ALL meanings of quill
quill
Q q - noun quill Any of the main wing or tail feathers of a bird. 1
- noun quill large feather 1
- noun quill porcupine: spine 1
- noun quill one of the large feathers of the wing or tail of a bird. 1
- noun quill the hard, hollow, basal part of a feather. 1
- noun quill a feather, as of a goose, formed into a pen for writing. 1
- noun quill one of the hollow spines on a porcupine or hedgehog. 1
- noun quill a plectrum of a harpsichord. 1
- noun quill a roll of bark, as of cinnamon, formed in drying. 1
- noun quill a reed or other hollow stem on which yarn is wound. 1
- noun quill a bobbin or spool. 1
- noun quill a toothpick. 1
- noun quill Machinery. a hollow shaft or sleeve through which another independently rotating shaft may pass. a shaft, joined to and supported by two other shafts or machines, for transmitting motion from one to the other. a rotating toolholder used in boring or facing internal angles. 1
- noun quill a musical pipe, especially one made from a hollow reed. 1
- verb with object quill Textiles. to arrange (fabric) in flutes or cylindrical ridges, as along the edge of a garment, hem, etc. to wind on a quill, as yarn. 1
- verb with object quill to penetrate with, or as if with, a quill or quills. 1
- verb with object quill to extract a quill or quills from: to quill a duck before cooking it. 1
- countable noun quill A quill is a pen made from a bird's feather. 0
- countable noun quill A bird's quills are large, stiff feathers on its wings and tail. 0
- countable noun quill The quills of a porcupine are the long sharp points on its body. 0
- noun quill any of the large stiff feathers of the wing or tail of a bird 0
- noun quill the long hollow central part of a bird's feather; calamus 0
- noun quill a bird's feather made into a pen for writing 0
- noun quill any of the stiff hollow spines of a porcupine or hedgehog 0
- noun quill a device, formerly usually made from a crow quill, for plucking a harpsichord string 0
- noun quill a length of feather barb stripped of barbules and used for the body of some artificial flies 0
- noun quill a small roll of bark, esp one of dried cinnamon 0
- noun quill (in weaving) a bobbin or spindle 0
- noun quill a fluted fold, as in a ruff 0
- noun quill a hollow shaft that rotates upon an inner spindle or concentrically about an internal shaft 0
- verb quill to wind (thread, yarn, etc) onto a spool or bobbin 0
- verb quill to make or press fluted folds in (a ruff) 0
- noun quill any of the large, stiff wing or tail feathers of a bird 0
- noun quill the hollow, horny stem of a feather; calamus 0
- noun quill any of the spines of a porcupine or hedgehog 0
- noun quill any of various things made from the quill of a feather, specif., a pen for writing 0
- noun quill a musical pipe made of a hollow stem, reed, or cane 0
- noun quill a weaver's spindle or bobbin 0
- noun quill a hollow shaft in certain mechanical devices 0
- noun quill a small roll of dried bark, as of cinchona, cinnamon, etc. 0
- verb transitive quill to form with or into quillings 0
- verb transitive quill to wind (thread or yarn) on a quill (sense 6) 0
- verb transitive quill to cover or pierce with quills, as of a porcupine 0