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coward (s) (noun), cowards (pl)
Someone who lacks courage in facing danger, difficult situations, opposition by others, pain, etc.; a timid or easily intimidated person: The soldier was an obvious coward who deserted his fellow troops by sneaking away during the night when he was on guard duty and trying to hide in a nearby city.
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coward, cowered
coward (KOU uhrd) (noun)
An individual who shows fear in the face of danger or pain: Blake was a coward who deserted his family when the house caught on fire.
cowered (KOU uhrd) (verb)
To cringe in fear: Malcolm cowered in his house as the windstorm blew harder.

As Tom cringed in his house during the thunder storm, there is no doubt that he was a cowered coward.

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