wile+away
11trifle away — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To pass (time) without working or in avoiding work: dawdle (away), fiddle away, idle (away), kill1, waste, while (away), wile (away). See INDUSTRIOUS. 2. To spend (money) excessively and usually foolishly: consume …
12fiddle away — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To pass (time) without working or in avoiding work: dawdle (away), idle (away), kill1, trifle away, waste, while (away), wile (away). See INDUSTRIOUS. II verb See fiddle …
13while away — Synonyms and related words: bestow, consecrate to, consume, dally away, dedicate to, devote, diddle away, dribble away, drivel away, employ, expend, fool away, fritter away, give over to, give to, idle away, muddle away, pass, piss away, potter… …
14To pluck away — Pluck Pluck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plucked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plucking}.] [AS. pluccian; akin to LG. & D. plukken, G. pfl[ u]cken, Icel. plokka, plukka, Dan. plukke, Sw. plocka. ?27.] 1. To pull; to draw. [1913 Webster] Its own nature . . . plucks …
15while — while, wile, beguile, fleet mean to pass time, especially leisure time, without being bored. One whiles or wiles away a space of time by causing it to be filled by something pleasant, diverting, or amusing {they can while away an hour very… …
16waste — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Gradual loss or decay Nouns 1. waste, wastage; dissipation; dispersion; ebb; leakage, loss; wear and tear; extravagance, wastefulness, prodigality, conspicuous consumption; waste of time; jeunesse dorée; …
17kill — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. slay (see killing); destroy, extinguish, nullify, cancel, veto. See nullification. n. creek, river; prey, quarry. See water, killing. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To deprive of life] Syn. slay, slaughter …
18wear — v 1. dress in, don, put on, slip into or on, get into, step into; display, show off, parade, flaunt, flourish, Inf. sport; bear, carry, exhibit, show, manifest, evince, reveal; assume, adopt. 2. impair, deteriorate, degenerate, worsen, canker,… …
19idle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. vain, useless, futile, fruitless, pointless, aimless; out of work, unemployed, inactive, at rest; vacant, empty. See inactivity, uselessness, unimportance.Ant., active, busy. II (Roget s IV) modif.… …
20while — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) conj. during, as long as, whilst, whereas; although. while away II (Roget s IV) conj. 1. [As long as] Syn. during, at the same time that, during the time that, whilst, throughout the time that, in the… …
