crucibles
Heat-resistant melting vessels
Crucibles are containers that withstand extreme heat, used for melting metals or other materials.
The word extends figuratively to any severe test or trial that transforms what passes through it: The war was a crucible that forged their national identity.
A crucible can also mean a place where different elements interact to produce something new: New York was a crucible of immigrant cultures.
Liquefied by extreme heat
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
- refractoryResistant to heat/control
- graphiteCrystalline carbon allotrope
ceramic · casting · ladle · foundry · alloy · ore · slag · kiln
Judicial examination of claims
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- tribulationState of great distress
challenge · test · struggle · fire · forge · transformation · endurance · resilience
Controlled warming enclosure
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- hotbedPlace fostering rapid growth
- cauldronLarge metal cooking pot
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
nexus · hub · catalyst · laboratory · workshop · melting-pot · seedbed · genesis
molten
Liquefied by extreme heat
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
- refractoryResistant to heat/control
graphite · ceramic · casting · ladle · foundry · alloy · ore · slag · kiln · heat-resistant
trial
Judicial examination of claims
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
tribulation · challenge · test · struggle · fire · forge · transformation · endurance · resilience · pressure
incubator
Controlled warming enclosure
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- hotbedPlace fostering rapid growth
- cauldronLarge metal cooking pot
epicenter · nexus · hub · catalyst · laboratory · workshop · melting-pot · seedbed · genesis · ferment
- metalworkingwelding, casting, forging, smithing, smelting
- ancient metalworkingsmelting, forging, smithing, casting molds, furnaces
- ancient potteryamphora, amphorae, earthenware, Greek pottery, Greek vase
- lab suppliesbeakers, beaker, test tubes, test tube, pipettes
- laboratory glassbeakers, test tubes, flasks, pipettes, graduated cylinders
- refractoriesrefractories, firebrick, fire brick, fire bricks, fire clay
cruciblesice molds
Containers for freezing water
beakers · flasks · petri dishes · plastic containers · styrofoam cups
cruciblescomfort zones
Psychological areas of ease
smooth sailing · cakewalks · safe harbors · havens · soft landings
cruciblesholding patterns
Aircraft delay orbits
stasis chambers · status quo · cocoons · limbo · suspended animation
- The CrucibleDrama about witch accusations
- crucible steelAlloy melted in sealed pots