ash-pot

He taps his cigarette into the brass ash-pot on the patio table.

Definition

Noun: A container for tobacco ashes and cigarette butts; the same as an ashtray.

Usage Examples

• (He used the container to collect ash from his cigarette.)
• (The server cleaned the receptacle for cigarette waste.)

Advanced Usage

• "ash-pot" is an older or less common variant of the more standard word "ashtray," often found in historical or literary contexts.
  • The old man carried a small ash-pot in his coat pocket. (He kept a portable container for ashes.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ashtray (noun): the modern, more common term for a container for tobacco ash.
  • Please use the ashtray; do not drop ash on the floor. (Use the receptacle for ash.)
• Ash (noun): the powdery residue left after something is burned.
  • The ash from the fireplace was swept into a bucket. (The burned material.)
• Pot (noun): a container, typically round and deep, used for cooking or storage.
  • She used a clay pot for the plant. (A container.)

Synonyms

• Ashtray: a dish or container for tobacco ash.
• Cuspidor: a container for spitting, sometimes used for ash in informal settings (though not exact).

Related Idioms

• "To turn to ash": to be destroyed or reduced to nothing.
  • His dreams turned to ash after the failure. (His hopes were completely destroyed.)

Note: "ash-pot" does not have common phrasal verbs or idioms of its own; its usage is limited to the literal meaning above.