tinker


Definition: Meaning of, tinker in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈtɪŋkə /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
tinker tinkered tinkered
Present Participle Third Person Singular
tinkering tinkers
[intransitive]
  1. to make small changes to something in order to repair it or make it work better
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Singular Plural
tinker tinkers
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  1. in the past, a tinker was someone who travelled from place to place selling things or repairing metal pots, pans etc
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  2. British English old-fashioned a disobedient or annoying young child
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tinker used in phrases

  • tinker's dam (noun)
    1. something of little value
  • tinker's damn (noun)
    1. something of little value
  • tinker's root (noun)
    1. coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers
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Pronunciation: ˈsʌmə ˈsnəʊfleɪk
Parts of Speech: noun
common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States