early blight see potato blight under potato

early-closˈing adjective

early day motion noun

A parliamentary motion for consideration on a day when business finishes early, ie (as such days rarely exist) merely to draw attention to a matter

early door noun

An entrance to a theatre or hall open before the ordinary door at a higher price (see also early doors below)

Early English see under English

early music noun

Classical European music up to about 1700, esp when performed in authentic style

early-Victorˈian adjective

Belonging to or characteristic of the early part of Queen Victoria's reign

early-warnˈing adjective

(also as two words) belonging to or part of an early warning system

early warning system noun

A system of advance warning or notice, esp of nuclear attack

early wood noun (botany)

The wood formed in the first part of a growth layer during the spring, typically with larger cells and thinner cell walls than the late wood

at the earliest

Not before (a specified time or date)

earlier on

Previously

early and late

At all times

early doors (slang)

At an early stage in the proceedings

early on

Before much time has elapsed

have an early night (informal)

To go to bed earlier than usual

(it's) early days (informal)

(it's) too soon to know, have a result, etc

keep early hours

To rise and go to bed early

potato /pə-tāˈtō/

noun (pl potāˈtoes)

1. Orig the sweet potato, plant or tuber (see under sweet)
2. Now usu a S American plant, Solanum tuberosum, widely grown in temperate regions, or its tuber
3. Someone who sits or lies about by the hour in vegetable-like inertia, as in couch potato, beach potato (slang)

potato apple noun

The small berry-like fruit of the potato plant

potato blight noun

A destructive disease of the potato caused by either of the parasitic fungi Alternaria solani (early blight) or Phytophthora infestans (late blight)

potato bogle noun (Scot)

A scarecrow

potato chips plural noun

1. (usu simply chips) long thinly sliced pieces of potato fried in fat
2. Potato crisps (esp N American)

potato crisps plural noun

(usu simply crisps) very thin crisp fried slices of potato, widely produced commercially

potato disease or potato rot noun

Any of several bacterial or fungal diseases of potatoes

potato finger noun (Shakespeare)

A fat finger

potato pancake noun

A pancake made from a batter containing grated potatoes

potato pit noun

A clamp of potatoes

potato race noun

1. Any of various types of race involving the picking up, carrying or passing on of potatoes
2. A stopping-and-starting style of sprinting race

potato ring noun

An 18c Irish ceramic or metal (esp silver) ring for standing a bowl on

potato scone noun

A flat savoury griddle cake made from flour, milk and mashed potato

potato spirit noun

Alcohol made from potatoes

potato trap noun (slang)

The mouth

hot potato (slang)

1. A controversial issue
2. A tricky problem or assignment that one would prefer not to touch

small potatoes (US)

Anything of no great worth

the potato or the clean potato (informal)

The right thing