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tinker

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: tinker

1
 vn
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
2
 n
small mackerel found nearly worldwide
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: tinker
1

v do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

Synonyms:
mess around, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around, potter, putter
Types:
puddle
mess around, as in a liquid or paste
Type of:
work
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

v try to fix or mend

“Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right”
Synonyms:
fiddle
Type of:
bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

v work as a tinker or tinkerer

Type of:
do work, work
be employed

n a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts

Synonyms:
tinkerer
Type of:
experimenter
a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas

n 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

Type of:
gipsy, gypsy, itinerant
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
2

n small mackerel found nearly worldwide

Synonyms:
Scomber japonicus, chub mackerel
Type of:
mackerel
any of various fishes of the family Scombridae
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