mend+clumsily
21Shoemaking — Shoemaker redirects here. For other uses, see Shoemaker (disambiguation). Woodcut of shoemakers from 1568 …
22botch — botch1 botchedly /boch id lee/, adv. botcher, n. botchery, n. /boch/, v.t. 1. to spoil by poor work; bungle (often fol. by up): He botched up the job thoroughly. 2. to do or say in a bungling manner. 3. to mend or patch in a clumsy manner. n …
23cobble — cobble1 /kob euhl/, v.t. cobbled, cobbling. 1. to mend (shoes, boots, etc.); patch. 2. to put together roughly or clumsily. [1490 1500; appar. back formation from COBBLER] cobble2 /kob euhl/, n., v., cobbled, cobbling. n. 1. a cobblestone …
24international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
25Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …
26tinker — tinkerer, n. /ting keuhr/, n. 1. a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant. 2. an unskillful or clumsy worker; bungler. 3. a person skilled in various minor kinds of mechanical work; jack of all trades. 4. an act or instance of… …
27botch — I. n. 1. Pustule, blotch, blain, sore. 2. Failure, miscarriage, bad work, bad job, clumsy performance, bungling piece of work. II. v. a. 1. Mend awkwardly, patch clumsily. 2. Put together unskilfully, construct in a bungling manner …
28botch — [[t]bɒtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to spoil by poor work; bungle 2) to do or say in a bungling manner 3) to mend or patch in a clumsy manner 4) a poor piece of work; mess; bungle 5) a clumsily added part or patch • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME bocchen to patch… …
29cobble — I cob•ble [[t]ˈkɒb əl[/t]] v. t. bled, bling 1) to mend (shoes, boots, etc.); patch 2) to put together roughly or clumsily • Etymology: 1490–1500; appar. back formation from cobbler II cob•ble [[t]ˈkɒb əl[/t]] n. v. bled, bling 1) pet a… …
30tinker — tin•ker [[t]ˈtɪŋ kər[/t]] n. 1) a mender of pots and pans, usu. an itinerant 2) an unskillful or clumsy worker; bungler 3) a jack of all trades 4) an act or instance of tinkering 5) brit. scot. peo traveler 7) 6) ich a young mackerel 7) to busy… …
