| Main Entry: | trifle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | novelty item |
Synonyms: |
bagatelle, bauble, bibelot, curio, gewgaw, knickknack, nothing*, novelty, objet d'art, plaything, toy, trinket, triviality, whatnot |
| Main Entry: | trifle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very small amout |
Synonyms: |
bit, dash, diddly, drop, eyelash, fly speck, fraction, hint, jot, little, no big deal, particle, picayune, piece, pinch, shade, smack, soupçon, speck, spice, spot, squat, suggestion, suspicion, touch, trace |
Antonyms: |
lot |
| Main Entry: | trifle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | toy with; mess around |
Synonyms: |
amuse oneself, be insincere, coquet, dabble, dally, dawdle, dilly-dally, doodle, fidget, flirt, fool, fool around, fool with, fribble, fritter, futz around, horse around, idle, indulge in, lead on, loiter, lollygag, lounge, mess with, misuse, monkey, monkey with, palter, philander, play, play games with, play with, potter, putter, squander, string along, toy, twiddle, use up, wanton, waste, waste time, wink at |
| Main Entry: | consume |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | use up |
Synonyms: |
absorb, apply, avail oneself of, deplete, devour, dissipate, dominate, drain, drivel, eat up, employ, engross, exhaust, expend, finish, finish up, fritter away, frivol away, go, go through, have recourse to, lavish, lessen, monopolize, obsess, preoccupy, profit by, put away, put to use, run out of, run through, spend, squander, throw away, trifle, utilize, vanish, wash up, waste, wear out |
Antonyms: |
accumulate, collect, gather, neglect, not use, store |
| Main Entry: | coquet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tease |
Synonyms: |
dally, flirt, fool, gold-dig, lead on, make eyes at, operate, philander, string along, titillate, toy, trifle, vamp, wanton, wink at |
Antonyms: |
be shy |
| Main Entry: | curio |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | knickknack |
Synonyms: |
antique, bauble, bibelot, bygone, collectible, collector's item, objet d'art, toy, trifle, trinket, whatnot |
| Main Entry: | dabble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | play at; tinker |
Synonyms: |
amuse oneself with, be amateur, dally, dilly-dally, fiddle with, flirt with, horse around, idle, kid around, mess around, monkey around, monkey*, muck around, not be serious, play, play around, play games with, toy with, trifle, trifle with, work superficially |
Antonyms: |
take seriously |
| Main Entry: | dash |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small amount; suggestion |
Synonyms: |
bit, drop, few drops, flavor, grain, hint, lick, little, part, pinch, scattering, seasoning, smack, smidgen, soupçon, sprinkle, sprinkling, squirt, streak, suspicion, taste, tincture, tinge, touch, trace, trifle, zest |
Antonyms: |
glob, lump |
| Main Entry: | dawdle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delay; waste time |
Synonyms: |
amble, bum around, dally, diddle-daddle, dilly-dally, drag, fool around, fritter away, get no place fast, goof off, hang around, hang out*, idle, lag, laze, lazy, loaf, loiter, loll, lounge, mosey, poke*, procrastinate, put off, saunter, scrounge around, shlep along, sit around, sit on one's butt, stay, stroll, tarry, toddle, trifle, wait, warm a chair |
Antonyms: |
forward, hasten, hurry, push, rush, speed |
| Main Entry: | dole |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | allowance, allocation |
Synonyms: |
allotment, alms, apportionment, benefit, charity, dispensation, distribution, division, donation, gift, grant, gratuity, handout, living wage, mite, modicum, parcel, pittance, portion, quota, relief, share, subsistence, trifle |