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lazy Susan
or lazy susan, Lazy Susan
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noun
a revolving tray for foods, condiments, etc., placed usually at the center of a dining table.
any similar structure, as a shelf or tabletop, designed to revolve so that whatever it holds can be seen or reached easily.
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Origin of lazy Susan
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20
Words nearby lazy Susan
lazy bed, lazybones, lazy daisy stitch, lazy eye, lazy guy, lazy Susan, lazy tongs, lb., lb. ap., lb. av., LBD
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How to use lazy Susan in a sentence
The Mars Perseverance Rover has spent the past nine months drilling holes into the Red Planet’s rock and depositing what it finds into the lazy Susan stockroom it carries around at all times.
Perseverance is cutting perfect circles out of Mars to search for signs of life|Margo Milanowski|November 13, 2021|Popular-Science
British Dictionary definitions for lazy Susan
lazy Susan
noun
a revolving tray, often divided into sections, for holding condiments, etc
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