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111little — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Small in size] Syn. diminutive, dwarfish, small, tiny, shrunk, atomic, wee, undersized, not big, not large, stunted, limited, cramped, wizened, scraggy, imperceptible, light, slight, microscopic, short, Lilliputian,… …
112cramp — cramp1 [kræmp] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: crampe, perhaps from Low German krampe; CRAMP2] 1.) [U and C] a severe pain that you get in part of your body when a muscle becomes too tight, making it difficult for you to move that part… …
113cramp\ one's\ style — v. phr. informal To limit your natural freedom; prevent your usual behavior; limit your actions or talk. He cramped his style a good deal when he lost his money. Army rules cramped George s style …
114cramp — I UK [kræmp] / US noun Word forms cramp : singular cramp plural cramps 1) [countable/uncountable] sudden severe pain in a tired muscle that becomes very tight 2) cramps [plural] pains that a woman sometimes gets during her period II UK [kræmp] /… …
115cramp — cramp1 [kramp] n. [ME crampe < OFr, bent, twisted < Frank * kramp; akin to MDu & MLowG krampe: for IE base see CRADLE] 1. a sudden, painful, involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles from chill, strain, etc. 2. partial local paralysis …
116two-by-four — noun a timber measuring (slightly under) 2 inches by 4 inches in cross section (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑timber * * * I. | ̷ ̷ bə| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : measuring two units (as inches) by four 2. : small …
117ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION — (Aliyah Bet or ha palah – resolute ascent ), the clandestine immigration of Jews to Ereẓ Israel. This kind of immigration began under Ottoman rule. From 1882 onward the Turks did not permit Jews from Eastern Europe, with rare exceptions, to… …
118close quarters — {n. phr.} Limited, cramped space. * /With seven boy scouts in a tent, they were living in very close quarters./ …
119close quarters — {n. phr.} Limited, cramped space. * /With seven boy scouts in a tent, they were living in very close quarters./ …
120Constricted — Con*strict ed, a. 1. Drawn together; bound; contracted; cramped. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Contracted or compressed so as to be smaller in certain places or parts than in others. [1913 Webster] …
