cauldron
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈkɔːldrən/
:
caldero
- Vera explained that the kibbutz laundry was no longer done in cauldrons heated over coals.
- an iron cauldron
- a bubbling cauldron
- a tripod cauldron
If we speak of a cauldron, we must not wholly forget the cooks.
- If we speak of a cauldron, we must not wholly forget the cooks.
- A couple days ago it was just, it was just a bubbling cauldron of fermenting Peppers.
- And Varian just turns to the cauldron and is like, who comes out?
- You mix the cauldron, you mix it, it's getting warm, you go faster, you mix it till the brew is thick and powerful.
- So I got myself a big, you know, like cauldron.
- A mini trash can, a reusable coffee mug, a dinosaur egg, a tiny toilet, a witch cauldron.
- And it's like being burned in a cauldron like you have.
- And then I must have watched some like scary show 'cause I there was like these big like, what are the witch like Goblet cauldron, cauldron.
Examples
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So she collected herbs and boiled them in a cauldron for a year and a day.
Academic text (1999) -
Fill the cauldron and be quick about it.
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Got this cute little cauldron from the garden centre.
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Flip the switch, and let the cauldron bubble.
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They are heating the cauldron.
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A mess corporal ladles watery soup from a cauldron into their bowls.
Fiction book (1998) -
Once a month, Mother soaks the dirty linen in a cauldron and steams the lice.
Fiction book (1997) -
We see them on cauldrons for cooking big stews or perhaps serving alcoholic drinks like beer and Mead.
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The witch stirred the bubbling potion in her cauldron over the flickering flames.
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During the camping trip, we used a cauldron to boil water for our meals.
Synonyms
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1.0
A round container used for cooking or holding plants
34
1.0
Deep pan with a long handle used for boiling or stewing food on a stove
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1.0
A container with a handle and spout for boiling water
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1.4
A pot with a handle and spout for boiling water to make tea
4
1.9
A large metal pot with a lid for boiling or stewing food
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2.3
A large deep pot for making soup or boiling food
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8.2
A large metal pot with a lid and handle that people use to boil food over a fire
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2.4
A large deep pot for cooking stews and soups
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4.3
A deep pot with handles and a tight lid for stewing or boiling food
A deep pan with a tight lid for cooking food slowly
A deep pot with a lid for cooking food slowly
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Etymology
Cauldron comes from the Latin word caldāria, which meant 'cooking pot' and from caldus meaning 'hot'. So a cauldron is like a 'hot pot' used over the fire for boiling and cooking.