QUARRE , for quarry, not in use.
Word of the Day: Catachrestical
1. [Latin queror, to complain, that is, to cry out with a loud voice. Hence we see the primary sense is the same as brawl. The Latin queror coincides in elements with to call, to bawl, to shout, and gearan, a complaint. Heb.
3. A dispute; a contest.
4. On open seas their quarrels they debate.
6. Cause of dispute.
7. The king's quarrel is honorable.
8. Something that gives a right to mischief, reprisal or action.
9. He thought he had a good quarrel to attack him. [Not used.]
10. Objection; ill will, or reason to complain; ground of objection or dispute.
11. Herodias had a quarrel against him. Mark 6:19 .
13. An arrow with a square head. [Not used unless in poetry.]
1. To dispute violently or with loud and angry words; to wrangle; to scold. How odious to see husband and wife quarrel!
2. To fight; to scuffle; to contend; to squabble; used of two persons or of a small number. It is never used of armies and navies in combat. Children and servants often quarrel about trifles. Tavern-haunters sometimes quarrel over their cups.
3. To fall into variance.
4. Our people quarrel with obedience.
5. To find fault; to cavil.
6. I will not quarrel with a slight mistake.
7. Men at enmity with their God, quarreling with his attributes - quarreling with the being that made them, and who is constantly doing them good.
8. To disagree; to be at variance; not to be in accordance in form or essence.
1. To quarrel with.
2. To compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a man out of his estate or rights.
2. Any small square or quadrangular member
3. A square of glass, esp. when set diagonally.
4. A small opening in window tracery, of which the cusps, etc., make the form nearly square.
8. A breach of concord, amity, or obligation; a falling out; a difference; a disagreement; an antagonism in opinion, feeling, or conduct; esp., an angry dispute, contest, or strife; a brawl; an altercation; as, he had a quarrel with his father about expenses.
9. Ground of objection, dislike, difference, or hostility; cause of dispute or contest; occasion of altercation.
10. Earnest desire or longing.
11. One who quarrels or wrangles; one who is quarrelsome.
1. To violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to fall out; to be or become antagonistic.
3. To find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel with one's lot.
1. To quarrel with.
2. To compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a man out of his estate or rights.
One who quarrels, wrangles or fights.
A little quarrel. See 1st Quarrel, 2.
Engaged in a quarrel; apt or disposed to quarrel; as, quarreling factions; a quarreling mood.
of Quarrel
Quarrelled
Webster's Dictionary 1913
of Quarrel
Quarrelling
Webster's Dictionary 1913
of Quarrel
Apt or disposed to quarrel; given to brawls and contention; easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible; choleric.
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5 KJV and 28 BSB verses contain “Quarre” — showing the first 20. Show all 32 verses (searchable)
And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”
So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.
Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way!”
And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?
He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!
The people quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had perished with our brothers before the LORD!
This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
These were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the LORD, and He showed His holiness among them.
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
Casting the lot ends quarrels and separates strong opponents.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.