Meaning of Quiver | Babel Free
ˈkwɪvəDefinitions
- A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
- A stream in Illinois, United States; in full, Quiver Creek.
- A ready storage location for figurative tools or weapons.
- A township in Mason County, Illinois, United States, named after Quiver Creek.
- A vulva.
- The collective noun for cobras.
- A multidigraph, especially in the context of representation theory.
Equivalents
Examples
“Don Pedro: Nay, if Cupid have not spent all his quiver in Venice, thou wilt quake for this shortly.”
“Arrows were carried in quiver, called also an arrow case, which served for the magazine, arrows for immediate use were worn in the girdle.”
“He's got lots of sales pitches in his quiver.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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