Defenition of the word quail

• Defenition of the word quail

  • draw back, as with fear
  • small gallinaceous game birds
  • (game bird) flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
  • flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
  • draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
  • draw back, as with fear or pain

Synonyms for the word quail

• • cringe
  • flinch
  • funk
  • recoil
  • shrink
  • squinch
  • wince

Meronymys for the word quail

• • bevy
  • quail

Hyponyms for the word quail

• • bobwhite
  • bobwhite quail
  • California quail
  • Lofortyx californicus
  • Old World quail
  • partridge
  • retract
  • shrink back

Hypernyms for the word quail

• • move
  • phasianid
  • wildfowl

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