idle rumour
1idle — 1 adjective 1 not working or operating productively: Owing to the electricity strike, a lot of factory workers were left idle. | We can t afford to have all this expensive machinery lying idle. | the | idle rich (=rich people who do not work for… …
2idle — adj. & v. adj. (idler, idlest) 1 lazy, indolent. 2 not in use; not working; unemployed. 3 (of time etc.) unoccupied. 4 having no special basis or purpose (idle rumour; idle curiosity). 5 useless. 6 (of an action, thought, or word) ineffective,… …
3rumour — n. 1) to circulate, spread a rumour 2) to confirm a rumour 3) to deny; dispel, spike a rumour 4) an idle, unfounded, wild rumour 5) an unconfirmed; vague rumour 6) rumours circulate, fly, spread 7) a rumour that + clause (we heard a rumour that… …
4Jovinian — Jovinian, or Jovinianus, (died c.405) was an opponent of Christian asceticism in the 4th century and was condemned as a heretic at synods convened in Rome under Pope Siricius and in Milan by St Ambrose in 393. [ The Oxford Dictionary of the… …
5The Rutles — Origin London, England Genres Parody, comedy rock, pop rock Years active 1975–1978, 1996–1997, 2002 Labels Warner Bros., Rhino, Virgin …
6Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind …
7Gossip — This article is about the type of conversation. For other uses, see Gossip (disambiguation). Gossip is idle talk or rumour, especially about the personal or private affairs of others, It is one of the oldest and most common means of sharing facts …
8British Free Corps — In World War II, the British Free Corps (BFC) or sometimes incorrectly referred to in the German form as Britisches Freikorps was a unit of the Waffen SS consisting of British and Dominion prisoners of war who had been recruited by the Nazis.… …
9Dave Walker — For other people of the same name, see David Walker. Dave Walker Birth name David Walker Born 25 January 1945 (1945 01 25) (age 66) Origin Walsall, England …
10Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford — The Earl of Oxford Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, unknown artist after lost orig …
