lying idle
1idle — [[t]a͟ɪd(ə)l[/t]] idles, idling, idled 1) ADJ: v link ADJ If people who were working are idle, they have no jobs or work. Employees have been idle almost a month because of shortages. Ant: busy 2) ADJ: v link ADJ If machines or factories are idle …
2idle — ▪ I. idle i‧dle 1 [ˈaɪdl] adjective not active or being used: • Today, its airplane manufacturing plants are largely idle. • Carefully planned loading can reduce idle time (= time when people or machines are not working ) . [m0] ▪ II. idle …
3idle — i|dle1 [ˈaıdl] adj [: Old English; Origin: idel] 1.) not working or producing anything ≠ ↑busy ▪ I cannot afford to leave the land lying idle . ▪ The whole team stood idle , waiting for the mechanic. ▪ The workers have been idle for the last six… …
4idle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Idle is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑engine {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 lazy VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain, stay …
5idle — 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… …
6money lying idle — /ˌmʌni ˌlaɪɪŋ aɪd(ə)l/ noun money which is not being used to produce interest, which is not invested in business …
7First English Civil War — The First English Civil War (1642–1646) was the first of three wars known as the English Civil War (or Wars ). The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and… …
8angary — /ang geuh ree/, n. Internat. Law. the right of a belligerent state to seize and use the property of neutrals for purposes of warfare, subject to payment of full compensation. [1875 80; < LL angaria service to a lord < Gk angareía couriership,… …
9Newburgh (town), New York — Newburgh   Town   J. Malone Bannan Center, the town hall, named for a former (1967 1978) town supervisor …
10The Black Museum — was a 1951 radio crime drama program produced by Harry Alan Towers for the BBC and based on real life cases from the files of Scotland Yard s Black Museum. Ira Marion was the scriptwriter, and music for the series was composed and conducted by… …
