| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A small showy article: bauble, bibelot, gewgaw, gimcrack, knickknack, novelty, trifle, trinket, whatnot. See THING. 2. An object for children to play with: plaything. See WORK. | | VERB: | 1. To move one's fingers or hands in a nervous or aimless fashion: fiddle, fidget, fool, monkey, play, putter, tinker, trifle, twiddle. See TOUCH. 2. To make amorous advances without serious intentions: coquet, dally, flirt, trifle. See SEX. 3. To treat lightly or flippantly: dally, flirt, play, trifle. See WORK.
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