Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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diddle | No | No | Yes | No |
fiddle | Yes | No | Yes | No |
diddle (noun) | fiddle (noun) |
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bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow |
diddle (verb) | fiddle (verb) |
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manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination | try to fix or mend |
deprive of by deceit | manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination |
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly | |
play the violin or fiddle | |
play on a violin | |
commit fraud and steal from one's employer | |
avoid (one's assigned duties) |