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Definition of biting their nails

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Other terms relating to 'afraid, scared':

Definitions include: sexually voracious.
Definitions include: a scared person.
Definitions include: scared.
Definitions include: nervousness.
Definitions include: scared.
Definitions include: nervousness or fright.
Definitions include: to not go through with a plan because of fear.
Definitions include: to be extremely scared.
Definitions include: nervousness, trepidation about a big decision, especially marriage.
Definitions include: scared.
Definitions include: to not do something out of fear; "chicken out".
Definitions include: see cold feet.
Definitions include: alternative pronunciation of "scare."
Definitions include: shaken up, flustered. Also shooked.
Definitions include: nervous.

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Other terms relating to 'bite':

Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action.
Definitions include: a young child.
Definitions include: to be of poor quality, displeasing.
Definitions include: to have negative consequences.
Definitions include: to fall and hit the ground.
Definitions include: a command, similar to "Go to hell!" (i.e. "Leave me alone!"
Definitions include: to take on a situation one can't master.
Definitions include: to have negative consequences.
Definitions include: a dismissive retort; "go to hell".
Definitions include: to reprimand.
Definitions include: to restrain one's self, and not say something that one wants to say.
Definitions include: a person who "bites".
Definitions include: to die or to get killed.
Definitions include: to stoically endure something unpleasant.
Definitions include: to start drinking alcohol again in the morning to avoid feeling hung-over.

Other terms relating to 'nail':

Definitions include: cigarette.
Definitions include: to identify the core answer.
Definitions include: to have sex with.
Definitions include: Nails meaning someone has a hard or good body.

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