potfuls

Cooking vessel loads

Potfuls is the plural of potful—the amount a pot can hold.

A recipe might call for two potfuls of water.

The word measures by container capacity rather than precise volume: She made potfuls of soup for the party.

measure

capacity

Maximum amount containable

  • volumeAmount of space filled
  • cupsSmall drinking containers
  • litersFluid capacity units

quarts · gallons · pints · containers · vessels · buckets · scoops · ladles · mugs · jars

cooking

stew

Slow-simmered meat dish

  • soupCooked liquid dish
  • brothClear simmered meat liquid
  • simmerCook just under boiling

boil · casserole · chili · saucepan · ladle · recipe · ingredients · chef · kitchen · culinary

quantity

batches

Grouped quantities for processing

amounts · lots · loads · heaps · several · multiple · numerous · many · countless · volumes

Opposites
quantity/volume

potfulsdrops

Descends or releases

pinches · spoonfuls · dabs · smidgens · drips

Family

potful

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