kettle Definition
ket·tle (ket′'l)
noun
- a metal container for boiling or cooking things; pot
- a teakettle
- a kettledrum
- Geol.
- a depression in glacial drift remaining after the melting of an isolated mass of buried ice
- a kettle-shaped hole in rock, gravel, etc.
Etymology: ME ketel < ON ketill, akin to OE cetel, Ger kessel, Goth katils, early Gmc loanword < L catillus, dim. of catinus, container for food
kettle Synonyms
kettle Usage Examples
Preposition: of
fish: He's a funny kettle of fish, John.
Converse of object
- boil: Or I've been forced to boil the kettle to wash up.
- fill: Only fill the kettle with enough water for your needs.
- put: Davina advises her to put the kettle on, she's coming in for a chat, soon.
- lift: Soon she was unable even to lift a kettle.
Adjective modifier
- cordless: With cordless kettles, you simply lift them off the base, which can be left plugged in.
- corded: However, if you wish to use a kettle tipper you will need a corded kettle ( see Figure 8 ).
- electric: A saucepan takes much longer to boil the same amount of water than an electric kettle.
- stainless: From the award winning Nio collection this 1.5 liter stainless steel kettle is a beautiful addition to your kitchen.
- automatic: Color TV - Automatic electric kettle - Easy chair seating - Electrical shaver point or adaptor.
- different: The daughter, Bertie, she's a different kettle of fish - hunts with the best of ' em.
Modifies a noun
- tipper: Adaptations may include: ergonomic cutlery kettle tippers bath rails grabbers walkers stair lifts How do I get to see an OT?
- hole: A number of distinct upland lakes occur within the kettle holes of the outwash complex.
- drum: We tried to get Damon to play kettle drums but he wouldn't.
- black: A case of the pot calling the kettle black perhaps!
- chip: Kettle chips are made with a better quality oil.
Noun used with modifier
- jug: Linda tries to get her off by smashing a jug kettle over her head, which knocks Kay out.
- copper: Maytag himself seems to marvel at his archaic yet revered brewing process, right down to the copper kettles.
- iron: How can the clay pot associate with the iron kettle?
- tea: When only tiny bits remained, we poured boiling water from the expedition tea kettle over the surface to melt them.
Browse dictionary entries near kettle
- ‹ Kettering
- ‹ ketosteroid
- ‹ ketosis
- ‹ ketose
- ‹ ketonuria
- ‹ ketonemia
- ‹ ketone body
- ‹ ketone
- ‹ ketol
- ‹ ketogenesis
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