Clues for the word "QUAIL"
We've had 44 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 69 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mindfood Daily crossword on September 27, 2025.
Definition of quail
- v. i. - To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade.
- v. i. - 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.
- v. t. - To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue.
- v. i. - To curdle; to coagulate, as milk.
- n. - Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (C. communis), the rain quail (C. Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (C. pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis).
- n. - Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and Maryland quail), and the California quail (Calipepla Californica).
- n. - Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix.
- n. - A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.
Referring Clues
- Shrink with fear
- California's state bird
- One of a bevy
- Small game bird
- Covey member
- Partridge cousin
- Bird in a covey
- Plump bird
- Game bird
- Bouquet : pheasants :: covey : ___
- Bird served in posh restaurants
- A covey of ______
- Bobwhite
- Bobwhite, e.g.
- Partridge's cousin
- Bird of the pheasant family
- State bird of California
- Cower
- Bevy member
- Bird in a bevy
- Partridge family cousin
- Small game
- Flinch
- Draw back with alarm
- Cower in fear
- Pheasants kin
- Pheasant kin
- Partridge relative
- Partridge's kin
- Just the bird to have cold feet?
- Cower - game bird
- Small bird of the partridge family
- Game bird - cower
- Flinch, though still game
- Flinch from game
- Small pheasant relative
- Bird has to get cold feet
- Bird - be a 17!
- Draw back in fear
- Pheasant cousin
- California state bird
- Bird
- Just the bird to have cold feet?
- Small egg producer
Last Seen In
- Mindfood Daily - September 27, 2025
- Daily Quick - June 30, 2025
- Daily Quick - February 20, 2025
- New York Times - February 15, 2025
- Your Life Choices - January 22, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - December 10, 2024
- Daily Quick - October 03, 2024
- Daily Quick - August 26, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - March 05, 2024
- LA Times - February 23, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - November 29, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 26, 2023
- Your Life Choices - October 14, 2023
- Daily Quick - June 30, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - March 10, 2023
- Daily Quick - February 20, 2023
- Daily Quick - October 03, 2022
- Daily Quick - August 26, 2022
- Mindfood Daily - August 07, 2022
- Mirror Classic - February 05, 2018
- Guardian Cryptic - January 05, 2018
- Mirror Classic - December 18, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 31, 2017
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 05, 2017
- Mindfood Daily - July 04, 2017
- Daily Quick - June 30, 2017
- LA Times - June 25, 2017
- New Zealand Herald - May 26, 2017
- LA Times - March 18, 2017
- Netword - July 20, 2016
- And in 39 more crossword puzzles...