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"idle carpenters"adjectivenot having a job
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"the machinery sat idle during the strike" "idle hands"adjectivenot in active use
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"idle fears"adjectivewithout a basis in reason or fact
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verbbe idle; exist in a changeless situationOpposite:
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verbrun disconnected or idle
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"idle pleasure" "light idle chatter"adjectivesilly or trivial
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"idle talk"adjectivelacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
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"idle funds"adjectivenot yielding a return
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"an idle laborer" "idle drifters" "the idle rich" "an idle mind"adjectivenot in action or at work
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"the car engine was running at idle"nounthe state of an engine or other mechanism that is idlingtype of:
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dead light moon wild operation loose bum lazy unemployed irresponsible slug loaf jobless frivolous daydream ineffective unused inactive unfounded idling baseless idleness groundless laze ineffectual idler unprofitable unwarranted stagnate slothful unsupported loll indolent lackadaisical unengaged out of work lie around arse about arse around bum about bum around frig around fuck off lie about loll around lounge about lounge around moon around moon on ride the bench warm the bench waste one's time tick over leisured otiose work-shy bone-idle bone-lazy faineant uneffective