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View synonyms for cauldron

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cauldron1

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

It is into this cauldron of ideological enmity that Sir Keir will seek a hearing when he meets the president and his team at the White House.

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Extended bloody conflict turned Afghanistan into a cauldron of instability that eventually gave birth to al-Qaeda and a global jihad.

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A balanced diet keeps your gut's microbial cauldron churning smoothly.

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A Europa League meeting with Manchester United on Thursday at the cauldron that is the Sukru Saracoglu stadium pits him against his second Premier League club, where the desperation for success was at its greatest.

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That approach, he says, was resulting in a number of “cauldrons”, large territories surrounded by the Russian forces.

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