pots 1 of 2

noun

Definition of potsnext
plural of pot
1
as in pools
the total of the bets at stake at one time everyone got a bit nervous when the pot grew to more than a hundred dollars

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2
as in loads
a considerable amount made a pot of money in the real estate market

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3
as in bellies
an enlarged or bulging abdomen vowed that he would never get a pot, that telltale sign of middle age

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pots

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pot
as in seeds

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Recent Examples of pots
Noun
Florist mums are typically sold in pots in fall and are bursting with countless blooms in showy autumn shades. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 29 Oct. 2026 Crafts include painting flower pots, then using them to grow plants. — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 However, research specifically examining aluminum moka pots concluded that the additional exposure associated with proper use was negligible. — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 21 Oct. 2026 Drawing his particular interest is an elderly man hawking crochet flower pots to tourists. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 In This Article For weeks in the fall, cheerful pots of mums adorn front steps and porches next to piles of pumpkins. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2026 Items such as the coffee pots, dispensing nozzles for cappuccino and frazil machines must be washed and sanitized as needed. — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026 That led to drumming on pots and pans, and, years later, a punky band, a 2010 release (The Hippy Hop EP) then a 2015 debut album, Look Up. — Katherine Turman, SPIN, 13 Oct. 2026 The drinks, developed with Pankaj Balachandran of Countertop, include a whisky highball made with water softened in clay pots over days. — Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pots
  1. pools
  2. loads
  3. bellies
  4. seeds
  5. funds
  6. tons
  7. stomachs
  8. plants
Noun
  • All have furnished balconies or terraces and floor-to-ceiling windows, that have views of the ocean, the pools, the golf courses, or the Aventura skyline.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
  • As the evening air pulls downward, scent collects and pools in the lowest points of the landscape.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of pools
Noun
  • Cranes lift 200-ton loads at mountain bridge site The R4300-200 has a maximum lifting capacity of 200 metric tons (220 US tons) and an 80-meter jib (262 feet).
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Its remaining civil rights workers have described untenable case loads and pressure to dismiss complaints.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • But such a simple route to full bellies would not do much to help this busy, fluffy family.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Two-legged birds can shift their weight from one leg to another, tucking one up into their bellies to keep it warm.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of bellies
Verb
  • Applesauce still contains some soluble fiber in the form of pectin, making applesauce with chia seeds a good soluble fiber source.
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Start seeds indoors four to eight weeks before the last frost, or sow directly at the soil surface after the last frost.
    — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of seeds
Noun
  • Prosecutors allege Wallace embezzled about $390,000 from the church’s coffers between April 2019 and September 2025, spending some of the funds on rent and travel expenses.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Fed funds futures traders are pricing in a roughly 76% likelihood of the Fed lifting rates by a quarter percentage point at that gathering, according to CME's FedWatch tool.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of funds
Noun
  • The effect is something like an off-season approximation of a sidewalk, and, your winter climate permitting, sidewalk chalk (tons of it, for $18) is another good option.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The natural gas storage well failed and uncontrollably released nearly 100,000 tons of methane and other substances into the atmosphere for more than 100 days.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of tons
Noun
  • The infants would be able to feed to their stomachs’ content on the increasingly ripe meat without getting close to finishing the entire spread laid before them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Naturally, much of the film’s action occurs inside the whale’s mouth and various stomachs, all of which were constructed in a practical set for the movie.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of stomachs
Verb
  • Woodland plants like sweet woodruff and foamflower are best for shady spots.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Once Mooney plants the seed of his joke about how unhappy white Americans seemed after slavery the later images of Confederate memorial groups and white crowds at lynchings take on a surreal resonance.
    — Beandrea July, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of plants

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“Pots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pots. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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