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tinker

/ tinker /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an itinerant Gypsy
Type of:
itinerant
Domain:
United Kingdom UK Great Britain
noun Sense 2
a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
Type of:
experimenter
Derived:
putter mess around potter monkey monkey around
verb Sense 3
try to fix or mend
"Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it''s not working right"
"She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"
Type of:
repair mend fix
Derived:
tinkerer fiddler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
work as a tinker or tinkerer
Type of:
work do work
Derived:
mender tinkerer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 5
small mackerel found nearly worldwide
Type of:
mackerel
Has parts:
Scomber genus Scomber
noun Sense 6
a traveling repairman who mends broken things (such as metal household utensils)
Type of:
repairman repairer maintenance man
Derived:
repair mend fix bushel doctor
verb Sense 7
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
"The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
Type of:
work
Kinds of:
puddle
Derived:
tinkerer fiddler putterer potterer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
75%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
33
Times Searched
3
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itinerant experimenter repair mend fix work do work mackerel repairman repairer maintenance man puddle