The Clue
An anagram for deli (4 letter answer)
The Answer
IDLE
Tags
Notes
The answer IDLE is very common and appears about once every 38 puzzles.
Related Clues
Baseless
Empty
Fainéant
Frivolous
Inactive
Indolent
Loafing
Lounge
Otiose
Pointless
Slothful
Truant
Unemployed
Unoccupied
Unused
Waiting
Aimless; pointless
In between jobs
Kind of rumor
Mark time
Not busy
Not playing
Not in use
Not working
Nothing doing?
Out of action
Out of a job
Out of work
Run in neutral
Eric of "Monty Python"
Just sitting around
Just twiddling the thumbs
Like a MOMA ship
Like some fears
Like some hands
Like some threats
Not kept busy
Not scheduled to compete
Run in neutral gear
Take it easy
Taking a break from work
Definition
IDLE as a noun:
1. the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling; "the car engine was running at idle"
IDLE as a verb:
1. (idle, tick over) = run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling"
2. (idle, laze, slug, stagnate) = be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"
IDLE as an adjective:
1. not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"
2. (baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wild) = without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
3. (idle, unused) = not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands"
4. (idle, light) = silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"
5. (idle, loose) = lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"
6. (dead, idle) = not yielding a return; "dead capital"; "idle funds"
7. (idle, jobless, out of work) = not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work"