dawdle
Wordto waste time by moving or acting too slowly
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to waste time by moving or acting too slowly
a person who looks very much like someone else
to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
something that improves the quality, power, or effectiveness of something else
to adjust a measuring instrument so it gives accurate results
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
protective glasses that cover and protect the eyes
to make someone feel extreme fear and distress
in a way that is extremely bad or excessive
the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin
the main body functions that doctors check, such as pulse and breathing
to destroy completely
more able or skilled than someone or something else
too pleased with yourself and your achievements
something that hides the truth or makes a situation seem better than it is
a system of pipes used to carry water, gas, or other liquids
giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously
to make someone feel extreme fear
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
a small glass container for holding a liquid, especially medicine
the stone at the top of an arch that holds it together
an image of water or something else that you seem to see in hot air or in the distance, but that is not really there
not sensible; likely to cause problems or harm
something that is different from what is normal or expected
left after most of something has gone or been used
to stop resisting something and give in to it
not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude
to give off a sound, smell, light, or gas
a medical treatment that uses electric shocks to help treat some mental illnesses
a fence made of upright wooden stakes
past tense and past participle of shoot
the process of taking in or soaking up a substance, light, heat, or sound
to make something more difficult or harder to understand
to move around within a system or area, or make something do this
easy to recognize or identify
something that makes a process or change happen faster
to leave something alone and not try to change or affect it
to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking
the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools
a short drive in a car to check how it feels before buying it
used to ask if someone is willing to do something or agrees with an idea
leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval
care for a child in another family, usually for a limited time
to push or squeeze something into a space that is too small
to enter information by pressing keys or buttons
a small part of something that is left after the rest is gone
used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned
deserving praise, help, or respect
the process of preserving food by salting, drying, or smoking
the colored part of the eye around the pupil
as; in the same way that
used to say that something is too strange, embarrassing, or complicated to explain
past tense and past participle of bed
relating to the scientific study used in solving crimes
your family and relatives
used to talk about an earlier time in the past
to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it
to some extent; fairly
used to get someone's attention before saying something
to make something newer, better, or more advanced
willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them
used to say that you are doing something as a precaution
used to express relief that something bad did not happen
to control or influence someone or something, often in a dishonest or unfair way
to begin living in a new home
supposed to; expected or required to do something
used to say that something happens on each occasion that something else happens
protection given by a country to someone who has left their own country because they are in danger
an emphatic way of saying that something is impossible or that you strongly refuse it
to make small changes to something
relating to beauty or to how something looks
for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else
from the beginning; from the start
covered with scales
a home or institution where children without parents live and are cared for
to turn on a device or machine
to remove dirt, marks, or a layer of something by cleaning
to leave a place and begin a journey
to take something quickly, often suddenly or by force
an informal, friendly greeting
something that is not important or impressive
at the right time, before it is too late
from a particular time or event up to now
to visit someone briefly and informally
joined firmly to something else by glue, heat, or pressure
famous for something bad or unpleasant
to turn on a device so it starts working
a very small piece of something
to have your home in a particular place
to continue to the next topic, task, or stage
to remove something from a place, container, or package
more correct or more suitable
to stop thinking about something or to stop worrying about it
the customs and accepted ways of behaving in a society or group
to finally be in a situation, often unexpectedly
at the front of something or someone
to leave a place, especially to escape or get somewhere else
used to emphasize that something is not true, not possible, or not done
to have confidence in someone or something