Thesaurus results for CAULDRON

cauldron

noun

Definition of cauldron

as in kettle

a large open container that is usually used for cooking They filled the cauldron with what seemed like an endless amount of clams.

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Recent Examples of cauldron There is a scene in the film where the mother is placed inside a large cauldron filled with hot water. — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 In this week's installment of Far-Flung Postcards, NPR's Hannah Bloch sends greetings from Paris, where the floating Olympic cauldron is still rising in the nighttime sky two years after the 2024 Paris Games. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026 So too had Gauff — until her quarterfinal against Mirra Andreeva, which turned into a cauldron of nerves. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 All of these key episodes happened in agreeable resorts, seaside ports, and villages, far from the sophisticated cities assumed to have been the cauldrons of modernism. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cauldron

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Noun

For example, gift the new compact 1-Quart MacKenzie Childs checkered tea kettle, a functional option for those with a playful kitchen aesthetic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Beyond the inside of tubes and pipes, chalky, crusty alkaline deposits often form around the base of faucets, the outer rims of refrigerator water dispensers, and on the bottom of tea kettles.

— Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of kettle

Noun

Items such as the coffee pots, dispensing nozzles for cappuccino and frazil machines must be washed and sanitized as needed.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
My mom enrolled as a junior at Hollywood High School and took care of the house—cleaning, reheating frozen chicken pot pies, and making sure everyone did their homework.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026