Three-toed+sloth

  • 21sloth — /slawth/ or, esp. for 2, /slohth/, n. 1. habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness. 2. any of several slow moving, arboreal, tropical American edentates of the family Bradypodidae, having a long, coarse, grayish brown coat often of …

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  • 22sloth — /sloʊθ / (say slohth), /slɒθ/ (say sloth) noun 1. habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness. 2. Zoology either of two genera of sluggish arboreal edentates of the family Bradypodidae of tropical America: the two toed sloth,… …

  • 23sloth — noun (plural sloths) Etymology: Middle English slouthe, from slow slow Date: 12th century 1. a. disinclination to action or labor ; indolence b. spiritual apathy and inactivity < the deadly sin of sloth > 2. any of various slo …

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  • 24toed — /tohd/, adj. 1. having a toe: a toed clog; toed stockings. 2. having a toe of a specific kind or number (usually used in combination): three toed sloth. 3. Carpentry. a. (of a nail) driven obliquely. b. toenailed. [1605 15; TOE + ED3] * * * …

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  • 25toed — [[t]toʊd[/t]] adj. 1) having a toe: toed stockings[/ex] 2) zool. having a toe of a specific kind or number (used in combination): three toed sloth[/ex] 3) bui a) (of a nail) driven obliquely b) fastened by toed nails • Etymology: 1605–15 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26Sloth — Sloth, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w slow. See {Slow}.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. [1913 Webster] These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Disinclination to action or&#8230; …

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  • 27Sloth animalcule — Sloth Sloth, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w slow. See {Slow}.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. [1913 Webster] These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Disinclination to&#8230; …

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  • 28Sloth bear — Sloth Sloth, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w slow. See {Slow}.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. [1913 Webster] These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Disinclination to&#8230; …

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  • 29Sloth monkey — Sloth Sloth, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w slow. See {Slow}.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. [1913 Webster] These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Disinclination to&#8230; …

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  • 30sloth — [slôth, släth; ] also, and chiefly Brit, [slōth] n. [ME slouthe &LT; slou, slow, used for older slewthe, sleuthe &LT; OE slæwth, sloth &LT; slaw, slow: see SLOW & TH1] 1. disinclination to work or exert oneself; indolence; laziness; idleness 2.&#8230; …

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