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  • idle — adj 1 *vain, nugatory, otiose, empty, hollow Analogous words: fruitless, bootless, *futile, vain: *ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious: trivial, paltry, *petty, trifling Contrasted words: significant, pregnant, meaningful (see …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Idle speed — is the minimum operating speed (generally measured in revolutions per minute, or rpm, of the crankshaft) of a combustion engine. At idle speed, the engine generates enough power to run reasonably smoothly and operate its ancillaries (water pump,… …   Wikipedia

  • Idle-along — (IA) is a class of sailing dinghy (or small centreboard yacht) designed by Alf (Unc) Harvey at Worser Bay (Wellington, NZ) in the 1920s. It grew to considerable popularity in the 1950s but then faded out. A redesigned hull for plywood… …   Wikipedia

  • idle — [[t]a͟ɪd(ə)l[/t]] idles, idling, idled 1) ADJ: v link ADJ If people who were working are idle, they have no jobs or work. Employees have been idle almost a month because of shortages. Ant: busy 2) ADJ: v link ADJ If machines or factories are idle …   English dictionary

  • Idle Hands — Infobox Film caption= Idle Hands poster name=Idle Hands director= Rodman Flender writer=Terri Hughes Ron Milbauer starring=Devon Sawa Jessica Alba Seth Green Elden Henson Vivica A. Fox producer=Jeffrey Sudzin, Andrew Licht distributor=Columbia… …   Wikipedia

  • idle — I. adjective (idler; idlest) Etymology: Middle English idel, from Old English īdel; akin to Old High German ītal worthless Date: before 12th century 1. lacking worth or basis ; vain < idle chatter > < idle pleasure > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • idle — 01. My son has been [idle] for weeks. He really needs to find himself a summer job. 02. Our city s buses are sitting [idle] today due to a strike by maintenance workers. 03. The city s road crew has been [idled] by poor weather. 04. The factories …   Grammatical examples in English

  • idle — ▪ I. idle i‧dle 1 [ˈaɪdl] adjective not active or being used: • Today, its airplane manufacturing plants are largely idle. • Carefully planned loading can reduce idle time (= time when people or machines are not working ) .   [m0] ▪ II. idle …   Financial and business terms

  • Idle Worship — Infobox Album | Name = Idle Worship Type = Album Artist = The Eclectics Released = December 9 1997 Recorded = Electrical Audio Genre = Ska Length = 29:14 Label = Jump Up Records Producer = Steve Albini Reviews = Last album = This album = Idle… …   Wikipedia

  • idle circuit — At idle and low speeds, the carburetor system supplies enough fuel to the engine to keep it running. When the vehicle gets up to speed (usually about 24 kph or 15 mph) the idle circuit kicks out of operation so that fuel is supplied by the main… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • idle — 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,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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