Mess and Potter

Mess

Mess verb - To interest oneself in what is not one's concern.

Potter is a synonym for mess. In some cases you can use "Potter" instead the word "Mess" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: messy, messed, messing

Potter

Potter verb - Do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly.

Mess is a synonym for potter in dawdle topic. You can use "Mess" instead the word "Potter" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as tinker, fiddle.

Nearby Words: pottering, pottery, pottered, Pott

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • I Have This Friend... Potter just tells him to spit it out and Klinger admits that he found the newest nurse in the unit passed-out drunk in the mess the night before.
  • Bizarre Taste in Food When telling Radar to go to the mess hall to get oatmeal raisin cookies, Colonel Potter reminds him that the ones he likes are the ones with the stale raisins.
  • Actually, That's My Assistant There is also a journalist, who determines to write an expose of the whole mess, assuming that the short man is Potter and the tall man is Romanes.
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