(for teapot)

  • 1teapot — [tē′pät΄] n. a pot with a spout, handle, and lid, for brewing and pouring tea …

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  • 2for heaven's sake — for the sake of everyone, for goodness sake    For heaven s sake, don t give her a teapot. She has four! …

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  • 3Teapot — Two Victorian Era teapots. Glass tea pot contai …

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  • 4Teapot Dome scandal — overlooking the field. In 1921, by executive order of President Harding, control of naval oil reserves at Teapot Dome in Wyoming and at Elk Hills, California, was transferred from the Navy Department to the Department of the Interior. The oil… …

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  • 5Teapot Dome Service Station — Infobox nrhp | name = Teapot Dome Service Station caption = The Teapot Dome Service Station in Washington state is an example of folly architecture and of a roadside attraction. locator x = locator y = location = Old State HW 12 Zillah, Yakima… …

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  • 6Teapot Dome scandal — Secret leasing of U.S. government land to private interests. In 1922 oil reserves at Teapot Dome, Wyo., and Elk Hills, Calif., were improperly leased to private oil companies by Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall, who accepted cash gifts and… …

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  • 7teapot — tea|pot [ ti,pat ] noun count a container with a handle and SPOUT (=small tube for pouring), used for making and pouring tea a tempest in a teapot AMERICAN INFORMAL an unimportant matter that is made into a big problem: That trouble with the… …

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  • 8teapot — [[t]ti͟ːpɒt[/t]] teapots also tea pot 1) N COUNT A teapot is a container with a lid, a handle, and a spout, used for making and serving tea. 2) PHRASE: PHR after v, v link PHR If you describe a situation as a tempest in a teapot, you think that a …

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  • 9teapot — UK [ˈtiːˌpɒt] / US [ˈtɪˌpɑt] noun [countable] Word forms teapot : singular teapot plural teapots a container with a handle and a spout (= small tube for pouring), used for making and pouring tea …

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  • 10teapot — Slang for a friend who is confusing you. Do what, teapot? …

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