Associations to the word «Quailing»
Noun
- Nightingale
- Falcon
- Trout
- Toast
- Hog
- Badger
- Spp
- Plumage
- Wrath
- Foe
- Kangaroo
- Pork
- Starling
- Harrier
- Elk
- Embryo
- Oriole
- Crow
- Peacock
- Heart
- Wildlife
- Shotgun
- Button
- Swallow
- Israelites
- Rook
- Eagle
- Snare
- Brace
- Crane
- Flicker
- Anger
- Winery
- Bush
- Sauce
- Turtle
- Juniper
- Poultry
- Common
- Napoleon
- Scrub
- Sapphire
- Whistling
- Mule
- Wendy
- Cheney
- Garlic
- Spirit
- Hound
- Brush
- Upland
- Pig
- Feather
- Tracer
- Cactus
- Mushroom
- Eye
- Lizard
- Spit
- Pudding
- Grassland
- Plutarch
- Cougar
- Rainforest
- Fauna
- Alligator
- Habit
- Swan
- Hickory
- Meat
- Dish
- Beef
Adjective
Wiktionary
QUAIL, verb. (intransitive) To waste away; to fade, wither. [from 15th c.]
QUAIL, verb. (transitive) (now rare) To frighten, daunt (someone). [from 16th c.]
QUAIL, verb. (intransitive) To lose heart or courage; to be daunted, fearful. [from 16th c.]
QUAIL, verb. (intransitive) To slacken, give way (of courage, faith etc.). [from 16th c.]
QUAIL, noun. Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.
QUAIL, noun. (obsolete) A prostitute; so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.
QUAIL, verb. To curdle; to coagulate, as milk does.
QUAIL, proper noun. A surname.
QUAIL DOVE, noun. Alternative spelling of quail-dove
QUAIL HAWK, noun. The New Zealand falcon, Falco novaeseelandiae, formerly also Hieracidea novae-hollandiae.
QUAIL PIPE, noun. A device used to imitate the sound of quails.
QUAIL PIPES, noun. Plural of quail pipe
Dictionary definition
QUAIL, noun. Flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised.
QUAIL, noun. Small gallinaceous game birds.
QUAIL, verb. Draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf".
Wise words
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