Associations to the word «Quench»
Noun
- Molecule
- Temper
- Blast
- Pig
- Soul
- Beam
- Barrel
- Blanket
- Wine
- Love
- Remedy
- Initiation
- Multitude
- Cloud
- Shower
- Torture
- Faith
- Polymer
- Quantity
- Bread
- Till
- Lip
- Yield
- Steel
- Seek
- Mixture
- Haste
- Heart
- Lava
- Lighthouse
- Spray
- Render
- Substrate
- Fill
- Mouth
- Pool
- Beast
- Tis
- Transfer
- Oil
- Sigh
- Valve
- Iron
- Resonance
- Milk
- Flow
- God
- Nor
- Reactor
- Hope
- Spectrum
- Filling
- Zeus
- Liquid
- Solid
- Rope
- Ion
- Vitamin
- Shame
- Detection
- Sword
- Nitrogen
- Counting
- Curve
- Ate
Adjective
Wiktionary
QUENCH, verb. (transitive) To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst.
QUENCH, verb. (transitive) To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light.)
QUENCH, verb. (transitive) To cool rapidly by dipping into a bath of coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
QUENCH, noun. (physics) The abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state.
Dictionary definition
QUENCH, verb. Satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst".
QUENCH, verb. Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles".
QUENCH, verb. Electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device.
QUENCH, verb. Suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion".
QUENCH, verb. Reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance.
QUENCH, verb. Cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel".
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