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Metaphor For Idleness Crossword Clue

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noun

• a projectile that is fired from a gun

• a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms

• a counterfeit coin

• an idle slothful person

• an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped

• a strip of type metal used for spacing

• any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell

• (boxing) a blow with the fist

verb

• strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat

• be idle; exist in a changeless situation

38%5 "All ___ is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry": G. K. Chesterton
noun

• informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar

• a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

verb

• use slang or vulgar language

• fool or hoax

• abuse with coarse language

24%8Idleness
noun

• the state of being inactive

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