Kettle

[Ket·tle]

A kettle is a pot made for boiling water. Most kettles are metal, with a lid and a spout. If you're in the mood for a cup of tea, it might be time to "put the kettle on."

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A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids.

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

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

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

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the quantity a kettle will hold

n.
A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids.

Kettle

Ket"tle , n. [OE. ketel; cf. AS. cetel, cetil, cytel; akin to D. kjedel, G. kessel, OHG. chezzil, Icel. ketill, SW. kittel, Dan. kjedel, Goth. katils; all perh. fr. L. catillus, dim. of catinus a deep vessel, bowl; but cf. also OHG. chezz'c6 kettle, Icel. kati small ship.] A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids. Kettle pins, ninepins; skittles. [Obs.] Shelton. -- Kettle stitch (Bookbinding), the stitch made in sewing at the head and tail of a book. Knight.

A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids.

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Usage Examples

Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

We're living in a time when parenting is not at all mirroring the way I was parented. For me, I just followed my parents around on their errands when they were busy on the phone, I was quiet. It's a different kettle of fish these days: They run the house, and you listen to their music, and you go to their appointments.