potful
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- noun
- /ˈpɑtˌfəl/
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- They cut up a potful of meat, boiling it over a fire of sticks.
Examples
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She threw another potful of water and doused most of the fire.
Fiction book (1999) -
You mean the greenhouse cliff? I mean the way we can help the global economy to recover from the staggering losses it's sustained—and make ourselves a potful of profits while we're doing it.
Fiction book (2001) -
"I could use a potful of profits," he said carefully.
Fiction book (2001) -
Only if you roam around like a Marathi servant woman will they take you as one of their own, you fat potful of smartness, you.
Fiction book (1992) -
She made a delicious potful of soup to share with her friends.
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After dinner, we enjoyed a potful of herbal tea by the fireplace.
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The recipe calls for a large potful of water to boil the pasta.
Synonyms
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The amount of food or drink in a pot
The amount that fills a container
How Much
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word potful is simply pot + ful, where ful means 'full'. Think of a pot filled to the top — a potful is the amount that fills a pot.