Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for quill

quill

noun as in feather

Strong matches

Advertisement

Discover More

Example Sentences

Then the fisher neatly skins the prickly prey, eating most everything except the quills and bones.

This is the first time that such a structure, which looks like the barb of a feather fanning off the central quill, has been spotted in the Milky Way.

Pad & Quill just unveiled its new leather AirTag case known as The Jimmy.

The rumor that porcupines can shoot or throw their quills at aggressors is only a legend, but there’s no need to test that out for yourself.

When threatened, porcupines release a strong odor meant to warn predators that quills are about to be deployed.

Guardians centers on Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), an intergalactic smuggler who swipes an orb.

The second feature involves a quill and inkwell that will also be featured on the front of the note.

“Both the quill and the inkwell are copper until you move the note,” said Lambert.

Edmund Morgan liked, especially, to teach his students how to make and sharpen a quill.

Most of West Plains learned the news from the front-page article in The Quill on March 21.

The only addition made to it when in use is the insertion of a quill or straw as a mouth-piece.

I may be a weak old fool, but I won't have them sold down there with quill wheels and warming-pans!

For a pen she would catch a goose, pluck a quill, and ask Billy to cut it.

The swish of a skirt seemed ridiculously loud in the hush, and the scratching of the judge's quill pen was noisily irritating.

The pen (calamus) was made of a reed brought to a point and cleft much as our quill pens are.

Synonym of the day

Which one is a synonym for jagged?Get the answer

Start each day with the Synonym of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

On this page you'll find 12 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to quill, such as: plumage, plume, calamus, down, pinion, and shaft.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement