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cauldrons

cauldrons is the plural of cauldron.

Meaning of cauldron

Noun

cauldron (plural cauldrons)

  1. A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame.
    • Double, double, toile and trouble; / Fire burne, and Cauldron bubble.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  2. A type of encirclement.
    • Near-synonym: kettle
    Synonyms:
    kettle
  3. (figuratively) An unsettled or difficult situation or place.
    • Near-synonyms: kettle, pickle; see also Thesaurus:difficult situation

Questions about cauldrons

What is cauldrons the plural of?
Cauldrons is the plural of cauldron.

Words near cauldrons in the dictionary

  1. cauldron bottom
  2. cauldron bottoms
  3. cauldronful
  4. cauldronfuls
  5. cauldronlike
  6. cauldrons
  7. cauldronsful
  8. Cauldwell
  9. caulerpa
  10. caulerpenyne
  11. caulerpicin

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