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
  • A lot of hotels don't expect guests to do this (and aren't aware of this behavior) and don't 'deep' clean the kettles.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
  • Get connected at home with the $25 Amazon Smart Plug, which works with Alexa to turn devices like lamps and electric kettles on and off with ease.
    — Madeline Merinuk, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
Definition of kettles
Noun
  • The best way to avoid these issues is to keep petunias in well-draining pots, only water the plants when the top 1 to 2-inches of soil feels dry, and direct your watering can at the soil line to keep leaves dry.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 14 July 2026
  • Just prepare a few new containers filled with an all-purpose potting mix, and then direct the strawberry runners into the fresh pots.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 12 July 2026
Definition of pots
Noun
  • Available in 5-piece, 8-piece, 15-piece and 30-piece order sizes, the nuggets come in mini-buckets along with Jollibee’s signature gravy or one of five dipping sauces.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • The women scrape the adhesive back into buckets, and the exercise begins again.
    — Christopher Clark, NPR, 5 July 2026
Definition of buckets

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