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Word: Quench
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Old English -cwencan (in acwencan ‘put out, extinguish’), of Germanic origin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kwɛn(t)ʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
satisfy (one's thirst) by drinking.
Short Definition:satisfy one's thirst by drinking
Definition:
extinguish (a fire)
Short Definition:extinguish
Examples:- firemen hauled on hoses in a desperate bid to quench the flames
Definition:
rapidly cool (red-hot metal or other material), especially in cold water or oil.
Short Definition:rapidly cool red-hot metal or other material
Word: Quench
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kwɛn(t)ʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an act of quenching a very hot substance.
Short Definition:act of quenching very hot substance
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