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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who bites one's fingernails as a nervous habit.
- noun A situation marked by tense nervousness or apprehension, especially an athletic contest whose outcome is uncertain near its finish.
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- noun one who bites or
chews his or herfingernails - noun idiomatic a
nervous or uncomfortablesituation - noun An engaging or exciting
cliffhanger .
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