1. Noun
An arrow for a crossbow; -- so named because it commonly had a square head.
2. Noun
Any small square or quadrangular member
3. Noun
A square of glass, esp. when set diagonally.
4. Noun
A small opening in window tracery, of which the cusps, etc., make the form nearly square.
5. Noun
A square or lozenge-shaped paving tile.
6. Noun
A glazier's diamond.
7. Noun
A four-sided cutting tool or chisel having a diamond-shaped end.
8. Noun
A breach of concord, amity, or obligation; a falling out; a difference; a disagreement; an antagonism in opinion, feeling, or conduct; esp., an angry dispute, contest, or strife; a brawl; an altercation; as, he had a quarrel with his father about expenses.
9. Noun
Ground of objection, dislike, difference, or hostility; cause of dispute or contest; occasion of altercation.
10. Noun
Earnest desire or longing.
11. Verb
To violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to fall out; to be or become antagonistic.
12. Verb
To dispute angrily, or violently; to wrangle; to scold; to altercate; to contend; to fight.
13. Verb
To find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel with one's lot.
14. Verb
To quarrel with.
15. Verb
To compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a man out of his estate or rights.
16. Noun
One who quarrels or wrangles; one who is quarrelsome.
17. Noun
an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
18. Verb
have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
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