Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | laggard |
| Synonyms: | dawdler, dilly-dallyer, idler, plodder, procrastinator, slug, sluggard, snail, straggler |
| Main Entry: | turtle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reptile |
| Synonyms: | chelonian, cooter, leatherback, loggerhead, slowpoke, snapper, terrapin, testudinal, tortoise |
| Notes: | turtle is applied to those living in water and tortoise to those that live on land, while terrapins live in fresh water; turtle and tortoise may come from the Latin root tort, with reference to the animals' twisted feet |
| Main Entry: | late bloomer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person slow to develop talent |
| Synonyms: | naïve person, sleeper, slowpoke, up-and-comer |
| Antonyms: | child prodigy |
| Main Entry: | dilly-dallier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | laggard |
| Synonyms: | dallier, dawdler, do-nothing, idler, lagger, lingerer, loafer, loiterer, lounger, poke, slowpoke, straggler |
| Main Entry: | lagger |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | laggard |
| Synonyms: | dawdler, dilly-dallier, idler, lag, lingerer, loafer, loiterer, lounger, poke, procrastinator, slow starter, slowpoke, straggler, tarrier |
| Main Entry: | lingerer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | laggard |
| Synonyms: | dawdler, dilly-dallier, idler, lag, lagger, loafer, loiterer, lounger, poke, procrastinator, slow starter, slowpoke, straggler, tarrier |
| Main Entry: | loiterer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | laggard |
| Synonyms: | dawdler, dilly-dallier, idler, lag, lagger, lingerer, loafer, lounger, poke, procrastinator, slow starter, slowpoke, straggler, tarrier |
| Main Entry: | procrastinator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | laggard |
| Synonyms: | dawdler, dilly-dallier, idler, lag, lagger, lingerer, loafer, loiterer, lounger, poke, slow starter, slowpoke, straggler, tarrier |
| Main Entry: | straggler |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | laggard |
| Synonyms: | dawdler, dilly-dallier, idler, lag, lagger, lingerer, loafer, loiterer, lounger, poke, procrastinator, slow starter, slowpoke, tarrier |
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