tinker vs violin

tinker

verb
  • To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner. 

  • To work as a tinker. 

noun
  • A bird, the razor-billed auk. 

  • A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster. 

  • An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal. 

  • The act of repair or invention. 

  • Someone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer. 

  • Any of various fish: chub mackerel, silverside, skate, or young mackerel about two years old. 

violin

verb
  • To play on, or as if on, a violin. 

noun
  • Any instrument of the violin family, always inclusive of violins, violas, and cellos and sometimes further including the double bass. 

  • A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow. 

  • The position of a violinist in an orchestra or group. 

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