knotty+question
71prickly — adjective 1) a prickly hedgehog Syn: spiky, spiked, thorny, barbed, spiny; briery, brambly; rough, scratchy; technical spiculate, spicular, aculeate, spinose 2) my skin feels prickly Syn …
72perplexity — n 1. bewilderment, bafflement, astonishment; mystification, confoundment, puzzlement, puzzledness, incomprehension; stupefaction, distraction, unhingement, disconcertment, discomfiture, discomposure, embarrassment, chagrin, abashment,… …
73predicament — n 1. trying situation, trial, embarrassment, Sl. hot seat, hot spot, hot water, stew, Inf. dead end; crisis, conjuncture, fix, impasse, deadlock, crux, hitch, rub, bind; All Inf. clutch, jam, fix, scrape, corner, hole, box, mess, pretty kettle of …
74difficulty */*/*/ — UK [ˈdɪfɪk(ə)ltɪ] / US [ˈdɪfɪkəltɪ] noun Word forms difficulty : singular difficulty plural difficulties Metaphor: A difficult idea or situation is like a knot or something that is tied up, tangled, or twisted. When you deal with it successfully …
