All pickle synonyms
pickΒ·le
P p noun pickle
- quandary β a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma.
- deadlock β If a dispute or series of negotiations reaches deadlock, neither side is willing to give in at all and no agreement can be made.
- gherkin β the small, immature fruit of a variety of cucumber, used in pickling.
- double bind β Psychology. a situation in which a person is given conflicting cues, especially by a parent, such that to obey one cue is to disobey the other.
- worriment β the act or an instance of worrying; anxiety.
- bafflement β Bafflement is the state of being baffled.
- between a rock and a hard place β having to choose between two equally unpleasant alternatives
- demandingness β the quality of being demanding
- impasse β a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.
- mess β a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- corner β A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join.
- hard times β a period of difficulties or hardship.
- needfulness β The property of being needful or necessary.
- difficulty β the fact or condition of being difficult.
- arduousness β requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
- mixup β an act or instance of mixing.
- exigence β Exigency.
- hangup β Alternative spelling of hang-up.
- bind β If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.
- exigency β An urgent need or demand.
- fix β to repair; mend.
- glom β to steal.
- hot potato β Informal. a situation or issue that is difficult, unpleasant, or risky to deal with.
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- jam β to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- distress β great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- criticalness β inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- disconcertion β to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- dilemma β a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives.
- hole β an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- imperativeness β absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable: It is imperative that we leave.
- laboriousness β requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- embarrassment β A feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness.
- mitt β Baseball. a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers. a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- cropper β a person who cultivates or harvests a crop
- hard time β a period of difficulties or hardship.
- mitts β Baseball. a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers. a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- quagmire β an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog.
- arrest β If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
verb pickle
- kipper β a young male Aborigine, usually 14 to 16 years old, who has recently undergone his tribal initiation rite.
- kippered β a fish, especially a herring, that has been cured by splitting, salting, drying, and smoking.
- kippering β Present participle of kipper.
- mummify β to make (a dead body) into a mummy, as by embalming and drying.
- mothball β a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- mothballed β a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- waterlog β to cause (a boat, ship, etc.) to become uncontrollable as a result of flooding.
- mothballs β a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- cure β If doctors or medical treatments cure an illness or injury, they cause it to end or disappear.
- marinade β a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking.
- marinaded β a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking.