uncomfortable
adjective
used about things that make people feel embarrassed or nervous
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tight
adjective
used about clothes that are uncomfortable because they are so close against your body
unnatural
adjective
different from what you normally expect or experience, often in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable
claustrophobic
adjective
a claustrophobic place makes you feel afraid and uncomfortable because it is small, crowded, or difficult to get out of quickly
heavy
adjective
a heavy silence is not comfortable because there is a feeling of anger between people
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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