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- [pot]
- /pɒt/
- /pɒt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pot]
- /pɒt/
Definitions of pot word
- noun pot a deep hole; pit. 1
- verb with object pot to put into a pot. 1
- verb with object pot to preserve (food) in a pot. 1
- verb with object pot to cook in a pot. 1
- verb with object pot to transplant into a pot: We must pot the petunias. 1
- verb with object pot Hunting. to shoot (game birds) on the ground or water, or (game animals) at rest, instead of in flight or running: He can't even pot a sitting duck. to shoot for food, not for sport. 1
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Origin of pot
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English pott (see potter1); cognate with Dutch, Low German pot (perhaps > French pot)
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Parts of speech for Pot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pot popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pot usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pot
noun pot
- abdomen — Your abdomen is the part of your body below your chest where your stomach and intestines are.
- abdominal region — (anatomy) One of the nine areas that the abdomen is divided into.
- alembic — an obsolete type of retort used for distillation
- ante — the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players
- basin — A basin is a large or deep bowl that you use for holding liquids, or for mixing or storing food.
adj pot
- dog-eared — having dog-ears: a dog-eared book.
- dogeared — (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
- down-at-heel — of a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy: He is rapidly becoming a down-at-heel drifter and a drunk.
adjective pot
- curer — A healer.
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