Definition of idle

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Idle (v. i.) To lose or spend time in inaction, or without being employed in business..

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Vapor :: Vapor (n.) Something unsubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting..
Industrious :: Industrious (a.) Given to industry; characterized by diligence; constantly, regularly, or habitually occupied; busy; assiduous; not slothful or idle; -- commonly implying devotion to lawful and useful labor..
Woolgathering :: Woolgathering (a.) Indulging in a vagrant or idle exercise of the imagination; roaming upon a fruitless quest; idly fanciful.
Bridle :: Bridle (v. t.) To restrain, guide, or govern, with, or as with, a bridle; to check, curb, or control; as, to bridle the passions; to bridle a muse..
Idle :: Idle (superl.) Light-headed; foolish.
Loriner :: Loriner (n.) A maker of bits, spurs, and metal mounting for bridles and saddles; hence, a saddler..
Cad :: Cad (n.) A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares; an idle hanger-on about innyards..
Idler :: Idler (n.) An idle wheel or pulley. See under Idle.
Micher :: Micher (n.) One who skulks, or keeps out of sight; hence, a truant; an idler; a thief, etc..
Idly :: Idly (adv.) In a idle manner; ineffectually; vainly; lazily; carelessly; (Obs.) foolishly.
Slip :: Slip (v. t.) To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place; as, a horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar..
Seynt :: Seynt (n.) A gridle. See 1st Seint.
Idled :: Idled (imp. & p. p.) of Idl.
Gossip :: Gossip (n.) One who runs house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler..
Bridle :: Bridle (n.) A mooring hawser.
Fruitless :: Fruitless (a.) Productive of no advantage or good effect; vain; idle; useless; unprofitable; as, a fruitless attempt; a fruitless controversy..
Forslack :: Forslack (v. t.) To neglect by idleness; to delay or to waste by sloth.
Lounger :: Lounger (n.) One who lounges; ar idler.
Truantship :: Truantship (n.) The conduct of a truant; neglect of employment; idleness; truancy.
Pansy :: Pansy (n.) A plant of the genus Viola (V. tricolor) and its blossom, originally purple and yellow. Cultivated varieties have very large flowers of a great diversity of colors. Called also heart's-ease, love-in-idleness, and many other quaint names..
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