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  • 31Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Anankastic personality disorder ICD10 = ICD10|F|60|5|f|60 ICD9 = ICD9|301.4 Obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), or anankastic personality disorder, is a personality disorder that is characterized by a… …

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  • 32miser — /muy zeuhr/, n. 1. a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money. 2. a stingy, avaricious person. 3. Obs. a wretched or unhappy person. [1535 45; < L: wretched] Syn. 2. skinflint, tightwad, pinchpenny. * * * …

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  • 33riches — index assets, cash, hoard, money, prosperity, substance (material possessions) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 34hugger-mugger — adjective 1》 confused; disorderly. 2》 secret. noun 1》 confusion or disorder. 2》 secrecy. Origin C16: prob. related to huddle and to dialect mucker hoard money, conceal …

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  • 35miser — I. /ˈmaɪzə / (say muyzuh) noun 1. someone who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money. 2. a niggardly, avaricious person. 3. Obsolete a wretched or unhappy person. {Latin: wretched, unhappy, sick, bad} II. /ˈmaɪzə / (say&#8230; …

  • 36hugger-mugger — ► ADJECTIVE 1) confused. 2) secret. ► NOUN 1) confusion. 2) secrecy. ORIGIN probably related to HUDDLE(Cf. ↑huddle) and to dialect mucker «hoard money, conceal» …

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  • 37hoarder — hoard hoard 1 [hɔːd ǁ hɔːrd] verb [transitive] to collect and save large amounts of something in order to sell it later at a high price or because you think there might not be enough available in the future: • Banks must be discouraged from&#8230; …

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  • 38horde — hoard, horde A hoard is a large stock or store of money or accumulated objects (in archaeology, for example); a horde is a large collection of people or animals, and is used in the singular or plural, often disparagingly: • A horde of football&#8230; …

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  • 39squirrel away — hoard, gather for use in a time of need (money, food, etc.) …

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  • 40hoarder — hoard ► NOUN 1) a store of money or valued objects. 2) an amassed store of useful information. ► VERB ▪ amass and hide or store away. DERIVATIVES hoarder noun. ORIGIN Old English …

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