Definition for Quintain:

• An object to be tilted at; called also quintel.

Synonyms for Quintain:

• n.

  •bull's-eye (noun)
  • center,
  • target,
  • butt.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • dead center,
  • home run,
  • omphalos,
  • bull's eye,
  • hole in one,
  • bulls-eye,
  • bull's-eye,
  • direct hit,
  • quintains.
  •Other relevant words:
  • abut,
  • accusative,
  • address,
  • adjoin,
  • aspire,
  • athletics,
  • avocation,
  • back,
  • backside,
  • beano,
  • bearing,
  • behind,
  • bell ringer,
  • bellybutton,
  • bet on,
  • biz,
  • boast,
  • border,
  • bottom,
  • brand,
  • bull,
  • bum,
  • buns,
  • bunt,
  • butt against,
  • butt end,
  • butt joint,
  • butt on,
  • buttocks,
  • by-line,
  • calculate,
  • can,
  • cavort,
  • cease,
  • center field,
  • center of attention,
  • center on,
  • centerfield,
  • centre,
  • chase,
  • cheat,
  • check,
  • check off,
  • chess game,
  • chump,
  • cigaret,
  • cigarette,
  • close,
  • closing,
  • coffin nail,
  • commemorate,
  • concentrate,
  • concentrate on,
  • conclusion,
  • core,
  • crippled,
  • crisscross,
  • cross,
  • cross off,
  • cross out,
  • dark lantern,
  • death,
  • denounce,
  • derriere,
  • design,
  • destruction,
  • deutsche mark,
  • deutschmark,
  • differentiate,
  • direct,
  • disport,
  • distinguish,
  • draughts,
  • drive,
  • edge,
  • ending,
  • essence,
  • eye,
  • fag,
  • fair game,
  • fall guy,
  • fanny,
  • feature,
  • feed,
  • finish,
  • focus,
  • focus on,
  • following,
  • fool,
  • frisk,
  • frolic,
  • fun,
  • fundament,
  • gage,
  • gambol,
  • gamey,
  • gamy,
  • get,
  • gist,
  • goat,
  • gospel according to mark,
  • grade,
  • gritty,
  • gull,
  • halfway,
  • halt,
  • halting,
  • heading,
  • heart,
  • heart and soul,
  • hind end,
  • hindquarters,
  • hobby,
  • homer,
  • intent,
  • intention,
  • interest,
  • inwardness,
  • keister,
  • keno,
  • kernel,
  • label,
  • lame,
  • lark,
  • lark about,
  • last,
  • laughingstock,
  • lotto,
  • mall,
  • march,
  • mark off,
  • marker,
  • marking,
  • marrow,
  • meat,
  • mettlesome,
  • middle,
  • midpoint,
  • midway,
  • mug,
  • mutant,
  • mutation,
  • name and address,
  • nates,
  • navel,
  • nerve center,
  • nitty-gritty,
  • nock,
  • nonsubjective,
  • note,
  • notice,
  • nub,
  • object glass,
  • oddment,
  • omphalus,
  • pastime,
  • patsy,
  • physical object,
  • pit,
  • pith,
  • place,
  • play,
  • plaza,
  • plot,
  • pock,
  • point,
  • pore,
  • posterior,
  • prat,
  • predate,
  • print,
  • propose,
  • punctuate,
  • punt,
  • purport,
  • purpose,
  • pursuance,
  • quest,
  • raven,
  • rear,
  • remainder,
  • remnant,
  • revolve about,
  • revolve around,
  • rivet,
  • rollick,
  • romp,
  • rump,
  • saint mark,
  • scar,
  • score,
  • scrape,
  • scratch,
  • seat,
  • secret plan,
  • set,
  • shoot for,
  • shopping center,
  • shopping mall,
  • sideline,
  • sign,
  • skylark,
  • snapper,
  • soft touch,
  • spare-time activity,
  • spirited,
  • sportsman,
  • sportswoman,
  • spunky,
  • stain,
  • stake,
  • stern,
  • stigma,
  • stigmatise,
  • stigmatize,
  • stone pit,
  • stooge,
  • stop,
  • strike off,
  • strike out,
  • stub,
  • substance,
  • sum,
  • summercater,
  • tag,
  • tail,
  • tail end,
  • take,
  • take aim,
  • target area,
  • terminal,
  • terminate,
  • terminus,
  • tick,
  • tick off,
  • tooshie,
  • train,
  • tush,
  • umbilicus,
  • variation,
  • shopping centre,
  • rear end,
  • draw a bead on,
  • run around,
  • belly button,
  • gimpy,
  • ass,
  • sucker,
  • arse,
  • centre of attention,
  • object lens,
  • objective lens.

Quintain Sentence Examples:

• The four pages were in the tilt yard, where there stood a wooden figure, called a " quintain," which turned round upon an axis, and held a wooden sword in one hand and a buckler in the other.

• You have been a quintain long enough for all these popinjays who come from the provinces to gather our crumbs, and court our women.