bother

bother has 11 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 6.

Definitions

• v. t.. To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother.
• v. i.. To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.
• n.. One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble; as, to be in a bother.
• n.. something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
• n.. an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
• v.. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
• v.. make confused or perplexed or puzzled
• v.. make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"
• v.. intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers"
• v.. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"
• v.. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."