"quab" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kwɒb/ Forms: quabs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒb Head templates: {{en-noun}} quab (plural quabs)
  1. An unfledged bird.
    Sense id: en-quab-en-noun-LSMWgkgF
  2. (by extension) Something immature or unfinished. Tags: broadly Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Birds
    Sense id: en-quab-en-noun-dnxn7gC~ Disambiguation of Baby animals: 18 75 7 Disambiguation of Birds: 40 57 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 84 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /kwɒb/ Forms: quabs [present, singular, third-person], quabbing [participle, present], quabbed [participle, past], quabbed [past]
Rhymes: -ɒb Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} quab (third-person singular simple present quabs, present participle quabbing, simple past and past participle quabbed)
  1. Alternative form of quob Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: quob
    Sense id: en-quab-en-verb-hFnhJp0t
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for quab meaning in All languages combined (2.2kB)

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