laze
An instance of lazingAn instance of lazing.
» Stop lazing around and look for a job.
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3 senses(countable)An instance of lazing.
I had a laze on the beach after lunch.
(uncountable)Laziness.
The laze is real.
(uncountable)Acidic steam created when super-hot lava contacts salt water.
Examples
17 sentencesStop lazing around and look for a job.
I wasn't lazing around like some people.
We can laze around on the weekend.
ruВ выходные можно бездельничать. — marafon
The lions are lazing under the tree.
deDie Löwen faulenzen unter dem Baum. — Ioan_Cristian
Tom spent the afternoon lazing on the beach.
deTom faulenzte den ganzen Nachmittag am Strand. — raggione
Origin
Back-formation from lazy. Blend of lava + haze.Forms
plural: lazesWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.