TINKERING Synonyms

• (informal) small and of little importance

• the act of putting something in working order again

• restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

• the sterilization of an animal

• (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body

• the act of altering something secretly or improperly

• intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

• the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it

• the act of playing a musical instrument

• the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation

• the performance of a part or role in a drama

• the act of altering something secretly or improperly

• alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

• place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight

• adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

• make correspondent or conformable

• decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim

• make less severe or harsh or extreme

• add a modifier to a constituent

• cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

• the act of putting something in working order again

• a formal way of referring to the condition of something

• a frequently visited place

• restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

• make amends for; pay compensation for

• move, travel, or proceed toward some place

• set straight or right

• give new life or energy to

• bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

• avoid (one's assigned duties)

• commit fraud and steal from one's employer

• play the violin or fiddle

• play on a violin

• manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination

• play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly

• try to fix or mend

• any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

• one who is playfully mischievous

• play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly

• do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

• a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them in a kiln

• do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

• work lightly

• move around aimlessly

• a golfer who is putting

• the iron normally used on the putting green

• work lightly

• do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

• move around aimlessly

• an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend

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

• small mackerel found nearly worldwide

• do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

• do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

• do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

• do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly