shiver, quake, tremble, shudder
shiver, shudder; case for carrying arrows
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Quiver Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Quiver Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. i.)
To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.
To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.
(n.)
The act or state of quivering; a tremor.
The act or state of quivering; a tremor.
(n.)
A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person.
A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person.
(a.)
Nimble; active.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutNimble; active.
quiver
quizzer \quiz"zer\ (-z&etilde;r), n. one who quizzes; a quiz.
Dolysteinio = v. to quiver
Ffryn = n. a quiver, a shudder
Nug = n. a quiver, a ripple
Yswymbren = n. a quiver
Quiver, (n.)
A portable sheath in which the ancient statesman and the aboriginal lawyer carried their lighter arguments.
He extracted from his quiver,
Did the controversial Roman,
An argument well fitted
To the question as submitted,
Then addressed it to the liver,
Of the unpersuaded foeman.
Oglum P. Boomp
The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce, 1911 (About)A portable sheath in which the ancient statesman and the aboriginal lawyer carried their lighter arguments.
He extracted from his quiver,
Did the controversial Roman,
An argument well fitted
To the question as submitted,
Then addressed it to the liver,
Of the unpersuaded foeman.
Oglum P. Boomp
active
(surfing) set of surfboards for different conditions
large family
a steak
Noun
1. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"
(synonym) frisson, shiver, chill, shudder, thrill, tingle
(hypernym) fear, fearfulness, fright
2. a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
(synonym) shaking, shakiness, trembling, quivering, vibration, palpitation
(hypernym) motion
(hyponym) tremolo
(derivation) quake, palpitate
3. case for holding arrows
(hypernym) case
4. the act of vibrating
(synonym) vibration, quivering
(hypernym) motion, movement, move, motility
(hyponym) tremor, shudder
(derivation) quake, palpitate
Verb
1. shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"
(synonym) quake, palpitate
(hypernym) tremble
(derivation) vibration, quivering
2. move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
(synonym) flicker, waver, flitter, flutter
(hypernym) move back and forth
3. move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"
(synonym) pulsate, beat
(hypernym) move
(verb-group) pulsate, throb, pulse
Quiver Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A quiver is a container for arrows. Quivers have been traditionally made of leather, bark, wood, furs and other natural materials; modern quivers are often made of metal and plastic.
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Quiver Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
Collective term used to describe a line up of boards, sails or fins. A full 'quiver' of sails will consist of a number of different sizes to cater for a range of conditions.
Quiver Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
the sheath for arrows. The Hebrew word (aspah) thus commonly rendered is found in Job 39:23; Ps. 127:5; Isa. 22:6; 49:2; Jer. 5:16; Lam. 3:13. In Gen. 27:3 this word is the rendering of the Hebrew teli, which is supposed rather to mean a suspended weapon, literally "that which hangs from one", i.e., is suspended from the shoulder or girdle.
a box made for the purpose of holding arrows. (Genesis 27:3) There is nothing in the Bible to indicate either its form or material, or in what way it was carried.
