(physics) A hypothetical fundamental particle; a preon.
quinn
quinn
Proper noun
derived from the Ó Coinn "descendant of Chief".
name transferred from the surname.
name occasionally used since the 1990s.
A town/village/thorp in South Dakota.
quins
quins
noun
plural of quin
quint
quint
noun
(US, informal) a quin or quintuplet.
(card games) In piquet, a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker
(fencing) quinte; the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position.
(firefighting) A vehicle used by firefighters that combines the capabilities of a fire engine and a fire truck, having the ability to provide vertical access as well as pump water to fight a fire.
(music) An interval of one fifth.
(music) The E string of a violin.
qulin
qulin
Proper noun
A city/town in Missouri.
quoin
quoin
noun
(firearms) A wedge of wood or iron put under the breech of heavy guns or the muzzle of siege-mortars to raise them to the proper level.
(horticulture) A number of apple varieties with a distinctive ribbed appearance, like corners of a coin.
(obsolete, nautical) A form of wedge used to prevent casks from moving
(printing, historical) A metal wedge which fits into the space between the type and the edge of a chase, and is tightened to fix the metal type in place.
Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.