Meaning of Kettle | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
   countable, uncountable
2. A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
3. The quantity held by a kettle.
4. An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States, named after a creek.
   countable, uncountable
5. A vessel or appliance used to boil water for the preparation of hot beverages and other foodstuffs.
6. An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia, United States, named after a summit.
   countable, uncountable
7. A kettle hole, sometimes any pothole.
8. Synonym of Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland.
   countable, uncountable
9. A group of raptors riding a thermal, especially when migrating.
   collective
10. A steam locomotive.
    slang
11. A kettledrum.
12. An instance of kettling; a group of protesters or rioters confined in a limited area.
13. A watch (timepiece).
    slang
14. A bucket for holding a quantity of paint during the painting process.

Equivalents

Examples

“To cook pasta, you first need to put the kettle on.”

“There's a hot kettle of soup on the stove.”

“Stick the kettle on and we'll have a nice cup of tea.”

“a kettle of hawks”

“Kettles can consist of thousands of birds migrating together.”

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