Dictionary Entry
tinker
tinker is a 6-letter English word with 16 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal ware. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 16 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
A mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal ware.
- 2noun
One skilled in a variety of small mechanical work.
- 3noun
A small mortar on the end of a staff.
- 4noun
A young mackerel about two years old.
- 5noun
The chub mackerel.
- 6noun
The silversides.
- 7noun
A skate.
- 8noun
The razor-billed auk.
- 9transitive verb
To mend or solder, as metal wares; hence, more generally, to mend.
- 10intransitive verb
To busy one's self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to play the tinker; to be occupied with small mechanical works.
- 11noun
small mackerel found nearly worldwide
- 12noun
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
- 13noun
a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
Synonyms
- 14verb
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"
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- 15verb
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
"The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
- 16verb
work as a tinker or tinkerer
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