| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | absorption | Amount of water clay absorbs |
| 2. | ball clay | Plastic fine-grained secondary clay |
| 3. | bat | Removable wheelhead board |
| 4. | belly | Full rounded body area |
| 5. | bentonite | Very plastic clay additive |
| 6. | bisque | Pottery fired once, unglazed |
| 7. | blistering | Bubbles raised in glaze |
| 8. | bone-dry | Completely dry before firing |
| 9. | burnish | Polish clay to a sheen |
| 10. | celadon | Usually pale green glaze |
| 11. | centering | Balancing clay on the wheel |
| 12. | clay | Natural earth used to make pottery |
| 13. | coil | Rolled rope of clay |
| 14. | cone | Heat indicator used in kilns |
| 15. | cracking | Breaking from stress or drying |
| 16. | crawling | Glaze pulls away in firing |
| 17. | crazing | Fine cracks in glaze |
| 18. | damp box | Humid box slowing drying |
| 19. | damper | Control for kiln airflow |
| 20. | deairing | Removing air from clay |
| 21. | draft | Airflow through a kiln |
| 22. | drying | Removing moisture before firing |
| 23. | dunting | Cracking from cooling stress |
| 24. | earthenware | Low-fired porous ceramic ware |
| 25. | engobe | Colored clay coating |
| 26. | ewer | Decorative pitcher with spout |
| 27. | extruder | Tool pushing clay through die |
| 28. | faceting | Cutting flat planes on clay |
| 29. | feldspar | Common glaze flux mineral |
| 30. | figurine | Small sculpted ceramic figure |
| 31. | fireclay | Heat-resistant clay for bodies |
| 32. | firing | Heating pottery to harden it |
| 33. | flux | Material lowering melting point |
| 34. | foot | Base ring of a pot |
| 35. | gallery | Ledge supporting a lid |
| 36. | glaze | Glasslike coating on pottery |
| 37. | greenware | Unfired pottery before bisque |
| 38. | grog | Crushed fired clay additive |
| 39. | handbuilding | Making pottery without a wheel |
| 40. | handle | Attached part for holding |
| 41. | high-fire | Higher ceramic firing range |
| 42. | impressing | Pressing texture into clay |
| 43. | jar | Wide-mouthed storage vessel |
| 44. | jug | Deep vessel with handle |
| 45. | kaolin | White clay used in porcelain |
| 46. | kiln | Oven for firing pottery |
| 47. | leather-hard | Partly dried clay, still workable |
| 48. | lid | Cover for a vessel |
| 49. | loop tool | Tool for carving and trimming |
| 50. | low-fire | Lower ceramic firing range |
| 51. | luting | Joining parts with soft clay |
| 52. | maturity | Properly fired final state |
| 53. | mid-fire | Middle ceramic firing range |
| 54. | mishima | Inlaid slip decoration technique |
| 55. | mold | Form used to shape clay |
| 56. | mug | Handled cup for drinking |
| 57. | neck | Narrow section below rim |
| 58. | needle tool | Pointed tool for cutting clay |
| 59. | oxidation | Firing with ample oxygen |
| 60. | peephole | Small opening to view kiln |
| 61. | piercing | Cutting holes for decoration |
| 62. | pinch pot | Simple pot shaped by pinching |
| 63. | pinholing | Tiny holes in fired glaze |
| 64. | plasticity | Clay’s ability to be shaped |
| 65. | porcelain | Fine white vitrified ceramic |
| 66. | pugmill | Machine mixing and deairing clay |
| 67. | pyrometer | Instrument measuring kiln temperature |
| 68. | quartz inversion | Critical temperature change in silica |
| 69. | raku | Fast low-fire dramatic technique |
| 70. | reclaim | Reuse scrap clay |
| 71. | reduction | Firing with limited oxygen |
| 72. | refractory | Resistant to high heat |
| 73. | rib | Tool for smoothing and shaping |
| 74. | rim | Top edge of a vessel |
| 75. | rutile | Mineral used in glazes |
| 76. | score | Scratch clay before joining |
| 77. | sgraffito | Scratched decoration through slip |
| 78. | shoulder | Curving area below neck |
| 79. | shrinkage | Size reduction during drying |
| 80. | slab | Flat sheet of clay |
| 81. | slip | Liquid clay used for joining |
| 82. | sponge | Absorbent tool for smoothing |
| 83. | stoneware | Durable high-fired ceramic ware |
| 84. | teapot | Pot with spout and lid |
| 85. | terra sigillata | Refined slip for smooth sheen |
| 86. | thermocouple | Sensor reading kiln heat |
| 87. | throwing | Shaping clay on a wheel |
| 88. | tile | Flat fired clay piece |
| 89. | trimming | Cutting excess clay from a pot |
| 90. | underglaze | Color applied beneath glaze |
| 91. | urn | Tall vase or container |
| 92. | vase | Decorative vessel for flowers |
| 93. | vessel | General term for a pot |
| 94. | vitrification | Clay becoming dense and glassy |
| 95. | warping | Bending out of shape |
| 96. | wax resist | Wax blocking glaze application |
| 97. | wedging | Kneading clay to remove air |
| 98. | wheel | Spinning device for shaping clay |
| 99. | wheelhead | Top spinning plate of wheel |
| 100. | wire cutter | Wire for slicing clay |
