quint

Plural: quints

Noun

• A group of five, or a set of five lines in poetry.
• the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
• one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
• An interval of one fifth.
• The E string of a violin.
• In piquet, a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker
• a quin or quintuplet.
• A vehicle used by firefighters that combines the capabilities of a fire engine and a fire truck, having the ability to provide vertical access as well as pump water to fight a fire.
• quinte; the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position.

Examples

• He searched his rack for a QUINT to make a long, high-scoring word.

Synonyms

5, cinque, fin, five, fivesome, Little Phoebe, pentad, Phoebe, quin, quintet, quintuplet, V