|
|
1. (n.) kettle
a container, usu. of metal, in which to boil liquids, cook foods, etc.; pot.
2. kettle
a gathering of soaring birds, as vultures, utilizing circular updrafts of warm air to gain elevation.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME ketel < ON ketill, c. OE c(i)etel, OHG kezzil, Go katils&indirdesc; L catillus, dim. of catīnus pot)
|
| Definition of 'kettle' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (noun) kettle, boiler
a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
2. (noun) kettle, kettleful
the quantity a kettle will hold
3. (noun) kettle hole, kettle
(geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
4. (noun) kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani, timpani
a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
|
|
|
1. (noun) kettle
a teakettle
|
| Definition of 'kettle' |
Webster Dictionary |
|
1. (noun) kettle
a metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids
|
|
|
Sense: a metal pot, usually with a special part for pouring and a lid, for heating liquids
a kettle full of boiling water.
|
Afrikaans: ketel |
Arabic: غَلاّيَه |
Bulgarian: чайник |
Brazilian: chaleira |
Czech: konvice |
German: der Kessel |
Danish: keddel |
Greek: χύτρα, κατσαρόλα, τσαγερό |
Spanish: hervidor, tetera |
Estonian: katel |
Farsi: کتری |
Finnish: kattila |
French: bouilloire |
Hebrew: קוּמקוּם |
Hindi: केतली |
Croatian: čajnik |
Hungarian: üst; kanna |
Indonesian: ketel |
Icelandic: ketill |
Italian: bollitore; pentolino |
Japanese: やかん |
Korean: 솥, 냄비, 주전자 |
Lithuanian: virdulys |
Latvian: tējkanna |
Malay: cerek |
Dutch: ketel |
Norwegian: kjele |
Polish: czajnik, kociołek |
Persian: منقل،اجاق برقى ،چاى جوش |
Pashto: ،چاي جوشه منقل،برقي وسيله |
Portuguese: chaleira |
Romanian: ceainic |
Russian: чайник |
Slovak: kanvica |
Slovenian: kotliček |
Serbian: čajnik |
Swedish: [kaffe-, te]panna, kittel |
Thai: กาน้ำ |
Turkish: çaydanlık |
Taiwanese: 水壺 |
Ukrainian: казанок; чайник |
Urdu: کیتلی |
Vietnamese: ấm đun nước |
Chinese: 水壶 |
Get even more translations for kettle...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'kettle' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|