cauldron

Or cal·dron

[kawl-druhn]

noun

1. a large kettle or boiler.

cauldron

/ ˈkɔːldrən /

noun

1. a large pot used for boiling, esp one with handles

Word History and Origins

Origin of cauldron¹

1250–1300; Middle English, alteration (by association with Latin caldus warm) of Middle English cauderon < Anglo-French, equivalent to caudere (< Late Latin caldāria; caldera ) + -on noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of cauldron¹

C13: from earlier cauderon, from Anglo-French, from Latin caldārium hot bath, from calidus warm

Example Sentences

A simmering cauldron of memory and pain, his Ray gives the picture everything it needs.

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Towering stands horseshoed around the opener at Marco Simone Country Club, creating a cauldron that the American players seemed to struggle with, and they did not win that hole in the opening 12 matches.

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In 2023 the first tee was a cauldron of noise and colour.

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They aimed to slow the game down in the cauldron of Anfield and Liverpool's organised shape didn't give Arsenal the ideal circumstances to counter-attack.

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With a daily population of 14,000 inmates or more, it was the nation’s largest jail system, and had been known for years as a cauldron of violence and dysfunction.

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Related Words

• bag 
• bottle 
• bowl 
• box 
• bucket 
• can 
• canister 
• capsule 
• carton 
• crate 
• dish 
• jar 
• jug 
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• package 
• packet 
• pail 
• pot 
• pouch 
• sack