Fritter
11Fritter — An apple fritter banana fritters …
12fritter — fritter1 fritterer, n. /frit euhr/, v.t. 1. to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually fol. by away): to fritter away one s money; to fritter away an afternoon. 2. to break or tear into small pieces or shreds. v.i. 3. to… …
13fritter — frit|ter1 [ˈfrıtə US ər] fritter away [fritter sth<=>away] phr v to waste time, money, or effort on something small or unimportant fritter something<=>away on ▪ He frittered away a fortune on fast cars and gambling. fritter 2 fritter2 …
14fritter — I UK [ˈfrɪtə(r)] / US [ˈfrɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms fritter : singular fritter plural fritters a food made by covering a piece of food in batter and cooking it in hot fat apple fritters II UK [ˈfrɪtə(r)] / US [ˈfrɪtər] verb Word forms… …
15fritter — {{11}}fritter (n.) fried batter, late 14c., from O.Fr. friture fritter, pancake, something fried (12c.), from L.L. frictura a frying, from frigere to roast, fry (see FRY (Cf. fry) (v.)). {{12}}fritter (v.) whittle away, 1728, from fritters… …
16fritter — I frit•ter [[t]ˈfrɪt ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usu. fol. by away): to fritter away one s money[/ex] 2) to break or tear into small pieces or shreds 3) to dwindle, shrink, degenerate, etc. (often… …
17fritter — Synonyms and related words: apple fritter, beignet, beignet aux pommes, bismarck, blow, cast away, consume, cruller, dissipate, doughnut, fastnacht, fool away, friedcake, fritter away, idle away, misspend, olykoek, raised doughnut, sinker,… …
18fritter — frit|ter1 [ frıtər ] noun count a food made by covering a piece of food in BATTER and cooking it in hot fat: apple fritters fritter frit|ter 2 [ frıtər ] verb ,fritter a way phrasal verb transitive to waste time or money on things that are not… …
19fritter — 1 noun (C) a thin piece of fruit, vegetable, or meat covered with a mixture of eggs and flour and cooked in hot fat : apple/corn/banana fritter (=made of apple, corn etc) 2 fritter sth away phrasal verb (T) to waste time, money, or effort on… …
20fritter — I. /ˈfrɪtə / (say frituh) phrase fritter away, to disperse or squander piecemeal, or waste little by little: to fritter away one s money. {earlier fitter, from fit part} –fritterer, noun II. /ˈfrɪtə / (say frituh) noun a small cake of batter,… …
