potful

Whole vessel's contents

A potful is the amount that fills a pot: She made a potful of soup.

The word measures by container rather than precise quantity, so the actual amount depends on the pot in question.

Plural: potfuls.

container

kettle

Spouted vessel for heating water

dutch oven · cookpot · vessel · lid · ladle · brimming · filled · steaming · tagine

cooking

stew

Slow-simmered meat dish

chili · stock · simmer · boil · braise · saucepan · batch · recipe · ingredients · hearty

quantity

amount

Total quantity present

portion · helping · volume · capacity · brimful · heaping · generous · overflow · enough · plenty

Categories
Opposites
quantity/amount

potfulsmidgen

Very small quantity

driblet · drop · speck · pinch · mite

container measure

potfulthimbleful

Minuscule liquid measure

teaspoonful · capful · cupful · spoonful · palmful

Family

potfuls

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G