What does kettle mean?

Definitions for kettle
ˈkɛt lket·tle

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. kettle, boilernoun

    a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid

  2. kettle, kettlefulnoun

    the quantity a kettle will hold

  3. kettle hole, kettlenoun

    (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits

  4. kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani, timpaninoun

    a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it

Wiktionary

  1. kettlenoun

    A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.

  2. kettlenoun

    The quantity held by a kettle.

  3. kettlenoun

    A vessel for boiling water for tea; a teakettle.

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

  4. kettlenoun

    A pothole.

  5. kettlenoun

    A group of airborne hawks riding a thermal.

  6. kettlenoun

    A steam locomotive

  7. kettlenoun

    A kettledrum.

  8. kettlenoun

    A kettle hole.

  9. kettleverb

    To contain demonstrators in a confined area.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. KETTLEnoun

    A vessel in which liquor is boiled. In the kitchen the name of pot is given to the boiler that grows narrower towards the top, and of kettle to that which grows wider. In authors they are confounded.

    Etymology: cetl, Saxon; ketel, Dutch.

    The fire thus form’d, she sets the kettle on;
    Like burnish’d gold the little seether shone. Dryden.

Wikipedia

  1. Kettle

    A kettle, sometimes called a tea kettle or teakettle, is a type of pot specialized for boiling water, commonly with a lid, spout, and handle, or a small electric kitchen appliance of similar shape that functions in a self-contained manner. Kettles can be heated either by placing on a stove, or by their own internal electric heating element in the appliance versions. As indicated by its name, the kettle was and is often used as teaware to brew tea or prepare a tisane. Some very modern versions do more than just boil water, and also make the tea and keep it warm.

ChatGPT

  1. kettle

    A kettle is a type of container, usually with a lid, handle and spout, used primarily for boiling water. It is typically made of metal or plastic and is a common kitchen appliance. Some kettles are electric and heat up using a built-in heating element, while others are designed to be heated over a stove. They are often used for making tea, coffee, or other hot beverages.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Kettlenoun

    a metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids

  2. Etymology: [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. chezz kettle, Icel. kati small ship.]

Wikidata

  1. Kettle

    A kettle, sometimes called a tea kettle or teakettle, is a type of pot, typically metal, specialized for boiling water over a heat source, with a lid, spout and handle, or a small kitchen appliance of similar shape that functions in a self-contained manner. Kettles can be heated either by placing on a stove, or by their own internal electric heating element in the appliance versions.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Kettle

    ket′l, n. a vessel of metal, for heating or boiling liquids: a cavity like a kettle in rock, sand, &c.: (Shak.) kettle-drum.—ns. Kett′le-drum, a musical instrument now used chiefly in orchestras and in cavalry bands, consisting of a hollow brass hemisphere with a parchment head, sounded by soft-headed elastic drumsticks: a tea-party; Kett′le-drum′mer; Kett′le-hold′er, a little mat, &c., for holding a kettle when hot.—n.pl. Kett′le-pins, skittle-pins.—A kettle of fish, or A pretty kettle of fish, a task of great difficulty, an awkward mess—most probably in this sense connected with kiddle. [A.S. cetel; Ger. kessel, Goth. katils; all perh. from L. catillus, dim. of catinus, a deep cooking-vessel.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. kettle

    The brass or metal box of a compass.

Editors Contribution

  1. kettle

    A type of appliance and product created and designed in various colors, components, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles.

    Kettles are used mainly to boil water to make a hot drink or to use the hot water for another purpose.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 21, 2017  

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. KETTLE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Kettle is ranked #14307 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Kettle surname appeared 2,092 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Kettle.

    84.5% or 1,769 total occurrences were White.
    6.2% or 131 total occurrences were Black.
    4.6% or 98 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    2.3% or 49 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.6% or 35 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.4% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'kettle' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3085

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of kettle in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of kettle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of kettle in a Sentence

  1. Fred Blow:

    Problem drinkers are a whole different kettle of fish, serious heavy drinkers have disruptive relationships with people, particularly their partners. That’s an important issue that should be looked at going forward.

  2. Donald Trump:

    I never said that. OK, wouldn't matter, I never said it. Afghanistan is a different kettle. Afghanistan is next to Pakistan, it's an entry in. You have to be careful with the nuclear weapons. It's all about the nuclear weapons. By the way, without the nukes, it's a whole different ballgame.

  3. Kenneth Hodder:

    Our traditional red kettle campaign, a symbol of Christmas and Americans caring for one another, is going to be increasingly difficult this year, we believe that Christmas for millions of Americans is at risk.

  4. Hank Johnson:

    I would say that the pot calling the kettle black is not something that we should do, i don't know what members, if any, have had any problems with substance abuse, been busted in DUI, I don't know. But if I did, I wouldn't raise it against anyone on this committee. I don't think it's proper. I think we have got to get back down to what is most important here.

  5. Gustave Flaubert, Charles Bovary:

    For none of us can ever express the exact measure of his needs or his thoughts or his sorrows; and human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.

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