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Noun
S:
(n)
trifle
(a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate)
S:
(n)
trifle
,
triviality
(a detail that is considered insignificant)
S:
(n)
triviality
,
trivia
,
trifle
,
small beer
(something of small importance)
Verb
S:
(v)
piddle
,
wanton
,
wanton away
,
piddle away
,
trifle
(waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
spend
,
expend
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drop
(pay out)
"spend money"
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
frivol
,
trifle
(act frivolously)
S:
(v)
dally
,
trifle
,
play
(consider not very seriously)
"He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"