cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you"
form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"
secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
something that hinders as if with bonds
wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
Join
provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather"
stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
DILEMMA
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
JAM
interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station"
block passage through; "obstruct the path"
crush or bruise; "jam a toe"
crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"
get stuck and immobilized; "the mechanism jammed"
deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
push down forcibly; "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor"
preserve of crushed fruit
press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"
a dense crowd of people
informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
MESS
make a mess of or create disorder in; "He messed up his room"
eat in a mess hall
a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel
soft semiliquid food; "a mess of porridge"
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"
PICKLE
preserve in a pickling liquid
vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
PLIGHT
a solemn pledge of fidelity
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"
Difficulty
promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that I will honor my wife"
give to in marriage
QUANDARY
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"
puzzle
SCRAPE
scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"
cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"
gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living"
make by scraping; "They scraped a letter into the stone"
an indication of damage
bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him"
a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"
an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Scrapes are shallow depressions with gently sloping edges, which seasonally hold water. They create obvious in-field wet features that are very attractive to wildlife. They are often man made to
SPOT
a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the program"
a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"
a small piece or quantity of something; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"; "a bit of lint"; "I gave him a bit of my mind"
a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism"
mark with a s
STRAIT
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water