pot
- noun
- /pɑt/
- Everyone drank coffee, and after one pot was made, another was quickly started.
- a pot of coffee
Did I have more caffeine or say, OK, pot of tea, that's probably enough.
- Did I have more caffeine or say, OK, pot of tea, that's probably enough.
- It's masses, It smells really nice and there is a huge pot of fruit coffee right behind me.
Examples
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When you get to the kitchen in the morning, look in the largest stock pot.
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With a steady hand, he reached over to a pot and poured himself another cup of tea.
Fiction book (1990) -
Junior steps over the body, holding a pot of coffee in his hand.
Fiction book (1990) -
You all get comfortable and I'll make a pot of hot coffee.
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And this is a huge pot of salad.
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I actually make a big pot of red sauce every Sunday.
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I still say you make a hell of a pot of beans.
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Instead, she'd made a pot of spaghetti large enough to last a whole week.
Fiction book (1994) -
At a loss, Elizabeth goes for the coffee pot, pours a cup for Louise and one for herself.
Fiction book (1991) -
I'll put a pot of spaghetti on the stove for dinner.
Synonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
Tell someone in a rude way to decide now or stop wasting time
Compounds
- US
A large piece of beef slow cooked in liquid in a covered pot with vegetables like carrots and potatoes
- Informal
A place where people from different cultures mix and become one community
- US
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 can also mean the 'contents' inside a container, an idea born from talking about what is in the cooking pot. That's why we say 'a pot of coffee' to mean the coffee that fills the pot.