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1. | [ noun ] (food) metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid | |
Related terms: | cooking_utensil vessel coffeepot kettle pottle Dutch_oven dixie stockpot teapot saucepot urn marmite caldron | |
2. | [ noun ] a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination | |
Synonyms: | toilet crapper commode potty stool throne can | |
Related terms: | plumbing_fixture potty_seat flushless_toilet flush_toilet bathroom toilet toilet_seat toilet_bowl defecate | |
3. | [ noun ] the quantity contained in a pot | |
Synonyms: | potful | |
Related terms: | containerful | |
4. | [ noun ] a container in which plants are cultivated | |
Synonyms: | flowerpot | |
Related terms: | container planter | |
5. | [ verb ] plant in a pot | |
Examples: | "He potted the palm" |
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Related terms: | implant repot | |
6. | [ noun ] (business) the cumulative stake in a game (such as poker) | |
Synonyms: | kitty jackpot | |
Related terms: | stake poker | |
7. | [ noun ] (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | |
Synonyms: | mass good_deal lot great_deal pile plenty heap sight deal flock mint whole_lot raft quite_a_little slew stack mickle mess wad spate whole_slew tidy_sum muckle peck hatful batch | |
Examples: | : "a batch of letters" "a deal of trouble" "a lot of money" "he made a mint on the stock market" "it must have cost plenty" |
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Related terms: | large_indefinite_quantity flood jam heap | |
8. | [ noun ] (physics,electricity) a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets | |
Synonyms: | potentiometer | |
Related terms: | potential_divider | |
9. | [ noun ] (pharmacology) street names for marijuana | |
Synonyms: | dope gage sess locoweed green_goddess sens mary_jane skunk smoke weed grass | |
Related terms: | cannabis smoke | |
10. | [ noun ] (botany) a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared | |
Synonyms: | marihuana ganja grass dope weed gage sess sens skunk Mary-Jane Cannabis_sativa marijuana | |
Related terms: | hemp acapulco_gold | |
11. | [ noun ] (informal) slang terms for a paunch | |
Synonyms: | bay_window corporation tummy potbelly | |
Related terms: | belly colloquialism | |
12. | [ noun ] (pharmacology) the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect | |
Synonyms: | gage dope grass marihuana marijuana skunk weed sess sens smoke ganja Mary_Jane cannabis | |
Related terms: | soft_drug controlled_substance dope acapulco_gold hemp joint | |
Similar spelling: |
pout Poet Poat potty potto Poitou pod pood |