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Pot

/pɒt/

A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food.

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📖 Definitions of "Pot"

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."

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."

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.

🔄 Synonyms of "Pot"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
slewnoun	A large amount.
spatenoun	(countable, figurative) A sudden increase or rush of something; a flood, an outburst, an outpouring.
massnoun	(physical) Matter, material.
pilenoun	A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
dealnoun	(often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
mintnoun	A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
batchnoun	The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
pecknoun	(ambitransitive) To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).
sightnoun	(in the singular) The ability to see.
gagenoun	To bind (someone) by pledge or security; to engage.
messnoun	a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
pottynoun	A small, usually plastic, chamber pot used to toilet-train small children.
heapnoun	A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.
corporationnoun	A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.
wadnoun	An amorphous, compact mass.
flocknoun	A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
weednoun	(uncountable, informal, originally slang) Cannabis.
stacknoun	(heading) A pile.
lotnoun	A large quantity or number; a great deal.
grassnoun	(countable, uncountable) Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.
raftnoun	A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.
plentynoun	A more-than-adequate amount; plenitude.
kittynoun	(informal) A young cat; a kitten.
bay windownoun	(architecture) A window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room.
sessnoun	(slang) Marijuana, weed.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pot"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
batchnoun	The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
stacknoun	(heading) A pile.
marihuananoun	Alternative spelling of marijuana. [The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.]
ganjanoun	(especially India, Singapore, Caribbean) Marijuana, the inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.
marijuananoun	The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.
smokenoun	(uncountable) The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
cannabisnoun	A mildly euphoriant or sedating, intoxicating hallucinogenic drug prepared from various parts of this plant.
potfulnoun	as much as a pot will hold
flowerpotnoun	A pot filled with soil in which plants are grown.
toiletnoun	(UK, Australia, Hong Kong) A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet.
commodenoun	(euphemistic, US, South Asia) A toilet.
crappernoun	(mildly vulgar slang) A chamber pot or toilet, particularly (dated) a flush toilet by Thomas Crapper.
pottynoun	A small, usually plastic, chamber pot used to toilet-train small children.
weednoun	(uncountable, informal, originally slang) Cannabis.
hatfulnoun	(colloquial) A large amount or number.
dopenoun	(uncountable, slang) Any of various recreational substances:
stoolnoun	A seat, especially for one person and without armrests.
spatenoun	(countable, figurative) A sudden increase or rush of something; a flood, an outburst, an outpouring.
bay windownoun	(architecture) A window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room.
kittynoun	(informal) A young cat; a kitten.