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quivers

quivers is the plural of quiver.

quivers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of quiver.

Meaning of quiver

Noun (1)

quiver (plural quivers)

  1. A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
    • Don Pedro: Nay, if Cupid have not spent all his quiver in Venice, thou wilt quake for this shortly.1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  2. (figuratively) A ready storage location for figurative tools or weapons.
    • He's got lots of sales pitches in his quiver.
  3. (obsolete) A vulva.
  4. (obsolete) The collective noun for cobras.
  5. A multidigraph, especially in the context of representation theory.

Noun (2)

quiver (plural quivers)

  1. The act of quivering.
    • I feel a quiver every time we kiss / The sky's the limit with a love like this1983, Chris Bostock, Dig Wayne, “Just Got Lucky”, performed by JoBoxers

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Questions about quivers

What is quivers the plural of?
Quivers is the plural of quiver.

Words near quivers in the dictionary

  1. quiveringly
  2. quiverings
  3. quiverish
  4. quiverleaf
  5. quiverness
  6. quivers
  7. quiversful
  8. quiversome
  9. quivertip
  10. quivertips
  11. quivery

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