tea·pot

[tee-pot]
noun
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.

Origin:
1610–20; tea + pot1

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teapot (ˈtiːˌpɒt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is served

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Teapot is always a great word to know.
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teapot

see tempest in a teapot.

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Example sentences
He talked about the teapot project making this type of activities possible.
Their mouths were mere swollen, pus-covered wounds, which they could not bear
  to stretch enough to admit the spout of the teapot.
He incorporates jewel-tone glazes rich in surface variation on the small
  intricate teapot forms that he creates.
It's a tempest in a teapot, albeit a star-studded teapot at that.
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