pot
noun
1. metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
Definition categories: man–made, cookware, vessel
2. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
Similar word(s): can, commode, crapper, potty, stool, throne, toilet
Definition categories: man–made
3. the quantity contained in a pot
Similar word(s): potful
Definition categories: quantity, containerful
4. a container in which plants are cultivated
Similar word(s): flowerpot
Definition categories: man–made, container
5. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
Similar word(s): batch, deal, flock, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, wad
Definition categories: quantity
6. the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
Similar word(s): jackpot, kitty
Definition categories: possession, bet, stake, stakes, wager
7. slang for a paunch
Similar word(s): corporation, potbelly, tummy
Definition categories: body, belly, paunch
8. a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets
Similar word(s): potentiometer
Definition categories: man–made
9. street names for marijuana
Similar word(s): dope, gage, grass, locoweed, sens, sess, skunk, smoke, weed
Definition categories: man–made, cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana
Sentences with pot as a noun:
- His prospects went to pot.
- a graphite pot; a melting pot