pot
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- noun
- /pɑt/
:
olla
- She planted the flowers in a colorful ceramic pot on her balcony.
- cooking pot
- pots and pans
- pot of water
And I love that tall, slender pot, the Lyatris and bloom.
- And I love that tall, slender pot, the Lyatris and bloom.
- But you forgot to put the coffee pot under the coffee maker.
- They're these beautiful little pots and they are the air matte blush.
- And so it's what looks like a pot of yoghurt with Jelly tots in.
- It's a little tiny, tiny pot, and that's your full size foundation.
Examples
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I think my cat broke one of my flower pots.
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Inspector Field suddenly materialized from behind a huge pot of bright yellow country flowers.
Fiction book (1990) -
Put the pot on, will you?
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I wanted to find some little like pots to put the plants in.
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But you forgot to put the coffee pot under the coffee maker.
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- There's fresh tea in the pot.
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The five treatments were arranged in individual pots with three plants per treatment and twelve replicates each.
Academic text (2015) -
The three chickens are cooked in a pot on the hearth on the saami.
Academic text (1991) -
You should boil the pasta in a large pot for better results.
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Always keep a lid nearby when cooking in a pot to retain heat.
Synonyms
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A large bowl in a bathroom that you sit on to pee or poo
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9.6
A casual word for a toilet
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1.1
A small toilet that young children use while learning
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1.0
Deep pan with a long handle used for boiling or stewing food on a stove
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1.0
A container with a handle and spout for boiling water
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1.0
A pot with a spout and handle for making and serving tea
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7.8
An informal joking word for a toilet
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9.9
A toilet in informal speech
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4.8
A large metal pot for boiling liquids over an open fire
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6.2
A thick clay pot used to store food or drink
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5.5
A portable toilet used at a bedside for people who cannot reach a bathroom
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6.8
A bathroom seat people use to pass waste from their body
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3.5
An electric pot that cooks food slowly at low heat
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1.0
A container often made of clay or plastic used to grow plants
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1.0
A tall container with a spout for making and serving coffee
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1.9
A large metal pot with a lid for boiling or stewing food
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2.3
A large deep pot for making soup or boiling food
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2.4
A large deep pot for cooking stews and soups
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4.3
A deep pot with handles and a tight lid for stewing or boiling food
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9.9
A large container with a lid for holding used wash water
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9.7
A bowl kept in a bedroom to use as a toilet at night
A deep pan with a tight lid for cooking food slowly
A small clay pot for cooking or heating food
A pot holding about two litres used as an old measure for liquids or dry food
A pot used for cleaning clothes or other household things
A container that holds burning fuel to make heat for cooking or heating metal
Idioms
- Offensive
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Tell someone in a rude way to decide now or stop wasting time
Compounds
- US
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2.4
A large piece of beef slow cooked in liquid in a covered pot with vegetables like carrots and potatoes
- Informal
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3.5
A place where people from different cultures mix and become one community
- US
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7.9
Liquid left in a pot after cooking vegetables or meat that is used as a base for soup
- Specialized
A device with a piston that moves through liquid or air to slow sudden movement in machines
- Specialized
A small heatproof bowl made of bone ash to separate metals like gold or silver during testing
A spicy soup with cow tripe, vegetables, and pepper often with dumplings
- US
A mild soft white cheese that comes from milk curds, often used as a spread or in cooking
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Etymology
Pot comes from an old word for a round cooking vessel and is the same root as pottery and potter. So a pot is a simple 'container' used for cooking, holding plants, or keeping things.