tinker Antonyms

Meaning of tinker

Wordnet

tinker (n)

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

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

small mackerel found nearly worldwide

Wordnet

tinker (v)

do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

work as a tinker or tinkerer

try to fix or mend

Webster

tinker (n.)

A mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal ware.

One skilled in a variety of small mechanical work.

A small mortar on the end of a staff.

A young mackerel about two years old.

The chub mackerel.

The silversides.

A skate.

The razor-billed auk.

Webster

tinker (v. t.)

To mend or solder, as metal wares; hence, more generally, to mend.

Webster

tinker (v. i.)

To busy one's self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to play the tinker; to be occupied with small mechanical works.

tinker Sentence Examples

  1. The mechanic tinkered with the engine, trying to isolate the source of its persistent rattle.
  2. The grandfather loved to tinker with his old pocket watch, meticulously replacing its delicate parts.
  3. The artist tinkered with different shades of paint, striving to capture the perfect hue for her masterpiece.
  4. The scientist tinkered with the experimental apparatus, adjusting knobs and dials in search of a breakthrough.
  5. The software engineer tinkered with the code, optimising its performance and eliminating bugs.
  6. The jewelry maker tinkered with the intricate metalwork, shaping a delicate pendant with care.
  7. The tinkerer enjoyed spending hours in his workshop, lost in the joy of fixing and creating.
  8. The curious child tinkered with the broken toy, determined to restore it to its former glory.
  9. The inventor tinkered with his latest prototype, hoping to find a solution to a long-standing problem.
  10. The musician tinkered with different guitar tunings, experimenting with new and unique sounds.

FAQs About the word tinker

a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts, formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending p

horse around, dawdle, clown (around), diddle (with), lounge, idle, trifle, loaf, loll, fiddle (around)

set (to),set (to), buckle (down), buckle (down), settle (down), settle (down), knuckle down,knuckle down,

The mechanic tinkered with the engine, trying to isolate the source of its persistent rattle.

The grandfather loved to tinker with his old pocket watch, meticulously replacing its delicate parts.

The artist tinkered with different shades of paint, striving to capture the perfect hue for her masterpiece.

The scientist tinkered with the experimental apparatus, adjusting knobs and dials in search of a breakthrough.