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Definitions for Quail

[1] a small, migratory, gallinaceous game bird, Coturnix coturnix, of the Old World.
[2] any of several other birds of the genus Coturnix and allied genera.
[3] any of various New World gallinaceous game birds of the genus Colinus and allied genera, especially the bobwhite.
[4] Slang . a woman or girl.
[5] to lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear.
[6] any small Old World gallinaceous game bird of the genus Coturnix and related genera, having a rounded body and small tail: family Phasianidae (pheasants)
[7] any of various similar and related American birds, such as the bobwhite
[8] (intr) to shrink back with fear; cower

Words related to Quail

blanch, faint, droop, flinch, tremble, wince, shudder, start, recoil, quake, shake, falter, blench, cringe

Words nearby Quail

quaggy, quagmire, quahog, quai d'orsay, quaich, quail, quail clock, quail dove, quail-brush, quaint, quair

Origin of Quail

21400–50; late Middle English < Middle Dutch quelen, queilen

Words that may be confused with Quail

quail, quell, quill

Other words from Quail

quail·like , adjective
un·quail·ing , adjective

Word origin for Quail

C15: perhaps from Old French quailler, from Latin coāgulāre to curdle

Synonyms for Quail

blanch, blench, cringe, droop, faint, falter, flinch, quake, recoil, shake, shudder, start, tremble, wince, have cold feet