fiddle
31fiddle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. violin (see music). v. i. trifle. See unimportance. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. violin, stringed instrument, cornstalk fiddle*; see musical instrument , violin . • fit as a fiddle*, Syn. healthy, strong,… …
32fiddle — [OE] Like its distant cousin violin, fiddle comes ultimately from the name of a Roman goddess of joy and victory. This was Vītula, who probably originated among the pre Roman Sabine people of the Italian peninsula. A Latin verb was coined from… …
33fiddle — to steal by cheating Literally, to play a stringed instrument, as certain untrustworthy itinerants once did, whence embezzling cash or manipulating accounts. A fiddle is any device, even within the law, whereby someone may be cheated or… …
34fiddle — [ˈfɪd(ə)l] verb I 1) [I] to keep touching or moving something Mary fiddled with her keys.[/ex] 2) [T] informal to produce false results or records, in order to get money or other benefits He fiddled the figures to make his business look… …
35fiddle — [OE] Like its distant cousin violin, fiddle comes ultimately from the name of a Roman goddess of joy and victory. This was Vītula, who probably originated among the pre Roman Sabine people of the Italian peninsula. A Latin verb was coined from… …
36fiddle — See: PLAY SECOND FIDDLE …
37fiddle — See: PLAY SECOND FIDDLE …
38fiddle — See: play second fiddle …
39fiddle — I. n. Violin. II. v. n. 1. Play on a fiddle. 2. Trifle, dawdle, lose, time, waste time, idle away time, fritter away time, fool away time …
40fiddle — 1. noun she played the fiddle Syn: violin, viola 2. verb 1) he fiddled with a coaster Syn: fidget, play, toy, twiddle, fuss, fool about/around; finger, thumb, handle; informal mess around/about 2) …
