puddle vs potter

potter vs puddle

puddle and potter both are nouns.

puddle and potter both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
puddle	Yes	No	Yes	No
potter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, potter is a hypernym of puddle; that is, potter is a word with a broader meaning than puddle:

puddle: mess around, as in a liquid or paste
potter: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

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

puddle (noun)	potter (noun)
something resembling a pool of liquid	a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them in a kiln
a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry

puddle (verb)	potter (verb)
eliminate urine	move around aimlessly
mix up or confuse	do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
mess around, as in a liquid or paste	work lightly
make into a puddle
work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
make a puddle by splashing water
dip into mud before planting
subject to puddling or form by puddling
wade or dabble in a puddle

Difference between puddle and potter

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