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quail
quaillose heart or courage; recoil; flinch; cower: quail in the face of danger
Not to be confused with:quake – shake or tremble; shudder: quake with fear of the monsterquail 1 Q0011400 (kwāl)n. pl. quail or quails 1. Any of various primarily ground-dwelling birds of the genus Coturnix, especially C. coturnix, small in size and having mottled brown plumage and a short tail. Also called coturnix.2. Any of various similar or related birds of the Americas, such as the bobwhite or the California quail.
[Middle English quaile, from Anglo-Norman, from Vulgar Latin *quaccula (attested in Medieval Latin as quaccola), of imitative origin.]
quail 2 Q0011400 (kwāl)intr.v. quailed, quail·ing, quails To shrink back in fear; cower.
[Middle English quailen, to give way, probably from Middle Dutch quelen, to suffer, be ill; see gwelə- in Indo-European roots.]quail (kweɪl) n, pl quails or quail1. (Animals) any small Old World gallinaceous game bird of the genus Coturnix and related genera, having a rounded body and small tail: family Phasianidae (pheasants)2. (Animals) any of various similar and related American birds, such as the bobwhite[C14: from Old French quaille, from Medieval Latin quaccula, probably of imitative origin]
quail (kweɪl) vb (intr) to shrink back with fear; cower[C15: perhaps from Old French quailler, from Latin coāgulāre to curdle]quail1 (kweɪl)
n., pl. quails, (esp. collectively) quail. 1. any of various small, plump New World gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Odontophorinae, of the pheasant family, as the bobwhite. 2. any of various similar Old World gallinaceous birds of the genus Coturnix, esp. C. coturnix, of Eurasia. [1300–50; Middle English quaille < Old French < Germanic] quail2 (kweɪl)
v.i. to lose courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear. [1400–50; < Middle Dutch quelen, queilen] syn: See wince. quail
Past participle: quailed
Gerund: quailing
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| I quail | | you quail | | he/she/it quails | | we quail | | you quail | | they quail |
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| I quailed | | you quailed | | he/she/it quailed | | we quailed | | you quailed | | they quailed |
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| I am quailing | | you are quailing | | he/she/it is quailing | | we are quailing | | you are quailing | | they are quailing |
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| I have quailed | | you have quailed | | he/she/it has quailed | | we have quailed | | you have quailed | | they have quailed |
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| I was quailing | | you were quailing | | he/she/it was quailing | | we were quailing | | you were quailing | | they were quailing |
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| I had quailed | | you had quailed | | he/she/it had quailed | | we had quailed | | you had quailed | | they had quailed |
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| I will quail | | you will quail | | he/she/it will quail | | we will quail | | you will quail | | they will quail |
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| I will have quailed | | you will have quailed | | he/she/it will have quailed | | we will have quailed | | you will have quailed | | they will have quailed |
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| I will be quailing | | you will be quailing | | he/she/it will be quailing | | we will be quailing | | you will be quailing | | they will be quailing |
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| I have been quailing | | you have been quailing | | he/she/it has been quailing | | we have been quailing | | you have been quailing | | they have been quailing |
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| I will have been quailing | | you will have been quailing | | he/she/it will have been quailing | | we will have been quailing | | you will have been quailing | | they will have been quailing |
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| I had been quailing | | you had been quailing | | he/she/it had been quailing | | we had been quailing | | you had been quailing | | they had been quailing |
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| I would quail | | you would quail | | he/she/it would quail | | we would quail | | you would quail | | they would quail |
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| I would have quailed | | you would have quailed | | he/she/it would have quailed | | we would have quailed | | you would have quailed | | they would have quailed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  quail - flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braisedquail - small gallinaceous game birdsgame bird - any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sportwildfowl - flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food | | 2. | quail - small gallinaceous game birdsphasianid - a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidaebobwhite, bobwhite quail, partridge - a popular North American game bird; named for its callOld World quail - small game bird with a rounded body and small tailCalifornia quail, Lofortyx californicus - plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregonquail - flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braisedbevy - a flock of birds (especially when gathered close together on the ground); "we were visited at breakfast by a bevy of excited ducks" | | Verb | 1. | quail - draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"cringe, flinch, funk, recoil, wince, shrink, squinchmove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"shrink back, retract - pull away from a source of disgust or fear |
quail1verb shrink, cringe, flinch, shake, faint, tremble, quake, shudder, falter, droop, blanch, recoil, cower, blench, have cold feet (informal) The very word makes many of us quail.
quail2noun (collective noun) bevyquailverbTo draw away involuntarily, usually out of fear or disgust:blench, cringe, flinch, recoil, shrink, shy, start, wince.Translationsquail (kweil) verb to draw back in fear; to shudder. The little boy quailed at the teacher's angry voice. 畏縮，發抖 畏缩，胆怯
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quail at (something)To become fearful of, nervous about, or averse to something; to avoid or shrink from something. I know that David quails at the thought of flying in an airplane. We quailed at the notion of shutting down the company that our great-great-grandfather created. We can't have you leading the team if you're going to quail at the first sign of difficulty.See also: quailquail before (someone or something)To tremble with fear before someone or something; to cower or whimper in the face of someone or something. The headmistress at my old school was so menacing—we all quailed before her whenever we were called to her office. The people of this country will quail before the might of our army.See also: before, quailquail with (an emotion)To shrink back, cower, or tremble as a result of some intense emotion, especially fear. The sight would make even the most stalwart quail with terror. My heart quailed with shame as I thought over what had happened.See also: quailquail at someone or somethingto show fear at someone or something; to shrink from someone or something. Todd quailed at the thought of what he had to do. The students quailed at the teacher who had been so hard on them in the past.See also: quailquail before someone or somethingto cower before or at the threat of someone or something. The students quailed before the angry principal. They quailed before the thought of punishment.See also: before, quailquail n. any girl or woman, especially considered sexually. (Crude.) Look at that cute little quail over there. quail
quail, common name for a variety of small game birds related to the partridge, pheasant, and more distantly to the grouse. There are three subfamilies in the quail family: the New World quails; the Old World quails and partridges; and the true pheasants and seafowls. No species of New World quail is migratory, but some Old World quail represent the only migratory species of the order. The migratory quail of Eurasia has been known for its phenomenal migrations since biblical times. Quails have high reproductive potentials, with 12 to 15 eggs laid per clutch. The nests are built on the ground in vegetation. The female does the major portion of incubation and rearing. Quails are extremely popular game birds. The Old World quail has never been naturalized in America; in the central and S United States the bobwhitebobwhite,
common name for an American henlike bird of the family Phasianidae, which also includes the pheasant and the partridge. The eastern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) is about 10 in. (25 cm) long.
..... Click the link for more information. , Colinus virginianus, is commonly called quail (or partridge). The helmet and plumed quails, named for their crests, the Gambel's quail, and the valley and scaled quails are all western birds. They eat harmful insects and seeds and travel in flocks called coveys. Quails are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Galliformes, family Phasianidae.Quail (Coturnix coturnix), a bird of the family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes. The quail is 16–20 cm long and weighs 80–145 g. The brown back has light and dark spots and stripes; the jugulum is reddish and, in the female, has mottled markings. The quail is distributed in Europe, Africa, and Asia; in the USSR it is found eastward to Lake Baikal. It inhabits fields, plains, and mountains. The bird winters in Africa and southwestern Asia. The nests are built on the ground. A clutch contains nine to 15 eggs, which are incubated by the female for 15 to 17 days. Quail feed primarily on vegetable substances, including seeds, buds, and young sprouts; less commonly they eat insects. It has been found that inorganic fertilizers and pesticides used in agriculture have poisoned quail, resulting in a rapid decline in their number. The birds formerly were hunted during autumn migrations in the Crimea and the Caucasus. In Middle Asia, quail are kept in cages as “fighting birds” and songbirds. They have a loud, steady call. A closely related species, C. japonicus, is found in the USSR east of Lake Baikal. It is bred domestically and on large farms for meat and eggs. Quail raising as a branch of the poultry industry originated in the 1950’s in Japan, where 700,000 to 800,000 birds for slaughter and several million eggs are now produced annually. As a result of selective breeding, strains have been developed for high egg production and have been exported to numerous countries. In the USSR, quail raising is conducted on specialized farms and at a number of kolkhozes and sovkhozes. The quail are kept in cages and fed dry rations, and the eggs are incubated. Hybrid breeds begin to lay eggs at age 35 to 40 days, producing 250 to 300 eggs annually. The eggs weigh 8–14 g; carcasses weigh 100–120 g. quail[kwāl] (vertebrate zoology) Any of several migratory game birds in the family Phasianidae. quail1. any small Old World gallinaceous game bird of the genus Coturnix and related genera, having a rounded body and small tail: family Phasianidae (pheasants) 2. any of various similar and related American birds, such as the bobwhite quail
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Synonyms for quailverb shrinkSynonyms- shrink
- cringe
- flinch
- shake
- faint
- tremble
- quake
- shudder
- falter
- droop
- blanch
- recoil
- cower
- blench
- have cold feet
noun bevyRelated wordsSynonyms for quailverb to draw away involuntarily, usually out of fear or disgustSynonyms- blench
- cringe
- flinch
- recoil
- shrink
- shy
- start
- wince
Synonyms for quailnoun flesh of quailRelated Wordsnoun small gallinaceous game birdsRelated Words- phasianid
- bobwhite
- bobwhite quail
- partridge
- Old World quail
- California quail
- Lofortyx californicus
- quail
- bevy
verb draw back, as with fear or painSynonyms- cringe
- flinch
- funk
- recoil
- wince
- shrink
- squinch
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