quills

verb

Definition of quillsnext
present tense third-person singular of quill
as in pikes

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  1. riddles
  2. punches
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  • Any trip to the dark night skies of our Southern California deserts reveals a vista full of wonder and mystery — riddles that astrophysicists like myself spend our days unraveling.
    — Steven R. Furlanetto, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
Definition of riddles
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  • Bubba purposefully knocks a girl down with a dodgeball, and when Mary tells him to stop being mean, Bubba punches her.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The winner punches their ticket to the Final 2.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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