(transitive) To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing.

Alternative form of tickle the ivories

A northern English surname originating as an occupation for someone who mends pots and pans.

(games) A method of choosing between two or more people or things, used by children. The child points to each item in turn (or alternately), while saying the rhyme "tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, rich man, poor man, beggar-man, thief", moving to the next item after naming each profession. The item pointed at on the word 'thief' is the one chosen.

Used to represent the sound of a small bell.

A high-pitched ringing sound, as made when a small bell is struck.

To make a high sharp sound like a small bell being struck.

An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid. / The apartment in a Chinese temple where the idol is kept.

(Caribbean creoles, MLE, MTE) thing, person (often referring to a attractive female or a relation with one or engagements in criminal schemes or otherwise potentially disreputable connections).

A small pool in a rocky hollow.