squab
squab is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 36 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Unfledged; unfeathered; as, a squab pigeon. King.
- 2.(Zoöl.) A neatling of a pigeon or other similar bird, esp. when very fat and not fully fledged.
- 3.A person of a short, fat figure. Gorgonious sits abdominous and wan, Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan. Cowper.
- 4.A thickly stuffed cushion; especially, one used for the seat of a sofa, couch, or chair; also, a sofa. Punching the squab of chairs and sofas. Dickens. On her large squab you find her spread. Pope.
- 5.With a heavy fall; plump. [Vulgar] The eagle took the tortoise up into the air, and dropped him down, squab, upon a rock. L'Estrange.
- 6.To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke. [Obs.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- ample
- amplitude
- and
- become
- bore
- breadth
- broad
- caliber
- calibrate
- corpulence
- crassitude
- diameter
- dilation
- discous
- dumpy
- expand
- expansion
- extent
- fanlike
- latifoliate
- latitude
- outspread
- radius
- render
- rope
- size
- space
- squat
- superficial
- thick
- thicken
- thickness
- thickset
- wide
- widen
- width
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is squab.
- What is unfledged; unfeathered; as, a squab pigeon. King called?
- What is a neatling of a pigeon or other similar bird, esp. when very fat and not fully fledged called?
- What is a person of a short, fat figure. Gorgonious sits abdominous and wan, Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan. Cowper called?
- What is a thickly stuffed cushion; especially, one used for the seat of a sofa, couch, or chair; also, a sofa. Punching the squab of chairs and sofas. Dickens. On her large squab you find her spread. Pope called?
- What is with a heavy fall; plump. [Vulgar] The eagle took the tortoise up into the air, and dropped him down, squab, upon a rock. L'Estrange called?
- What is to fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke. [Obs.] called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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