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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 | ||
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