Worry-beads
a string of beads manipulated to relieve worry and tension.
plural noun
a string of beads that when fingered or played with supposedly relieves nervous tension
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a person who tends to worry habitually and often needlessly; pessimist; fussbudget.
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noun (informal) a person who tends to worry, esp about insignificant matters
- Worrying
to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret. to move with effort: an old car worrying uphill. to torment with cares, anxieties, etc.; trouble; plague. to seize, especially by the throat, with the teeth and shake or mangle, as one animal does another. to har-ss by repeated biting, snapping, etc. a worried condition […]
- Worryingly
to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret. to move with effort: an old car worrying uphill. to torment with cares, anxieties, etc.; trouble; plague. to seize, especially by the throat, with the teeth and shake or mangle, as one animal does another. to har-ss by repeated biting, snapping, etc. a worried condition […]
- Worse-for-wear
also, the worse for the wear. in poor physical condition owing to long use; also, drunk. for example, this television set is really worse for the wear; we’ll have to replace it, or he’d better not drive home; he’s definitely the worse for the wear. [ c. a.d. 1000 ] for an antonym, see none […]