pinched

Letters that make pinched

d, e, n, p, c, h, i are letters that make 'pinched'

Words within pinched

PI, he, PIN, INC, He, pi, inch, ED, in, pinch, pinche, pin, IN, NC, In are words within 'pinched'


4 possible definitions for 'pinched'

Pinched as "sounding as if the nose were pinched"

Under this definition, pinched is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

adenoidal, nasal have the same meaning as 'pinched'

Derivatives of pinched

nasality, nasal, nasal consonant are derivatives of 'pinched'.

Similar to pinched

high, high-pitched are similar to 'pinched'.


Pinched as "as if squeezed uncomfortably tight"

Under this definition, pinched is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to pinched

constricted is similar to pinched.

Example of pinched used within this context

"her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her"


Pinched as "not having enough money to pay for necessities"

Under this definition, pinched is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

in straitened circumstances(p), hard up, impecunious, penniless, penurious have the same meaning as 'pinched'

Derivatives of pinched

indigence, need, penury, penuriousness, pauperization, pauperism, impecuniousness, pennilessness are derivatives of 'pinched'.

Similar to pinched

poor is similar to pinched.


Pinched as "very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold"

Under this definition, pinched is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bony, wasted, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, skeletal have the same meaning as 'pinched'

Derivatives of pinched

bonyness, boniness, emaciation, gauntness, maceration are derivatives of 'pinched'.

Similar to pinched

thin, lean are similar to 'pinched'.

Example of pinched used within this context

"emaciated bony hands", "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys", "eyes were haggard and cavernous", "small pinched faces", "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"



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