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potter, v.
(pottered, pottering, potters)
freq. cnt. 1

do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

mess around monkey monkey around muck about muck around potter putter tinker

sample sentences

"The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

potterer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tinkerer tinker tinkerer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

putterer

semantic pointers

hypernym

work

hyponym

puddle

move around aimlessly
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

potter potter around putter putter around

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

putterer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

potterer

semantic pointers

hypernym

move

work lightly
<verb.social>

potter putter

sample sentences

"The old lady is pottering around in the garden"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

potterer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

putterer

semantic pointers

hypernym

occupy, busy