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timesuck

timesuck noun: synonym of time sink.

Noun

timesuck (plural timesucks)

  1. (informal) Synonym of time sink.
    • Give it a try and explore some of the Paint Shop Pro Web rings. You never know what you'll find. Be careful, though, because this can be a huge timesuck and you might find the afternoon slipping away unnoticed.2006, T. Michael Clark, Corel Paint Shop Pro X Digital Darkroom, page 244
    • the old-fashioned timesuck of housework2007, Jennifer Niesslein, Practically Perfect (in Every Way)
    Synonyms:
    time sink

Synonyms of timesuck

Forms of timesuck

pluraltimesucks
alternative formtime-suck
alternative formtime suck

Origin of timesuck

From time + suck.

Questions about timesuck

What does timesuck mean?
Timesuck means synonym of time sink.
What part of speech is timesuck?
Timesuck is a noun.
What is the plural of timesuck?
The plural of timesuck is timesucks.

Words near timesuck in the dictionary

  1. timestomping
  2. timestomps
  3. timestream
  4. timestreams
  5. timestretching
  6. timesuck
  7. timesucks
  8. timeswitch
  9. timeswitches
  10. timetable
  11. timetabled

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