quail
v. flinch from fear, recoil, cringe; falter n. any species of small game bird from the genus Coturnix | ||||
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Quail Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Quail
(v. t.)
To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue.
(v. i.)
To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade.
(v. i.)
To curdle; to coagulate, as milk.
(v. i.)
To become quelled; to become cast down; to sink under trial or apprehension of danger; to lose the spirit and power of resistance; to lose heart; to give way; to shrink; to cower.
(n.)
Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and Maryland quail), and the California quail (Calipepla Californica).
(n.)
Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix.
(n.)
Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (C. communis), the rain quail (C. Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (C. pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis).
(n.)
A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.
(v. t.)
To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue.
(v. i.)
To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade.
(v. i.)
To curdle; to coagulate, as milk.
(v. i.)
To become quelled; to become cast down; to sink under trial or apprehension of danger; to lose the spirit and power of resistance; to lose heart; to give way; to shrink; to cower.
(n.)
Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and Maryland quail), and the California quail (Calipepla Californica).
(n.)
Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix.
(n.)
Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (C. communis), the rain quail (C. Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (C. pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis).
(n.)
A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.
| WordNet 2.0 |
quail
Noun
1. flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
(hypernym) wildfowl
(classification) game bird
2. small gallinaceous game birds
(hypernym) phasianid
(hyponym) bobwhite, bobwhite quail, partridge
(member-holonym) bevy
Verb
1. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
(synonym) flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) shrink back, retract
Noun
1. flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
(hypernym) wildfowl
(classification) game bird
2. small gallinaceous game birds
(hypernym) phasianid
(hyponym) bobwhite, bobwhite quail, partridge
(member-holonym) bevy
Verb
1. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
(synonym) flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) shrink back, retract
| Shakespeare Words |
QUAIL
to faint, be languid, be afraid to cause to quail
to faint, be languid, be afraid to cause to quail
| hEnglish - advanced version |
quail
quail
\quail\ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. qualled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. qualling.] [as. cwelan to die, perish; akin to cwalu violent death, d. kwaal pain, g. qual torment, ohg. quelan to suffer torment, lith. gelti to hurt, gela pain. cf. quell.]
1. to die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade. [obs.]
2. to become quelled; to become cast down; to sink under trial or apprehension of danger; to lose the spirit and power of resistance; to lose heart; to give way; to shrink; to cower. the atheist power shall quail, and confess his fears. i. taylor. stouter hearts than a woman's have quailed in this terrible winter.
similar words(16)
sea quail
button quail
quail hawk
quail pipe
quail snipe
quail brush
quail bush
quail call
quail dove
marsh quail
bustard quail
wood quail
mountain quail
virginia quail
rain quail
quail at
quail
\quail\ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. qualled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. qualling.] [as. cwelan to die, perish; akin to cwalu violent death, d. kwaal pain, g. qual torment, ohg. quelan to suffer torment, lith. gelti to hurt, gela pain. cf. quell.]
1. to die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade. [obs.]
2. to become quelled; to become cast down; to sink under trial or apprehension of danger; to lose the spirit and power of resistance; to lose heart; to give way; to shrink; to cower. the atheist power shall quail, and confess his fears. i. taylor. stouter hearts than a woman's have quailed in this terrible winter.
similar words(16)
sea quail
button quail
quail hawk
quail pipe
quail snipe
quail brush
quail bush
quail call
quail dove
marsh quail
bustard quail
wood quail
mountain quail
virginia quail
rain quail
quail at
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
quail
gearg
to abstain, refrain (from sth.): staon (ó rud)
gearg
to abstain, refrain (from sth.): staon (ó rud)
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Rhegen
Rhegen = n. a screaker; a quail
Rhegen = n. a screaker; a quail
Rhinc
Rhinc = n. a creak; a gnash; a quail
| Dream Dictionary |
Quail
To see quails in your dream, is a very favorable omen, if they are alive; if dead, you will undergo serious ill luck.
To shoot quail, foretells that ill feelings will be shown by you to your best friends.
To eat them, signifies extravagance in your personal living.
To see quails in your dream, is a very favorable omen, if they are alive; if dead, you will undergo serious ill luck.
To shoot quail, foretells that ill feelings will be shown by you to your best friends.
To eat them, signifies extravagance in your personal living.
Quail Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| US Zip Codes |
79251
State: TEXAS
City: QUAIL
State: TEXAS
City: QUAIL
Quail Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| The Bird / Parrot Lover Resource |
QUAILS
List of members:
Blue Scale Quails
Bobwhite Quails
California Quails
Gambel's Quail
Japanese / Coturnix Quails
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Quail Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Quail
Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the pheasant family Phasianidae, or in the family Odontophoridae. This article deals with the Old World species in the former family.
The New World quails are not closely related, but are named for their similar appearance and behaviour.
The Old World buttonquails are also in a different family Turnicidae, and are not true quails.
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