tinker
11tinker — meaning ‘to play about’, is now normally followed by with rather than (as formerly) by at: • Whatever moral doubts there may be about tinkering with nature, the biotechnology revolution will not be stopped in its tracks Oxfam News, 1990 …
12tinker — [v] fiddle with dabble, doodle*, fix, mess*, mess with*, monkey*, muck about*, niggle*, play, play with, puddle, putter, repair, take apart, toy, trifle with; concepts 87,212 Ant. leave alone …
13Tinker — A tinker was originally an itinerant tinsmith, who mended household utensils.Tinker, Tinker s, or Tinkers are proper nouns that may refer to any of several things:Airport*Michigan:*Wend Valley Airport also known as Tinkerville Airport in Eaton… …
14tinker — I UK [ˈtɪŋkə(r)] / US [ˈtɪŋkər] verb [intransitive] Word forms tinker : present tense I/you/we/they tinker he/she/it tinkers present participle tinkering past tense tinkered past participle tinkered tinker or tinker around to make small changes… …
15Tinker — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Tinker peut désigner : Patronymes Gerald Tinker (1951 ), athlète américain spécialiste du sprint. Hugh Tinker (1921 2000), historien britannique.… …
16tinker — /ˈtɪŋkə / (say tingkuh) noun 1. (formerly) a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant. 2. an act or instance of tinkering: to have a tinker. 3. a small species of mackerel, Pneumatophorus grex, of the Atlantic coast of the US.… …
17Tinker — This interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and is occupational for a mender of pots and pans. The name is derived from the Middle English (1200 1500) tink(l)er , of uncertain origin. Travelling pedlars were also known by this… …
18tinker — tin|ker1 [ˈtıŋkə US ər] v to make small changes to something in order to repair it or make it work better tinker with ▪ Congress has been tinkering with the legislation. tinker around with sth ▪ Dad was always tinkering around with engines.… …
19tinker — tin|ker1 [ tıŋkər ] verb intransitive tinker or tinker around to make small changes to something in order to improve or repair it: tinker with: He spends hours tinkering around with car engines. Problems can arise when management structures are… …
20tinker — [[t]tɪ̱ŋkə(r)[/t]] tinkers, tinkering, tinkered 1) VERB If you tinker with something, you make some small changes to it, in an attempt to improve it or repair it. [V with n] Instead of the Government admitting its error, it just tinkered with the …
