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Qualled
(gcide) | Quail \Quail\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Qualled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Qualling.] [AS. cwelan to die, perish; akin to cwalu
violent death, D. kwaal pain, G. qual torment, OHG. quelan to
suffer torment, Lith. gelti to hurt, gela pain. Cf. Quell.]
1. To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade. [Obs.]
--Spenser.
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2. To become quelled; to become cast down; to sink under
trial or apprehension of danger; to lose the spirit and
power of resistance; to lose heart; to give way; to
shrink; to cower.
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The atheist power shall quail, and confess his
fears. I. Taylor.
Stouter hearts than a woman's have quailed in this
terrible winter. --Longfellow.
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Syn: to cower; flinch; shrink; quake; tremble; blench;
succumb; yield.
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unequalled
(mass) | unequalled
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unequalled
(encz) | unequalled,bezpříkladný adj: Zdeněk Brožunequalled,nepřekonaný adj: Zdeněk Brožunequalled,nesrovnatelný adj: Zdeněk Brožunequalled,ojedinělý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Equalled
(gcide) | Equal \E"qual\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Equaledor Equalled; p.
pr. & vb. n. Equaling or Equalling.]
1. To be or become equal to; to have the same quantity, the
same value, the same degree or rank, or the like, with; to
be commen?urate with.
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On me whose all not equals Edward's moiety. --Shak.
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2. To make equal return to; to recompense fully.
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Who answered all her cares, and equaled all her
love. --Dryden.
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3. To make equal or equal to; to equalize; hence, to compare
or regard as equals; to put on equality.
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He would not equal the mind that he found in himself
to the infinite and incomprehensible. --Berkeley.
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Squalled
(gcide) | Squall \Squall\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squalled (skw[add]ld); p.
pr. & vb. n. Squalling.] [Icel. skvala. Cf. Squeal.]
To cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman
frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as, the infant
squalled.
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unequalled
(gcide) | Unequaled \Un*e"qualed\, a.
Not equaled; unmatched; unparalleled; unrivaled; exceeding;
surpassing; -- in a good or bad sense; as, unequaled
excellence; unequaled ingratitude or baseness. [Written also
unequalled.]
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unequalled
(wn) | unequalled
adj 1: radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in
the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether
alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was
unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose
skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a
breakdown of law unparalleled in our history" [syn:
alone(p), unique, unequaled, unequalled,
unparalleled] |
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