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| NOUN | 1 | tinker, tinkerer | A person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts |
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| 2 | tinker | Formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living | |
| 3 | tinker, chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus | Small mackerel found nearly worldwide | |
| VERB | 1 | tinker, putter, mess around, potter, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around | Do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly |
| 2 | tinker | Work as a tinker or tinkerer | |
| 3 | tinker, fiddle | Try to fix or mend |
| Sounds | tih'ngker |
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| Rhymes | acre / Acre, anchor, asker, and 170 more rhymes in ker... |
| Meaning | A person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts. |
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| Synonyms | tinkerer |
| Broader | experimenter |
| Verbs | tinker |
| Meaning | Formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living. |
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| Broader | itinerant, gypsy, gipsy |
| Meaning | Small mackerel found nearly worldwide. |
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| Synonyms | chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus |
| Member of | Scomber, genus Scomber |
| Broader | mackerel |
| Meaning | Do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Synonyms | putter, mess around, potter, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around |
| Broader | work |
| Narrower | puddle |
| Nouns | tinkerer; tinker, tinkerer |
| Meaning | Work as a tinker or tinkerer. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Broader | work, do work |
| Meaning | Try to fix or mend. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right" |
| Synonyms | fiddle |
| Broader | repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on |
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