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TEEP-ot/ˈtiːpɒt/

A teapot is a pot with a handle and a spout for making and serving tea. Tea is the drink; a teapot holds it — in the teapot; a pot of tea. A kettle boils the water first; then you pour it into the teapot. A cup is what you drink from. Countable: a teapot.

Meaning

A pot with a handle and a spout, used for making and serving tea.

Examples

• “The teapot is on the table.”
• “Is there any tea left in the teapot?”
• “Warm the teapot before you make tea.”

Good to know

in the teapot / a pot of tea. Contrast: kettle (boils water), cup (you drink).

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