teapot meaning

Definition of teapot

1. pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle

   Type of: pot

teapot in a sentence

• Please fill the teapot with boiling water.
• That's a nice-looking teapot!
• Where did you buy this traditional Japanese teapot?
• If you put more tea-leaves in the teapot, the tea will taste better.
• It was as useless as a chocolate teapot.

How to pronounce teapot

teapot is pronounced /ˈtiːpɒt/ in British English and /ˈtipɑt/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.