cauldrons

Massive cooking vessels

Cauldrons is the plural of cauldron, a large metal pot used for cooking or boiling liquids over an open fire.

The image is medieval or witchy—three witches stirring a bubbling cauldron.

Figuratively, a cauldron is any volatile situation where forces mix dangerously: The region became a cauldron of ethnic tensions.

witchcraft

witch

Practitioner of dark arts

  • brewSteeped or fermented drink
  • potionEnchanted liquid mixture
  • spellArrange letters correctly

bubbling · coven · hag · incantation · toad · eye of newt · Macbeth · Halloween · curse · familiar

metaphorical

turmoil

Violent disturbance or confusion

  • conflictOpposition between parties
  • chaosComplete disorder and confusion
  • hotbedPlace fostering rapid growth

ferment · unrest · tension · volatile · brewing · simmering · political · melting pot · crucible · strife

cooking

stew

Slow-simmered meat dish

broth · stock · soup · boiling · ladle · iron · cast · hanging · tripod · medieval

industrial

molten

Liquefied by extreme heat

forge · furnace · slag · crucible · steel · iron · blast · pour · casting · ladle

Categories
Opposites
size and weight of cookware

cauldronsteacups

Small handled drinking vessels

ramekins · shot glasses · egg cups · saucers · fine china

cultural/magical associations

cauldronschalices

Ornate ceremonial drinking cups

holy grails · baptismal fonts · holy grail · communion cups · sacred vessels

cooking method and technology

cauldronsmicrowave ovens

Appliances that heat food electromagnetically

induction cooktops · air fryers · smart appliances · convection ovens · test tubes

Phrases
Family

cauldron

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G