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

1. noun. Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked.
2. noun. A wedgelike piece of stone, wood metal, or other material, used for various purposes
3. noun. to support and steady a stone.
4. noun. To support the breech of a cannon.
5. noun. To wedge or lock up a form within a chase.
6. noun. To prevent casks from rolling.
7. noun. (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

   Synonyms: corner

8. noun. the keystone of an arch

   Synonyms: coign, coigne

9. noun. expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase

   Synonyms: coign, coigne

Synonyms

corner, coign, coigne

Common word forms

quoins, quoined, quoining

Words from these letters

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