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• Saunter — Saun ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sauntered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sauntering}.] [Written also santer.] [Probably fr. F. s aventurer to adventure (one s self), through a shortened form s auntrer. See {Adventure}, n. & v.] To wander or walk about idly… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• saunter — [sôn′tər] vi. [LME santren, to muse, meditate < ?] to walk about idly; stroll n. 1. a leisurely and aimless walk; stroll 2. a slow, leisurely gait saunterer n …   English World dictionary

• Sauntered — Saunter Saun ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sauntered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sauntering}.] [Written also santer.] [Probably fr. F. s aventurer to adventure (one s self), through a shortened form s auntrer. See {Adventure}, n. & v.] To wander or walk about …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sauntering — Saunter Saun ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sauntered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sauntering}.] [Written also santer.] [Probably fr. F. s aventurer to adventure (one s self), through a shortened form s auntrer. See {Adventure}, n. & v.] To wander or walk about …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• loaf — 1. n. (pl. loaves) 1 a portion of baked bread, usu. of a standard size or shape. 2 a quantity of other food formed into a particular shape (sugar loaf; meat loaf). 3 sl. the head, esp. as a source of common sense (use your loaf). Phrases and… …   Useful english dictionary

• List of Cowboy Bebop characters — The following is a list of major and minor characters, with biographical information, from the anime and manga series Cowboy Bebop, directed by Shinichirō Watanabe and written by Keiko Nobumoto. The series 26 episodes are often character driven;… …   Wikipedia

• loiter — /loytar/ To be dilatory; to be slow in movement; to stand around or move slowly about; to stand idly around; to lag behind; to linger or spend time idly. Traditionally includes acts constituting vagrancy and as such, many ordinances have been… …   Black's law dictionary

• loiter — /loytar/ To be dilatory; to be slow in movement; to stand around or move slowly about; to stand idly around; to lag behind; to linger or spend time idly. Traditionally includes acts constituting vagrancy and as such, many ordinances have been… …   Black's law dictionary

• Potter — Pot ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pottered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pottering}.] [Cf. W. pwtio to poke, or OD. poteren to search one thoroughly, Sw. p[*a]ta, peta, to pick, E. pother, put.] 1. To busy one s self with trifles; to labor with little purpose,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pottered — Potter Pot ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pottered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pottering}.] [Cf. W. pwtio to poke, or OD. poteren to search one thoroughly, Sw. p[*a]ta, peta, to pick, E. pother, put.] 1. To busy one s self with trifles; to labor with little… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pottering — Potter Pot ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pottered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pottering}.] [Cf. W. pwtio to poke, or OD. poteren to search one thoroughly, Sw. p[*a]ta, peta, to pick, E. pother, put.] 1. To busy one s self with trifles; to labor with little… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English