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mess

Noun : A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding.

Noun : (colloquial) A large quantity or number.

Noun : (euphemistic) Excrement.

bind

Verb : (intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.

Verb : (intransitive) To cohere or stick together in a mass.

Verb : (intransitive) To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.

difficulties

Noun : (colloquial) a series of frustrations

difficulty

Noun : The state of being difficult, or hard to do.

Noun : An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.

Noun : (sometimes in the plural) Physical danger from the environment, especially with risk of drowning

hot potato

Noun : (uncountable) A child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them, with the object of avoiding being left holding the item when time expires.

Noun : (countable, idiomatic) An awkward or delicate problem with which nobody wants to be associated.

knot

Noun : A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.

Noun : (of hair, etc) A tangled clump.

Noun : A maze-like pattern.

rattrap

Noun : A device (trap) used to catch rats.

Noun : A dilapidated building, a place that is run down and unsanitary.

Noun : A difficult, entangling situation.

scrape

Verb : (transitive, intransitive) To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.

Verb : (transitive) To remove (something) by drawing an object along in this manner.

Verb : (transitive) To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.

trouble

Noun : A distressing or dangerous situation.

Noun : A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.

Noun : A person liable to place others or themselves in such a situation.

distress

Noun : Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.

Noun : A cause of such discomfort.

Noun : Serious danger.

knotting

Noun : (chiefly mathematics) The formation of a knot.

Noun : (uncountable, zoology) The swelling of the bulbus glandis.

Noun : A hamlet in Knotting and Souldrop parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0063).

jackpot

Noun : A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won.

Noun : A large cash prize or money.

Noun : An unexpected windfall or reward.

on the spot

Verb : without delay or immediatel

Verb : at the place in question; ther

Verb : in a difficult situatio

predicament

Noun : A definite class, state or condition.

Noun : An unfortunate or trying position or condition.

Noun : (logic) That which is predicated; a category.

fix

Verb : (transitive, obsolete) To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.

Verb : (transitive, by extension) (Of a piercing look) to direct at someone.

Verb : (transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.

pickle

Noun : (chiefly US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.

Noun : (often in the plural) Any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish.

Noun : (UK) A sweet, vinegary pickled chutney popular in Britain.

fic

Noun : (slang, countable) A fictional story set within a preexisting fandom; a fanfic.

hole

Noun : A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.

Noun : An opening that goes all the way through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent.

Noun : (heading) In games.

quandary

Noun : A state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement.

Noun : A dilemma, a difficult decision or choice.

spot

Noun : A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.

Noun : A stain or disfiguring mark.

Noun : A pimple, papule or pustule.

wall

Noun : A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.

Noun : A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc.

Noun : Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure.

disjoint

Adjective : Not smooth or continuous; disjointed.

Adjective : (set theory, not comparable) Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set.

Verb : To render disjoint; to remove a connection, linkage, or intersection.

box

Noun : Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

Noun : A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.

Noun : A cuboid container and its contents; as much as fills such a container.

imbroglio

Noun : A complicated situation; an entanglement.

jam

Noun : (less common in the US) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.

Noun : (countable) A difficult situation.

Noun : (countable, baseball) A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.

kettle of fish

Noun : (idiomatic) An awkward situation.

Noun : (idiomatic) A situation recognized as different from or as an alternative to some other situation.

out

Verb : Away from the inside, centre or other point of reference.

Verb : Away from home or one's usual place.

Verb : Outside; not indoors.

pickling

Noun : An instance of processing something in brine or in vinegar.

Noun : A process by which the oxide scale on steel (especially stainless steels) or other metallic objects is chemically removed by strong acids.

quagmire

Noun : A swampy, soggy area of ground.

Noun : (figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.

Verb : (transitive) To embroil (a person, etc.) in complexity or difficulty.

resource

Noun : Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.

Noun : A person's capacity to deal with difficulty.

Noun : Something that can be used to help achieve an aim, especially a book, equipment, etc. that provides information for teachers and students.

resourcefulness

Noun : The ability to cope with difficult situations, or unusual problems.

strait

Adjective : (archaic) Narrow; restricted as to space or room; close.

Adjective : (archaic) Righteous, strict.

Adjective : (obsolete) Tight; close; tight-fitting.

straits

Noun : The Straits Settlements.

Noun : (informal) The British rock band Dire Straits.

succor

Noun : (American spelling) Alternative spelling of succour [(uncountable) Aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress; ministration.]

Verb : (American spelling) Alternative spelling of succour [(transitive) To give aid, assistance, or help.]

succour

Noun : (uncountable) Aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress; ministration.

Noun : (uncountable, military) Aid or assistance in the form of military equipment and soldiers, especially reinforcements sent to support military action.

Noun : (uncountable, obsolete except dialectal) Protection, refuge, shelter; (countable) a place providing such protection, refuge or shelter.

tree

Noun : A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a bush with a wooden trunk and, at some distance from the ground, leaves and branches.

Noun : Any plant that is reminiscent of the above but not classified as a tree (in any botanical sense).

Noun : An object made from a tree trunk and having multiple hooks or storage platforms.

muddle

Verb : To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.

Verb : To mash slightly for use in a cocktail.

Verb : To dabble in mud.

bail

Noun : (uncountable) Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.

Noun : (law, UK) Release from imprisonment on payment of such money.

Noun : (law, UK) The person providing such payment.

bitch

Noun : (dated or specialised, dog-breeding) A female dog or other canine, particularly a recent mother.

Noun : (archaic, offensive) A promiscuous woman, slut, whore.

Noun : (vulgar, offensive) A despicable or disagreeable, aggressive person, usually a woman.

carry

Verb : (transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.

Verb : (transitive) To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.

Verb : (transitive) To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.

complicate

Verb : (transitive) To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.

Verb : (transitive) To involve in a convoluted matter.

Adjective : (obsolete) Intertwined.

contretemps

Noun : An unforeseen, inopportune, or embarrassing event.

Noun : (fencing) An ill-timed pass.

corner

Noun : The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.

Noun : The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point.

Noun : The projection into space of an angle in a solid object.

creek

Noun : (Britain) A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.

Noun : (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger than a brook; in Australia, also used of river-sized bodies of water.

Noun : Any turn or winding.

dilemma

Noun : A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.

Noun : A difficult circumstance or problem.

Noun : (logic) A type of syllogism of the form "if A is true then B is true; if C is true then D is true; either A or C is true; therefore either B or D is true".

embitter

Verb : (transitive) To cause (someone or something) to be bitter.

face

Noun : (anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.

Noun : (informal or slang)

Noun : One's facial expression.

hobble

Noun : (chiefly in the plural) One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.

Noun : An unsteady, off-balance step.

Noun : (archaic, informal) A difficult situation; a scrape.

impasse

Noun : A road with no exit; a cul-de-sac.

Noun : (figurative) A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made.

impossible

Adjective : Not possible; not able to be done or happen.

Adjective : (colloquial, of a person) Very difficult to deal with.

Adjective : (mathematics, dated) imaginary

mire

Noun : Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.

Noun : An undesirable situation, a predicament.

Verb : (transitive) To cause or permit to become stuck in mud; to plunge or fix in mud.

mired

Noun : A unit of measurement for color temperature.

nox

Noun : (rare) millilux (unit of illuminance)

Noun : (Roman mythology) The Roman goddess of night.

Noun : (chemistry) Any of the various nitrogen oxides produced during combustion.

pass

Verb : To change place.

Verb : (intransitive) To move or be moved from one place to another.

Verb : (transitive) To go past, by, over, or through; to proceed from one side to the other of; to move past.

plight

Noun : A dire or unfortunate situation.

Noun : (now rare) A (neutral) condition or state.

Noun : (obsolete) Good health.

potato

Noun : The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.

Noun : (informal, UK) A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking.

Noun : Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.

pressure cooker

Noun : (cooking) A sealed cooking vessel that allows cooking in greater than atmospheric pressure and at a temperature above the boiling point of water.

Noun : (figurative) A stressful situation that is liable to erupt.

problem

Noun : A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.

Noun : A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.

Noun : A puzzling circumstance.

scabrous

Adjective : Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.

Adjective : (figurative) Disgusting, repellent.

Adjective : (figurative) Salacious, scandalous; concerning oneself with lurid or lascivious substance.

shitting

Noun : (vulgar) The act of defecating.

Adjective : (vulgar) An intensifier, often applying more to the whole utterance than to the specific word it modifies; same as fucking.

spots

Noun : spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and len

spotting

Noun : A spotted pattern.

Noun : The act of spotting or sighting something.

stew

Noun : (obsolete) A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.

Noun : (now historical) A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.

Noun : (archaic) A brothel.

sticky

Adjective : Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.

Adjective : Difficult, awkward.

Adjective : Of a death: unpleasant, grisly.

strand

Noun : The shore or beach of the sea or ocean.

Noun : (poetic, archaic or regional) The shore or beach of a lake or river.

Noun : A small brook or rivulet.

stranded

Adjective : (of a person) Abandoned or marooned.

Adjective : (nautical, of a vessel) Run aground on a shore or reef.

Adjective : (of a piece of wire) Made by combining or bundling thinner wires.

stranding

Noun : The act or occasion by which somebody or something is stranded.

struggle

Noun : A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.

Noun : (figurative) Strife, contention, great effort.

Verb : To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.

swamp

Noun : A piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth of certain kinds of trees, but is unfit for agricultural or pastoral purposes.

Noun : A type of wetland that stretches for vast distances, and is home to many creatures which have adapted specifically to that environment.

Noun : (figurative) A place or situation that is foul or where progress is difficult.

trap

Noun : A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.

Noun : A trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense; a snare.

Noun : (by extension, cartography, law, technical) A (usually fictional) location or feature originally added to a map to detect plagiarism and copyright violations by other map makers or map services.

troubled

Adjective : anxious, worried, careworn.

troubling

Adjective : distressing, worrying

Noun : The infliction of trouble or distress.

back

Adjective : At or near the rear.

Adjective : (predicative) Returned or restored to a previous place or condition.

Adjective : Not current.

doghouse

Noun : Any small house or structure or enclosure used to house a dog.

Noun : A structure of small size, similar to a doghouse, but offering useful shelter for a human.

Noun : Mechanically, an equipment cover with an opening, with a shape resembling a doghouse.

entangle

Verb : (transitive) To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated.

Verb : (transitive) To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.

Verb : (transitive, figuratively) To ensnare.

euphemism

Noun : (uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase which it replaces.

Noun : (countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way.

hook

Noun : A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.

Noun : A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook.

Noun : Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook.

houdini

Noun : The magician and escape artist Harry Houdini.

Noun : An escape artist.

Verb : to vanish, or escape a difficult situation quickly.

neck

Noun : (anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.

Noun : The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.

Noun : The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.

row

Noun : A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden etc.

Noun : A horizontal line of entries in a table, etc., going from left to right, as opposed to a column going from top to bottom.

Verb : (transitive or intransitive, nautical) To propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars.

rowing

Noun : The action of the verb to row.

Noun : The action of propelling a boat with oars.

Noun : The rowing of boats as a competitive sport.

silver lining

Noun : (figurative) A good aspect of a mostly bad event.

sticky wicket

Noun : (cricket) A pitch that has become wet because of rain and therefore on which the ball bounces unpredictably.

Noun : A difficult or unpredictable situation.

muddled

Adjective : Confused, disorganised, in disarray.

snooker

Noun : A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries.

Noun : (snooker, pool) The situation where the cue ball is in such a position that the player cannot directly hit a legal ball with it.

Verb : (intransitive) To play the game of snooker.

bright side

Noun : A consoling aspect of a difficult situation.

queer street

Noun : (idiomatic, Britain, dated) Hard times; a difficult circumstance, especially bankruptcy.

Noun : (idiomatic, Britain, dated) Suspicious circumstances.

Noun : (idiomatic, boxing) A stunned condition.

anomaly

Noun : A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.

Noun : Something or someone that is strange or unusual.

Noun : (sciences) Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not.

awkward

Verb : (obsolete) In a backwards direction.

Adjective : Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.

Adjective : Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.

bitter end

Noun : (nautical) That part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains inboard when a ship is riding at anchor.

Noun : (nautical) The final six fathoms of anchor chain before the point of attachment in the chain locker of modern US naval vessels.

Noun : (idiomatic) The end of a long and difficult process.

bugger

Noun : (obsolete) A heretic.

Noun : (UK law) Someone who commits buggery; a sodomite.

Noun : (slang, derogatory, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, South Africa) A foolish or worthless person or thing; a despicable person.

call

Verb : To use one's voice.

Verb : (intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon.

Verb : (intransitive) To cry or shout.

challenge

Noun : A confrontation; a dare.

Noun : An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.

Noun : A bid to overcome something.

circumstances

Noun : a person's financial situation (good or bad

Noun : the state (usually personal) with regard to wealt

Noun : your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you

clutching

Noun : The act of one who clutches.

coma

Noun : A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.

Noun : (astronomy) A cloud of dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.

Noun : (optics) A defect characterized by diffuse, pear-shaped images that in an ideal image would appear as points.

complex

Adjective : Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.

Adjective : Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.

Adjective : (mathematics, of a number) Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.

complication

Noun : The act or process of complicating.

Noun : The state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; complexity.

Noun : A person who doesn't fit in with the main scheme of things; an interloper.

convenient

Adjective : Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.

Adjective : Suspicious due to suiting someone's purposes very well.

Adjective : (obsolete) Fit; suitable; appropriate.

cover

Noun : A lid.

Noun : (uncountable) Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.

Noun : The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.

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