Meaning & use
hot pad
A thick piece of fabric or heat-resistant material used to protect hands or surfaces from hot cookware.
See it in a sentence
She grabbed a hot pad before lifting the pan out of the oven.
He placed a hot pad on the table so the pot wouldn't scorch the wood.
A note on using this word
'Hot pad' is common in American English; 'potholder' is used interchangeably for the same object.
Words with a similar meaning
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