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• loiter — loiterer, n. loiteringly, adv. /loy teuhr/, v.i. 1. to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal. 2. to move in a slow, idle manner, making purposeless stops in the course of a trip, journey, errand …   Universalium

• loiter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. linger, poke, dawdle, lag. See slowness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. linger, linger idly, dawdle, dally, idle, lag, saunter, stroll, delay, shuffle, waste time, putter, procrastinate, traipse, shamble …   English dictionary for students

• loiter — verb 1) he loitered at bus stops Syn: linger, wait, skulk; loaf, lounge, idle, laze, waste time, lollygag; informal hang around; archaic tarry 2) they loitered along the river bank Syn: dawdle, dally …   Thesaurus of popular words

• time — n 1. chronology; duration. 2. point, juncture, moment, instant, hour, day; period, spell, span, stretch, while, tide, term, tenure; interval, interim, intermission, interregnum, interruption, interlude, pause, break, hiatus; turn, shift, watch;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• time — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Measurement of duration Nouns 1. time, duration; period, term, stage, space, span, spell, season; fourth dimension; the whole time; era, epoch, age, aeon; time of life; moment, instant, instantaneity,… …   English dictionary for students

• loiter — v 1. linger, tarry, stay, wait, remain, Sl. hang around, Sl. stick around; continue, persist, stay on, endure, abide, persevere, hang on. 2. loll, idle, Inf. lallygag, lounge, poke, dally, dillydally; slouch, loaf, vegetate, waste time, Inf.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• stagnate — v 1. rot, decompose, decay, spoil, putrefy; fester, suppurate, Pathol. maturate; deteriorate, degenerate, decline, worsen, go to seed, go to pot; smell, stink, reek; stale, sour. 2. idle, lie idle, slumber, loaf, vegetate, rest; languish, laze,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• potter — 1. v. (US putter) 1 intr. a (often foll. by about, around) work or occupy oneself in a desultory but pleasant manner (likes pottering about in the garden). b (often foll. by at, in) dabble in a subject or occupation. 2 intr. go slowly, dawdle,… …   Useful english dictionary

• dawdle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. idle, loiter, loaf, waste or kill time, goldbrick (inf.), goof off (sl.). See inactivity, slowness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. loaf, idle, lounge; see loiter . See Synonym Study at loiter . III (Roget …   English dictionary for students

• linger — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. delay, dally, loiter, dawdle, poke; remain, persist. See lateness, durability, slowness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To go reluctantly] Syn. tarry, stay, wait, saunter, lag, trail, hesitate, delay, plod …   English dictionary for students

• Inactivity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inactivity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inactivity inactivity Sgm: N 1 inaction inaction &c. 681 Sgm: N 1 inertness inertness &c. 172 Sgm: N 1 obstinacy obstinacy &c. 606 GRP: N 2 …   English dictionary for students