Spend+idly

  • 81play — [[t]ple͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ plays, playing, played 1) VERB When children, animals, or perhaps adults play, they spend time doing enjoyable things, such as using toys and taking part in games. ...invite the children round to play... They played in the little …

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  • 82doss Brit. — doss Brit. informal verb 1》 sleep in rough accommodation or on an improvised bed. 2》 spend time idly: I spent the day dossing around. noun 1》 archaic a bed in a cheap lodging house. 2》 an easy task giving time for idling. Derivatives dosser noun… …

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  • 83idle — adjective (idler, idlest) 1》 avoiding work; lazy.     ↘not working or in use. 2》 having no purpose or basis: idle threats. 3》 (of money) held in cash or in accounts paying no interest. verb 1》 spend time doing nothing.     ↘move aimlessly.     ↘N …

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  • 84dissipate — I. v. a. 1. Disperse, dispel, scatter, drive away. 2. Waste, squander, lavish, consume, spend lavishly, throw away. II. v. n. 1. Vanish, disappear, scatter, disperse. 2. Live dissolutely, be dissolute, practise debauchery, indulge in dissipation …

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  • 85watch*/*/*/ — [wɒtʃ] verb I 1) [I/T] to look at someone or something for a period of time Did you watch the news last night?[/ex] We watched helplessly as the car rolled into the river.[/ex] Jill watched the children build sandcastles.[/ex] We arrived early to …

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  • 86hang — [[t]hæŋ[/t]] v. hung (esp. for4,5,20,24)hanged, hang•ing, 1) to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend 2) to attach or suspend so as to allow free movement: to hang a door[/ex]… …

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  • 87lallygag — lal•ly•gag [[t]ˈlɑ liˌgæg, ˈlæl i [/t]] also lollygag v. i. gagged, gag•ging. Informal. inf to spend time idly; loaf • Etymology: 1860–65, amer.; orig. uncert …

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  • 88moon — [[t]mun[/t]] n. 1) astron. the earth s natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km) 2) astron. this body during a particular lunar month, or during a certain… …

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  • 89tool — /tul / (say toohl) noun 1. an instrument, especially one held in the hand, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations, as a hammer, saw, file, etc. 2. any instrument of manual operation. 3. that part of a lathe, planer, drill, or… …

  • 90fuck — (fŭk) Vulgar Slang v. fucked, fuck·ing, fucks v. tr. 1) To have sexual intercourse with. 2) To take advantage of, betray, or cheat; victimize. 3) Used in the imperative as a signal of angry dismissal. v. intr …

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