Difficulty: alternatives and connections

Roughness of surface; unevenness; -- opposed to smoothness.

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A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside.

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See Balk.

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The female of the canine kind, as of the dog, wolf, and fox.

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A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

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Serving to deter.

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Fixed; solidified.

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Formidableness.

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Fierceness of look; sternness; crabbedness; forbiddingness.

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An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additiona…

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The quality or state of being hard, literally or figuratively.

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That which is hard to hear, as toil, privation, injury, injustice, etc.

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The state or quality of being heavy in its various senses; weight; sadness; sluggishness; oppression; thickness.

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Same as Hindrance.

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The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered.

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Whole.

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That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect.

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The quality or condition of being inconvenient; want of convenience; unfitness; unsuitableness; inexpediency; awkwardness; as, the inconvenience of t…

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A kind of frock for children.

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A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.

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One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills.

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A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord.

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Mass; church service.

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An ant.

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To make turbid, or muddy, as water.

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Quality or state of being nice.

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See Picle.

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To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as be…

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A pit deceitfully covered to entrap wild beasts or men; a trap of any kind.

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imp. & p. p. of Plight, to pledge.

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A class or kind described by any definite marks; hence, condition; particular situation or state; especially, an unfortunate or trying position or co…

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A question proposed for solution; a matter stated for examination or proof; hence, a matter difficult of solution or settlement; a doubtful case; a q…

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A state of difficulty or perplexity; doubt; uncertainty.

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Rigidity; stiffness.

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The quality or state of being severe.

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Manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as related to something else; position; locality site; as, a house in a pleasant situation.

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One who snorts.

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Race; stock; generation; descent; family.

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Distress.

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The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness.

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The quality or state of being tough.

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To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate.

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A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot; a wale.

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Trouble; anxiety; worry.

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A winkle.

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An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more or less strenuous endeavor; struggle…

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The act of exerting, or putting into motion or action; the active exercise of any power or faculty; an effort, esp. a laborious or perceptible effort…

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The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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of Sweat

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Labor with pain; severe toil or exertion.

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To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother.

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To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother.

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Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Difficulty.

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To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate.

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A question proposed for solution; a matter stated for examination or proof; hence, a matter difficult of solution or settlement; a doubtful case; a q…

Difficulty overlaps with problem, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.