fiddle vs goldbrick

goldbrick vs fiddle

fiddle and goldbrick both are nouns.

fiddle and goldbrick both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fiddle	Yes	No	Yes	No
goldbrick	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fiddle and goldbrick are synonyms defined as:

fiddle and goldbrick: avoid (one's assigned duties)

Other synonyms of fiddle include shirk, shrink from.

fiddle (noun)	goldbrick (noun)
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	anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
	a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
	an idle worthless person
	a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort

fiddle (verb)	goldbrick (verb)
try to fix or mend	avoid (one's assigned duties)
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination	deprive of by deceit
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)

Difference between fiddle and goldbrick

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