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 Synonyms for pots
  1. pools
  2. piles
  3. corporations
  4. chunks
  5. quantities
  6. hundreds
  7. dozen
  8. deals
Noun
  • Everyone else can make their way to any of the three heated pools around the property.
    Sarah Khan, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Everyone else can make their way to any of the three heated pools around the property.
    Sarah Khan, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of pools
Noun
  • Examples of weird rut-hunting spots where bucks often corral does include brush piles, brushy fencerows, sinkholes, (generally) vacant woodlots, spots closer to human inhabitation, and more.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
  • One of those problems happens to be the looming piles of textile waste that, like elephants encountered in close proximity, are difficult to ignore.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of piles
Noun
  • Recently some corporations have scaled back DEI initiatives, so focus on DEI's popularity as a speaking topic.
    Roger Dooley, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Many corporations have initiatives to aggregate information in data lakes, etc.
    Andrew Binns, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of corporations
Noun
  • Peel and chop the produce into large chunks that will easily fit into your blender or juicer.
    Devineé Lingo, M.S., Health, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The steaming bread unravels like a roll of film, revealing generous chunks of meat.
    The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of chunks
Noun
  • Since the summer of 2023, adults over 21 have been allowed to grow psilocybin in limited quantities and use them in private.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The fall collection includes 26 styles for women and 12 for men, is available in limited quantities, and ranges in price from $175 to $427.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of quantities
Noun
  • During the Cold War, the United States had the capability to produce hundreds of pits per year.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Landslides and cresting rivers swept away homes, collapsed bridges and washed out hundreds of roads.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of hundreds
Noun
  • More than a dozen Santa Clara alumni and other community leaders served as Opus Prize jurors, and 16 SCU students, faculty and staff members were ambassadors who joined on site visits to the prize finalists.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Shakira, Bad Bunny, Anitta and Karol G are among the more than two dozen artists nominated for the biggest awards of the night — record of the year, album of the year and song of the year.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of dozen
Noun
  • Here, the best October Amazon Prime Day hiking and camping deals.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The two-day sales event features early holiday shopping deals on various products for Amazon Prime members.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of deals
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