cauldrons

noun

plural of cauldron
as in kettles
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 cauldrons Experts previously identified two cauldrons, an anchor and six cannons at the shipwreck. — CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026 On Instagram, Kidman shared videos of her and Bullock sipping drinks out of mini cauldrons and walking the red carpet arm in arm. — Katie Simons, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 Yoshi and Luma popcorn buckets will be released alongside Bowser's tiny cauldrons on April 1 to celebrate the release of the new film. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026 Three drinkware collections including cold cups, tumblers and more, decorated with cauldrons, wands and owls. — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2026 The colonists awoke from their dream of lucrative plantations to find churches in ashes and molasses cauldrons rusting in the grass. — Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026 The closing ceremony will conclude with the Olympic flames being extinguished at the unprecedented two cauldrons in Milan and Cortina, to be viewed via video link. — Colleen Barry, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026 Before the cauldrons are extinguished in Milan and Cortina, the Olympic flag will be handed over to a representative of the French Alps, the host region for the 2030 Winter Olympics. — Garrett Chorpenning, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026 And those numbers could keep rising, with some medal chances still left before the cauldrons get extinguished and the Games come to a close. — Tim Reynolds, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cauldrons
  1. kettles
  2. pots
  3. buckets
Noun
  • Kitchenware Cutting boards, knives, mugs, kettles, coffee makers, and other kitchen essentials can all be cleaned with apple cider vinegar.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike standard kettles, this one features a precise temperature control and soothing tone (no annoying whistle) that signals when the water has reached a boil.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of kettles
Noun
  • The bets were small, committed to memory to avoid scrutiny from teachers and administrators, with pots of around $20 settled at the end of the week.
    — Ben Paviour August 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The inn’s narrow corridors are lined with huge treasure chests, large scrolls, rows of pots; the furniture is constructed without nails.
    — Pico Iyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of pots
Noun
  • Marjanović is 46 now, and comes into his fifth edition as the event’s sole director with buckets of confidence in what this fest has to offer European cinema.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
  • That spread is divided into three buckets, which includes an underwriting fee for taking on the inventory risk, a management fee for structuring and timing the deal, and a selling concession for the sales desk that actually places the stock.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of buckets

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