Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

flowerpot

[flou-er-pot] / ˈflaʊ ərˌpɒt /
NOUN
jardiniere
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

These mosquitoes breed in stagnant water like pails, vases and flowerpot plates.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Ceramo Company, a flowerpot importer and distributor in Jackson, Mo., is still struggling to complete its refund requests after multiple tries.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

We’re introduced to Derpy in a late-night scene when he emerges from a portal from the Underworld and promptly knocks over a flowerpot.

From Salon Jul. 2, 2025

Lindsay-Hogg had secretly slipped a recording device in a nearby flowerpot, but when he played the tape back later, “All I could hear was the crackle of cutlery.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 25, 2021

I came home from school one day and no one answered the door, so I went and found the secret key that we keep under a flowerpot behind the kitchen door.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon

Already in Algiers ahead of the historic visit, the atmosphere of an imminent celebration pervaded the air, with walls repainted, roads repaved and green spaces adorned with plants and flowerpots.

From Barron's Apr. 13, 2026

We come to a row house with a garden filled with leafy plants growing up trellises and flowerpots on each of the steps.

From Slate Oct. 27, 2025

New Delhi has been decked up for the gathering with a brand new summit venue, fountains, flowerpots and illumination along major thoroughfares, alongside thousands of armed security personnel standing guard.

From Reuters Sep. 8, 2023

He was teaching his children how to repurpose them into flowerpots, he said.

From New York Times Oct. 5, 2022

Malcolm delicately stepped over the flowerpots and put his hands on the planks of the wall.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman



Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training