The difference between Pot and Potholder

When used as nouns, pot means a flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, whereas potholder means an insulated pad used for handling hot cooking utensils.

Pot is also verb with the meaning: to put (something) into a pot.

check bellow for the other definitions of Pot and Potholder

  1. Pot as a noun:

    A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: cookpot cooking pot"

  2. Pot as a noun (archaic, _, except in fixed expressions):

    Various similar open-topped vessels, particularly A vessel (usually earthenware) used with a seal for storing food, such as a honeypot. A vessel used for brewing or serving drinks: a coffee or teapot. A vessel used to hold soil for growing plants, particularly flowers: a flowerpot. A vessel used for urination and defecation: a chamber pot; a toilet; the lavatory. A crucible: a melting pot. A pot-shaped trap used for catching lobsters or other seafood: a lobster pot. A pot-shaped metal or earthenware extension of a flue above the top of a chimney: a chimney pot. A perforated cask for draining sugar. An earthen or pewter cup or mug used for drinking liquor. A glass of beer in Australia whose size varies regionally but is typically around 10 fl oz (285 mL).

    Examples:

    "synonyms: can chamber pot potty shitpot Thesaurus:chamber pot"

    "[[shit or get off the pot Shit or get off the pot]]''."

    "synonyms: lobster pot lobster trap"

    "synonyms: middy q1=New South Wales, Western Australia schooner q2=South Australia"

  3. Pot as a noun (archaic, _, except in place names):

    Pothole, sinkhole, vertical cave e.g. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowten_Pot Rowten Pot]

  4. Pot as a noun (slang):

    Ruin or deterioration.

    Examples:

    "After his arrest, his prospects [[go to pot went to pot]]."

  5. Pot as a noun (historical):

    An iron hat with a broad brim worn as a helmet.

  6. Pot as a noun (rail transport):

    A pot-shaped non-conducting (usually ceramic) stand that supports an electrified rail while insulating it from the ground.

  7. Pot as a noun (gambling, poker):

    The money available to be won in a hand of poker or a round of other games of chance; any sum of money being used as an enticement.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: kitty pool"

    "No one's interested. You need to [[sweeten the pot sweeten the pot]]."

  8. Pot as a noun (UK, horse-racing, slang):

    A favorite: a heavily-backed horse.

  9. Pot as a noun (billiards):

    The act of causing a ball to fall into a pocket in cue sports such as billiards.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: winning hazard"

  10. Pot as a noun (slang):

    a pot-shaped belly, a paunch.

  11. Pot as a noun (slang):

    a haphazard shot; an easy or cheap shot.

  12. Pot as a noun (chiefly, East Midlands, Yorkshire):

    A plaster cast.

  13. Pot as a noun (historical):

    a former size of paper, 12.5 × 15 inches.

  1. Pot as a verb:

    To put (something) into a pot.

    Examples:

    "to pot a plant"

  2. Pot as a verb:

    To preserve by bottling or canning.

    Examples:

    "potted meat"

  3. Pot as a verb (cue sports):

    To cause a ball to fall into a pocket.

  4. Pot as a verb (cue sports):

    To be capable of being potted.

    Examples:

    "The black ball doesn't pot; the red is in the way."

  5. Pot as a verb (transitive):

    To shoot with a firearm.

  6. Pot as a verb (intransitive, dated):

    To take a pot shot, or haphazard shot, with a firearm.

  7. Pot as a verb (transitive, colloquial):

    To secure; gain; win; bag.

  8. Pot as a verb (British):

    To send someone to gaol, expeditiously.

  9. Pot as a verb (obsolete, dialect, UK):

    To tipple; to drink.

  10. Pot as a verb (transitive):

    To drain (e.g. sugar of the molasses) in a perforated cask.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek B. Edwards"

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  11. Pot as a verb (transitive, British):

    To seat a person, usually a young child, on a potty or toilet, typically during toilet teaching.

  12. Pot as a verb (chiefly, East Midlands):

    To apply a plaster cast to a broken limb.

  1. Pot as a noun (slang, uncountable):

    Marijuana

  1. Pot as a noun (slang, electronics):

    A simple electromechanical device used to control resistance or voltage (often to adjust sound volume) in an electronic device by rotating or sliding when manipulated by a human thumb, screwdriver, etc.

  1. Pot as a noun (RPG):

  1. Potholder as a noun:

    An insulated pad used for handling hot cooking utensils

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