Idle
41idle — [ˈaɪd(ə)l] adj I 1) not working or being used Valuable machinery is left to lie idle for long periods.[/ex] 2) lazy 3) lacking a good reason or real purpose idle talk/gossip[/ex] idleness noun [U] idly [ˈaɪd(ə)li] adv II verb [I/T] idle… …
42idle — [OE] ‘Lazy’ is only a secondary meaning of idle. It originally meant ‘useless, worthless’ (as in ‘idle threats’), and the sense ‘lazy’ did not develop until the 13th century (the Old English words for ‘lazy’ were slow and slack). Idle is shared… …
43idle — 1. adjective /ˈaɪd(ə)l/ a) Not turned to appropriate use; not occupied. idle hours b) Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing. idle workmen …
44idle — See lazy. See lazy, idle, indolent …
45idle — Synonyms and related words: abortive, absurd, airy, amble, ambling, asinine, asleep, at a standstill, at anchor, at leisure, at liberty, at loose ends, available, baseless, be a sideliner, be still, bootless, brogue, bum, bum around, catchpenny,… …
46idle — 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 …
47Idle — Sp Áidlas Ap Idle L u. Jungtinėje Karalystėje (Anglijoje) …
48Idle — Sp Áidlas Ap Idle L u. D. Britanijoje (Anglijoje) …
49idle — / aɪd(ə)l/ adjective not working ● 2,000 employees were made idle by the recession …
50Idle pulley — Idle I dle, a. [Compar. {Idler}; superl. {Idlest}.] [OE. idel, AS. [=i]del vain, empty, useless; akin to OS. [=i]dal, D. ijdel, OHG. [=i]tal vain, empty, mere, G. eitel, Dan. & Sw. idel mere, pure, and prob. to Gr. ? clear, pure, ? to burn. Cf.… …
