English noun: quail | |||
1. | quail (food) flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wildfowl | ||
Part meronym | quail | ||
Domain category | game bird | ||
2. | quail (animal) small gallinaceous game birds | ||
Broader (hypernym) | phasianid | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bobwhite, bobwhite quail, California quail, Lofortyx californicus, Old World quail, partridge | ||
Part holonym | quail | ||
Member meronym | bevy | ||
English verb: quail | |||
1. | quail (motion) draw back, as with fear or pain | ||
Samples | She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf. | ||
Synonyms | cringe, flinch, funk, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | retract, shrink back | ||