Associations to the word «Fritter»

FRITTER, noun. A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter.

FRITTER, noun. A fragment; a shred; a small piece.

FRITTER, verb. (intransitive) (often with about or around) To occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination.

FRITTER, verb. (transitive) To sinter.

FRITTER, verb. (transitive) To cut (meat etc.) into small pieces for frying.

FRITTER, verb. (transitive) To break into small pieces or fragments.

FRITTER AWAY, verb. (transitive) To squander or waste.

FRITTER, noun. Small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables.

FRITTER, verb. Spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance".