frit´ter|er — frit|ter1 «FRIHT uhr», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to waste little by little: »to fritter away one s savings. He frittered away both time and energy reading worthless books. The allies…frittered away precious time in…disputes (H. G. Wells). 2. to cut or … Useful english dictionary
frit — frit; frit·il·lar·ia; frit·il·lary; frit·ter·er; frit·ta·ta; frit·ter; frit·to; … English syllables
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
fritter — frit·ter … English syllables
fritterer — frit·ter·er … English syllables
fritter — frit|ter1 [ frıtər ] noun count a food made by covering a piece of food in BATTER and cooking it in hot fat: apple fritters fritter frit|ter 2 [ frıtər ] verb ,fritter a way phrasal verb transitive to waste time or money on things that are not… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Fritter — Frit|ter der; s, <zu ↑fritten> svw. ↑Kohärer … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
fritter — I frit•ter [[t]ˈfrɪt ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usu. fol. by away): to fritter away one s money[/ex] 2) to break or tear into small pieces or shreds 3) to dwindle, shrink, degenerate, etc. (often… … From formal English to slang
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
Corn fritter — Fritter Frit ter, n. [OR. fritour, friture, pancake, F. friture frying, a thing fried, from frire to fry. See {Far}, v. t.] 1. A small quantity of batter, fried in boiling lard or in a frying pan. Fritters are of various kinds, named from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
