quills

The word “quills” has 1 syllable: quills

It's pronounced as /kwɪlz/


What is synonym and antonym for quills?

In the thesaurus, “quills” has 36 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for quills along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for quills

  • bayonets
  • cuts
  • dirks
  • gimlets
  • gores
  • harpoons
  • impales
  • jabs
  • knifes
  • lances
  • pecks
  • perforates
  • picks
  • pierces
  • pikes
  • pinks
  • pinpricks
  • pokes
  • poniards
  • pricks
  • prongs
  • punches
  • punctures
  • riddles
  • runs through
  • skewers
  • slices
  • spears
  • spikes
  • spindles
  • spits
  • stabs
  • sticks
  • thrusts
  • transfixes
  • transpierces

Meanings of quills

  • noun
    1. The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
    2. A pen made from a feather.
    3. Any pen.
    4. A sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine or hedgehog as a defense against predators.
    5. A thin piece of bark, especially of cinnamon or cinchona, curled up into a tube.
    6. The pen of a squid.
    7. The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments.
    8. The tube of a musical instrument.
    9. Something having the form of a quill, such as the fold or plain of a ruff, or a spindle, or spool, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle.

Example Sentences

  • The hedgehog raised its sharp quills in defense when approached.
  • Historically, writers used feather quills dipped in ink to write manuscripts.
  • The porcupine's quills provide protection against predators in the wild.
  • Artists sometimes incorporate natural elements like quills into their work for texture and visual interest.
  • She carefully plucked a few quills from the bird's wing to use in her craft project.

On this page you'll find 36 synonyms or another words to quills, such as: bayonets, cuts, dirks, gimlets, gores, harpoons, impales.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

jabs

  • bayonets
  • cuts
  • dabs
  • digs
  • dirks
  • gimlets
  • gores
  • harpoons
  • impales
  • jams
  • jerks
  • jogs
  • knifes
  • lances
  • lunges
  • nudges
  • pecks
  • perforates
  • picks
  • pierces
  • pikes
  • pinks
  • pinpricks
  • pokes
  • poniards
  • pricks
  • prongs
  • punches
  • punctures
  • pushes
  • quills
  • riddles
  • runs through
  • shoves
  • skewers
  • slices
  • spears
  • spikes
  • spindles
  • spits
  • stabs
  • sticks
  • thrusts
  • transfixes
  • transpierces

lances

  • bayonets
  • cuts
  • darts
  • dirks
  • gaffs
  • gimlets
  • gores
  • halberds
  • halberts
  • harpoons
  • impales
  • jabs
  • javelins
  • knifes
  • leisters
  • pecks
  • perforates
  • picks
  • pierces
  • pike
  • pikes
  • pikestaffs
  • pinks
  • pinpricks
  • pokes
  • poniards
  • pricks
  • prongs
  • punches
  • punctures
  • quills
  • riddles
  • runs through
  • shafts
  • skewers
  • slices
  • spears
  • spikes
  • spindles
  • spits
  • stabs
  • sticks
  • thrusts
  • transfixes
  • transpierces
  • tridents

impales

  • bayonets
  • cuts
  • dirks
  • gimlets
  • gores
  • harpoons
  • jabs
  • knifes
  • lances
  • pecks
  • perforates
  • picks
  • pierces
  • pikes
  • pinks
  • pinpricks
  • pokes
  • poniards
  • pricks
  • prongs
  • punches
  • punctures
  • quills
  • riddles
  • runs through
  • skewers
  • slices
  • spears
  • spikes
  • spindles
  • spits
  • stabs
  • sticks
  • thrusts
  • transfixes
  • transpierces

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