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pastime
noun pas·time \ˈpas-ˌtīm\
: an activity that you enjoy doing during your free time
Full Definition of PASTIME
: something that amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably : diversion
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First Known Use of PASTIME
15th century
Rhymes with PASTIME
airtime, all-time, bedtime, begrime, big time, big-time, birdlime, buy time, call time, crunch time, cut time, daytime, downtime, dreamtime, drive time, enzyme, eye rhyme, face time, flextime, foretime, free-climb, full-time, half dime, halftime, hang time, hate crime, hill climb, in time, key lime, lifetime, longtime, lunchtime, make time, Mannheim, mark time, Maytime, mealtime, meantime, Mülheim, nighttime, noontime, old-time, onetime, on time, part-time, peacetime, Pforzheim, playtime, post time, prime time, quicklime, quick time, ragtime, real time, rock climb, schooltime, seedtime, showtime, sight rhyme, small-time, sometime, Sondheim, space-time, springtime, sublime, teatime, two-time, uptime, Waldheim, war crime, wartime, wind chime
PASTIME Defined for Kids
pastime
noun pas·time \ˈpas-ˌtīm\
Definition of PASTIME for Kids
: something (as a hobby) that helps to make time pass pleasantly
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