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potter
pot·ter 1 P0483900 (pŏt′ər)n. One who makes pottery.
pot·ter 2 P0483900 (pŏt′ər)v. Chiefly British Variant of putter2.potter (ˈpɒtə) n (Ceramics) a person who makes pottery
potter (ˈpɒtə) or puttervb1. (intr; often foll by about or around) to busy oneself in a desultory though agreeable manner2. (intr; often foll by along or about) to move with little energy or direction: to potter about town. 3. (usually foll by: away) to waste (time): to potter the day away. nthe act of pottering[C16 (in the sense: to poke repeatedly): from Old English potian to thrust; see put] ˈpotterer, ˈputterer n
Potter (ˈpɒtə) n1. (Biography) (Helen) Beatrix. 1866–1943, British author and illustrator of children's animal stories, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902)2. (Biography) Dennis (Christopher George). 1935–94, British dramatist. His TV plays include Pennies from Heaven (1978), The Singing Detective (1986), and Blackeyes (1989)3. (Biography) Paulus. 1625–54, Dutch painter, esp of animals4. (Biography) Stephen. 1900–70, British humorist and critic. Among his best-known works are Gamesmanship (1947) and One-Upmanship (1952), on the art of achieving superiority over otherspot•ter1 (ˈpɒt ər) n. a person who makes pottery. pot•ter2 (ˈpɒt ər) v.i. -tered, -ter•ing. Chiefly Brit. putter 1. Pot•ter (ˈpɒt ər) n. 1. Beatrix, 1866–1943, English writer and illustrator of children's books. 2. Paul, 1625–54, Dutch painter. potter Past participle: pottered Gerund: pottering
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I potter | you potter | he/she/it potters | we potter | you potter | they potter |
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I pottered | you pottered | he/she/it pottered | we pottered | you pottered | they pottered |
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I am pottering | you are pottering | he/she/it is pottering | we are pottering | you are pottering | they are pottering |
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I have pottered | you have pottered | he/she/it has pottered | we have pottered | you have pottered | they have pottered |
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I was pottering | you were pottering | he/she/it was pottering | we were pottering | you were pottering | they were pottering |
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I had pottered | you had pottered | he/she/it had pottered | we had pottered | you had pottered | they had pottered |
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I will potter | you will potter | he/she/it will potter | we will potter | you will potter | they will potter |
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I will have pottered | you will have pottered | he/she/it will have pottered | we will have pottered | you will have pottered | they will have pottered |
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I will be pottering | you will be pottering | he/she/it will be pottering | we will be pottering | you will be pottering | they will be pottering |
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I have been pottering | you have been pottering | he/she/it has been pottering | we have been pottering | you have been pottering | they have been pottering |
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I will have been pottering | you will have been pottering | he/she/it will have been pottering | we will have been pottering | you will have been pottering | they will have been pottering |
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I had been pottering | you had been pottering | he/she/it had been pottering | we had been pottering | you had been pottering | they had been pottering |
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I would potter | you would potter | he/she/it would potter | we would potter | you would potter | they would potter |
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I would have pottered | you would have pottered | he/she/it would have pottered | we would have pottered | you would have pottered | they would have pottered | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | potter - a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kilnceramicist, ceramist, throwerartisan, journeyman, artificer, craftsman - a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft | Verb | 1. | potter - do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"monkey around, muck about, muck around, mess around, tinker, monkey, putterpuddle - mess around, as in a liquid or paste; "The children are having fun puddling in paint"work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" | | 2. | potter - work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden"putterbusy, occupy - keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" | | 3. | potter - move around aimlesslypotter around, putter around, puttermove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
potterverb (usually with around or about) mess about, fiddle (informal), tinker, dabble, fritter, footle (informal), poke along, fribble She was pottering around in the garden.Translationspotter1 (ˈpotə) noun a person who makes plates, cups, vases etc out of clay and fires them in an oven (called a kiln). 陶工 陶工ˈpottery noun1. articles made by fired clay. He is learning how to make pottery. 陶器(總稱) 陶器(总称) 2. (plural ˈpotteries) a place where articles of fired clay are made. He is working in the pottery. 陶器廠 陶器厂3. the art of making such articles. He is learning pottery. 陶器製造術 陶器制造术
potter2 (potə) verb to wander about doing small jobs or doing nothing important. I spent the afternoon pottering (about). 閒盪 闲荡
potter
potter's fieldA place where the indigent or the unknown are buried. A reference to the Bible, "So they conferred together and bought the potter's field with it as a burial place for foreigners" (Matthew 27:7). Primarily heard in US. The work was so grueling that a great number of immigrant laborers who built the railroads across this country ended up in some potter's field or another before the job was complete.See also: fieldpotter's clayA special type of clay that does not contain iron and is often used for making pottery. OK, class, make sure to get some potter's clay before you sit down at your wheel today.See also: claypotter along1. To move forward at a slow or listless pace. You can still see my granddad pottering along into town each morning, the same way he's done every morning for the last 30 years. I hate it when people potter along in the bike lane when I'm trying to get to work each morning. Go to the countryside if you're looking for a leisurely cycle!2. To continue or make progress at a steady, consistent pace, especially one that is neither particularly fast nor slow. The economy has been pottering along for a while now, and while it continues to make gains, it is not accelerating at the pace many economists say is needed to recover from the recession. Our business has been pottering along. We haven't exploded into success, but we're making good growth each month.See also: potterpotter aboutTo move from place to place, doing trivial, random, or aimless tasks or activities. It makes me sad thinking of my granddad pottering about in that big old house all by himself. I didn't have a specific plan while I was in London, so I spent most of the time just pottering about.See also: potterpotter aroundTo move from place to place, doing trivial, random, or aimless tasks or activities. It makes me sad thinking of my granddad pottering around that big old house all by himself. I didn't have a specific plan while I was in London, so I spent most of the time just pottering around.See also: around, potterPotter
Potter1. (Helen) Beatrix. 1866--1943, British author and illustrator of children's animal stories, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902) 2. Dennis (Christopher George). 1935--94, British dramatist. His TV plays include Pennies from Heaven (1978), The Singing Detective (1986), and Blackeyes (1989) 3. Paulus. 1625--54, Dutch painter, esp of animals 4. Stephen. 1900--70, British humorist and critic. Among his best-known works are Gamesmanship (1947) and One-Upmanship (1952), on the art of achieving superiority over others Potter
Pot·ter (pot'ĕr), Edith L., early 20th-century U.S. perinatal pathologist. See: Potter disease, Potter facies, Potter syndrome. Pot·ter (pot'ĕr), Irving White, U.S. obstetrician, 1868-1956.potter Related to potter: Beatrix Potter, Potter syndromeSynonyms for potterverb mess aboutSynonyms- mess about
- fiddle
- tinker
- dabble
- fritter
- footle
- poke along
- fribble
Synonyms for potternoun a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kilnSynonyms- ceramicist
- ceramist
- thrower
Related Words- artisan
- journeyman
- artificer
- craftsman
verb do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idlySynonyms- monkey around
- muck about
- muck around
- mess around
- tinker
- monkey
- putter
Related Wordsverb work lightlySynonymsRelated Wordsverb move around aimlesslySynonyms- potter around
- putter around
- putter
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