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kettle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | kettledrum, timpani, tympani, tympanum |
| Type of | percussion instrument, percussive instrument |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | kettleful |
| Type of | containerful |
kettle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | kettle hole |
| Type of | hollow, hole |
Examples of kettle
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Fill an 8-quart kettle three fourths full with salted water and bring to a boil.
From the news-journalonline.com
The kettle is boiling and the lobster pots are ready for action in their locker.
From the telegraph.co.uk
I think mum likes it too because I can hear the kettle going as soon as I'm wet.
From the dailymercury.com.au
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black and people who live in glass houses.
From the dailymercury.com.au
The Advocate revealed his concerns, leading to a voluntary recall of the kettle.
From the timesunion.com
The Salvation Army estimates $4,000 was stolen in Friday night's kettle robbery.
From the charlotteobserver.com
To Joy, those gripes sound a lot like the pot calling the kettle fast and loose.
From the usatoday.com
When he cometh, little old ladies put on the kettle and get out the Jaffa cakes.
From the economist.com
Another donor dropped four $100 bills in the kettle at Dominick's in Lake Bluff.
From the dailyherald.com
- A metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
- The quantity a kettle will hold
- Kettle hole: (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
- A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
- A kettle, sometimes called teakettle, tea kettle or the pot, is a small kitchen appliance used for boiling water in preparation for making tea or other beverages requiring hot water. Kettles often resemble teapots, but are used to boil water, not to brew tea.
- A kettle is a term that birdwatchers use to describe a group of birds wheeling and circling in the air. The kettle may be composed of several different species at the same time. Nature photographer M. ...
- A kettle (kettle hole, pothole) is a shallow, sediment-filled body of water formed by retreating glaciers or draining floodwaters.
- Kettling, also known as containment or corralling, is a police tactic for the management of large crowds during demonstrations or protests. It involves the formation of large cordons of police officers who then move to contain a crowd within a limited area. ...
- A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid; The quantity held by a kettle; A vessel for boiling water for tea; a teakettle; A pothole; A group of airborne hawks riding a thermal; A steam locomotive; A kettledrum; A kettle hole; To contain ...
