kettle, boiler
(noun) a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani, timpani
(noun) a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
kettle, kettleful
(noun) the quantity a kettle will hold
Source: WordNet® 3.1
kettle (plural kettles)
A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
The quantity held by a kettle.
(British) A vessel for boiling water for tea.
Synonym: teakettle
(geology) A kettle hole, sometimes any pothole.
(ornithology, collective) A group of raptors riding a thermal, especially when migrating.
(rail transport, slang) A steam locomotive
(musical instruments) A kettledrum.
An instance of kettling; a group of protesters or rioters confined in a limited area.
In most varieties of English outside the United States (UK, Irish, Australian, New Zealand, Canadian), if not specified otherwise, kettle usually refers to a vessel for boiling the water for tea.
kettle (third-person singular simple present kettles, present participle kettling, simple past and past participle kettled)
(British, of the police) To contain demonstrators in a confined area.
kettle (plural kettles)
Alternative form of kiddle (“kind of fishweir”)
Kettle (plural Kettles)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kettle is the 14307th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2092 individuals. Kettle is most common among White (84.56%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Ket"tle, n. Etym: [OE. ketel; cf. AS. cetel, cetil, cytel; akin to D. kjedel, G. kessel, OHG. chezzil, Icel. ketill, SW. kittel, Dan. kjedel, Goth. katils; all perh. fr. L. catillus, dim. of catinus a deep vessel, bowl; but cf. also OHG. chezzi kettle, Icel. kati small ship.]
Definition: A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids. Kettle pins, ninepins; skittles. [Obs.] Shelton.
– Kettle stitch (Bookbinding), the stitch made in sewing at the head and tail of a book. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
