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Brit. Dial, boughpot; corsage, boutonniere, Chiefly Brit, buttonhole, flower; garland, wreath, festoon, chaplet.

pot, n. 1. round deep container, receptacle, vessel; kettle, cauldron; pan, saucepan, Chiefly Brit, skillet; decanter, cruse, pitcher, ewer, bottle, carafe, demijohn, flask; jug, jar, crock, amphora; bowl, jorum, saucer, porringer, boat, tureen, flagon; urn, samovar; tankard, mug, cup, stein, toby, rummer, noggin, Chiefly Scot. tass, Scot. and North Eng. stoup, Chiefly Brit, panniken; goblet, glass, tumbler, beaker, Literary, chalice; alembic, Metall. retort, crucible, Metall. melting pot.

2. Slang, kitty, jackpot, bundle, bank, draw pile.

3. Slang, marijuana, dope, reefer; All SI. joint, jay, jay bar, jay smoke, j..

potation, n. 1. drink, intoxicant, alcoholic bever

age; draft, quaff, bumper, libation, Brit. SI. bevy; nip, spot, tot, jigger, Inf. finger or two.

2. drinking, imbibing, sipping, supping, Archaic. bibbing, Inf. swigging, Inf. wetting one's whistle; draining, washing down, tossing off; gulping, swallowing, SI. guzzling, SI. swilling.

potbellied, adj. paunchy, round-bellied, big-bellied, SI. beerbellied, large-bellied, great-bellied, Obs. gor-bellied, full-bellied, Dial, swagbellied, Inf. bay-windowed, Inf. corporational, abdominous; obese, fat, corpulent, overweight, Scot. fodgel; chubby, tubby, pudgy, plump; round, rounded out, rotund, portly; fleshy, well-fed; bloated, distended, bulging,

potbelly, n. paunch, Inf. bay window, Inf. corporation, SI. pot, SI. beerbelly, SI. spare tire, Dial, swagbel-ly; distended or protuberant belly, fat stomach,

potency, n. 1. potentness, powerfulness, power, strength, force; energy, vigor, Inf. punch, Inf. kick, Inf. zip. See - power (defs. 2, 3).

2. power, authority, control, command, rule, mastery, domination, dominion, sovereignty; influence, Inf. clout, weight, sway, SI. pull. See - power (def. 4).

3. efficacy, efficaciousness, effectiveness, forcibleness, forcibility, effectualness, effectuality, operativeness, operativity, efficiency.

4. potentiality, potential, capacity, capability, ability. See - power (def. 1).

5. power, potentate, ruler, sovereign, monarch, king, emperor. See - potentate.

potent, adj. 1. powerful, mighty, strong, Literary. puissant, Archaic, potential; forceful, SI. packing a punch or wallop, vehement, intense, great, formidable, overwhelming, overpowering; impregnable, unassailable, invulnerable, unvulnerable, unconquerable, indomitable, unsubduable, invincible, unbeatable. See - powerful (defs. 1, 2).

2. cogent, persuasive, suasive, convincing; moving, rhetorical, eloquent, impressive, winning. See - powerful (def 4).

3. effective, forcible, effectual, efficacious, operative, efficient.

4. influential, weighty, carrying a lot of weight, Inf. carrying clout; eminent, prestigious, recognized, important. See - powerful (def. 5).

potentate, n. 1. sovereign, monarch, king, majesty, crowned head, dynast, prince, emperor, power, potent; lord, master, tyrant, dictator; president, premier, chief executive, head of state; superior, commander, commandant, general, chief, chieftain, captain; head, headman, Inf. boss, Inf. bossman, man-in-charge.

2. mogul, magnate, tycoon, U.S. baron; personage, dignitary, notable, official, Inf. V.I.P., Inf. bigwig, SI. big shot, SI. biggie, SI. big gun, SI. big wheel, Fr. grandfromage, SI. fat cat, SI. heavy, SI. high-muck-a-muck; celebrity, SI. celeb, luminary, somebody, name, Inf. big name.

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