| NOUN | person | potter, thrower, ceramicist, ceramist | a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln |
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| VERB | contact | potter, putter, mess around, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around | do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly |
| social | potter, putter | work lightly | |
| contact | potter, putter, potter around, putter around | move around aimlessly |
| Sounds | paa'ter | |
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| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | A craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln. | |
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| Synonyms | thrower, ceramicist, ceramist | |
| Instances | Spode, Josiah Spode | English potter who started a pottery famous for its bone china (1754-1827) |
| Wedgwood, Josiah Wedgwood | English potter (1730-1795) | |
| Broader | craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer | A skilled worker who practices some trade / trade or handicraft |
| Spanish | alfarero, cantarero, ceramista | |
| Catalan | ceramista, terrissaire, terrisser | |
| Meaning | Do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | putter, mess around, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around | |
| Narrower | puddle | mess around, as in a liquid / liquid or paste |
| Broader | work | Exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity |
| Spanish | entretenerse | |
| Nouns | potterer | a person who putters about |
| Meaning | Work lightly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The old lady is pottering around in the garden" | |
| Synonym | putter | |
| Broader | busy, occupy | Keep busy with |
| Spanish | entretenerse | |
| Nouns | potterer | a person who putters about |
| Meaning | Move around aimlessly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | putter, potter around, putter around | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | entretenerse | |
| Nouns | potterer | a person who putters about |
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