POTTERY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The craft of making earthenware

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("pottery" is a kind of...):

craft; trade (the skilled practice of a practical occupation)

Meaning:

Ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln

Synonyms:

clayware; pottery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pottery" is a kind of...):

ceramic ware (utensils made from ceramic material)

Meronyms (substance of "pottery"):

clay (a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pottery"):

agateware (pottery that is veined and mottled to resemble agate)

lusterware (pottery with a metallic sheen produced by adding metallic oxides to the glaze)

Wedgwood (a type of pottery made by Josiah Wedgwood and his successors; typically has a classical decoration in white on a blue background)

Meaning:

A workshop where clayware is made

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pottery" is a kind of...):

shop; workshop (small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done)