Definition of idle

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Idle (superl.) Not called into active service; not turned to appropriate use; unemployed; as, idle hours..

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Slewth :: Slewth (n.) Sloth; idleness.
Idlesse :: Idlesse (n.) Idleness.
Workhouse :: Workhouse (n.) A house in which idle and vicious persons are confined to labor.
Do-nothingness :: Do-nothingness (n.) Inactivity; habitual sloth; idleness.
Vagabondize :: Vagabondize (v. i.) To play the vagabond; to wander about in idleness.
Vapor :: Vapor (n.) Something unsubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting..
Inaction :: Inaction (n.) Want of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness.
Boss :: Boss (n.) A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus..
Spin :: Spin (v. t.) To protract; to spend by delays; as, to spin out the day in idleness..
Growth :: Growth (n.) The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to full size or maturity; increase in size, number, frequency, strength, etc.; augmentation; advancement; production; prevalence or influence; as, the growth of trade; the growth of power; the growth of intemperance. Idle weeds are fast in growth..
Bencher :: Bencher (n.) One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler.
Mothering :: Mothering (n.) A rural custom in England, of visiting one's parents on Midlent Sunday, -- supposed to have been originally visiting the mother church to make offerings at the high altar..
Unfounded :: Unfounded (a.) Having no foundation; baseless; vain; idle; as, unfounded expectations..
Loller :: Loller (n.) An idle vagabond.
Rogue :: Rogue (n.) A vagrant; an idle, sturdy beggar; a vagabond; a tramp..
Leisurable :: Leisurable (a.) Vacant of employment; not occupied; idle; leisure; as leisurable hours.
Slug :: Slug (v. i.) To move slowly; to lie idle.
Idle :: Idle (superl.) Light-headed; foolish.
Branks :: Branks (n.) A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces.
Laze :: Laze (v. i.) To be lazy or idle.
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