# crockery

/ˈkɹɑkɝi/ (US) · /kɹˈɒkəɹi/ (UK) · CEFR B1 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/crockery
Updated: 2026-10-18

## Definition

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.

For teachers: 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.

## Usage notes

- Uncountable; refers to dishes as a group and does not take 'a' or a plural -s.

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