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

/ ˈtiːˌpɒt /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of teapot¹

First recorded in 1610–20; tea + pot ¹

Idioms and Phrases

see tempest in a teapot .

Example Sentences

Having an image once a day of a wildfire is a bit like having a chocolate teapot… not very useful.

From TechCrunch

It’s tempting to dismiss this dust-up as a tempest in a teapot.

From Washington Blade

After an hour or two of losing energy to the teapot and surrounding air, the tea in the pot is no longer hot.

From Science News For Students

Think of it as a teapot sweater to keep the tea warm for a longer period of time.

From Science News For Students

The teapot, in turn, will transfer some of its heat to the air around it.

From Science News For Students

Eventually, the fire sale extended to his personal belongings—including a $20 enamel teapot.

From The Daily Beast

They greeted us with a glass of sugared mint tea, called a “Berber whisky”, poured from high above out of a silver teapot.

From The Daily Beast

Of course, this particular fooforaw may be a tempest in a teapot: OPM may rule that they can offer subsidies to staffers.

From The Daily Beast

When the ADL mixes serious, weighty trends with these teapot tempests, they ignore real Jewish issues.

From The Daily Beast

When CEO Jamie Dimon first announced the loss in April, he pegged it at just $2 billion, and called it “a tempest in a teapot.”

From The Daily Beast

That evening old Liz filled her teapot, threw her apron over it, and descended to the court to visit Mrs Rampy.

From Project Gutenberg

You Joe King, d cevada to the cavallos, chega the teapot, and don't bother me nada.

From Project Gutenberg

I was taciturn, he lively as one of the crickets that used to chirp behind his little Queen Anne teapot of a fireplace.

From Project Gutenberg

She turned a little awkwardly to her tea things, and poured needless water from the silver kettle into the teapot.

From Project Gutenberg

Cherchez la femme, said Maitland with evident gratification, counting spoonfuls of tea into the teapot.

From Project Gutenberg