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earthenware

/ˈəːθ(ə)nwɛː/

Meanings
noun
An opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds.

Examples :

"earthenware bowl"
material substance art

Related Words

Illustration from

from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

Illustration and

and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

Illustration made

made noun

/meɪd/

A grub or maggot.

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

Illustration clay

clay noun

/kleɪ/

A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.

"The children used clay to make small animals for their art project. "

Illustration bowl

bowl noun

/bəʊɫ/ /boʊɫ/

A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.

"My mother used a large bowl to serve the salad at dinner. "

Illustration porous

porous adjective

/ˈpɔːɹəs/

Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.

"Concrete is porous, so water will slowly filter through it."

Illustration other

other noun

/ˈɐðə/ /ʊðə/ /ˈʌðɚ/

An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.

"My brother is a different person; he's an other, not like me at all. "

Illustration ceramic

ceramic noun

/səˈɹæmɪk/

A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, usually made from a materal, such as clay, then firing it at a high tempature.

"Joan made the dish from ceramic."

Illustration opaque

opaque noun

/əʊˈpeɪk/ /oʊˈpeɪk/

An area of darkness; a place or region with no light.

"The forest canopy created an opaque that blocked out the sun. "

Illustration an

an numeral

/æn/

One

"My sister has an older brother. "

Illustration semi

semi noun

/ˈsɛmi/ /ˈsemaɪ/

A semi-detached house.

"My family lives in a semi. "

Illustration compounds

compounds noun

/ˈkɑmpaʊndz/ /kəmˈpaʊndz/

An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined

""During the war, the refugees lived in guarded compounds for their safety." "