I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
potter's wheel
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A perfectly formed loaf brings the same satisfaction to its baker as does a perfectly thrown pot to a potter .
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His wife and 28-year-old daughter are both potters.
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In 1923 he married Alice, a potter .
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The potter has signed his name Alletio on a raised panel.
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These daughters of a potter were offered a considerable amount of money for their earthenware.
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Two years ago a young potter friend, Vivienne Newton, benefited from the Prince's Trust.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
about
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After leaving the Mirror, Thornton returned to his Lincolnshire home to potter about with his prize heifers.
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So Sunday I was nursing myself until you came knocking on my door, and Monday I spent here, pottering about .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After leaving the Mirror, Thornton returned to his Lincolnshire home to potter about with his prize heifers.
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Boats and ferries potter the local coves and islands if you haven't done enough pottering in our own craft.
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Everyone on the site seemed to be out of doors, pottering round their tiny gardens, or lolling on the parched grass.
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He spent an hour pottering about the gutted flat while Wiechert complained that he wanted his dinner.
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So Sunday I was nursing myself until you came knocking on my door, and Monday I spent here, pottering about.
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They may potter round at about £70,000 or £80,000, then a sudden large donation takes the income up to £140,000.
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Well worth a couple of days pottering.