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   idle words
         n 1: empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a
               lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz" [syn:
               {wind}, {malarkey}, {malarky}, {idle words}, {jazz},
               {nothingness}]

English Dictionary: idler by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
idler
n
  1. person who does no work; "a lazy bum" [syn: idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
idler pulley
n
  1. a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it
    Synonym(s): idle pulley, idler pulley, idle wheel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
idol worship
n
  1. the worship of idols; the worship of images that are not God
    Synonym(s): idolatry, idol worship
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
idol worshiper
n
  1. a person who worships idols [syn: idolater, idolizer, idoliser, idol worshiper]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Idle \I"dle\, a. [Compar. {Idler}; superl. {Idlest}.] [OE. idel,
      AS. [c6]del vain, empty, useless; akin to OS. [c6]dal, D.
      ijdel, OHG. [c6]tal vain, empty, mere, G. eitel, Dan. & Sw.
      idel mere, pure, and prob. to Gr. [?] clear, pure, [?] to
      burn. Cf. {Ether}.]
      1. Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable;
            thoughtless; silly; barren. [bd]Deserts idle.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall
                     give account thereof in the day of judgment. --Matt.
                                                                              xii. 36.
  
                     Down their idle weapons dropped.         --Milton.
  
                     This idle story became important.      --Macaulay.
  
      2. Not called into active service; not turned to appropriate
            use; unemployed; as, idle hours.
  
                     The idle spear and shield were high uphing.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      3. Not employed; unoccupied with business; inactive; doing
            nothing; as, idle workmen.
  
                     Why stand ye here all the day idle?   --Matt. xx. 6.
  
      4. Given rest and ease; averse to labor or employment; lazy;
            slothful; as, an idle fellow.
  
      5. Light-headed; foolish. [Obs.] --Ford.
  
      {Idle pulley} (Mach.), a pulley that rests upon a belt to
            tighten it; a pulley that only guides a belt and is not
            used to transmit power.
  
      {Idle wheel} (Mach.), a gear wheel placed between two others,
            to transfer motion from one to the other without changing
            the direction of revolution.
  
      {In idle}, in vain. [Obs.] [bd]God saith, thou shalt not take
            the name of thy Lord God in idle.[b8] --Chaucer.
  
      Syn: Unoccupied; unemployed; vacant; inactive; indolent;
               sluggish; slothful; useless; ineffectual; futile;
               frivolous; vain; trifling; unprofitable; unimportant.
  
      Usage: {Idle}, {Indolent}, {Lazy}. A propensity to inaction
                  is expressed by each of these words; they differ in
                  the cause and degree of this characteristic. Indolent
                  denotes an habitual love to ease, a settled dislike of
                  movement or effort; idle is opposed to {busy}, and
                  denotes a dislike of continuous exertion. Lazy is a
                  stronger and more contemptuous term than indolent.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Idler \I"dler\, n.
      1. One who idles; one who spends his time in inaction; a lazy
            person; a sluggard.
  
      2. (Naut.) One who has constant day duties on board ship, and
            keeps no regular watch. --Totten.
  
      3. (Mach.) An idle wheel or pulley. See under {Idle}.
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