Coward

a.	1.	(Her.) Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; - said of a lion.
	2.	Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly. Fie, coward woman, and soft-hearted wretch. - Shak.
	3.	Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity. He raised the house with loud and coward cries. - Shak. Invading fears repel my coward joy. - Proir.
n.	1.	A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon. A fool is nauseous, but a coward worse. - Dryden.
v. t.	1.	To make timorous; to frighten. That which cowardeth a man's heart. - Foxe.

Noun	1.	coward - a person who shows fear or timidity
	2.	Coward - English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973) Synonyms: Noel Coward, Sir Noel Pierce Coward

Milquetoast, Scaramouch, baby, big baby, caitiff, chicken, chicken liver, craven, 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

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