quintuple

IPA: kwˈɪntupʌɫ

noun

  • a fivefold amount

verb

  • (transitive) To multiply by five.
  • (intransitive) To be multiplied by five.

adjective

  • having five parts or members
  • five times as much
  • (music) having five crotchets in a bar
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Examples of "quintuple" in Sentences

  • AOL - News, which expects to "quintuple" the number of hyperlocal blogs in its Patch network
  • While United pursue their "quintuple," Chelsea will be looking to extend their winning start to life under Guus Hiddink to five matches.
  • The word "quintuple" can now disappear from the football lexicon as quickly as it arrived and, for that, it was difficult not to believe that some of the damage had been self-inflicted.
  • United's Scottish manager believes he has the players to pull off a 'quintuple' but admits that it will take a bit of luck for that to happen, particularly when it comes to keeping key stars fit.
  • By mid-March, the odds on a 'quintuple' could be very much shorter, but Ferguson insists he is not getting "carried away" by the prospect of an achievement that would match that of one of his heroes, Jock Stein, with Celtic in 1967.
  • Published data from children and pregnant women in Blantyre over the study period show that "quintuple" mutant parasites with two mutations in the dihydropteroate synthase (dhps) gene and three dihydrofolate reductase (dhfr) mutations were highly prevalent in Blantyre over the study period
  • José Mourinho buttered up Sir Alex Ferguson, claimed the Old Trafford groundsman was his friend, spent every minute of Wednesday's match in the technical area, lost 2-0, muttered darkly about Inter's policy failings, tipped United for the "quintuple" and then allegedly punched an abusive United supporter as he boarded the team coach.

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