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1 | 99% | 4 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 24% | 8 | Ship painted by Turner | |
3 | 24% | 6 | He painted horses, mostly fat, on a ship | |
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We think the answer is "IDLE" which means:
- 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
An example sentence would be:
- • "He was caught sleeping on the job, being idle while everyone else was working."
- • "The idle chatter of the coworkers distracted him from his work."
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New York Times13 Sep 1981 | Across 62 | |
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Similar Clues
Clue | Source | |
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1 | "As ___ as a painted ship . . . "
New York Times -
05 Dec 1977 | New York Times / 05 Dec 1977 |
2 | Carved or painted decorative panel on a ship's stern | |
3 | Decorative carved or painted figure on a ship's bow | |
4 | He painted horses, mostly fat, on a ship
The Guardian Everyman -
26 Apr 2020 | The Guardian Everyman / 26 Apr 2020 |
5 | Like Coleridge's "painted ship"
New York Times -
06 Dec 1983 | New York Times / 06 Dec 1983 |
6 | Ship painted by Turner
The Guardian Quick -
06 Jun 2008 | The Guardian Quick / 06 Jun 2008 |
7 | Wood painted to look like a cannon
New York Times -
03 Jul 2015 | New York Times / 03 Jul 2015 |