coffeepot

coffeepot — noun

1. a pot or container with a spout and a handle, used for making coffee and pouring

1.nounB1
Definition

a pot or container with a spout and a handle, used for making coffee and pouring it

Example

Christopher filled the coffeepot with water and added fresh ground coffee.

collocation: fill the coffeepot with [liquid]

The glass coffeepot sat on the warmer, filling the kitchen with a rich coffee smell.

Common collocations
  • fill the coffeepot
  • empty the coffeepot
  • clean the coffeepot
  • stainless steel coffeepot
  • ceramic coffeepot
  • glass coffeepot
Synonyms
  • coffeemaker

    an electric machine that brews coffee automatically; not just a pot but a full appliance

  • percolator

    a specific type of coffeepot that brews by cycling boiling water through ground coffee

Grammar Patterns

a/an + coffeepot

the coffeepot

coffeepots (plural)

Usage Note

Countable noun. A coffeepot is usually made of glass, ceramic, or stainless steel and sits on a stove or a hot plate while the coffee brews. Do not confuse with a teapot, which typically does not have a spout for pouring and is not used for brewing.

Common Mistakes

I bought a new coffeepot for making tea.
I bought a teapot for making tea.
coffeepot is specifically designed for coffee, not tea.

Word family

Common collocations

Nouns

Phrases

  • pot of coffee
  • make a pot of coffee
  • fresh pot of coffee

Prepositions

Etymology

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A compound word formed from 'coffee' (which entered English from Dutch koffie, ultimately from Arabic qahwa, via Turkish kahve and Italian caffè) and 'pot' (from Old English pott, a container for cooking or serving liquids). The combination 'coffee pot' first appeared in English in the 1600s and was written as one word by the 1800s.