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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)
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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
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1. (noun) kettle
a teakettle
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1. (noun) kettle
a metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids
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Sense: a metal pot, usually with a special part for pouring and a lid, for heating liquids
a kettle full of boiling water.
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 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 |
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