quarrel

  • 21quarrel — 1. noun they had a quarrel about money Syn: argument, disagreement, squabble, fight, dispute, wrangle, clash, altercation, feud, contretemps, disputation, falling out, war of words, shouting match; informal tiff, run in, hassle, blowup …

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  • 22quarrel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, square block of stone, bolt, from Vulgar Latin *quadrellum, diminutive of Latin quadrum square more at quadrate Date: 13th century a square headed bolt or arrow especially for a crossbow II.… …

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  • 23quarrel — quarrel1 quarreler, n. quarrelingly, adv. /kwawr euhl, kwor /, n., v., quarreled, quarreling or (esp. Brit.) quarrelled, quarrelling. n. 1. an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly… …

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  • 24quarrel — {{11}}quarrel (n.1) angry dispute, mid 14c., ground for complaint, from O.Fr. querele, from L. querella complaint, from queri to complain, lament. Replaced Old English sacan. Sense of contention between persons is from 1570s. {{12}}quarrel (n.2)… …

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  • 25Quarrel — For other uses, see Quarrel (disambiguation). Modern crossbow bolt compared to a 1 eurocent coin A quarrel or bolt is the term for the ammunition used in a crossbow. The name quarrel is derived from the French carré, square , referring to the… …

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  • 26quarrel — English has two words quarrel, one of them now little more than a historical memory. Quarrel ‘argument’ [14] goes back via Old French querele to Latin querēla, a derivative of querī ‘complain’. Also based on querī was querulus ‘complaining’, from …

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  • 27quarrel — English has two words quarrel, one of them now little more than a historical memory. Quarrel ‘argument’ [14] goes back via Old French querele to Latin querēla, a derivative of querī ‘complain’. Also based on querī was querulus ‘complaining’, from …

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  • 28quarrel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. altercation, wrangle, squabble, spat (inf.); dispute, controversy, feud. v. i. dispute, disagree, wrangle, squabble; find fault. See discord, disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An angry dispute]… …

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  • 29quarrel — 1. noun they had a quarrel Syn: argument, disagreement, squabble, fight, dispute, wrangle, clash, altercation, feud; informal tiff, slanging match, run in; Brit.; informal row, bust up Ant: agreement …

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  • 30quarrel — Synonyms and related words: Kilkenny cats, action, aerial combat, affray, altercate, altercation, argue, argument, armored combat, arrow, arrowhead, barb, barney, battle, battle royal, beef, bicker, bicker over, bickering, blood feud, bobbery,… …

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