QUAILS
/kweɪlz/
15
Scrabble
17
WWF
Q(10) U(1) A(1) I(1) L(1) S(1)
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Definition
/kweɪlz/
verb
- To waste away; to fade, to wither
- To daunt or frighten (someone)
- To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful.
noun
- Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.
- The meat from this bird eaten as food.
- A prostitute, so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.
verb
- To curdle or coagulate, as milk does.
Source: Wiktionary
