mishandle
Wordto handle or manage something badly
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to handle or manage something badly
to say that you do not approve of something
bits of dirt, dust, and other small waste collected when you sweep a floor
to fail to keep a promise, agreement, or duty
to leave secretly, especially to avoid being caught
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
rough, messy, or made up of small broken pieces
relating to the chest area
to cause serious damage to something
singing Christmas carols, often while going from house to house
to make something shorter by cutting off part of it
a person who has been convicted of a serious crime
a confused fight or struggle involving several people
a chemical used to kill germs on surfaces
the scientific study of light and how it behaves
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
so useful or valuable that you could not manage without it
very upset, worried, or shocked
to talk with someone in a formal or polite way
a soldier in the cavalry or another military unit
one of four equal parts of a circle or space
to take someone away illegally by force or trickery
to pull something off or out from where it grows or is attached
to stay somewhere longer than needed, often because you do not want to leave
(of a place or situation) empty, cold, and without much hope or comfort
fair and not influenced by personal feelings or sides
in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain
a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated
an official order to carry out a death sentence
a person who stands outside a theater, circus, or similar place and tries to attract customers
past tense and past participle of shoot
the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more
to make something more difficult or harder to understand
to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime
cause something to improve a lot
the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk
most common or widely accepted at a particular time
separated from the rest by cutting
to help prevent conflict or violence in a difficult situation
the act of making a calculation or estimate
far away; at a great distance
open refusal to obey or accept authority
to be very important or deeply meaningful to someone
to become stronger or more successful than something else
a plant grown for its small edible seeds
a short, relaxed walk
relating to the New Age movement and its spiritual ideas
something done mainly to get public attention or publicity
not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear
to support and keep something going, especially a belief, rule, or principle
in a mistaken or incorrect way
used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned
the basic systems and services a society needs, such as roads, power, and water
deserving praise, help, or respect
a feeling of anger and hurt because you think you have been treated unfairly
to give something to another person or group, especially so they can continue using or dealing with it
a person who moves to another place or country to live or work
to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually
people who have little money or wealth
as; in the same way that
a person who is in charge of a prison or another place and makes sure rules are followed
past tense and past participle of bed
a long weapon with a pointed metal tip, used for thrusting
used to talk about an earlier time in the past
to some extent; fairly
the act of blaming or criticizing someone
a small insect-like animal that bites animals and people and sucks blood
a casual way to say goodbye
the generation that comes after the current one
a feeling of anger, worry, or lack of peace among a group of people
using the exact meaning of words, without exaggeration or metaphor
having firm, well-defined muscles
the act of sending something on to another place
an emphatic way of saying that something is impossible or that you strongly refuse it
certain and confident
a hard choice between two or more options, especially when each one has a drawback
a political community or state, especially one based on the common good
another chance to do something after you failed or missed it before
to depend on someone or something and trust that they will help or happen
trapped or in a difficult position with little chance of escape
used to tell someone not to touch something or someone
joined firmly to something else by glue, heat, or pressure
having too much pride in your appearance or abilities
to place something on a surface or in a lower position
more correct or more suitable
covering a wide area or affecting many things
to support or defend someone or something
the customs and accepted ways of behaving in a society or group
at the same point in time as something else
a large Australian animal that moves by jumping and carries its baby in a pouch
to build or erect something
to a very great degree; very much
to make something open, or to become open
the lawyers and officials who try to prove someone is guilty in court
a person whose job is to carry luggage, especially in a hotel or station
the outer edge or boundary of an area or shape
to continue doing something or to continue in a state
to enter a vehicle or enclosed space