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

Makeshift opener Travis Head hit an explosive 69-ball century to power Australia to victory in a high-octane first Ashes Test on Saturday after a shell-shocked England meekly surrendered in the Perth Stadium cauldron.

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Makeshift opener Travis Head smacked an explosive 69-ball century to power Australia to victory in a high-octane first Ashes Test on Saturday as England meekly surrendered in the Perth Stadium cauldron.

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To prevent such an encirclement, Ukrainian troops have pushed Russian troops back from Suvorove and Rodynske on the eastern part of the "cauldron", creating a bigger gap between Russian flanks.

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Ukrainian units were trapped in "cauldrons", the defence ministry said, although several commentators said that was not the case.

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Tellingly, her most viral moments have melded her heritage with her horror sensibilities, such as a recent hit clip in which she cooked albondigas in a cauldron.

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Related Words

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• bottle 
• bowl 
• box 
• bucket 
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• jar 
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• package 
• packet 
• pail 
• pot 
• pouch 
• sack