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cauldron (noun)

cauldron noun

also US caldron /ˈkɑːldrən/

plural cauldrons

cauldron

noun

also US caldron /ˈkɑːldrən/

plural cauldrons

Britannica Dictionary definition of CAULDRON

[count]

: a large pot

a witch's cauldron

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— often used figuratively

The area was a cauldron of violence.
a seething cauldron of intense emotions

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