Associations to the word «Quench»
Noun
- Thirst
- Fluorescence
- Flame
- Spark
- Stile
- Magnet
- Righteousness
- Furnace
- Enmity
- Magnolia
- Wick
- Lust
- Ire
- Radical
- Draught
- Puddle
- Orb
- Fire
- Burn
- Watering
- Naught
- Drink
- Fireman
- Evaporation
- Helium
- Uv
- Dart
- Sparkle
- Magma
- Tyranny
- Vapour
- Excitation
- Blaze
- Chlorine
- Wrath
- Fountain
- Animosity
- Dew
- Melt
- Riddle
- Discord
- Lily
- Water
- Reagent
- Steam
- Flood
- Torch
- Ox
- Torrent
- Consuming
- Fragmentation
- Alloy
- Smoking
- Oxygen
- Dye
- Brook
- Freeze
- Sulfur
- Ember
- Hardness
- Lamp
- Intermediate
- Heat
- Mor
- Bucket
- Indignation
- Breaker
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".
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.