Sounds | paa't | |
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Rhymes | aforethought ... yacht: 79 rhymes with aat... |
Meaning | metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid. | |
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Narrower | Dutch oven | iron or earthenware cooking pot |
caldron, cauldron | A very large pot that is used for boiling | |
coffeepot | tall pot in which coffee is brewed | |
dixie | A large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for cooking | |
kettle, boiler | A metal pot for stewing or boiling | |
marmite | A large pot especially one with legs used e.g. for cooking soup | |
pottle | A pot that holds 2 quarts | |
saucepot | A cooking pot that has handles on either side and tight fitting lid | |
stockpot | A pot used for preparing soup stock | |
teapot | pot for brewing tea | |
urn | A large pot for making coffee or tea | |
Broader | cooking utensil, cookware | A kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily |
vessel | An object used as a container (especially for liquids / liquids) | |
Spanish | cazo, olla, pote | |
Catalan | cassó, olla |
Meaning | A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination. | |
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Synonyms | toilet, can, commode, crapper, potty, stool, throne | |
Part of | bathroom | A room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet |
toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom | A room or building equipped with one or more toilets | |
Parts | toilet bowl | The bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with water |
toilet seat | The hinged seat on a toilet | |
Narrower | flush toilet, lavatory | A toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it |
flushless toilet | A toilet that relies on bacteria to break down waste matter (instead of using water) | |
potty seat, potty chair | toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children | |
Broader | plumbing fixture | A fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building |
Spanish | aseo, baño, cagadero, excusado, inodoro, lavabo, orinal, retrete, servicio, taza, vater, water-closet, wáter | |
Catalan | excusat, lavabo, pot, vàter |
Meaning | The quantity contained in a pot. | |
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Synonym | potful | |
Broader | containerful | The quantity that a container will hold |
Meaning | A container in which plants are cultivated. | |
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Synonym | flowerpot | |
Narrower | planter | A decorative pot for house plants |
Broader | container | Any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) |
Spanish | jardinera, maceta, matero, plantera, potera, tiesto | |
Catalan | test | |
Verbs | pot | plant in a pot |
Meaning | (often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent. | |
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Synonyms | batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad | |
Narrower | flood, inundation, deluge, torrent | An overwhelming number or amount |
haymow | A mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation | |
Broader | large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount | An indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude |
Spanish | avalancha, barbaridad, bestialidad, burrada, cantidad, cúmulo, enormidad, fajo, lote, mogollón, montaña, montón, multitud, passel, pila | |
Catalan | apilament, apilotament, castell, cúmul, estiba, feix, lot, manyoc, muntanya, munt, passel, pila, pilot, quantitat, tou |
Meaning | The cumulative amount involved in a game / game (such as poker). | |
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Synonyms | jackpot, kitty | |
Category | poker, poker game | Any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand |
Broader | stake, stakes, bet, wager | The money risked on a gamble |
Spanish | bote, pote | |
Catalan | pot |
Meaning | slang for a paunch. | |
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Synonyms | potbelly, bay window, corporation, tummy | |
Broader | belly, paunch | A protruding abdomen |
Usage of | slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular | A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
Spanish | barriga, baúl, panza, tripa, vientre |
Meaning | A resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets. | |
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Synonym | potentiometer | |
Broader | potential divider, voltage divider | resistors connected in series across a voltage source |
Spanish | potenciómetro | |
Catalan | potenciòmetre |
Meaning | street names for marijuana. | |
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Synonyms | grass, green goddess, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, locoweed, Mary Jane | |
Broader | cannabis, marijuana, marihuana, ganja | The most commonly used illicit drug |
Spanish | cáñamo, cannabis, chaquetón, chocolate, costo, grifa, hierba, maría, marihuana, marijuana, Mary Jane, polen, pote, sens | |
Catalan | fum, sens |
Meaning | plant in a pot. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "He potted the palm" | |
Narrower | repot | put in a new, usually larger / larger, pot |
Broader | implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant | Fix or set securely or deeply |
Spanish | enmacetar | |
Nouns | pot | a container in which plants are cultivated |
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