N. remainder, residue, remains,
remanent,
remnant, rest,
relic, leavings,
heeltap, odds and ends, cheesepairings, candle ends,
orts,
residuum,
dregs, refuse,
stubble, result,
educt, fag-end, ruins,
wreck, skeleton,
stump,
alluvium,
surplus,
overplus, excess, balance,
complement,
superplus,
surplusage,
superfluity,
survival,
survivance V. remain, be left, exceed,
survive, leave
Adj. remaining, left, left behind left over,
residual,
residuary, over, odd, unconsumed,
sedimentary,
surviving, net, exceeding, over and above, outlying, outstanding, cast off,
superfluous N. redundancy,
redundance, too much, too many,
superabundance,
superfluity, superfluence|,
saturation,
nimiety,
transcendency,
exuberance,
profuseness,
profusion,
repletion, enough in all conscience, satis superque, lion's share, more than enough,
plethora,
engorgement,
congestion, load,
surfeit, sickener,
turgescence,
overdose, overmeasure, oversupply, overflow,
inundation,
avalanche, accumulation,
heap,
drug, drug in the market,
glut, crowd, burden, excess,
surplus,
overplus,
epact, margin, remainder,
duplicate,
surplusage,
expletive, work of supererogation,
bonus,
bonanza,
luxury,
intemperance,
extravagance,
exorbitance,
lavishment,
pleonasm, too many irons in the fire, embarras de richesses
V. superabound, overabound, know no bounds,
swarm, meet one at every turn, creep with, crawl with, bristle with, overflow, run over, flow over, well over, brim over, run riot, overrun, overstock, overlay, overcharge,
overdose, overfeed, overburden, overload,
overdo,
overwhelm, overshoot the mark,
surcharge,
supersaturate,
gorge,
glut, load,
drench,
whelm,
inundate,
deluge, flood,
drug, drug the market,
hepatize,
choke,
cloy,
accloy,
suffocate, pile up, lay on thick, impregnate with,
lavish, send coals to newcastle, carry coals to newcastle, carry owls to athens, teach one's grandmother to suck eggs, pisces natare docere, kill the slain, "gild refined gold", "gild the lily", butter one's bread on both sides, put butter upon bacon, employ a steam engine to crack a nut,
exaggerate, wallow in roll in remain on one's hands, hang heavy on hand, go a begging
Adj. redundant, too much, too many,
exuberant,
inordinate,
superabundant, excessive, overmuch,
replete,
profuse,
lavish,
prodigal,
exorbitant,
overweening,
extravagant, overcharged,
supersaturated,
drenched, overflowing, running over, running to waste, running down, crammed to overflowing, filled to overflowing,
gorged, ready to burst,
dropsical,
turgid,
plethoric,
obese,
superfluous, unnecessary, needless, supervacaneous|, uncalled for, to spare, in excess, over and above, de trop,
adscititious,
supernumerary, on one's hands,
spare,
duplicate,
supererogatory,
expletive, un peu fort
Adv. over, too, over and above, overmuch, too much, too far, without measure, beyond measure, out of measure, with, to spare, over head and ears, up to one's eyes, up to one's ears, extra, beyond the mark, acervatim
Phr. it never rains but it pours, fortuna multis dat nimium nulli satis, 2. degree of subservience
N. inutility, uselessness,
inefficacy,
futility,
ineptitude,
inaptitude, unsubservience,
inadequacy, inefficiency,
&c. (incompetence) 158,
unskillfulness, disservice, unfruitfulness &c.(unproductiveness), 169, labor in vain, labor lost, labor of sisyphus, lost trouble, lost labor, work of penelope, sleeveless errand, wild goose chase, mere farce,
tautology,
supererogation, vanitas vanitatum, vanity,
inanity,
worthlessness,
nugacity,
triviality, caput mortuum, waste paper, dead letter, blunt tool,
litter,
rubbish,
junk,
lumber, odds and ends, cast-off clothes, button top,
shoddy, rags,
orts,
trash, refuse,
sweepings, scourings, offscourings, waste,
rubble,
debris,
detritus,
stubble, leavings, broken meat,
dregs, weeds, tares, rubbish heap, dust hole, rudera, deads, fruges consumere natus
V. be useless, go a begging, fail, seek after impossibilities, strive after impossibilities, use vain efforts, labor in vain, roll the stone of sisyphus, beat the air, lash the waves, battre l'eau avec un baton, donner un coup d'epee dans l'eau, fish in the air, milk the ram, drop a bucket into an empty well, sow the sand, bay the moon, preach to the winds, speak to the winds, whistle jigs to a milestone, kick against the pricks, se battre contre des moulins, lock the stable door when the steed is stolen, lock the barn door after the horse is stolen, hold a farthing candle to the sun, cast pearls before swine, carry coals to newcastle, wash a blackamoor white, render useless,
dismantle, dismast, dismount,
disqualify, disable,
unrig,
cripple,
lame, spike guns, clip the wings, put out of gear
Adj. useless,
inutile,
inefficacious,
futile,
unavailing,
bootless,
inoperative, inadequate, inservient|, unsubservient,
inept, inefficient, of no avail,
ineffectual, incompetent, "stale, flat and unprofitable",
superfluous,
dispensable, thrown away,
abortive, worthless, valueless, priceless, unsalable, not worth a straw dear at any price, vain, empty,
inane, gainless, profitless, fruitless, unserviceable, unprofitable, ill-spent, unproductive,
hors de combat,
effete, past work, obsolete, fit for the dust hole, good for nothing, of no earthly use, not worth having, not worth powder and shot, leading to no end, uncalled for, unnecessary, unneeded
Adv. uselessly, to little purpose, to no purpose, to little or no purpose
Int. cui bono?, what's the good, phr, actum ne agas, chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin, tanto buon che val niente
