Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "quill" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

ink ink pot

Derived Terms

Big Quill crow quill goosequill piss in a quill pure quill quill bit quill feather quill mite quill pen quill pig quill-driver quillback quiller quillfish quillless quilllike quillman quilltail quillwort quilly

Context

canada music us weaving

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

pen plumage plume rib spine

Type Of (IsA)

feather old tool pen rib spine writing instrument

Part Of

feather hedgehog porcupine

Related Terms

barb barbed bark chicken chicken geese cinchona cinnamon defense detach fabric feather feather pen fold for writing geese hedgehog implement ink ink and instrument like lower musical instrument needle old old pen old writing pen penmanship pierce plain plectrum pointed porcupine predator quilling quillwork rounded ruff shaft shuttle smal spindle spool squid thread tube woof write writing writing feather writing implement writing instrument

Synonym Network

flight feather

Used For

allowing birds to have feathers calligraphy embellish museum holding and distributing ink holding ink making quill pen stuffing pillow write writing writing instrument writing with

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.