Just Twiddling Ones Thumbs Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	adjective • not in action or at work noun • the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling adjective satellite • without a basis in reason or fact • not in active use • silly or trivial • lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility • not yielding a return • not having a job verb • run disconnected or idle • be idle; exist in a changeless situation
	54%	13		Be left twiddling one's thumbs
	verb • wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept waiting
	40%	8		Roman thumbs-up or thumbs-down
	noun • The thumb; the first, or preaxial, digit of the forelimb, corresponding to the hallux in the hind limb. In birds, the pollex is the joint which bears the alula or bastard wing.

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New York Times06 Dec 2004	Across 17
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