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quab
(gcide) | Quob \Quob\ (kw[o^]b), v. i. [Cf. Quaver.] [Written also
quop and quab.]
To throb; to quiver. [Local & Vulgar]
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Quab
(gcide) | Quab \Quab\, n. [Cf. D. kwab eelpout, Dan. quabbe, G. quabbe,
quappe, LG. quabbe a fat lump of flesh, and L. capito a kind
of fish with a large head, fr. caput the head, also E.
squab.]
An unfledged bird; hence, something immature or unfinished.
--Ford.
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Quab
(gcide) | Quab \Quab\, v. i.
See Quob, v. i.
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squabble
(mass) | squabble
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equable
(encz) | equable,vyrovnaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
equably
(encz) | equably, adv: |
sea squab
(encz) | sea squab, n: |
squab
(encz) | squab,bác interj: websquab,bachratý adj: Zdeněk Brožsquab,baňatý adj: Zdeněk Brožsquab,malý a tlustý adj: Zdeněk Brožsquab,otoman n: Zdeněk Brožsquab,pohovka n: Zdeněk Brožsquab,tlouštík n: Zdeněk Brož |
squabble
(encz) | squabble,hádka n: Zdeněk Brožsquabble,handrkování n: Zdeněk Brožsquabble,handrkovat v: Zdeněk Brožsquabble,pře n: Zdeněk Brož |
squabbling
(encz) | squabbling,hašteření n: Zdeněk Brožsquabbling,hašteřit v: Zdeněk Brož |
squabby
(encz) | squabby, adj: |
Colliquable
(gcide) | Colliquable \Col*liq"ua*ble\, a.
Liable to melt, grow soft, or become fluid. [Obs.] --Harvey.
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Equability
(gcide) | Equability \E`qua*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. aequabilitas, fr.
aequabilis. See Equable.]
The quality or condition of being equable; evenness or
uniformity; as, equability of temperature; the equability of
the mind.
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For the celestial bodies, the equability and constancy
of their motions argue them ordained by wisdom. --Ray.
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Equable
(gcide) | Equable \E"qua*ble\ (?; 277), a. [L. aequabilis, fr. aequare to
make level or equal, fr. aequus even, equal. See Equal.]
1. Equal and uniform; continuing the same at different times;
-- said of motion, and the like; uniform in surface;
smooth; as, an equable plain or globe.
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2. Uniform in action or intensity; not variable or changing;
-- said of the feelings or temper.
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equable even-tempered good-tempered placid
(gcide) | Good-natured \Good`-na"tured\, a.
Naturally mild in temper; not easily provoked; amiable;
cheerful; not taking offense easily; as, too good-natured to
resent a little criticism; the good-natured policeman on our
block; the sounds of good-natured play. Opposite of
ill-natured. [Narrower terms: {equable, even-tempered,
good-tempered, placid ] Also See: kind, pleasant,
agreeable, good-natured, pleasing.
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2. to one's own liking or feelings or nature; pleasing; -- of
people. Opposite of disagreeable.
Syn: agreeable, pleasing.
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Syn: Good-natured, Good-tempered, Good-humored.
Usage: Good-natured denotes a disposition to please and be
pleased. Good-tempered denotes a habit of mind which
is not easily ruffled by provocations or other
disturbing influences. Good-humored is applied to a
spirit full of ease and cheerfulness, as displayed in
one's outward deportment and in social intercourse. A
good-natured man recommends himself to all by the
spirit which governs him. A good-humored man
recommends himself particularly as a companion. A
good-tempered man is rarely betrayed into anything
which can disturb the serenity of the social circle.
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Equableness
(gcide) | Equableness \E"qua*ble*ness\, n.
Quality or state of being equable.
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Equably
(gcide) | Equably \E"qua*bly\, adv.
In an equable manner.
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Inequable
(gcide) | Inequable \In*e"qua*ble\, a.
Unequable. [R.] --Bailey.
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Liquable
(gcide) | Liquable \Liq"ua*ble\ (l[i^]k"w[.a]*b'l), a. [L. liquabilis. See
Liquate, v. i.]
Capable of being melted.
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Quab
(gcide) | Quob \Quob\ (kw[o^]b), v. i. [Cf. Quaver.] [Written also
quop and quab.]
To throb; to quiver. [Local & Vulgar]
[1913 Webster]Quab \Quab\, n. [Cf. D. kwab eelpout, Dan. quabbe, G. quabbe,
quappe, LG. quabbe a fat lump of flesh, and L. capito a kind
of fish with a large head, fr. caput the head, also E.
squab.]
An unfledged bird; hence, something immature or unfinished.
--Ford.
[1913 Webster]Quab \Quab\, v. i.
See Quob, v. i.
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qua-bird
(gcide) | Night \Night\ (n[imac]t), n. [OE. night, niht, AS. neaht, niht;
akin to D. nacht, OS. & OHG. naht, G. nacht, Icel. n[=o]tt,
Sw. natt, Dan. nat, Goth. nahts, Lith. naktis, Russ. noche,
W. nos, Ir. nochd, L. nox, noctis, Gr. ny`x, nykto`s, Skr.
nakta, nakti. [root]265. Cf. Equinox, Nocturnal.]
1. That part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the
horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise; esp., the
time between dusk and dawn, when there is no light of the
sun, but only moonlight, starlight, or artificial light.
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And God called the light Day, and the darkness he
called Night. --Gen. i. 5.
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2. Hence:
(a) Darkness; obscurity; concealment.
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Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night.
--Pope.
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(b) Intellectual and moral darkness; ignorance.
(c) A state of affliction; adversity; as, a dreary night
of sorrow.
(d) The period after the close of life; death.
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She closed her eyes in everlasting night.
--Dryden.
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Do not go gentle into that good night
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
--Dylan
Thomas.
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(e) A lifeless or unenlivened period, as when nature seems
to sleep. "Sad winter's night". --Spenser.
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Note: Night is sometimes used, esp. with participles, in the
formation of self-explaining compounds; as,
night-blooming, night-born, night-warbling, etc.
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Night by night, Night after night, nightly; many nights.
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So help me God, as I have watched the night,
Ay, night by night, in studying good for England.
--Shak.
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Night bird. (Zool.)
(a) The moor hen (Gallinula chloropus).
(b) The Manx shearwater (Puffinus Anglorum).
Night blindness. (Med.) See Hemeralopia.
Night cart, a cart used to remove the contents of privies
by night.
Night churr, (Zool.), the nightjar.
Night crow, a bird that cries in the night.
Night dog, a dog that hunts in the night, -- used by
poachers.
Night fire.
(a) Fire burning in the night.
(b) Ignis fatuus; Will-o'-the-wisp; Jask-with-a-lantern.
Night flyer (Zool.), any creature that flies in the night,
as some birds and insects.
night glass, a spyglass constructed to concentrate a large
amount of light, so as see objects distinctly at night.
--Totten.
Night green, iodine green.
Night hag, a witch supposed to wander in the night.
Night hawk (Zool.), an American bird ({Chordeiles
Virginianus}), allied to the goatsucker. It hunts the
insects on which it feeds toward evening, on the wing, and
often, diving down perpendicularly, produces a loud
whirring sound, like that of a spinning wheel. Also
sometimes applied to the European goatsuckers. It is
called also bull bat.
Night heron (Zool.), any one of several species of herons
of the genus Nycticorax, found in various parts of the
world. The best known species is Nycticorax griseus, or
Nycticorax nycticorax, of Europe, and the American
variety (var. naevius). The yellow-crowned night heron
(Nyctanassa violacea syn. Nycticorax violaceus)
inhabits the Southern States. Called also qua-bird, and
squawk.
Night house, a public house, or inn, which is open at
night.
Night key, a key for unfastening a night latch.
Night latch, a kind of latch for a door, which is operated
from the outside by a key.
Night monkey (Zool.), an owl monkey.
night moth (Zool.), any one of the noctuids.
Night parrot (Zool.), the kakapo.
Night piece, a painting representing some night scene, as a
moonlight effect, or the like.
Night rail, a loose robe, or garment, worn either as a
nightgown, or over the dress at night, or in sickness.
[Obs.]
Night raven (Zool.), a bird of ill omen that cries in the
night; esp., the bittern.
Night rule.
(a) A tumult, or frolic, in the night; -- as if a
corruption, of night revel. [Obs.]
(b) Such conduct as generally rules, or prevails, at
night.
What night rule now about this haunted grove?
--Shak.
Night sight. (Med.) See Nyctolopia.
Night snap, a night thief. [Cant] --Beau. & Fl.
Night soil, human excrement; -- so called because in cities
it is collected by night and carried away for manure.
Night spell, a charm against accidents at night.
Night swallow (Zool.), the nightjar.
Night walk, a walk in the evening or night.
Night walker.
(a) One who walks in his sleep; a somnambulist; a
noctambulist.
(b) One who roves about in the night for evil purposes;
specifically, a prostitute who walks the streets.
Night walking.
(a) Walking in one's sleep; sleep walking; somnambulism;
noctambulism.
(b) Walking the streets at night with evil designs.
Night warbler (Zool.), the sedge warbler ({Acrocephalus
phragmitis}); -- called also night singer. [Prov. Eng.]
Night watch.
(a) A period in the night, as distinguished by the change
of watch.
(b) A watch, or guard, to aford protection in the night.
Night watcher, one who watches in the night; especially,
one who watches with evil designs.
Night witch. Same as Night hag, above.
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The American night heron. See under Night.
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Qua-bird
(gcide) | Night \Night\ (n[imac]t), n. [OE. night, niht, AS. neaht, niht;
akin to D. nacht, OS. & OHG. naht, G. nacht, Icel. n[=o]tt,
Sw. natt, Dan. nat, Goth. nahts, Lith. naktis, Russ. noche,
W. nos, Ir. nochd, L. nox, noctis, Gr. ny`x, nykto`s, Skr.
nakta, nakti. [root]265. Cf. Equinox, Nocturnal.]
1. That part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the
horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise; esp., the
time between dusk and dawn, when there is no light of the
sun, but only moonlight, starlight, or artificial light.
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And God called the light Day, and the darkness he
called Night. --Gen. i. 5.
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2. Hence:
(a) Darkness; obscurity; concealment.
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Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night.
--Pope.
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(b) Intellectual and moral darkness; ignorance.
(c) A state of affliction; adversity; as, a dreary night
of sorrow.
(d) The period after the close of life; death.
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She closed her eyes in everlasting night.
--Dryden.
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Do not go gentle into that good night
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
--Dylan
Thomas.
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(e) A lifeless or unenlivened period, as when nature seems
to sleep. "Sad winter's night". --Spenser.
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Note: Night is sometimes used, esp. with participles, in the
formation of self-explaining compounds; as,
night-blooming, night-born, night-warbling, etc.
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Night by night, Night after night, nightly; many nights.
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So help me God, as I have watched the night,
Ay, night by night, in studying good for England.
--Shak.
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Night bird. (Zool.)
(a) The moor hen (Gallinula chloropus).
(b) The Manx shearwater (Puffinus Anglorum).
Night blindness. (Med.) See Hemeralopia.
Night cart, a cart used to remove the contents of privies
by night.
Night churr, (Zool.), the nightjar.
Night crow, a bird that cries in the night.
Night dog, a dog that hunts in the night, -- used by
poachers.
Night fire.
(a) Fire burning in the night.
(b) Ignis fatuus; Will-o'-the-wisp; Jask-with-a-lantern.
Night flyer (Zool.), any creature that flies in the night,
as some birds and insects.
night glass, a spyglass constructed to concentrate a large
amount of light, so as see objects distinctly at night.
--Totten.
Night green, iodine green.
Night hag, a witch supposed to wander in the night.
Night hawk (Zool.), an American bird ({Chordeiles
Virginianus}), allied to the goatsucker. It hunts the
insects on which it feeds toward evening, on the wing, and
often, diving down perpendicularly, produces a loud
whirring sound, like that of a spinning wheel. Also
sometimes applied to the European goatsuckers. It is
called also bull bat.
Night heron (Zool.), any one of several species of herons
of the genus Nycticorax, found in various parts of the
world. The best known species is Nycticorax griseus, or
Nycticorax nycticorax, of Europe, and the American
variety (var. naevius). The yellow-crowned night heron
(Nyctanassa violacea syn. Nycticorax violaceus)
inhabits the Southern States. Called also qua-bird, and
squawk.
Night house, a public house, or inn, which is open at
night.
Night key, a key for unfastening a night latch.
Night latch, a kind of latch for a door, which is operated
from the outside by a key.
Night monkey (Zool.), an owl monkey.
night moth (Zool.), any one of the noctuids.
Night parrot (Zool.), the kakapo.
Night piece, a painting representing some night scene, as a
moonlight effect, or the like.
Night rail, a loose robe, or garment, worn either as a
nightgown, or over the dress at night, or in sickness.
[Obs.]
Night raven (Zool.), a bird of ill omen that cries in the
night; esp., the bittern.
Night rule.
(a) A tumult, or frolic, in the night; -- as if a
corruption, of night revel. [Obs.]
(b) Such conduct as generally rules, or prevails, at
night.
What night rule now about this haunted grove?
--Shak.
Night sight. (Med.) See Nyctolopia.
Night snap, a night thief. [Cant] --Beau. & Fl.
Night soil, human excrement; -- so called because in cities
it is collected by night and carried away for manure.
Night spell, a charm against accidents at night.
Night swallow (Zool.), the nightjar.
Night walk, a walk in the evening or night.
Night walker.
(a) One who walks in his sleep; a somnambulist; a
noctambulist.
(b) One who roves about in the night for evil purposes;
specifically, a prostitute who walks the streets.
Night walking.
(a) Walking in one's sleep; sleep walking; somnambulism;
noctambulism.
(b) Walking the streets at night with evil designs.
Night warbler (Zool.), the sedge warbler ({Acrocephalus
phragmitis}); -- called also night singer. [Prov. Eng.]
Night watch.
(a) A period in the night, as distinguished by the change
of watch.
(b) A watch, or guard, to aford protection in the night.
Night watcher, one who watches in the night; especially,
one who watches with evil designs.
Night witch. Same as Night hag, above.
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The American night heron. See under Night.
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Squab
(gcide) | Squab \Squab\, adv. [Cf. dial. Sw. sqvapp, a word imitative of a
splash, and E. squab fat, unfledged.]
With a heavy fall; plump. [Vulgar]
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The eagle took the tortoise up into the air, and
dropped him down, squab, upon a rock. --L'Estrange.
[1913 Webster]Squab \Squab\ (skw[o^]b), a. [Cf. dial. Sw. sqvabb a soft and
fat body, sqvabba a fat woman, Icel. kvap jelly, jellylike
things, and E. quab.]
1. Fat; thick; plump; bulky.
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Nor the squab daughter nor the wife were nice.
--Betterton.
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2. Unfledged; unfeathered; as, a squab pigeon. --King.
[1913 Webster]Squab \Squab\, n.
1. (Zool.) A nestling of a pigeon or other similar bird, esp.
when very fat and not fully fledged.
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2. A person of a short, fat figure.
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Gorgonious sits abdominous and wan,
Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan. --Cowper.
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3. A thickly stuffed cushion; especially, one used for the
seat of a sofa, couch, or chair; also, a sofa.
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Punching the squab of chairs and sofas. --Dickens.
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On her large squab you find her spread. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]Squab \Squab\, v. i.
To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke.
[Obs.]
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Squabash
(gcide) | Squabash \Squa*bash"\ (skw[.a]*b[a^]sh"), v. t.
To crush; to quash; to squash. [Colloq. or Slang, Scot.]
--Sir W. Scott.
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Squabbish
(gcide) | Squabbish \Squab"bish\ (skw[o^]b"b[i^]sh), a.
Thick; fat; heavy.
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Squabble
(gcide) | Squabble \Squab"ble\ (skw[o^]b"b'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Squabbled (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Squabbling
(-bl[i^]ng).] [Cf. dial. Sw. skvabbel a dispute, skvappa to
chide.]
1. To contend for superiority in an unseemly manner; to
scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel.
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2. To debate peevishly; to dispute.
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The sense of these propositions is very plain,
though logicians might squabble a whole day whether
they should rank them under negative or affirmative.
--I. Watts.
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Syn: To dispute; contend; scuffle; wrangle; quarrel;
struggle.
[1913 Webster]Squabble \Squab"ble\, v. t. (Print.)
To disarrange, so that the letters or lines stand awry or are
mixed and need careful readjustment; -- said of type that has
been set up.
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A scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl.
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Squabbled
(gcide) | Squabble \Squab"ble\ (skw[o^]b"b'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Squabbled (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Squabbling
(-bl[i^]ng).] [Cf. dial. Sw. skvabbel a dispute, skvappa to
chide.]
1. To contend for superiority in an unseemly manner; to
scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel.
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2. To debate peevishly; to dispute.
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The sense of these propositions is very plain,
though logicians might squabble a whole day whether
they should rank them under negative or affirmative.
--I. Watts.
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Syn: To dispute; contend; scuffle; wrangle; quarrel;
struggle.
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Squabbler
(gcide) | Squabbler \Squab"bler\ (-bl[~e]r), n.
One who squabbles; a contentious person; a brawler.
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Squabbling
(gcide) | Squabble \Squab"ble\ (skw[o^]b"b'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Squabbled (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Squabbling
(-bl[i^]ng).] [Cf. dial. Sw. skvabbel a dispute, skvappa to
chide.]
1. To contend for superiority in an unseemly manner; to
scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel.
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2. To debate peevishly; to dispute.
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The sense of these propositions is very plain,
though logicians might squabble a whole day whether
they should rank them under negative or affirmative.
--I. Watts.
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Syn: To dispute; contend; scuffle; wrangle; quarrel;
struggle.
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Squabby
(gcide) | Squabby \Squab"by\ (-b[y^]), a.
Short and thick; sqabbish.
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Squab-chick
(gcide) | Squab-chick \Squab"-chick`\ (-ch[i^]k`), n. (Zool.)
A young chicken before it is fully fledged. [Prov. Eng.]
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Unequable
(gcide) | Unequable \Unequable\
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equable
(wn) | equable
adj 1: not varying; "an equable climate"
2: not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone
shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the
repeated delays" [syn: equable, even-tempered, {good-
tempered}, placid] |
equably
(wn) | equably
adv 1: in an equable manner; "he is an equably cheerful fellow" |
sea squab
(wn) | sea squab
n 1: delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve
poison in ovaries and liver [syn: blowfish, sea squab,
puffer, pufferfish] |
squab
(wn) | squab
adj 1: short and fat [syn: squab, squabby]
n 1: flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh
of a dove (young squab) may be broiled [syn: squab,
dove]
2: a soft padded sofa
3: an unfledged pigeon |
squabble
(wn) | squabble
n 1: a quarrel about petty points [syn: bicker, bickering,
spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss]
v 1: argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
[syn: quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker,
squabble, brabble] |
squabbler
(wn) | squabbler
n 1: someone who quarrels about a small matter |
squabby
(wn) | squabby
adj 1: short and fat [syn: squab, squabby] |
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