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Meaning of word goldbrick from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : A soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort.

Meaning : An idle worthless person.

Synonyms : good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, no-account

Meaning : A brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not.

Meaning : Anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless.

Meaning : Deprive of by deceit.

Example : He swindled me out of my inheritance.
She defrauded the customers who trusted her.

Synonyms : bunco, con, defraud, diddle, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize

Meaning : Avoid (one's assigned duties).

Example : The derelict soldier shirked his duties.

Synonyms : fiddle, shirk, shrink from

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Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.