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Cark

/kɑː(ɹ)k/

A noxious or corroding worry.

📖 Definitions of "Cark"

noun
  1. 1

    A noxious or corroding worry.

  2. 2

    The state of being filled with worry.

verb
  1. 1

    To be filled with worry, solicitude, or troubles.

  2. 2

    To bring worry, vexation, or anxiety.

  3. 3

    To labor anxiously.

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WordDefinition
disquietnoun(transitive, intransitive) To make (someone or something) worried or anxious.
troublenounA distressing or dangerous situation.
perturbverbTo disturb; to bother or unsettle.
disordernounAbsence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
distractverb(transitive) To divert the attention of.
unhingeverbTo mentally disturb.

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WordDefinition
troublenounA distressing or dangerous situation.
perturbverbTo disturb; to bother or unsettle.
disquietnounLack of quiet; absence of tranquility in body or mind
disordernounAbsence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
distractverb(transitive) To divert the attention of.
unhingeverbTo mentally disturb.
fretnounAgitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or some other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.
beworryverb(transitive) To fill with worry; cause to be worried; beset with cares; trouble; vex; harass.
worrynounA strong feeling of anxiety.
fraughtnoun(nautical) The transportation of goods, especially in a boat or ship.
coarctatenoun(medicine) Pressed close together, constricted, narrowed, compressed.
clognounA blockage.
thwacknounAn act of hitting hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; a whack; also, a powerful stroke involved in such hitting; a blow, a strike.
cramenoun(chiefly Scotland) A merchant's booth; a shop or tent where goods are sold; a stall
tie oneself in knotsverb(idiomatic) To put oneself in a difficult situation.
packnounA bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.
encankerverb(obsolete) To canker (corrode or corrupt).
cratenounA large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods.
crudnoun(uncountable) Dirt, filth or refuse.
stuffnoun(informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.

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