The act of quenching something; the fact of being quenched.
verb
(transitive) To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).
(transitive) To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.
(transitive, chemistry) To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.
(transitive, metallurgy) To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
(transitive, physics) To rapidly change the parameters of a physical system.
(transitive, physics) To rapidly terminate the operation of a superconducting electromagnet by causing part or all of the magnet's windings to enter the normal, resistive state.
quince
quince
noun
(informal) Short for quinceañera.
A soft yellow colour, like that of a quince.
The deciduous tree bearing such fruit, native to Asia.
The pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga.
quinch
quinch
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To stir; to act as if in pain, flinch, wince.
quincy
quincy
Proper noun
An American male given name transferred from the surname.
Any of a number of places in the U.S.A. named after people with the surname, including:
a CDP in California, and the county seat of Originally named Quinsy.
a city in Florida
a city in Illinois
Noun
A kind of dry white wine made from Sauvignon blanc grapes grown near Quincy in the Loire valley.
A toilet: a fixture for urination and defecation, particularly as a personification of the device.