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cauldron

  • noun
  • caul·dron
  • /ˈkɔːl.dɹən/

A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame.

Other meanings

  1. A type of encirclement.

  2. An unsettled or difficult situation or place.

    “a cauldron of discontent”

A kind of

  • pot

Word history

From Latin "caldus" (hot).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “cauldron” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.