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Potion vs Cauldron - What's the difference?

potion | cauldron |

As nouns the difference between potion and cauldron

is that potion is a small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical while cauldron is a large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame.

As a verb potion

is to drug.

potion

English

(wikipedia potion)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.
    • He hoped to win the princess’s heart by mixing the love potion the witch gave him into her drink.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To drug.
    • (Speed)

    Anagrams

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    cauldron

    English

    Alternative forms

    * caldron

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame.
  • * 1623 , William Shakespeare, Macbeth , Act IV, Scene I:
    • Double, double toil and trouble;
    Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.
  • * 1997 , J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone , Raincoast Books, ISBN 9781551923963, page 102:
  • * 2004 , Carl Neal, The Magick Toolbox: The Ultimate Compendium for Choosing and Using Ritual Implements and Magickal Tools , Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC (2004), ISBN 9781578633241, unnumbered page:
    • Large cauldrons are a little tricky to locate, but are well worth the search if you have a place to safely store and use one.
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    • Synonyms

    * (l)