adj. not being in a state of use or activity or employment; not easily aroused to action or work; v. to spend time doing nothing
The ships are lying idle in the harbour.
The ships are lying idle in the harbour.
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What did Rebecca do that she was not supposed to do when she was idle at work?
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The ships are lying idle in the harbour. British spelling.
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In the story, what does the word idle mean?
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She refused to listen to the idle chatter of the rumor-monger. Spelled with a hyphen.
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What does 'The devil finds work for idle hands to do' mean?
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inactive; dull; sluggish; lazy
active
2 syllables
i-dle
bridal
brfreidel
geidel
heidel
idol
idyll
keidel
lydall
reidel
scheidel
seidel
seidell
seidl
sidell
sspeidel
spsteidel
tidal
weidel
homicidal
intertidal
suicidal
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