| Main Entry: | fiddle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mess with, tinker |
Synonyms: |
dabble, doodle, feel, fidget, finger, fool, handle, interfere, mess, mess around, monkey*, play, potter, puddle, putter, tamper, touch, toy, trifle, twiddle |
| Main Entry: | mess around |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fiddle; goof off |
Synonyms: |
amuse oneself, dabble, dawdle, doodle, fool around, loiter, muck around, play, play around, play the fool, potter, puddle, putter, tinker, trifle |
Antonyms: |
labor, toil, work |
| Main Entry: | putter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dawdle |
Synonyms: |
doodle, fiddle, fritter, goof around, loiter, mess, mess around, niggle, poke*, potter, puddle, shuffle around, tinker |
Antonyms: |
execute |
| Main Entry: | trifle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | toy with; mess around |
Synonyms: |
amuse oneself, be insincere, coquet, dabble, dally, dawdle, dilly-dally, doodle, fidget, flirt, fool, fool around, fool with, fribble, fritter, futz around, horse around, idle, indulge in, lead on, loiter, lollygag, lounge, mess with, misuse, monkey, monkey with, palter, philander, play, play games with, play with, potter, putter, squander, string along, toy, twiddle, use up, wanton, waste, waste time, wink at |
| Main Entry: | twiddle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fiddle |
Synonyms: |
dabble, doodle, feel, fidget, finger*, fool, handle*, interfere, mess around, mess*, monkey*, play, potter, puddle, putter, tamper, tinker, touch*, toy, trifle |