QUAIL
Dictionary entry overview: What does quail mean?
• QUAIL (noun)
The noun QUAIL has 2 senses:
1. flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
2. small gallinaceous game birds
Familiarity information: QUAIL used as a noun is rare.
• QUAIL (verb)
The verb QUAIL has 1 sense:
1. draw back, as with fear or pain
Familiarity information: QUAIL used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• QUAIL (noun)
Meaning:
Flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("quail" is a kind of...):
wildfowl (flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food)
Domain category:
game bird (any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport)
Holonyms ("quail" is a part of...):
quail (small gallinaceous game birds)
Meaning:
Small gallinaceous game birds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("quail" is a kind of...):
phasianid (a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae)
Meronyms (parts of "quail"):
quail (flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "quail"):
bobwhite; bobwhite quail; partridge (a popular North American game bird; named for its call)
Old World quail (small game bird with a rounded body and small tail)
California quail; Lofortyx californicus (plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon)
Holonyms ("quail" is a member of...):
bevy (a flock of quail)
• QUAIL (verb)
Meaning:
Draw back, as with fear or pain
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
recoil; quail; funk; flinch; cringe; wince; shrink; squinch
Context example:
she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
Hypernyms (to "quail" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "quail"):
retract; shrink back (pull away from a source of disgust or fear)
Sentence frames:
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