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111Faust — Legend of a learned but arrogant man who makes a PACT with the DEVIL. The Faust legend was based on the legend of THEOPHILUS and circulated widely in Europe in medieval times. It was published as a novel in the mid 1500s after the Protestant… …
112dally — (v.) c.1300, to talk, converse, possibly from Anglo Fr. dalier to amuse oneself, of uncertain origin. Sense of waste time emerged by late 14c. Related: Dallied; dallying …
113dally — [[t]dæ̱li[/t]] dallies, dallying, dallied 1) VERB If you dally, you act or move very slowly, wasting time. [OLD FASHIONED] The bureaucrats dallied too long... [V over n/ ing] He did not dally over the choice of a suitable partner. [Also V with n] …
114dally — verb (dallies, dallying, dallied) 1》 act or move slowly. 2》 (dally with) have a casual romantic or sexual relationship with. ↘show a casual interest in. Origin ME: from OFr. dalier to chat …
115dilly-dally — verb (dilly dallies, dilly dallying, dilly dallied) informal dawdle or vacillate. Origin C17: reduplication of dally …
116delay — I. v. a. 1. Defer, postpone, procrastinate, put off, stave off, let lie over. 2. Detain, hinder, retard, stop, impede. II. v. n. Linger, tarry, stop, procrastinate. III. n. 1. Procrastination, postponement, deferring, the Fabian policy, masterly… …
117sport — I. n. 1. Play, diversion, amusement, pastime, game, fun, frolic, gambol, prank, recreation, gayety, entertainment, merriment, mirth, jollity, joviality, pleasantry, merry making. 2. Amusement, entertainment, diversion. 3. Recreation. 4. Jest,… …
118dalliance — noun (U) old fashioned the behaviour of two people who are dallying with each other …
119dally — verb 1) don t dally on the way to work Syn: dawdle, delay, loiter, linger, waste time; lag, trail, straggle, fall behind; amble, meander, drift; informal dilly dally; archaic tarry See note at loiter …
120delay — 1. verb 1) we were delayed by the traffic Syn: detain, hold up, make late, slow up/down, bog down; hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct 2) they delayed no longer Syn: linger, dally …
