Word Finder - quint

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An interval of one fifth.

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The E string of a violin.

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In piquet, a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker

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A quin or quintuplet.

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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.

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Quinte; the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position.

The octave quint which stands on the former harmonic flute slide is the old fifteenth, with five extra pipes at the bottom.

Tonally, the Victorian organs are robust, with at least two complete manual choruses and mainly quint mixtures.

The quint rank in the mixture is much too prominent.

In bell founding these partials have acquired their own names of hum tone, prime, tierce, quint, and nominal.

Quint is probably Robert Shaw's best role and certainly one of the most memorable movie characters - a crusty old eccentric who lives to kill sharks.

Quint sets out to sea accompanied by Chief Brody and Matt Hooper, and now we've left the crowds of tourists and the local politics behind and entered a more elemental story, about men and the sea and the shark.

As gritty and boisterous as Quint, the character he played, Shaw was given to fits of rage when faced with the multiple delays in the production.

Lathum's pale blue gaze lifted from the tablet and searched Quint's.

She glanced quickly at Quint.

Quint's Historical Memoranda of Persons and Places in Old Dover, N.H., edited by John Scales (Dover, 1900).

Officer Quint unfolded his body and wiped vomit from his lips with a handkerchief.

Len Quint without a smile was almost unrecognizable.

Sniffer dog Quint helps to save the bumblebee Some sniffer dogs sniff out drugs.

Symptoms were not accompanied by icterus (Quint 1933 ). Hypericum canariense L. Rabanal et al.

To do the deed, they hire Quint the shark hunter (Robert Shaw).

Quint slowly let out his breath.

Quint nodded and turned to the patrol car.

Officer Quint came from the scene of the accident.

Howard turned and headed for the door, indicating for Quint to follow.

Quint hesitated a moment, watching Lisa with an uncertain expression.

Quint knew he should quell the ire that surged up and pounded in his neck.

Quint dropped into the seat and started the engine.

Officer Quint had gained four new friends.

He devoted some volumes to a history of Spain, which had a well-deserved success - Charles Quint, son abdication, son sejour, et sa mort au monastere de Yuste (1845); Antonio Perez et Philippe II.

Quint dropped his head.

Quint felt the warmth flow into his face.

For Quint, those pieces were essential to wrapping up his case.

Quint paused and eyed the young lawyer respectfully.

Quint took her hand.