Definition of coward

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Coward (a.) Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity..

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Fly :: Fly (v. i.) To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an enemy or a coward flies. See Note under Flee..
Dastard :: Dastard (n.) One who meanly shrinks from danger; an arrant coward; a poltroon.
Cowardie :: Cowardie (n.) Cowardice.
Coward :: Coward (n.) A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon.
Jackal :: "Jackal (n.) Any one of several species of carnivorous animals inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to the dog and wolf. They are cowardly, nocturnal, and gregarious. They feed largely on carrion, and are noted for their piercing and dismal howling..
Niding :: Niding (n.) A coward; a dastard; -- a term of utmost opprobrium.
Discourage :: Discourage (n.) Lack of courage; cowardliness.
Poltroonery :: Poltroonery (n.) Cowardice; want of spirit; pusillanimity.
Sneak :: Sneak (imp. & p. p.) To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch.
Coward :: Coward (a.) Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion.
Invalorous :: Invalorous (a.) Not valorous; cowardly.
Milk-livered :: Milk-livered (a.) White-livered; cowardly; timorous.
Flee :: Flee (v. i.) To run away, as from danger or evil; to avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner; to hasten off; -- usually with from. This is sometimes omitted, making the verb transitive..
Insult :: Insult (v. t.) To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or contempt, by word or action; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward or a liar, or to sneer at him, is to insult him..
White-livered :: White-livered (a.) Having a pale look; feeble; hence, cowardly; pusillanimous; dastardly..
Cowardish :: Cowardish (a.) Cowardly.
Hyena :: Hyena (n.) Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae, of which three living species are known. They are large and strong, but cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in their habits..
Poltroon :: Poltroon (a.) Base; vile; contemptible; cowardly.
Cowardship :: Cowardship (n.) Cowardice.
Post :: Post (v. t.) To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation; as, to post one for cowardice..
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