Thesaurus / potter
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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At one fell swoop on the field of Jena, the famed military monarchy of the great Frederick fell in pieces like a potter's vessel.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISON
Under the type of breaking a potter's vessel, the prophet foresheweth the desolation of the Jews for their sins.
Startled and horrified, Georgie had become in regard to her cousin, that born intriguer, but as clay in the hands of the potter.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME II (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLS
Then you're the chap who covered the trail between Phœnix and Potter's Gap yesterday afternoon?
MOTOR MATT'S "CENTURY" RUNSTANLEY R. MATTHEWS
The wheel used here is the clumsiest and rudest I ever saw, and the potter is obliged to sit sideways by it.
JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO BRAZILMARIA GRAHAM
Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump, to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
THE ORDINANCE OF COVENANTINGJOHN CUNNINGHAM
Ruth always suspected that Uncle Jabez Potter made a pretense of being really worse than he was.
RUTH FIELDING AT COLLEGEALICE B. EMERSON
"An' a dozen things might not have happened," said old Jabez Potter, coolly retying the painter.
RUTH FIELDING AT COLLEGEALICE B. EMERSON
"Troubles never come single, they come in bunches," grumbled Potter as he complied.
DAVID LANNARCK, MIDGETGEORGE S. HARNEY
It was past midnight when General Potter led his division of the Ninth down into the ravine.
THE BOYS OF '61CHARLES CARLETON COFFIN.
WORDS RELATED TO POTTER
- amuse oneself
- be insincere
- coquet
- dabble
- dally
- dawdle
- dilly-dally
- doodle
- fidget
- flirt
- fool
- fool around
- fool with
- fribble
- fritter
- futz around
- horse around
- idle
- indulge in
- lead on
- loiter
- lollygag
- lounge
- mess with
- misuse
- monkey
- monkey with
- palter
- philander
- play
- play games with
- play with
- potter
- putter
- squander
- string along
- toy
- twiddle
- use up
- wanton
- waste
- waste time
- wink at
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.