quench
/kwɛnʧ/
verb
6 letters1 syllable20 points in Scrabble®22 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
VERB
1
Satisfy (thirst).
“The cold water quenched his thirst”
2
Suppress or crush completely.
“quench a rebellion”
3
Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights.
“quench the flames”
4
Cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid.
“quench steel”
5
Electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device.
6
Reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance.
WORD FORMS
Related formquenching
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®20 points
Words With Friends®22 points
Double word40 points
Triple word60 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinuenchqay
Starts & ends withQ … H
Syllablesquench
SYNONYMS & RELATED9
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