WOOLGATHERING

Meaning of WOOLGATHERING in English

(n.) Indulgence in idle imagination; a foolish or useless pursuit or design.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

WOOLGATHERING — noun Date: 1553 indulgence in idle daydreaming
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WOOLGATHERING — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ noun 1. : the act of gathering wool shed from the sheep in tufts and found caught on bushes …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WOOLGATHERING — (a.) Indulging in a vagrant or idle exercise of the imagination; roaming upon a fruitless quest; idly fanciful.
Английский словарь Webster
WOOLGATHERING — ( n. ) Indulgence in idle imagination; a foolish or useless pursuit or design.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WOOLGATHERING — ( a. ) Indulging in a vagrant or idle exercise of the imagination; roaming upon a fruitless quest; idly fanciful.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WOOLGATHERING — /wool"gadh'euhr ing/ , n. 1. indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness: His woolgathering was a handicap in school. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WOOLGATHERING — adj. absent-minded, daydreaming; scatter-brained
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WOOLGATHERING — n. daydreaming; wool collecting
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WOOLGATHERING — noun Date: 1553 : indulgence in idle daydreaming
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WOOLGATHERING — noun indulgence in idle imagination; a foolish or useless pursuit or design. 2. woolgathering ·adj indulging in a vagrant or …
Webster English vocab
WOOLGATHERING — [wool.gath.er.ing] n (1553): indulgence in idle daydreaming
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WOOLGATHERING — woolgather|ing BrE AmE ˈwʊl ˌɡæð ə r‿|ɪŋ AmE - ə r‿|ɪŋ ▷ woolgather|er/s ‿ə/z AmE ‿ ə r/z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WOOLGATHERING — Synonyms and related words : Walter Mitty, absence of mind, absent, absentminded, absentmindedness, absorbed, absorption, abstracted, abstractedness, abstraction, bemused, bemusement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WOOLGATHERING — 1. n рассеянность, витание в облаках woolgathering рассеянность, витание в облаках ~ рассеянный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WOOLGATHERING — 1. _n. рассеянность, витание в облаках 2. _a. рассеянный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WOOLGATHERING — рассеянность
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WOOLGATHERING — 1. _n. рассеянность, витание в облаках 2. _a. рассеянный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WOOLGATHERING — 1. n рассеянность, витание в облаках woolgathering рассеянность, витание в облаках ~ рассеянный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WOOLGATHERING — рассеянность
Англо-Русский словарь
WOOLGATHERING — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ ga- th ( ə -)ri ŋ , - ˌ ge- th ( ə -)ri ŋ Function: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GO WOOLGATHERING — daydream, be absorbed in one's thoughts
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STARGAZING — noun Date: 1576 the act or practice of a stargazer, 2. absorption in chimerical or impractical ideas ; woolgathering , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WOOL-GATHER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb Etymology: back-formation from woolgathering : to indulge in woolgathering • woolgatherer ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOONRAKING — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun archaic : woolgathering
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WOOLGATHER — — woolgatherer , n. /wool"gadh'euhr/ , v.i. to engage in woolgathering. [ 1840-50; by back formation from WOOLGATHERING ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WOOLGATHER — intransitive verb Date: 1796 : to engage in woolgathering • wool·gath·er·er -thər-ər noun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STARGAZING — noun Date: 1576 1. : the act or practice of a stargazer 2. a. : absorption in chimerical or impractical …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIPE DREAM — Synonyms and related words : Walter Mitty, absence of mind, absentmindedness, absorption, abstractedness, abstraction, airy hope, airy nothing, autism, bad …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MUSE — Synonyms and related words : Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Parnassian, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Walter Mitty, absence of mind, absentmindedness, …
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FANTASY — Synonyms and related words : Marchen, Walter Mitty, Western, Western story, Westerner, absence of mind, absentmindedness, absorption, abstractedness, abstraction, adventure …
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DREAM
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DAYDREAM — Synonyms and related words : Walter Mitty, absence of mind, absentmindedness, absorption, abstractedness, abstraction, airy nothing, autism, bad dream, be …
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