laze
laze Lexical Profile
laze Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To spend time in a relaxed, idle, or unenergetic manner.
"During the summer holiday, the children loved to laze by the swimming pool all afternoon."
To pass or waste (time) in relaxation or idleness (usually followed by 'away').
"They decided to laze away the warm afternoon under the shade of the oak trees."
• noun
A state or period of relaxing and doing very little; idleness.
"After a demanding week at the office, she enjoyed a quiet Sunday laze in the garden."
A dense plume of hydrochloric acid mist and steam formed when molten lava enters the ocean (a blend of 'lava' and 'haze').
"Geologists warned coastal residents to stay indoors to avoid inhaling the corrosive volcanic laze."
• Rhymes for laze
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the late 16th century as a back-formation from the adjective 'lazy'.