quarrel
A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).
Example
“We got into a silly quarrel about what food to order.”
Other meanings
An arrow or bolt for a crossbow or an , traditionally with the head square in its cross section.
A diamond- or square-shaped piece of glass forming part of a lattice window.
Synonyms
- row
- words
- run-in
Word history
From Latin "querēla".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “quarrel” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.