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teapot

[ tee-pot ]

noun

  1. a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.


teapot

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noun

  1. a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is served
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Origin of teapot1

First recorded in 1610–20; tea + pot 1
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Idioms and Phrases

see tempest in a teapot .
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Example Sentences

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“She ratted me out! Yes, I have the teapot, which I realize is quite the memento,†says Krasinski, writing while in production on an upcoming project.

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Now small armies of amateur Internet sleuths and movie fans have joined the fray, turning gripes and teapot tempests into social media scandals.

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When the couple remodeled their home, they added an office nook for Haynes just off the kitchen in the main house, where she now paints her vases, bowls, coffee mugs and potbellied teapots.

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It had been a whirlwind few weeks, but she was gregarious as she sipped tea poured from a miniature teapot.

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On the dining room table, he had organized the remains of everything he found: plates, teapots, pans, cups and lamps, some of which he hoped to salvage.

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