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idles
adjective(i-dle)
not having a job
Synonyms: jobless, out of work,
Examples:
Idle carpenters.
idles
adjective(i-dle)
not in active use
Synonyms: unused,
Examples:
The machinery sat idle during the strike.
Idle hands.
idles
adjective(i-dle)
without a basis in reason or fact
Synonyms: baseless, groundless, unfounded, unwarranted, wild,
Examples:
Idle fears.
idles
verb(i-dle)
be idle; exist in a changeless situation
Synonyms: laze, slug, stagnate,
Antonyms: work,
idles
verb(i-dle)
run disconnected or idle
Synonyms: tick over,
Antonyms: run,
idles
adjective(i-dle)
silly or trivial
Synonyms: light,
Examples:
Idle pleasure.
Light idle chatter.
idles
adjective(i-dle)
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
Synonyms: loose,
Examples:
Idle talk.
idles
adjective(i-dle)
not yielding a return
Synonyms: dead,
Examples:
Idle funds.
idles
adjective(i-dle)
not in action or at work
Antonyms: busy,
Examples:
An idle laborer.
Idle drifters.
The idle rich.
An idle mind.
idles
noun(i-dle)
the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
Examples:
The car engine was running at idle.

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