CRUCIBLES Synonyms

• any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

• a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid

• the quantity a kettle will hold

• (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits

• a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it

• cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel

• (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus

• chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids

• shallow container made of metal

• make a sweeping movement

• wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals

• express a totally negative opinion of

• a tube in which a body fluid circulates

• a craft designed for water transportation

• an object used as a container (especially for liquids)

• an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated

• a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions