Word
crockery
Phoneticscrock·ery
US/ˈkɹɑkɝi/
UK/kɹˈɒkəɹi/
Uncountable noun
Definition
n. plates, cups, bowls and other dishes you eat and drink from, usually made of clay or ceramic. You use this word for the whole group, not for one item.
n. earthenware vessels for serving and eating food, including plates, dishes, cups and bowls. Typically refers to the set collectively rather than a single item.
Examples
“She washes the crockery after dinner every night.”
“They packed all the crockery in newspaper before moving to the new flat.”
“The charity shop shelves held mismatched crockery collected over decades, each plate and cup carrying faint traces of former kitchens.”
Examples
simple
“She washes the crockery after dinner every night.”
contextual
“They packed all the crockery in newspaper before moving to the new flat.”
complex
“The charity shop shelves held mismatched crockery collected over decades, each plate and cup carrying faint traces of former kitchens.”
Collocations
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word “crockery” in context.
Verb
01. crockery clatters
“The crockery clatters as she puts the tray down.”
noun + verb
02. crockery rattles
“The crockery rattles when the train goes past.”
noun + verb
03. pack crockery
“We packed crockery in newspaper for the move.”
verb + noun
Adjective
04. antique crockery
“The museum displays a collection of antique crockery.”
adj + noun
05. chipped crockery
“We threw away the chipped crockery after the party.”
adj + noun
06. delicate crockery
“Be careful with that delicate crockery when you wash it.”
adj + noun
07. everyday crockery
“She keeps her everyday crockery on the lower shelf.”
adj + noun
Noun
08. box of crockery
“We carried a heavy box of crockery upstairs.”
noun + prep + noun
09. piece of crockery
“Each piece of crockery was wrapped in paper.”
noun + prep + noun
10. a pile of dirty crockery
“There was a pile of dirty crockery in the sink after lunch.”
11. a set of antique crockery
“My grandmother keeps a set of antique crockery for guests.”
12. pack the crockery carefully
“We packed the crockery carefully so nothing would break.”
Usage
Uncountable; refers to dishes as a group and does not take 'a' or a plural -s.
Etymology
From crocker (“(obsolete) potter”) + -ery (suffix with the sense ‘a class, group, or collection of’ forming nouns). Crocker is derived from crock (“earthenware or stoneware jar or storage container”) + -er (suffix attached to nouns indicating persons whose occupations are indicated by the nouns); crock is from Middle English crok, crokke (“earthenware jar, pot, or other container; cauldron; belly, stomach”) [and other forms], from Old English crocc, crocca (“crock, pot, vessel”) [and other forms], from Proto-Germanic krukkō, krukkô (“vessel”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *grewg- (“vessel”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Occasional
- Level
- B1 · Intermediate
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