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11twiddle — [twid′ l] vt. twiddled, twiddling [prob. < TW(IST) or TW(IRL) + (D)IDDLE] to twirl or play with lightly or idly vi. 1. to toy or trifle with some object 2. to be busy about trifles 3 …
12bustle — I. v. n. Fuss, stir about, busy one s self, be active, be busy, bestir one s self, make a fuss, be in a fidget, be in a pucker (colloq.), be in a stew, make much ado about trifles or about nothing. II. n. 1. Stir, fuss, hurry, flurry, tumult,… …
13fuss´er — fuss «fuhs», noun, verb. –n. 1. much bother about small matters; useless talk and worry; attention given to something not worth it: »She got under weigh with very little fuss (Richard Henry Dana). The king and queen meant to treat this fuss about …
14Massively distributed collaboration — The term massively distributed collaboration was coined by Mitchell Kapor, in a presentation at UC Berkeley on 2005 11 09, to describe an emerging activity of wikis and electronic mailing lists and blogs and other content creating virtual… …
15peddle — verb (peddled; peddling) Etymology: back formation from peddler, from Middle English pedlere, alteration of pedder peddler Date: 1532 intransitive verb 1. to travel about with wares for sale; broadly sell 2. to be busy with trifles ; piddle …
16fussy — fussily, adv. fussiness, n. /fus ee/, adj., fussier, fussiest. 1. excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty details. 2. hard to satisfy or please: a fussy eater. 3. (of clothes, decoration, etc.) elaborately made, trimmed,… …
17potter — v. n. Trifle, pudder, busy one s self about trifles …
18fussy — fuss•y [[t]ˈfʌs i[/t]] adj. fuss•i•er, fuss•i•est 1) excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty details 2) hard to satisfy or please: a fussy eater[/ex] 3) elaborately or ornately made, trimmed, or decorated: a room with a… …
19The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… …
20English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
