tinker
English Thesaurus
1. small mackerel found nearly worldwide (noun.animal)
hypernym | : | mackerel, |
definition | : | any of various fishes of the family Scombridae (noun.animal) |
member meronym | : | genus scomber, scomber, |
definition | : | type genus of the Scombridae (noun.animal) |
2. 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 (noun.person)
3. a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts (noun.person)
hypernym | : | experimenter, |
definition | : | a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas (noun.person) |
4. try to fix or mend (verb.change)
5. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | work, |
definition | : | exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | puddle, |
definition | : | mess around, as in a liquid or paste (verb.contact) |
6. work as a tinker or tinkerer (verb.social)
7. a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts (noun.person)
derivation | : | mess around, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around, potter, putter, tinker, |
definition | : | do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly (verb.contact) |
8. try to fix or mend (verb.change)
9. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly (verb.contact)
10. a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts (noun.person)
derivation | : | mess around, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around, potter, putter, tinker, |
definition | : | do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly (verb.contact) |
11. try to fix or mend (verb.change)
12. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly (verb.contact)
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