muck about vs potter

muck about is not a noun while potter is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
muck about	No	No	Yes	No
potter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, muck about and potter are synonyms defined as:

muck about and potter: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

Other synonyms of muck about include mess around, monkey, monkey around, muck around, putter, tinker.

muck about (noun)	potter (noun)
	a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them in a kiln

muck about (verb)	potter (verb)
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly	move around aimlessly
	do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
	work lightly