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English noun: pot | |||
| 1. | pot (artifact) metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cooking utensil, cookware, vessel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | boiler, caldron, cauldron, coffeepot, dixie, Dutch oven, kettle, marmite, pottle, saucepot, stockpot, teapot, urn | ||
| 2. | pot (artifact) a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination | ||
| Synonyms | can, commode, crapper, potty, stool, throne, toilet | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plumbing fixture | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flush toilet, flushless toilet, lavatory, potty chair, potty seat | ||
| Part holonym | toilet bowl, toilet seat | ||
| Part meronym | bath, bathroom, bathroom, can, john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet | ||
| 3. | pot (quantity) the quantity contained in a pot | ||
| Synonyms | potful | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | containerful | ||
| 4. | pot (artifact) a container in which plants are cultivated | ||
| Synonyms | flowerpot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | container | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | planter | ||
| 5. | pot (quantity) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | ||
| Samples | A batch of letters. A deal of trouble. A lot of money. He made a mint on the stock market. See the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos. It must have cost plenty. A slew of journalists. A wad of money. | ||
| 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deluge, flood, haymow, inundation, torrent | ||
| 6. | pot (possession) the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker) | ||
| Synonyms | jackpot, kitty | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bet, stake, stakes, wager | ||
| Domain category | poker, poker game | ||
| 7. | pot (body) slang for a paunch | ||
| Synonyms | bay window, corporation, potbelly, tummy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | belly, paunch | ||
| Domain usage | argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular | ||
| 8. | pot (artifact) a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets | ||
| Synonyms | potentiometer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | potential divider, voltage divider | ||
| 9. | pot (artifact) street names for marijuana | ||
| Synonyms | dope, gage, grass, green goddess, locoweed, Mary Jane, sens, sess, skunk, smoke, weed | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana | ||
English verb: pot | |||
| 1. | pot (contact) plant in a pot | ||
| Samples | He potted the palm. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | embed, engraft, imbed, implant, plant | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | repot | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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