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undermanned
Insufficiently manned
short-handed
Alternative form of shorthanded. [Lacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient operations.]
short-staffed
Not having sufficient members of staff
attractions
The tendency to attract
dowitcher
Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the.
understaffed
Having an inadequate number of workers or assistants
overcrowded
Containing too many occupants for an area of its size
dala
The currency of Hawaii between 1847 and 1898, equal to the United States dollar
avouch
To declare freely and openly
colonnaded
Having one or more colonnades
saggar
A ceramic container used inside a fuel-fired kiln to protect pots from the flame
dystrophia
Dystrophy
dolman
A long, loose garment with narrow sleeves and an opening in the front, generally worn.
providore
One who makes provision
lexiphanic
Using bombastic or pretentious wording or language