| Coward 1. (a.) Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion. 2. (a.) Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly. 3. (a.) Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity. 4. (n.) A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon. 5. (v. t.) To make timorous; to frighten. Thesaurus Entries Milquetoast, Scaramouch, baby, big baby, caitiff, chicken, chicken liver, craven, dastard, fraid-cat, fraidy-cat, funk, funker, gutless, invertebrate, jellyfish, lily liver, lily-livered, milksop, mouse, poltroon, poltroonish, pusillanimous, quitter, recreant, scaredy-cat, sissy, spunkless, unmanly, weak sister, weakling, white feather, white liver |