Used in a Sentence

crockery

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for crockery.

Editorial note

It seems to be a feature of kitchens in Spain that the cupboards for crockery double as drying racks.

Examples14
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Dishes, plates, and similar tableware collectively, usually made of some ceramic material, used for serving food on and eating from.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of crockery gathered in one view.

noun

Dishes, plates, and similar tableware collectively, usually made of some ceramic material, used for serving food on and eating from.

noun

Crocks or earthenware vessels, especially domestic utensils, collectively.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for crockery.

noun

Dishes, plates, and similar tableware collectively, usually made of some ceramic material, used for serving food on and eating from.

noun

Crocks or earthenware vessels, especially domestic utensils, collectively.

Example sentences

1

It seems to be a feature of kitchens in Spain that the cupboards for crockery double as drying racks.

2

Firstly, dishwashers have to live at ground level whereas crockery can be stored in a cupboard at any level.

3

Five disfunction of the team was the dumbest shit filled crockery ever to be put into print.

4

Someone who likes to cook and host might spend $75k on kitchen fittings, appliances, crockery & such every 10 years.

5

Look at the resurgence of crystals, herbal healing, other forms of crockery in the US itself!

6

Next time you visit a specialist dementia hospital ask why their crockery is red.

7

If we knew how to serve it better, we'd happily break more crockery to do so.

8

Same with our bone china crockery + cutlery (both were $20).

9

A lot of glassware and silver plate, some crockery, lamps etc.

10

You are contraining yourself to store crockery at the ground level where most people also have their under-sink unit, laundry machine, and heavy pans cupboard.

11

If we knew how to serve it better, we'd happily break more crockery.

12

It is a great indicator of progress and decline, like how the quality of crockery dropped in the roman empire showed how their economics hampered their skills.

Quote examples

1

I would never have thought of "pile up dirty crockery until some later time" as an option!

2

In the house in general, yeah, but the first years (“shells”) had a rota of tasks, most of which involved delivering something (milk, juice, bread, papers) or taking something away (trash, crockery).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use crockery in a sentence?

It seems to be a feature of kitchens in Spain that the cupboards for crockery double as drying racks.

What does crockery mean?

Dishes, plates, and similar tableware collectively, usually made of some ceramic material, used for serving food on and eating from.

What part of speech is crockery?

crockery is commonly used as noun.