quiver
/ˈkwɪvɚ/ sustantivo C2En español: aljaba, carcaj, goldre, carcaza
- A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
- A ready storage location for figurative tools or weapons. · He's got lots of sales pitches in his quiver.
- A multidigraph, especially in the context of representation theory.
Plural quivers
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The Mouse gave a sudden leap out of the water, and seemed to quiver all over with fright.
Akela, the grim old wolf who had never asked for mercy in his life, gave one piteous look at Mowgli as the boy stood all naked, his long black hair tossing over his shoulders in the light of the blazing branch that made the shadows jump and quiver.
Lynde, I am so extremely sorry,” she said with a quiver in her voice.
He sits motionless, like a spider in the centre of its web, but that web has a thousand radiations, and he knows well every quiver of each of them.
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