Potable, Portable

Books are uniquely portable magic.” –Stephen King

Some are in dire need of portable objects, and some for potable water.

Availability of potable water is the crying need in many Developing and under-Developed countries in Southern Hemisphere.

Potable water is the drinking water, or improved drinking water, is the water that is safe enough for drinking and in preparing food.

More than 10% of the world population do not have access to potable water.

Potable is an adjective. Potable water is fit for drinking and cooking.

“People are not finding potable water and you’re bringing me juice? No.” –Ali Sistani

Pot is a container to hold something such as articles or liquids; a container that is smaller or bigger in size such as a vessel or cauldron; jug, vase, urn, and utensil.

Pot informally refers to jackpot (a big win in gambling especially in horseracing), prize, stakes, purse, funds; and also means to the big belly of a person (pot-bellied people), paunch, beer belly, and to a bulge such as the potbelly that resembles to the pot.

Pot forms compound words like flowerpot (for seasonal or ephemeral plants), chamber-pot (for babies); in the game of billiards pot refers to drive a ball into one of the six pockets.

Pot forms phrases like pot at something meaning shoot at something.

Potted beef, potted ham, potted salmon…are cooked foods that come in a container.

The derivatives of pot, pots, potting; pottyand potable (adjectives) and potsherds (broken piece of pottery found by archaeologists), potter (person who makes earthenware pots by using hands) and potterer (person who never completes things).

Potty refers to a behaviour of person that is crazy, eccentric, mad and derogatorily to something that is small or unimportant.

Potty also refers to a child’s chamber-pot, and potty-trained child is the one who no longer wears a nappy.

Port functions as a noun and has many meanings, and forms compound words: port is a harbour, an anchorage,
Seaport is the place where ships can anchor, carry or unload goods.

Airport is the place for arrival and departure of aircrafts.

The derivatives of port, ports, ported, porting, and portal (noun) and portable (adjective).

Portable refers to those things that are light in weight and easy to carry; a thing that is compact or handy; things that are movable, something lightweight or easily carried or portative.

Portable gadgets are the norm of the digital world in 21st century.

Portal is the entrance or doorway of a building.

Portal could be a website that serves as a window a host of other websites.

By: Kovuuri G Reddy