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Near Antonyms
dally dawdle dillydally drag hang (around or out) lag linger loiter poke tarry
amble lumber plod saunter shuffle stroll
decelerate slow (down or up)
Antonyms
crawl creep poke
al​dol​ase
noun
al·​dol·​ase
ˈal-də-ˌlās -ˌlāz

Definition

  • a crystalline enzyme that occurs widely in living systems and catalyzes reversibly the cleavage of a phosphorylated fructose into triose sugars
First Known Use
1940, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
aldol + -ase
fal​low
adjective (1)
fal·​low
ˈfa-(ˌ)lō

Definition (Entry 1 of 4)

  • of a light yellowish-brown color //a fallow greyhound
noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 4)

  • usually cultivated land that is allowed to lie idle during the growing season
  • obsolete plowed land
  • the state or period of being fallow //Summer fallow is effective for destroying weeds.
  • the tilling of land without sowing it for a season
verb
fal​lowed; fal​low​ing; fal​lows

Definition (Entry 3 of 4)

  • transitive ​verb
  • to plow, harrow, and break up (land) without seeding to destroy weeds and conserve soil moisture
adjective (2)

Definition (Entry 4 of 4)

Near Antonyms
dally dawdle dillydally drag hang (around or out) lag linger loiter poke tarry
amble lumber plod saunter shuffle stroll
decelerate slow (down or up)
Antonyms
crawl creep poke
al​dol​ase
noun
al·​dol·​ase
ˈal-də-ˌlās -ˌlāz

Definition

  • a crystalline enzyme that occurs widely in living systems and catalyzes reversibly the cleavage of a phosphorylated fructose into triose sugars
First Known Use
1940, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
aldol + -ase
fal​low
adjective (1)
fal·​low
ˈfa-(ˌ)lō

Definition (Entry 1 of 4)

  • of a light yellowish-brown color //a fallow greyhound
noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 4)

  • usually cultivated land that is allowed to lie idle during the growing season
  • obsolete plowed land
  • the state or period of being fallow //Summer fallow is effective for destroying weeds.
  • the tilling of land without sowing it for a season
verb
fal​lowed; fal​low​ing; fal​lows

Definition (Entry 3 of 4)

  • transitive ​verb
  • to plow, harrow, and break up (land) without seeding to destroy weeds and conserve soil moisture
adjective (2)

Definition (Entry 4 of 4)

  • left untilled or unsown after plowing
  • dormant,