Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A metal pot, usually with a lid, for boiling or stewing.
- noun A teakettle.
- noun Music A kettledrum.
- noun Geology A depression left in a mass of glacial drift, formed by the melting of an isolated block of glacial ice.
- noun A pothole.
from The Century Dictionary.
- A variant of
kittle . - noun Same as
kiddle - noun A vessel of iron, copper, tin, or other metal, of various shapes and dimensions, used for boiling or heating water and other liquids, or for cooking vegetables, etc., by boiling. Compare camp-kettle, tea-kettle.
- noun A tin pail. [Local, U. S.] A kettledrum.
- noun figuratively, a cavity or depression suggesting the interior of a kettle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids.
- noun [Obs.] ninepins; skittles.
- noun (Bookbinding) the stitch made in sewing at the head and tail of a book.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with alid . - noun The
quantity held by a kettle. - noun UK A vessel for
boiling water fortea ; ateakettle . - noun geology A
kettle hole , sometimes anypothole . - noun ornithology A collective term for a group of
raptors riding athermal , especially whenmigrating . - noun rail transport, slang A steam
locomotive - noun music A
kettledrum . - verb UK, of the police To
contain demonstrators in a confined area.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
- noun the quantity a kettle will hold
- noun a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
- noun (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Keep on walking if the coin kettle is not attached to a tripod, as it's likely been stolen.
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Keep on walking if the coin kettle is not attached to a tripod, as it's likely been stolen.
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That battered copper kettle is nowhere near that old.
Thor's Day wildelven 2009
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And until recently we were using a kettle from the same period.
Things I Found in my Mother-in-Law's House: The Kitchen ewillett 2008
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The old put rats in kettle, tie the kettle to the torturee's stomach and start a fire under the kettle until the rats eat through the victims stomach has always been my favorite.
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There are not two copper tarsks in the coin kettle!
Cinnamon Roll 2010
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In the bizarre world of British public service culture, a kettle is dangerous but severe under-manning on the streets is not.
Nanny Knows Best « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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The kettle is actually a religious icon from a fairly rare Celtic faith, which of course is sacred to me and some of the converts in my team.
Nanny Knows Best « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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The kettle is plugged in and soon the soothing sound of boiling water -- the splash as the water hits tea bag -- steam rises, flavour is released -- as soon the tension will be.
And Number ... Dave Hingsburger 2007
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Really, Hillary supporters should quit calling the kettle black.
Obama: Dem Race Is Like A Good Movie That's Gone On Too Long 2009
john commented on the word kettle
“A kettle is a term that birdwatchers use to describe a group of birds wheeling and circling in the air.”
- Wikipedia
April 16, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word kettle
Especially hawks.
April 16, 2009
reesetee commented on the word kettle
Indeed! :-)
April 17, 2009