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asphalt jungle |
any large city, esp. when considered as the noisy, crowded arena of a struggle for survival. |
Casbah |
(sometimes l.c.) the old, crowded native quarter of any of several North African cities, esp. Algiers. [1/2 definitions] |
chock-a-block |
crowded tightly together; jammed. [1/2 definitions] |
clutter |
a disorderly or overly crowded assortment of things. [1/3 definitions] |
complex sentence |
a sentence made of a main or independent clause and one or more dependent or subordinate clauses. An example of a complex sentence is, "I went to the theater, which was very crowded with people." |
hive |
an extremely busy or crowded place, or the crowd of people in it. [1/5 definitions] |
jam1 |
to force oneself into a very small or crowded place. [1/12 definitions] |
jostle |
to be crowded closely together with (each other). [2/7 definitions] |
packed like sardines |
(informal) extremely crowded together. |
pickpocket |
a person who steals from pockets or purses in crowded or public places. |
serried |
crowded close together, esp. in rows. |
slum |
(often plural) a crowded, run-down area of a city where poor people live. |
squeeze |
to press into a small or crowded space. [1/7 definitions] |
swarm1 |
to be covered or crowded; teem. [1/6 definitions] |
two-by-four |
(informal) a small, crowded room or apartment. [1/4 definitions] |
uncrowded |
combined form of crowded. |
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