All English words - page 4676

Meanings of Quinta:

noun

(in spain, portugal, and latin america) a large house in the country or on the outskirts of a town.

Usage examples:

Hidden away in the forest and mountains, the picture-postcard town of sintra is home to impressive …

Meanings of Quintain:

noun

A post set up as a mark in tilting with a lance, typically with a sandbag attached that would swing round and strike an unsuccessful tilter.

Usage examples:

The object of the exercise was to strike the quintain hard enough to knock it all the way over, bey…

Meanings of Quintains:

noun

A post set up as a mark in tilting with a lance, typically with a sandbag attached that would swing round and strike an unsuccessful tilter.

Usage examples:

The object of the exercise was to strike the quintain hard enough to knock it all the way over, bey…

Meanings of Quintal:

noun

A unit of weight equal to a hundredweight (112 lb) or, formerly, 100 lb.

Usage examples:

An indian authority cited four and a half quintal (four hundredweight) of wood for an open-air crem…

Meanings of Quintals:

noun

A unit of weight equal to a hundredweight (112 lb) or, formerly, 100 lb.

Usage examples:

An indian authority cited four and a half quintal (four hundredweight) of wood for an open-air crem…

Meanings of Quintan:

noun

A fever that recurs (by inclusive reckoning) every fifth day.

adjective

Recurring (by inclusive reckoning) every fifth day (i.e. at intervals of approximately ninety-six hours); specifically designating fever (in later use especially trench fever) which recurs in this way.

Meanings of Quintans:

noun

A fever that recurs (by inclusive reckoning) every fifth day.

adjective

Recurring (by inclusive reckoning) every fifth day (i.e. at intervals of approximately ninety-six hours); specifically designating fever (in later use especially trench fever) which recurs in this way.

Meanings of Quintant:

noun

An instrument formerly used for making angular measurements, especially in astronomy and navigation, analogous to a sextant but having a notional arc of 72 degrees rather than 60 degrees, and so measuring up to 72 degrees (or 144 if the instrument has a mirror). compare "octant", "quadrant".

Meanings of Quintar:

noun

A former monetary unit of albania, equivalent to one-hundredth of a gold franc. in later use also: = "qindarka".

Meanings of Quintary:

noun

Originally; †a multiple of five (obsolete). later: something of a fifth level or rank; compare "quaternary".

adjective

Quinary.

Meanings of Quinte:

noun

The fifth of eight parrying positions.

Usage examples:

In sabre the head parry is often called the quinte as well.

Meanings of Quinternion:

noun

A set or gathering of five sheets of paper.

Meanings of Quinteron:

noun

A person who is by descent fifteen-sixteenths white and one-sixteenth black; one who is fifth in descent from an african.

Meanings of Quinteroon:

noun

A person who is by descent fifteen-sixteenths white and one-sixteenth black; one who is fifth in descent from an african.

Meanings of Quintes:

noun

The fifth of eight parrying positions.

Usage examples:

In sabre the head parry is often called the quinte as well.

Meanings of Quintessence:

noun

The most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.

Usage examples:

He was the quintessence of political professionalism

Meanings of Quintessential:

adjective

Representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.

Usage examples:

He was the quintessential tough guy—strong, silent, and self-contained

Meanings of Quintessentiality:

noun

Quintessential character or nature.

Meanings of Quintessentially:

adverb

Used to emphasize the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.

Usage examples:

A quintessentially english pop song

Meanings of Quintet:

noun

A group of five people playing music or singing together.

Usage examples:

A jazz quintet played hypnotic chicago blues

Meanings of Quintets:

noun

A group of five people playing music or singing together.

Usage examples:

A jazz quintet played hypnotic chicago blues

Meanings of Quintette:

noun

A group of five people playing music or singing together.

Usage examples:

A jazz quintet played hypnotic chicago blues

Meanings of Quintetto:

noun

A composition for five voices or instruments; = "quintet".

Meanings of Quintic:

adjective

Of the fifth degree; involving the fifth but no higher power of an unknown quantity or a variable.

noun

An expression, equation, curve, or surface of the fifth degree.

Meanings of Quintics:

adjective

Of the fifth degree; involving the fifth but no higher power of an unknown quantity or a variable.

noun

An expression, equation, curve, or surface of the fifth degree.