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repeatedly
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several time; "it must be washed repeatedly"
related words >
again and again
,
commonly
,
day after day
,
day by day
,
frequently
,
habitually
,
in many instances
,
many a time
,
many times
,
many times over
,
most often
,
much
,
not infrequently
,
not seldom
,
oft
,
often
,
often enough
,
oftentimes
,
ofttimes
,
ordinarily
,
over again
,
over and over
,
recurrently
,
repetitively
,
routinely
,
several times
,
time
,
time after time
,
time and again
,
times without number
,
unseldom
,
usually
,
whenever you wish
,
year after year
temporize
collapse
draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; "The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote"
related words >
be a timeserver
,
be dilatory
,
continue
,
dawdle
,
drag out
,
draw out
,
dwell on
,
extend
,
filibuster
,
gain time
,
hang
,
hang back
,
hang fire
,
hesitate
,
hold off
,
lengthen
,
lengthen out
,
linger on
,
make time
,
play for time
,
procrastinate
,
prolong
,
protract
,
put off
,
spin out
,
stall
,
stall for time
,
stall off
,
stooge around
,
stretch out
,
talk against time
,
trim
for the time being
collapse
related words >
ad interim
,
as of now
,
as things are
,
at present
,
at this juncture
,
at this moment
,
at this point
,
at this time
,
awhile
,
between acts
,
betweentimes
,
betweenwhiles
,
but now
,
during the interval
,
en attendant
,
even now
,
for a time
,
for the meantime
,
for the moment
,
for the nonce
,
for the time
,
for this occasion
,
here
,
here and now
,
hereat
,
hic et nunc
,
in our time
,
in the interim
,
in the meanwhile
,
in these days
,
just now
,
meantime
,
meanwhile
,
now
,
nowadays
,
on the spot
,
pendente lite
,
pro tem
,
pro tempore
,
temporarily
,
this day
,
this night
,
today
,
tonight
,
until then
wear and tear
collapse
related words >
ablation
,
atomization
,
attrition
,
breakup
,
consumption
,
corrosion
,
crumbling
,
decay
,
decomposition
,
decrement
,
degradation
,
deliquescence
,
depletion
,
dilapidation
,
disintegration
,
disjunction
,
disorganization
,
dissipation
,
dissolution
,
erosion
,
exhaustion
,
incoherence
,
loss
,
ravages of time
,
resolution
,
shrinkage
,
use
,
waste
,
wear
,
weathering
ragtime
collapse
music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
related words >
acid rock
,
andante tempo
,
avant-garde jazz
,
ballroom music
,
beat
,
bebop
,
boogie-woogie
,
bop
,
compound time
,
country rock
,
dance music
,
dances
,
duple time
,
folk rock
,
hard rock
,
hot
,
hot jazz
,
jazz
,
jazzed up
,
jazzy
,
jive
,
largo
,
mainstream jazz
,
march tempo
,
mixed times
,
musical suite
,
presto
,
rag
,
ragtimey
,
rhythm-and-blues
,
rock
,
rock-and-roll
,
rubato
,
sextuple time
,
simple time
,
suite
,
suite of dances
,
swing
,
swingy
,
syncopated
,
syncopated music
,
syncopation
,
syncope
,
tempo
,
tempo rubato
,
the new music
,
three-quarter time
,
time
,
time pattern
,
timing
,
triple time
,
triplet
,
two-four time
,
waltz time
big time
collapse
the highest level of an occupation (especially in entertainment)
related words >
action
,
ball
,
big
,
big-league
,
big-name
,
bigwig
,
bigwigged
,
consequential
,
considerable
,
double-barreled
,
earthshaking
,
fun
,
fun and games
,
funmaking
,
game
,
good time
,
grand
,
great
,
great fun
,
heavyweight
,
high old time
,
high time
,
high-powered
,
important
,
laughs
,
lovely time
,
major
,
material
,
momentous
,
name
,
picnic
,
play
,
pleasant time
,
self-important
,
significant
,
sport
,
substantial
,
superior
,
world-shaking
syncope
collapse
(phonology) the loss of sounds in the interior of a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
related words >
KO
,
abbreviation
,
abridgment
,
abstract
,
andante tempo
,
apocope
,
aposiopesis
,
beat
,
blackout
,
catalepsy
,
catatonia
,
catatony
,
clipping
,
coma
,
compound time
,
compression
,
condensation
,
conspectus
,
contraction
,
crasis
,
curtailment
,
cutting
,
duple time
,
elision
,
ellipsis
,
epitome
,
faint
,
foreshortening
,
grayout
,
kayo
,
knockout
,
largo
,
lipothymia
,
lipothymy
,
march tempo
,
mixed times
,
nirvana
,
nirvana principle
,
nothingness
,
oblivion
,
obliviousness
,
precis
,
presto
,
pruning
,
rag
,
ragtime
,
recap
,
recapitulation
,
reduction
,
retrenchment
,
rubato
,
semiconsciousness
,
senselessness
,
sextuple time
,
shortening
,
simple time
,
sleep
,
stupor
,
summary
,
summation
,
swoon
,
syncopation
,
syneresis
,
synopsis
,
telescoping
,
tempo
,
tempo rubato
,
three-quarter time
,
time
,
time pattern
,
timing
,
triple time
,
triplet
,
truncation
,
two-four time
,
unconsciousness
,
waltz time
spend
collapse
pay out; "spend money"
spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days"
pass (time) in a specific way; "How are you spending your summer vacation?"
related words >
ablate
,
absorb
,
allot
,
assign
,
assimilate
,
attend to business
,
be exposed to
,
be subjected to
,
bestow
,
bleed white
,
blow
,
budget
,
burn up
,
busy
,
consecrate to
,
consume
,
contribute
,
cost
,
cost out
,
dedicate to
,
deplete
,
devote
,
digest
,
disburse
,
dish out
,
dissipate
,
drain
,
drain of resources
,
drop
,
eat
,
eat up
,
employ
,
encounter
,
endure
,
engage
,
erode
,
exhaust
,
expend
,
experience
,
feel
,
finish
,
finish off
,
fork out
,
fritter away
,
give
,
give over to
,
give to
,
go
,
go through
,
gobble
,
gobble up
,
hand out
,
have
,
impoverish
,
incur costs
,
ingest
,
invest
,
know
,
labor under
,
lavish
,
lay out
,
lose
,
meet
,
meet up with
,
meet with
,
mind the store
,
occupy
,
open the purse
,
outlay
,
pass
,
pass the time
,
pass through
,
pay
,
pay out
,
prodigal
,
profligate
,
put in
,
put out
,
run
,
run through
,
run up against
,
schedule
,
shell out
,
sink money in
,
spend the time
,
spender
,
spill
,
splurge
,
squander
,
squanderer
,
stand under
,
suck dry
,
suffer
,
sustain
,
swallow
,
swallow up
,
taste
,
throw away
,
throw money around
,
undergo
,
use up
,
waste
,
waste away
,
waster
,
wastethrift
,
wastrel
,
wear away
,
while
,
while away
,
wile
in time
collapse
in the correct rhythm; "the dancers moved in time with the music"
without being tardy; "we made it to the party in time"
related words >
a tempo
,
cyclically
,
daily
,
day by day
,
early enough
,
epochally
,
eventually
,
every day
,
every hour
,
hour by hour
,
hourly
,
in due course
,
in due season
,
in due time
,
in good time
,
in phase
,
in step
,
in sync
,
in tempo
,
just in time
,
on the beat
,
periodically
,
recurrently
,
rhythmically
,
seasonally
,
soon enough
,
synchronal
,
synchronic
,
synchronized
,
synchronous
,
synchronously
,
time enough
,
ultimately
diddle
collapse
related words >
ball
,
bamboozle
,
be intimate
,
beat
,
beguile
,
beguile of
,
beguile the time
,
betray
,
bilk
,
bluff
,
bunco
,
burn
,
burn daylight
,
cajole
,
cheat
,
cheat on
,
chisel
,
chouse
,
chouse out of
,
circumvent
,
cog
,
cog the dice
,
cohabit
,
come together
,
commit adultery
,
con
,
conjure
,
consume time
,
copulate
,
couple
,
cover
,
cozen
,
crib
,
dabble
,
dally
,
dawdle
,
deceive
,
defraud
,
delude
,
dillydally
,
do
,
do in
,
do out of
,
doodle
,
double-cross
,
drone
,
dupe
,
euchre
,
finagle
,
flam
,
fleece
,
flimflam
,
fob
,
footle
,
forestall
,
fornicate
,
fribble
,
frig
,
fritter away time
,
fudge
,
gammon
,
get around
,
gouge
,
gull
,
gyp
,
have
,
have sex
,
have sexual relations
,
hoax
,
hocus
,
hocus-pocus
,
hornswaggle
,
humbug
,
juggle
,
kill time
,
lag
,
lallygag
,
lay
,
laze
,
let down
,
lie with
,
linger
,
loaf
,
loiter
,
loll
,
lollygag
,
lose time
,
lounge
,
make it with
,
make love
,
make out
,
mate
,
mock
,
mount
,
mulct
,
outmaneuver
,
outreach
,
outsmart
,
outwit
,
overreach
,
pack the deal
,
pass the time
,
piddle
,
pigeon
,
play one false
,
poke
,
potter
,
practice fraud upon
,
put something over
,
putter
,
rook
,
scam
,
screw
,
sell gold bricks
,
serve
,
service
,
shave
,
shortchange
,
sleep with
,
snow
,
stack the cards
,
stick
,
sting
,
string along
,
swindle
,
take
,
take a dive
,
take in
,
thimblerig
,
throw a fight
,
trick
,
trifle
,
two-time
,
victimize
,
waste time
anon
collapse
(old-fashioned or informal) in a little while; "see you anon"
at another time; "ever and anon"
related words >
after a time
,
after a while
,
afterward
,
afterwards
,
again
,
at another time
,
at that moment
,
at that time
,
before long
,
betimes
,
by and by
,
by destiny
,
directly
,
ere long
,
fatally
,
hopefully
,
imminently
,
in a moment
,
in a while
,
in aftertime
,
in due course
,
in due time
,
in that case
,
in the future
,
later
,
on that occasion
,
predictably
,
presently
,
probably
,
proximo
,
shortly
,
soon
,
then
,
thereat
,
tomorrow
,
when
linger
collapse
take one's time; proceed slowly
remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"
related words >
abide
,
amble
,
await
,
bide
,
bide the issue
,
carry on
,
cease not
,
continue
,
crawl
,
creep
,
dally
,
dawdle
,
delay
,
diddle
,
dillydally
,
dither
,
doodle
,
drag
,
drag along
,
drag on
,
drift
,
dwell on
,
elaborate
,
endure
,
fall behind
,
falter
,
flag
,
get behind
,
go along
,
go on
,
goof off
,
halt
,
hang about
,
hang around
,
hang back
,
hang on
,
harp on
,
hold everything
,
hold on
,
hold steady
,
hold your horses
,
idle
,
jog on
,
keep going
,
keep on
,
labor
,
lag
,
linger behind
,
linger on
,
loiter
,
lollygag
,
mark time
,
mope
,
mosey
,
muck
,
never cease
,
pause
,
persevere
,
persist
,
piddle
,
poke
,
procrastinate
,
put off
,
remain
,
run on
,
shilly-shally
,
sit tight
,
sit up
,
slog on
,
stagger on
,
stay
,
stay on
,
stay up
,
stick around
,
straggle
,
stroll
,
survive
,
take time
,
tarry
,
temporize
,
trail
,
trail behind
,
wait
,
wait a minute
,
wait and see
,
waste time
,
wear on
tare
collapse
counterweight consisting of an empty container that is used as a counterbalance to obtain net weight
any of several weedy vetches grown for forage
related words >
abatement
,
agio
,
allowance
,
bank discount
,
bones
,
breakage
,
cash discount
,
chaff
,
chain discount
,
charge-off
,
concession
,
culm
,
cut
,
deadwood
,
deduction
,
depreciation
,
discount
,
dishwater
,
draff
,
drawback
,
dregs
,
dust
,
filings
,
garbage
,
gash
,
hogwash
,
husks
,
kickback
,
leavings
,
lees
,
offal
,
offscourings
,
orts
,
parings
,
penalty
,
penalty clause
,
percentage
,
potsherds
,
premium
,
price reduction
,
price-cut
,
rags
,
raspings
,
rebate
,
rebatement
,
reduction
,
refund
,
refuse
,
rollback
,
salvage
,
scourings
,
scrap iron
,
scraps
,
scum
,
setoff
,
shards
,
shavings
,
slack
,
slag
,
slop
,
slops
,
stubble
,
sweepings
,
swill
,
tares
,
time discount
,
trade discount
,
tret
,
underselling
,
wastage
,
waste
,
waste matter
,
wastepaper
,
weeds
,
write-off
tarry
collapse
leave slowly and hesitantly
related words >
abide
,
await
,
be still
,
bide
,
bide the issue
,
carry on
,
cease not
,
coast
,
continue
,
continue to be
,
crawl
,
creep
,
dally
,
dawdle
,
defeat time
,
defy time
,
delay
,
dillydally
,
drag
,
drag along
,
drag on
,
dwell
,
endure
,
exist
,
extend
,
falter
,
flag
,
freeze
,
go along
,
go on
,
goof off
,
halt
,
hang about
,
hang around
,
hang back
,
hold
,
hold everything
,
hold on
,
hold out
,
hold steady
,
hold your horses
,
jog on
,
keep
,
keep going
,
keep on
,
keep quiet
,
lag
,
last
,
last long
,
last out
,
lie still
,
linger
,
linger on
,
live
,
live on
,
live through
,
loiter
,
lollygag
,
maintain
,
mark time
,
never cease
,
not breathe
,
not stir
,
pause
,
perdure
,
perennate
,
persist
,
poke
,
prevail
,
procrastinate
,
put off
,
remain
,
remain motionless
,
repose
,
rest
,
run
,
run on
,
settle
,
shilly-shally
,
sit tight
,
sit up
,
slog on
,
sojourn
,
stagger on
,
stall
,
stand
,
stand fast
,
stand firm
,
stand still
,
stay
,
stay on
,
stay put
,
stay up
,
stick
,
stick around
,
stick fast
,
stop
,
stop over
,
subsist
,
survive
,
sustain
,
take time
,
temporize
,
tide over
,
trail
,
tread water
,
wait
,
wait a minute
,
wait and see
,
waste time
,
wear
,
wear on
,
wear well
presto
collapse
(of tempo) very fast
suddenly; "Presto! begone! 'tis here again"- Swift
at a very fast tempo (faster than allegro)
related words >
accelerando
,
adagietto
,
adagio
,
affrettando
,
allegretto
,
allegro
,
andante
,
andante tempo
,
andantino
,
beat
,
compound time
,
con anima
,
con brio
,
crescendo
,
decrescendo
,
desto
,
diminuendo
,
duple time
,
expeditiously
,
flat-out
,
forte
,
fortissimo
,
full tilt
,
hastily
,
immediate
,
instant
,
instantaneous
,
larghetto
,
larghissimo
,
largo
,
legato
,
lickety-split
,
lightning-like
,
marcando
,
march tempo
,
mixed times
,
moderato
,
momentaneous
,
momentary
,
pianissimo
,
piano
,
pizzicato
,
posthaste
,
prestissimo
,
quick as lightning
,
quick as thought
,
quickly
,
rag
,
ragtime
,
rallentando
,
rapidly
,
ritardando
,
ritenuto
,
rubato
,
scherzando
,
scherzo
,
sextuple time
,
simple time
,
spiccato
,
staccato
,
stretto
,
syncopation
,
syncope
,
tempo
,
tempo rubato
,
three-quarter time
,
time
,
time pattern
,
timing
,
triple time
,
triplet
,
two-four time
,
veloce
,
vivace
,
vivacissimo
,
waltz time
at the same time
collapse
related words >
above
,
ad interim
,
additionally
,
after all
,
again
,
albeit
,
all included
,
all the same
,
all together
,
also
,
although
,
altogether
,
among other things
,
and all
,
and also
,
and so
,
as far as
,
as long as
,
as one
,
as one man
,
as well
,
at a clip
,
at all events
,
at any rate
,
at one time
,
at that time
,
at which time
,
au reste
,
beside
,
besides
,
between acts
,
betweentimes
,
betweenwhiles
,
beyond
,
but
,
coinstantaneously
,
concurrently
,
contemporaneously
,
during the interval
,
during which time
,
else
,
en attendant
,
en plus
,
even
,
even so
,
extra
,
farther
,
for a time
,
for all that
,
for lagniappe
,
for the meantime
,
for the nonce
,
further
,
furthermore
,
howbeit
,
however
,
in a chorus
,
in addition
,
in any case
,
in any event
,
in chorus
,
in concert with
,
in phase
,
in sync
,
in the interim
,
in the meanwhile
,
in unison
,
inter alia
,
into the bargain
,
isochronously
,
item
,
just the same
,
likewise
,
meantime
,
meanwhile
,
more
,
moreover
,
nevertheless
,
nonetheless
,
notwithstanding
,
on that occasion
,
on the beat
,
on the side
,
on top of
,
over
,
pendente lite
,
plus
,
rather
,
similarly
,
simultaneously
,
still
,
synchronously
,
the while
,
then
,
therewith
,
though
,
to boot
,
together
,
too
,
until then
,
when
,
whereas
,
while
,
whilst
,
with one voice
,
yet
day by day
collapse
gradually and progressively; "his health weakened day by day"
related words >
again and again
,
cyclically
,
daily
,
day after day
,
epochally
,
every day
,
every hour
,
frequently
,
hour by hour
,
hourly
,
in time
,
many a time
,
many times
,
many times over
,
often
,
on the beat
,
over and over
,
periodically
,
recurrently
,
repeatedly
,
rhythmically
,
seasonally
,
several times
,
synchronously
,
time after time
,
time and again
,
times without number
,
year after year
half time
collapse
related words >
anchor watch
,
bit
,
break
,
coffee break
,
day shift
,
dogwatch
,
downtime
,
full time
,
graveyard shift
,
half-time intermission
,
holiday
,
interim
,
interlude
,
intermezzo
,
intermission
,
intermittence
,
interregnum
,
interruption
,
interval
,
letup
,
lobster trick
,
lull
,
night shift
,
off-time
,
overtime
,
part time
,
pause
,
plateau
,
point of repose
,
quiet spell
,
recess
,
relay
,
relief
,
respite
,
resting point
,
shift
,
split schedule
,
split shift
,
stint
,
sunrise watch
,
swing shift
,
time
,
time off
,
time out
,
tour
,
tour of duty
,
trick
,
turn
,
turn of work
,
vacation
,
watch
,
work shift
while
collapse
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"
related words >
albeit
,
although
,
amuse
,
as far as
,
as long as
,
at which time
,
beguile
,
bit
,
brighten
,
chronology
,
continuity
,
day
,
divert
,
duration
,
duree
,
during which time
,
elbow grease
,
enliven
,
entertain
,
exertion
,
fateful moment
,
hour
,
howbeit
,
instant
,
interval
,
juncture
,
kairos
,
lastingness
,
lighten
,
meantime
,
meanwhile
,
minute
,
moment
,
moment of truth
,
pains
,
period
,
point
,
pregnant moment
,
psychological moment
,
psychological time
,
season
,
space
,
space-time
,
span
,
spell
,
stage
,
stretch
,
tense
,
term
,
the future
,
the past
,
the present
,
the while
,
tide
,
time
,
time lag
,
timebinding
,
trouble
,
when
,
whereas
,
whet
,
whilst
,
wile
once
collapse
on one occasion; "once I ran into her"
at a previous time; "at one time he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once";
as soon as; "once we are home, we can rest"
related words >
alone
,
already
,
ancient
,
anytime
,
anyway
,
anywise
,
apart
,
at a stroke
,
at all
,
at any time
,
at intervals
,
at once
,
at one time
,
at times
,
at whatever time
,
before
,
by itself
,
bygone
,
conclusively
,
decidedly
,
definitely
,
directly
,
earlier
,
early
,
erstwhile
,
finally
,
for good
,
fore
,
former
,
formerly
,
heretofore
,
if ever
,
immediately
,
immemorial
,
in a jiffy
,
in a trice
,
in a wink
,
in the singular
,
individually
,
instantly
,
just this once
,
late
,
long ago
,
no matter when
,
now and again
,
occasionally
,
old
,
olden
,
on one occasion
,
once for all
,
one by one
,
one day
,
one fine morning
,
one time
,
onetime
,
only once
,
particularly
,
past
,
per se
,
periodically
,
positively
,
prehistoric
,
previous
,
previously
,
primeval
,
primitive
,
prior
,
promptly
,
quondam
,
recent
,
right away
,
separately
,
severally
,
simultaneously
,
single-handedly
,
singly
,
singularly
,
some time ago
,
sometime
,
sometimes
,
sporadically
,
then
,
time was
,
together
,
whenever
,
whensoever
,
whilom
,
without delay
dawdle
collapse
related words >
abide
,
await
,
bide
,
bide the issue
,
clock watcher
,
continue
,
dallier
,
dally
,
dawdler
,
delay
,
diddle
,
diddler
,
dillydallier
,
dillydally
,
do-nothing
,
dolittle
,
doodle
,
doodler
,
drag
,
drag out
,
draw out
,
drone
,
dwell on
,
extend
,
faineant
,
fall behind
,
falter
,
flag
,
foot-dragger
,
gentleman of leisure
,
get behind
,
goldbrick
,
goldbricker
,
goof off
,
goof-off
,
halt
,
hang about
,
hang around
,
hang back
,
hold everything
,
hold on
,
hold your horses
,
idle
,
idler
,
lag
,
laggard
,
laze
,
lengthen
,
lengthen out
,
lie-abed
,
linger
,
linger behind
,
linger on
,
lingerer
,
loafer
,
loiter
,
loiterer
,
loller
,
lollygag
,
lotus-eater
,
lounge
,
lounger
,
lubber
,
mark time
,
mope
,
moper
,
piddle
,
plodder
,
poke
,
potterer
,
procrastinate
,
procrastinator
,
prolong
,
protract
,
putterer
,
shilly-shally
,
sit tight
,
sit up
,
sleepyhead
,
slouch
,
sloucher
,
slow goer
,
slow-foot
,
slowbelly
,
slowpoke
,
slug
,
sluggard
,
snail
,
spin out
,
stay
,
stay up
,
stick around
,
stick-in-the-mud
,
straggle
,
stretch out
,
take time
,
tarry
,
temporize
,
time killer
,
time waster
,
tortoise
,
trail
,
trail behind
,
trifler
,
wait
,
wait a minute
,
wait and see
,
waiter on Providence
,
waste time
take turns
collapse
related words >
alternate
,
cover
,
do a hitch
,
do a stint
,
do a tour
,
do time
,
enlist
,
fill in for
,
have a go
,
have tenure
,
hold office
,
keep a watch
,
re-up
,
reenlist
,
relieve
,
serve time
,
sign up
,
spell
,
spell off
,
time off
serve time
collapse
related words >
alternate
,
be imprisoned
,
cover
,
do a hitch
,
do a stint
,
do a tour
,
do time
,
enlist
,
fill in for
,
have a go
,
have tenure
,
hold office
,
keep a watch
,
re-up
,
reenlist
,
relieve
,
sign up
,
spell
,
spell off
,
take turns
,
time off
do time
collapse
related words >
alternate
,
be imprisoned
,
cover
,
do a hitch
,
do a stint
,
do a tour
,
enlist
,
fill in for
,
have a go
,
have tenure
,
hold office
,
keep a watch
,
re-up
,
reenlist
,
relieve
,
serve time
,
sign up
,
spell
,
spell off
,
take turns
,
time off
often
collapse
related words >
again and again
,
commonly
,
continually
,
day after day
,
day by day
,
frequently
,
habitually
,
in many instances
,
many a time
,
many times
,
many times over
,
most often
,
much
,
not infrequently
,
not seldom
,
oft
,
often enough
,
oftentimes
,
ofttimes
,
ordinarily
,
over and over
,
recurrently
,
regularly
,
repeatedly
,
routinely
,
several times
,
time after time
,
time and again
,
times without number
,
unseldom
,
usually
,
whenever you wish
,
year after year
corrosion
collapse
erosion by chemical action
a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action
related words >
ablation
,
atomization
,
attrition
,
biodegradability
,
biodegradation
,
breakup
,
consumption
,
corruption
,
crumbling
,
decay
,
decomposition
,
decrement
,
degradability
,
degradation
,
deliquescence
,
depletion
,
dilapidation
,
disintegration
,
disjunction
,
disorganization
,
dissipation
,
dissolution
,
erosion
,
exhaustion
,
incoherence
,
loss
,
mildew
,
mold
,
oxidation
,
oxidization
,
ravages of time
,
resolution
,
rust
,
shrinkage
,
spoilage
,
waste
,
wear
,
wear and tear
chronology
collapse
the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events
a record of events in the order of their occurrence
an arrangement of events in time
related words >
Clio
,
Muse of history
,
account
,
adventures
,
almanac
,
annals
,
autobiography
,
biographical sketch
,
biography
,
calendar
,
case history
,
check sheet
,
chronicle
,
chronicles
,
clock card
,
confessions
,
continuity
,
curriculum vitae
,
date slip
,
datebook
,
daybook
,
diary
,
duration
,
duree
,
experiences
,
fortunes
,
hagiography
,
hagiology
,
historiography
,
history
,
journal
,
lastingness
,
legend
,
life
,
life and letters
,
life story
,
log
,
martyrology
,
memoir
,
memoirs
,
memorabilia
,
memorial
,
memorials
,
necrology
,
obituary
,
period
,
photobiography
,
profile
,
psychological time
,
record
,
register
,
registry
,
resume
,
sequence
,
space
,
space-time
,
story
,
tense
,
term
,
the future
,
the past
,
the present
,
theory of history
,
tide
,
time
,
time book
,
time chart
,
time scale
,
time schedule
,
time sheet
,
time study
,
timebinding
,
timecard
,
timetable
,
while
lollygag
collapse
related words >
bill and coo
,
copulate
,
dally
,
dawdle
,
delay
,
diddle
,
dillydally
,
doodle
,
drag
,
falter
,
flag
,
goof off
,
halt
,
lag
,
linger
,
loiter
,
make love
,
make out
,
neck
,
pet
,
piddle
,
poke
,
shilly-shally
,
smooch
,
spoon
,
sweet-talk
,
tarry
,
toy
,
trail
,
trifle
,
wanton
,
waste time
,
whisper sweet nothings
andante
collapse
a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)
(of tempo) moderately slow
at a moderately slow temp; "this passage must be played andante"
related words >
a poco
,
adagietto
,
adagio
,
allargando
,
allegretto
,
allegro
,
andante tempo
,
andantino
,
beat
,
calando
,
claudication
,
compound time
,
crawl
,
creep
,
crescendo
,
dead march
,
decrescendo
,
diminuendo
,
dogtrot
,
duple time
,
footpace
,
forte
,
fortissimo
,
funeral march
,
hobble
,
jog
,
jog trot
,
larghetto
,
larghissimo
,
largo
,
legato
,
leisurely gait
,
lento
,
limp
,
lumbering pace
,
marcando
,
march tempo
,
mincing steps
,
mixed times
,
pianissimo
,
piano
,
pizzicato
,
plod
,
prestissimo
,
presto
,
rack
,
rag
,
ragtime
,
rallentando
,
ritardando
,
ritenuto
,
rubato
,
saunter
,
scherzando
,
scherzo
,
sextuple time
,
shamble
,
shuffle
,
simple time
,
slouch
,
slow march
,
slow motion
,
spiccato
,
staccato
,
stretto
,
stroll
,
syncopation
,
syncope
,
tempo
,
tempo rubato
,
three-quarter time
,
time
,
time pattern
,
timing
,
triple time
,
triplet
,
trudge
,
two-four time
,
waddle
,
walk
,
waltz time
wasteland
collapse
related words >
Arabia Deserta
,
Death Valley
,
Sahara
,
back country
,
backwoods
,
barren
,
barren land
,
barrens
,
boondock
,
boondocks
,
borderland
,
brush
,
bush
,
bush country
,
bushveld
,
desert
,
desolation
,
dust bowl
,
forests
,
frontier
,
heath
,
hinterland
,
howling wilderness
,
karroo
,
lunar landscape
,
lunar waste
,
outback
,
outpost
,
salt flat
,
the bush
,
timbers
,
uninhabited region
,
up-country
,
virgin land
,
virgin territory
,
waste
,
weary waste
,
wild
,
wild West
,
wilderness
,
wildness
,
wilds
,
woodlands
,
woods
downtime
collapse
a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)
related words >
break
,
breath
,
breather
,
breathing place
,
breathing space
,
breathing spell
,
breathing time
,
cigarette break
,
cocktail hour
,
coffee break
,
enforced respite
,
half time
,
half-time intermission
,
halt
,
happy hour
,
holiday
,
interim
,
interlude
,
intermezzo
,
intermission
,
intermittence
,
interregnum
,
interruption
,
interval
,
letup
,
lull
,
off-time
,
pause
,
plateau
,
point of repose
,
quiet spell
,
recess
,
relief
,
respite
,
rest
,
resting point
,
spell
,
stay
,
surcease
,
suspension
,
tea break
,
time off
,
time out
,
vacation
behind time
collapse
related words >
after time
,
ahead of time
,
anachronistic
,
antedated
,
backward
,
beforehand
,
behind
,
behindhand
,
belatedly
,
dated
,
deep into
,
early
,
far on
,
foredated
,
late
,
metachronistic
,
misdated
,
mistimed
,
none too soon
,
out of date
,
out of season
,
overdue
,
parachronistic
,
past due
,
postdated
,
prochronistic
,
slow
,
tardy
,
unpunctual
,
unseasonable
time off
collapse
a time period when you are not required to work; "he requested time off to attend his grandmother's funeral"
related words >
alternate
,
break
,
coffee break
,
cover
,
do a hitch
,
do a stint
,
do a tour
,
do time
,
downtime
,
enlist
,
fill in for
,
furlough
,
half time
,
half-time intermission
,
have a go
,
have tenure
,
hold office
,
holiday
,
interim
,
interlude
,
intermezzo
,
intermission
,
intermittence
,
interregnum
,
interruption
,
interval
,
keep a watch
,
leave
,
leave of absence
,
letup
,
liberty
,
lull
,
off-time
,
paid holiday
,
paid vacation
,
pause
,
plateau
,
point of repose
,
quiet spell
,
re-up
,
recess
,
reenlist
,
relief
,
relieve
,
respite
,
resting point
,
sabbatical
,
sabbatical leave
,
sabbatical year
,
serve time
,
shore leave
,
sign up
,
spell
,
spell off
,
take turns
,
time out
,
vacation
,
weekend
mark time
collapse
related words >
abide
,
await
,
be still
,
beat time
,
bide
,
bide the issue
,
clock
,
coast
,
dally
,
dawdle
,
delay
,
dillydally
,
fix the time
,
freeze
,
hang about
,
hang around
,
hold everything
,
hold on
,
hold your horses
,
keep quiet
,
keep time
,
lie still
,
linger
,
loiter
,
measure time
,
not breathe
,
not stir
,
remain
,
remain motionless
,
repose
,
rest
,
set the time
,
sit tight
,
sit up
,
sit up for
,
stand
,
stand fast
,
stand firm
,
stand still
,
stay
,
stay put
,
stay up
,
stay up for
,
stick
,
stick around
,
stick fast
,
sweat
,
sweat it out
,
sweat out
,
take time
,
tarry
,
time
,
tread water
,
wait
,
wait a minute
,
wait and see
,
wait for
,
wait on
,
wait up for
,
watch
,
watch and wait
frequently
collapse
many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee"
related words >
a lot
,
again and again
,
as a rule
,
chronically
,
commonly
,
continually
,
customarily
,
day after day
,
day by day
,
every so often
,
generally
,
habitually
,
in many instances
,
inveterately
,
many a time
,
many times
,
many times over
,
most often
,
much
,
not infrequently
,
not seldom
,
oft
,
often
,
often enough
,
oftentimes
,
ofttimes
,
ordinarily
,
over and over
,
persistently
,
recurrently
,
recurringly
,
regularly
,
repeatedly
,
repetitively
,
routinely
,
several times
,
time after time
,
time and again
,
times without number
,
unseldom
,
usually
,
whenever you wish
,
year after year
time out
collapse
related words >
break
,
breath
,
breather
,
breathing place
,
breathing space
,
breathing spell
,
breathing time
,
check in
,
check off
,
check out
,
cigarette break
,
clock in
,
clock out
,
cocktail hour
,
coffee break
,
downtime
,
enforced respite
,
half time
,
half-time intermission
,
halt
,
happy hour
,
holiday
,
interim
,
interlude
,
intermezzo
,
intermission
,
intermittence
,
interregnum
,
interruption
,
interval
,
letup
,
lull
,
off-time
,
pause
,
plateau
,
point of repose
,
punch in
,
punch out
,
punch the clock
,
quiet spell
,
recess
,
relief
,
respite
,
rest
,
resting point
,
ring in
,
ring out
,
sign out
,
spell
,
stay
,
surcease
,
suspension
,
tea break
,
time in
,
time off
,
vacation
doodle
collapse
make a doodle; draw aimlessly
related words >
ass
,
bagpipe
,
beat
,
beguile the time
,
bilk
,
black and white
,
blow
,
blow a horn
,
born fool
,
brouillon
,
buffoon
,
bugle
,
burn daylight
,
carillon
,
cartoon
,
chalk
,
charcoal
,
charcoal drawing
,
cheat
,
chiaroscuro
,
chisel
,
clarion
,
clown
,
color
,
consume time
,
copy
,
cozen
,
crayon
,
crosshatch
,
dabble
,
dally
,
dash off
,
daub
,
dawdle
,
defraud
,
delineate
,
delineation
,
depict
,
design
,
diagram
,
diddle
,
dillydally
,
do
,
donkey
,
double-tongue
,
draft
,
draw
,
drawing
,
ebauche
,
egregious ass
,
esquisse
,
fife
,
figure of fun
,
flimflam
,
flute
,
fool
,
footle
,
fribble
,
fritter away time
,
graph
,
gyp
,
hatch
,
idiot
,
ignoramus
,
imbecile
,
jackass
,
jerk
,
kill time
,
lag
,
limn
,
line drawing
,
linger
,
lip
,
loiter
,
lollygag
,
lose time
,
lunatic
,
mess
,
mess around
,
milksop
,
mooncalf
,
nincompoop
,
ninny
,
overreach
,
paint
,
paint a picture
,
pass the time
,
pastel
,
pen-and-ink
,
pencil
,
pencil drawing
,
perfect fool
,
picture
,
picturize
,
piddle
,
pipe
,
poke
,
portray
,
potter
,
puddle
,
putter
,
rough copy
,
rough draft
,
rough outline
,
schmuck
,
scrabble
,
scratch
,
scrawl
,
scribble
,
scumble
,
shade
,
silhouette
,
silver-print drawing
,
sinopia
,
sketch
,
softhead
,
sop
,
sound
,
stencil
,
study
,
stupid ass
,
tinker
,
tint
,
tomfool
,
tongue
,
toot
,
tootle
,
trace
,
tracing
,
trifle
,
triple-tongue
,
trumpet
,
tweedle
,
vignette
,
waste time
,
whistle
,
wind
,
wind the horn
,
zany
loiter
collapse
be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
related words >
abide
,
await
,
bide
,
bide the issue
,
bum
,
bum around
,
coquet
,
dabble
,
dally
,
dawdle
,
delay
,
diddle
,
dillydally
,
do nothing
,
doodle
,
drag
,
fall behind
,
falter
,
fiddle
,
fiddle with
,
fiddle-faddle
,
fidget with
,
finger with
,
flag
,
flirt
,
fool
,
fool around
,
fool with
,
fribble
,
frivol
,
get behind
,
goof off
,
halt
,
hang about
,
hang around
,
hang back
,
hold everything
,
hold on
,
hold your horses
,
horse around
,
idle
,
jerk off
,
kid around
,
lag
,
laze
,
lazy
,
lie around
,
linger
,
linger behind
,
loaf
,
loiter about
,
loll
,
loll around
,
lollop around
,
lollygag
,
lounge
,
lounge around
,
mark time
,
mess around
,
monkey
,
monkey around
,
mooch around
,
moon
,
moon around
,
piddle
,
play
,
play around
,
play with
,
poke
,
potter
,
procrastinate
,
put off
,
putter
,
shilly-shally
,
sit around
,
sit tight
,
sit up
,
slouch
,
slouch around
,
smatter
,
stand around
,
stay
,
stay up
,
stick around
,
straggle
,
take time
,
tarry
,
tinker
,
toy
,
toy with
,
trail
,
trail behind
,
trifle
,
twiddle
,
wait
,
wait a minute
,
wait and see
,
waste time
lallygag
collapse
related words >
bill and coo
,
bum
,
copulate
,
dally
,
dawdle
,
delay
,
diddle
,
dillydally
,
doodle
,
drag
,
falter
,
flag
,
goldbrick
,
goof off
,
halt
,
lag
,
laze
,
linger
,
loaf
,
loiter
,
loll
,
lollygag
,
lounge
,
make love
,
make out
,
neck
,
pet
,
piddle
,
poke
,
shilly-shally
,
smooch
,
spoon
,
sweet-talk
,
tarry
,
toy
,
trail
,
trifle
,
wanton
,
waste time
,
whisper sweet nothings
over and over
collapse
repeatedly; "the unknown word turned up over and over again in the text"
related words >
again and again
,
day after day
,
day by day
,
frequently
,
many a time
,
many times
,
many times over
,
much
,
oft
,
often
,
oftentimes
,
ofttimes
,
recurrently
,
repeatedly
,
several times
,
time after time
,
time and again
,
times without number
,
year after year
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