Kettle - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈketl|  American pronunciation of the word kettle
Brit.  |ˈket(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word kettle

noun

- a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid (syn: boiler)
- 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 (syn: kettledrum, timpani, tympani, tympanum)

Extra examples

The kettle is boiling.

She filled the kettle and switched it on.

The kettle's boiling (=the water in it is boiling).

Put the kettle on (=start boiling water in a kettle) will you?

The kettle sang on the stove.

Helena plugged an electric kettle into a point underneath the table.

The kettle was kept on the simmer.

The kettle's boiling - shall I turn it off?

A hard gray crust had formed on the bottom of the tea kettle.

The kettle emitted a shrill whistle.

She enjoys public speaking but being on TV is a different kettle of fish.

Pop the kettle on, would you?

Shall I put the kettle on?

Don't scald yourself with that kettle!

A kettle was singing on the stove.

Word forms

noun
singular: kettle
plural: kettles
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