Pot

usgb/pɑːt/
noun

A deep round container used for cooking or storing food.

She boiled the water in a pot.
Visual representation of "pot" - A deep round container used for cooking or storing food.

Often appears as...

  • cooking pot
  • flower pot
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Visual representation of "pot"
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Variety of Uses

The word 'pot' can refer to different types of containers for cooking, such as soup pots and stockpots.

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Could you fetch the soup pot from the cupboard?
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Material Difference

'Pot' often implies a container made of metal or clay rather than glass or plastic.

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The metal pot is perfect for stewing beef.
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