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pinched — Synonyms and related words: attenuated, badly off, cadaverous, careworn, clamped, compressed, concentrated, condensed, consolidated, constricted, contracted, corpselike, cramped, desperate, distressed, down to bedrock, drawn, emacerated, emaciate … Moby Thesaurus
pinched — adjective 1. sounding as if the nose were pinched (Freq. 1) a whining nasal voice • Syn: ↑adenoidal, ↑nasal • Similar to: ↑high, ↑high pitched • … Useful english dictionary
in straitened circumstances — adjective not having enough money to pay for necessities • Syn: ↑hard up, ↑impecunious, ↑penniless, ↑penurious, ↑pinched • Similar to: ↑poor • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
poor — I (inferior in quality) adjective bad, badly made, barely passable, base, beggarly, below par, below standard, cheap, coarse, common, contemptible, crude, defective, deficient, dubious, faulty, flimsy, gimcrack, imperfect, inadequate, inartistic … Law dictionary
pinch — pinchable, adj. /pinch/, v.t. 1. to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like. 2. to constrict or squeeze painfully, as a tight shoe does. 3. to cramp within narrow bounds or quarters: The … Universalium
pinch — [[t]pɪntʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the jaws of an instrument, or the like 2) to constrict or squeeze painfully, as a tight shoe does 3) to render unnaturally constricted or drawn: a face pinched with… … From formal English to slang
squeezed — Synonyms and related words: badly off, clamped, compressed, concentrated, condensed, consolidated, constricted, contracted, cramped, distressed, down to bedrock, embarrassed, feeling the pinch, hard up, ill off, impecunious, in Queer Street, in… … Moby Thesaurus
Poverty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Poverty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 poverty poverty indigence penury pauperism destitution want Sgm: N 1 need need neediness Sgm: N 1 lack lack necessity privation … English dictionary for students
English saddle — English saddles are used to ride horses in English riding disciplines throughout the world. The discipline is not limited to England or English speaking countries. This style of saddle used in all of the Olympic and FEI equestrian disciplines,… … Wikipedia
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