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taciturn collapse: habitually reserved and uncommunicative

closemouthed collapse

glum collapse: reflecting gloom; "gloomy faces"

reticent collapse: reluctant to draw attention to yourself; temperamentally disinclined to talk

wordless collapse

uncommunicative collapse: not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions

laconic collapse

untalkative collapse

secretive collapse

reserved collapse: cool and formal in manner; marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West; set aside for the use of a particular person or party

concise collapse: expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"

silent collapse: having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle"; not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded"; marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"

tongue tied collapse

speechless collapse: unable to speak temporarily; "struck dumb"; "speechless with shock"

mum collapse: secrecy; "mum's the word"; failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent"

curt collapse

terse collapse

heavy hand collapse

brusque collapse: marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"

unrelaxed collapse: nor relaxed; "his life was drawing to a close in baffled zeal and unrelaxed strain"- U.B.Phillips

hole in the wall collapse

snug collapse: well and tightly constructed; "a snug house"; "a snug little sailboat"; offering safety; well protected or concealed; "a snug harbor"; "a snug hideout"

penny pinching collapse

iron hand collapse

penurious collapse

playhouse collapse: plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of

clench collapse: squeeze together tightly; "clench one's jaw"; hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel"

cubbyhole collapse: a small compartment

sticky wicket collapse

hell to pay collapse: dire consequences; "when the pig ran away there was hell to pay"

selfish collapse: concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others; "Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman

fine kettle of fish collapse

avaricious collapse: immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"

tight spot collapse

taut collapse: pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"; subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"

economical collapse: avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

dollhouse collapse: a small model of a house used as a toy by children; a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything

hot water collapse: a dangerous or distressing predicament; "his views on race got him into political hot water"

occlude collapse

stand in the way collapse

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