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noun • the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time • slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it | ||||||||
31% | 4 | "___ thief to catch a thief" | ||||||
noun • stalk of a moss capsule • a stiff hair or bristle | ||||||||
26% | 8 | A proverb passed verbally | ||||||
noun • (usually plural) a saying of Jesus not in the canonical gospels but found in other New Testament or early Christian writings. | ||||||||
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