Kettle - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- 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
singular: kettle
plural: kettles
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