English words starting with pot

Meanings of Pot calling the kettle black:

phrase

Used to convey that the criticisms a person is aiming at someone else could equally well apply to themselves.

Usage examples:

The council is complaining that the post office is slow at communication—talk about pot calling the…

idiom

A situation in which one person criticizes another for a fault the first person also has

Usage examples:

Sean called me a liar – that's the pot calling the kettle black!

Meanings of Pot-luck:

adjective

Offering whatever is available or what others bring

Usage examples:

We invited all the neighbors over for a pot luck supper last night.

Meanings of Pot-roast:

noun

A piece of beef (= meat from cattle) cooked whole in a covered pot

Meanings of Potable:

adjective

Safe to drink; drinkable.

Usage examples:

There is no supply of potable water available

Meanings of Potage:

noun

Thick soup.

Usage examples:

Coarse, spicy potage

Meanings of Potager:

noun

A kitchen garden.

Usage examples:

Heeding this advice, europeans have long excelled at creating grand kitchen gardens (or potagers, a…

Meanings of Potages:

noun

Thick soup.

Usage examples:

Coarse, spicy potage

Meanings of Potail:

noun

In central, western, and southern india: the headman of a village. in quot. 1630 used as a courtesy title before a name.

Meanings of Potamogale:

noun

A monotypic genus of semiaquatic mammals of the family tenrecidae (order insectivora), containing only the giant otter shrew, potamogale velox, which is native to the tropical rainforest of central africa and feeds mainly on aquatic crustaceans and insects; (also † potamogale) an animal of this genus, a giant otter shrew.

Meanings of Potamological:

adjective

Of or relating to potamology.

Meanings of Potamologist:

noun

An expert in or student of potamology.

Meanings of Potamology:

noun

The study of rivers.

Usage examples:

A geochemical potamology has developed over the last decades and we now more fully understand the c…

Meanings of Potamometer:

noun

An instrument for measuring the force of a river current.

Meanings of Potamoplankton:

noun

Plankton found in rivers or streams.

Meanings of Potash:

noun

An alkaline potassium compound, especially potassium carbonate or hydroxide.

Usage examples:

Glauber created a mixture of saltpeter, lime, phosphoric acid, nitrogen and potash which was the fi…

Meanings of Potashery:

noun

A factory where potash is made.

Meanings of Potassamide:

noun

Potassium amide, knh₂, a flammable yellowish-white solid used in the synthesis of organic compounds, especially as a source of potassium atoms or amino groups.

Meanings of Potassic:

adjective

Containing or relatively rich in potassium.

Usage examples:

Subsidy rates for phosphatic and potassic fertilizers

Meanings of Potassium:

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 19, a soft silvery-white reactive metal of the alkali metal group.

Usage examples:

For example, lithium, sodium, and potassium comprised a triad of soft, highly reactive metals.

Meanings of Potation:

noun

An alcoholic drink.

Usage examples:

Lite potations are very american

Meanings of Potations:

noun

An alcoholic drink.

Usage examples:

Lite potations are very american

Meanings of Potato:

noun

A starchy plant tuber which is one of the most important food crops, cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

Usage examples:

Roast potatoes

Meanings of Potatoes:

noun

A starchy plant tuber which is one of the most important food crops, cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

Usage examples:

Roast potatoes

Plural of potato

Meanings of Potator:

noun

A drinker; a tippler or toper.

Meanings of Potawatomi:

noun

A member of a north american people living originally around lake michigan.

Usage examples:

These indians, such as the shawnees, ottawas, and the potawatomis, were shocked and disappointed wh…

adjective

Relating to the potawatomi or their language.

Usage examples:

The united states also managed to gain three million acres of delaware and potawatomi land in india…