1syllable
squab
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Definitions ofsquab
1noun
- (sometimes attributive) A baby pigeon, dove, or chicken.
- The meat of such a baby bird used as food.
- A baby rook.
- A thick cushion, especially a flat one covering the seat of a chair or sofa.
- A person of a short, fat figure.
1verb
- To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke.
- To furnish with squabs, or cushions.
- To stuff thickly and sew through, the stitches being concealed by buttons, etc.
1adjective
- Fat; thick; plump; bulky.
- Unfledged; unfeathered.
Example: "a squab pigeon"
- Clumsy.
- Curt; abrupt.
- Shy; coy.
1adverb
- With a heavy fall; plump.
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