ADJ.
manipulative, sexy
VERB + TINKER
found, likes
TINKER + NOUN
bell, boys, nature, things
PREP.
from, with
ADV.
always
noun
An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
The blacksmith chased us all to ground They searched all night we were never found The tinker boys and the sheriff's men Shaking the tallest tree.
A member of the Irish Traveller community or of other itinerant groups; a gypsy.
A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
Someone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer.
An act of repair or invention.
I'll have a tinker and see what I can do.
verb
To work as a tinker.
To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
the broken bureau-lock and tinkered window-pane
As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.
name
A northern English surname originating as an occupation for someone who mends pots and pans.
A task accomplished quickly by well-executed teamwork; those involved in the teamwork.
The sonarman picks up the enemy, shoots the position to the radar controller sitting near him, and the radar controller, in a Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance play, vectors a hovering hel
The blacksmith chased us all to ground They searched all night we were never found The tinker boys and the sheriff's men Shaking the tallest tree.
WiktionaryI'll have a tinker and see what I can do.
Wiktionarythe broken bureau-lock and tinkered window-pane
WiktionaryAs in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.
WiktionaryAnd because he wants to show that he is a dominant male, he tinkered the engine of his motorbike to make it even noisier.
WiktionaryI've always found Tinker Bell very sexy.
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