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DAWDLE |
Waste time |
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DALLY |
Waste time |
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DILLY-DALLY |
To loiter or trifle; to waste time. |
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LAZE |
To waste in sloth; to spend, as time, in idleness; as, to
laze away whole days. |
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MISSPEND |
To spend amiss or for wrong purposes; to aquander; to
waste; as, to misspend time or money. |
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ECONOMIST |
One who economizes, or manages domestic or other
concerns with frugality; one who expends money, time, or labor,
judiciously, and without waste. |
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ECONOMICAL |
Managed with frugality; not marked with waste or
extravagance; frugal; -- said of acts; saving; as, an economical use of
money or of time. |
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RAVAGE |
Desolation by violence; violent ruin or destruction;
devastation; havoc; waste; as, the ravage of a lion; the ravages of
fire or tempest; the ravages of an army, or of time. |
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WASTE |
The act of wasting, or the state of being wasted; a
squandering; needless destruction; useless consumption or expenditure;
devastation; loss wi... |
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LIE |
... to be in a
certain state or condition; as, to lie waste; to lie fallow; to lie
open; to lie hid; to lie grieving; to lie under one's displeasur... |
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SCURVY |
...ange of food, which is incapable of repairing the waste of the
system. It was formerly prevalent among sailors and soldiers. ... |