| potter | | |
| n. (person) | 1. ceramicist, ceramist, potter, thrower | a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln. |
| ~ artisan, journeyman, artificer, craftsman | a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft. |
| ~ josiah spode, spode | English potter who started a pottery famous for its bone china (1754-1827). |
| ~ josiah wedgwood, wedgwood | English potter (1730-1795). |
| v. (contact) | 2. mess around, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around, potter, putter, tinker | do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly.; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" |
| ~ puddle | 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" |
| v. (social) | 3. potter, putter | work lightly.; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden" |
| ~ busy, occupy | keep busy with.; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" |
| v. (contact) | 4. potter, potter around, putter, putter around | move around aimlessly. |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| pottery | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. clayware, pottery | ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln. |
| ~ agateware | pottery that is veined and mottled to resemble agate. |
| ~ ceramic ware | utensils made from ceramic material. |
| ~ lusterware | pottery with a metallic sheen produced by adding metallic oxides to the glaze. |
| ~ wedgwood | a type of pottery made by Josiah Wedgwood and his successors; typically has a classical decoration in white on a blue background. |
| ~ clay | a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired. |
| n. (act) | 2. pottery | the craft of making earthenware. |
| ~ craft, trade | the skilled practice of a practical occupation.; "he learned his trade as an apprentice" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. pottery | a workshop where clayware is made. |
| ~ workshop, shop | small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done. |
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