- crack-pot
- 1. n. Crazy person.2. adj. Crazy. Impracticable
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crack|pot — «KRAK POT», noun, adjective. Slang. –n. a very eccentric or crazy person: »The detective…discovers that Parker is not just another crackpot but perhaps the only sane individual present (New York Times). –adj. eccentric or impractical: »a crackpot … Useful english dictionary
crack|pot|ism — «KRAK POT ihz uhm», noun. Informal. eccentricity; lunacy: »The space program is the precise opposite of economic crackpotism. It is sensible conservatism s greatest future weapon against just such crackpotism (William S. White) … Useful english dictionary
crack·pot — /ˈkrækˌpɑːt/ noun, pl pots [count] informal : a person who is crazy or very strange Some crackpot in a clown suit is out there directing traffic. crackpot adj, always used before a noun a crackpot philosophy/idea … Useful english dictionary
crack — crack; crack·et; crack·led; crack·less; crack·le·ware; crack·ly; crack·nel; crack·pot; gim·crack·ery; wise·crack·er; hy·dro·crack; crack·er; crack·er·jack; crack·ers; crack·ing; crack·le; crack·ling; gim·crack; crack·lin; crack·pot·ism; … English syllables
pot — an·thro·pot·o·mist; an·thro·pot·o·my; bough·pot; cache·pot; chasse·pot; choi·ro·pot·a·mus; col·pot·o·my; crack·pot; des·pot; des·pot·ic; des·pot·i·cal·ly; des·pot·ist; fuss·pot; gal·i·pot; gal·li·pot; hip·po·pot·a·mus; hip·pot·o·my;… … English syllables
Pot Hole Quarry — Pot Hole (or Three Springs) Quarry is a former limestone quarry close to Mold, North Wales. The quarry is popular with rock climbers due to its idyllic rural setting, ease of access and reasonably wide selection of routes on good quality… … Wikipedia
Pot metal — Pot metal, also known as monkey metal, white metal or die cast zinc, is a slang term that refers to alloys that consist of inexpensive, low melting point metals used to make fast, inexpensive castings. There is no scientific metallurgical… … Wikipedia
Crack'd Pot Trail — Cracked Pot Author(s) Steven Erikson … Wikipedia
crackpot — crack·pot … English syllables
crackpot — crack|pot [ˈkrækpɔt US pa:t] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: crack + pot head ] someone who is slightly crazy >crackpot adj ▪ crackpot schemes … Dictionary of contemporary English
