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elongate collapse: having notably more length than width; being long and slender; "an elongate tail tapering to a point"; "the old man's gaunt and elongated frame"; make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric"

itchy collapse: causing an irritating cutaneous sensation; being affect with an itch; "he had an itchy toe from the mosquito bite"

deodorize collapse: eliminate the odor from; "This stick will deodorize your armpits"

panicky collapse: thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted"

exert collapse: put to use; "exert one's power or influence"; make a great effort at a mental or physical task; "exert oneself"

trouble collapse: an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"; a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"; an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"; an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble"; to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."

spiritualize collapse: purify from the corrupting influences of the world; "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized"; give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense

insecure collapse: lacking self-confidence or assurance; "an insecure person lacking mental stability"; lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future"; not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way; "the hinge is insecure"; not safe from attack

string out collapse: set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the houses were strung out in a long row"

strophe collapse: one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama

solicitous collapse: showing hovering attentiveness; "solicitous about her health"; "made solicitous inquiries about our family"; full of anxiety and concern; "solicitous parents"; "solicitous about the future"

concern collapse: something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern"; something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"; a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"; an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"; be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant"

disquieted collapse: afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"

tauten collapse: make taut or tauter; "tauten a rope"; become taut or tauter; "Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly"; "the rope tautened"

chorea collapse: any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs

unquiet collapse: characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning"

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