Fritter

  • 41Fritter — einfacher Detektor * * * Frịt|ter 〈m. 3〉 = Kohärer [<engl., frz., friture „Zusammengebackenes“] * * * Frịt|ter, der; s, [zu ↑fritten] (Physik): Kohärer …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 42fritter — (fri té) v. a. Exposer les mélanges vitrifiables à la calcination. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Fritte …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 43fritter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. squander, waste, dissipate. n. battercake (see food). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. friedcake, beignet, batter cake; see pancake . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. waste, squander, *blow, spend,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 44Fritter — Frịt|ter 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: 〉 = Kohärer [Etym.: engl. <mfrz. friture »Zusammengebackenes«] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 45Fritter — Frit|ter der; s, <zu ↑fritten> svw. ↑Kohärer …

    Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • 46fritter — see FRY …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 47fritter — frit·ter || frɪtÉ™(r) n. fried piece of batter (often containing a filling of fruit or meat) v. waste; be used up, be wasted; break into pieces …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 48fritter — I. n. 1. Pancake, fried cake, batter cake. 2. Fragment, piece, shred, bit, scrap, splinter, flinder (Scotch). II. v. a. 1. Slice, cut into small pieces. 2. Break into fragments, break to pieces, shiver, shatter …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 49fritter — verb he frittered away his inheritance Syn: squander, waste, misuse, misspend, dissipate; overspend, spend like water, be prodigal with, run through, get through; informal blow, splurge, pour/throw down the drain Ant: save …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 50fritter — v 1. squander, dissipate, waste, scatter, disperse; spend, spend money like water, spend to the last penny or farthing, Sl. blow, overspend; gamble away, fool away, misuse, misspend; while away, idle away, dilly dally, putter, dawdle. 2. shred,… …

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