muck around vs potter

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

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

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

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

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

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

muck around (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