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71dally — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. delay, prolong, idle; trifle, flirt, philander. See amusement, lateness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To flirt] Syn. toy, tease, play, trifle; see flirt 1 . 2. [To trifle] Syn. dawdle, idle, putter; see… …
72dawdle — 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 …
73defer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. delay, suspend, postpone, stay, procrastinate; submit, yield, give in, abide by, respect. See lateness, submission. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To postpone] Syn. put off, delay, shelve; see delay 1 ,… …
74loiter — 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 …
75neglect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Disregard Nouns 1. neglect, negligence, carelessness, heedlessness, thoughtlessness, dereliction, delinquency; omission, oversight, laches, default; benign neglect; rashness; procrastination. See… …
76tarry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. linger, stay, wait; idle, dawdle; visit (with); bide a while, sojourn; delay, dally. See lateness, durability. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. delay, dawdle, dally, wait; see linger 1 , loiter . See… …
77temporize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. adapt oneself, maneuver; vacillate, procrastinate, stall, delay, hedge, blow hot and cold, play for time. See lateness, durability. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. hedge, stall, balk; see delay 1 ,… …
78wait — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. stay, linger, tarry, abide, remain, bide [one s time], sit tight, cool one s heels (sl.), sweat it out (sl.); dally, procrastinate, delay; serve, attend; await, expect, look for. See expectation. II… …
79Lateness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Lateness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{ant,132,} lateness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 tardiness tardiness &c.(slowness) 275 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 delay delay delation Sgm: N 2 cunctation …
80put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… …
