Cauldron
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noun.
A large vessel, such as a kettle or vat, used for boiling.
noun.
A state or situation of great distress or unrest felt to resemble a boiling kettle or vat.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
See
caldron
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
a very large pot.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A large bowl-shaped
pot
used for boiling over an open
flame
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a very large pot that is used for boiling
Word Usage
"President Bush says U.S. troops are making progress in Iraq, arguing that an early pullout would turn Iraq into what he calls a cauldron of chaos."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
pot
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
beaker
boiler
brazier
caldron
candlestick
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
caldron