cauldron
/ˈkɔːldrən/noun
उच्चारण कॉल्ड्रन
कड़ाह, बड़ा देग
Advanced wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C]
a large deep pot for boiling liquids over a fire
कड़ाह, बड़ा देग
- The three witches stirred the bubbling cauldron in Macbeth.
- The cook stirred the cauldron of soup over the open fire.
- Grandmother stirred a huge cauldron of sweet rice at the temple fair.
+ 3 more examples
- A black cauldron hung over the fire in the old kitchen.
- The festival cook boiled milk in a giant cauldron.
- The children dressed as witches danced around a plastic cauldron.
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[C] a ~ of sth
a situation that is full of danger, violence or strong emotions
(संघर्ष, भावना का) उबलता कड़ाह
- a cauldron of hatred
- The city became a cauldron of rumours before the election.
- The border town became a cauldron of tension during the dispute.
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- The stadium was a cauldron of noise as the final over began.
- Political unrest turned the capital into a cauldron of anger.
AaSpelling
caul·dron
With -au- and -dron (not 'caldron' in British English; not 'cauldren').
-au- और अंत में -dron (British English में 'caldron' नहीं; 'cauldren' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the pot words together: cauldron (large, over a fire), vat (large container for liquids in industry), urn (a tall vase; also for ashes), crucible (for melting metals).
बर्तन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: cauldron (आग पर बड़ा), vat (उद्योग में तरल के लिए बड़ा पात्र), urn (ऊँचा फूलदान; राख के लिए भी), crucible (धातु पिघलाने के लिए)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Literature: the witches' cauldron in Shakespeare's Macbeth ('Double, double toil and trouble').
साहित्य में Shakespeare के Macbeth में चुड़ैलों का cauldron ('Double, double toil and trouble')।