Dictionary Entry
quoin
quoin is a 5-letter English word with 9 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 9 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked.
- 2noun
A wedgelike piece of stone, wood metal, or other material, used for various purposes
- 3noun
to support and steady a stone.
- 4noun
To support the breech of a cannon.
- 5noun
To wedge or lock up a form within a chase.
- 6noun
To prevent casks from rolling.
- 7noun
(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
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- 8noun
the keystone of an arch
- 9noun
expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
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