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CROCKERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively
Synonyms:
crockery; dishware
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("crockery" is a kind of...):
tableware (articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crockery"):
china; chinaware (dishware made of high quality porcelain)
cup (a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle)
dish (a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food)
egg cup; eggcup (dishware consisting of a small cup for serving a boiled egg)
ovenware (heat-resistant dishware in which food can be cooked as well as served)
