pots
noun
- 1
A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food.
- 2
Various similar open-topped vessels, particularly
- 3
Pothole, sinkhole, vertical cave e.g. Rowten Pot
- 4
Ruin or deterioration.
“After his arrest, his prospects went to pot.”
- 5
An iron hat with a broad brim worn as a helmet.
- 6
A pot-shaped non-conducting (usually ceramic) stand that supports an electrified rail while insulating it from the ground.
- 7
The money available to be won in a hand of poker or a round of other games of chance; any sum of money being used as an enticement.
- 8
A favorite: a heavily-backed horse.
- 9
A plaster cast.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To put (something) into a pot.
“to pot a plant”
- 2
To preserve by bottling or canning.
“potted meat”
- 3
To cause a ball to fall into a pocket.
- 4
To be capable of being potted.
“The black ball doesn't pot; the red is in the way.”
- 5
To shoot with a firearm.
- 6
To take a pot shot, or haphazard shot, with a firearm.
- 7
To secure; gain; win; bag.
- 8
To send someone to gaol, expeditiously.
- 9
To tipple; to drink.
- 10
To drain (e.g. sugar of the molasses) in a perforated cask.
- 11
To seat a person, usually a young child, on a potty or toilet, typically during toilet teaching.
- 12
To apply a plaster cast to a broken limb.
noun
- 1
Marijuana
noun
- 1
A simple electromechanical device used to control resistance or voltage (often to adjust sound volume) in an electronic device by rotating or sliding when manipulated by a human thumb, screwdriver, etc.
noun
- 1
A large, swollen, or protruding abdomen; a paunch.
- 2
A potbelly stove.
- 3
A Vietnamese Pot-bellied pig.
Synonyms
noun
- 1
A small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.
“He hoped to win the princess's heart by mixing the love potion the witch gave him into her drink.”
Synonyms
noun
- 1
A large quantity.
“We’re going to make pots of money selling my invention!”
noun
- 1
A shot taken at an easy or random target.
- 2
Criticism of an easy target; a cheap shot.
noun
- 1
An old size of paper, 12.5 × 15 inches.
“pott paper”
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