MELTING POT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a vessel made of material that does not melt easily
   • used for high temperature chemical reactions
   Synonym(s)
   • crucible (what does crucible mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) melting pot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • vessel (what does vessel mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated
   Hypernyms(s) melting pot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • environment (what does environment mean?)
   • environs (what does environs mean?)
   • surroundings (what does surroundings mean?)
   • surround (what does surround mean?)