kettle

B1
Pronunciation
/ˈkɛ.təl/
Noun
9 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • There's a hot kettle of soup on the stove.
2 Definition

The quantity held by a kettle.

3 Definition

A vessel for boiling water for tea.

Synonyms
teakettle
Example Sentences
  • Stick the kettle on and we'll have a nice cup of tea.
4 Definition

A kettle hole, sometimes any pothole.

5 Definition

(collective) A group of raptors riding a thermal, especially when migrating.

Example Sentences
  • a kettle of hawks
6 Definition

A steam locomotive

7 Definition

A kettledrum.

8 Definition

An instance of kettling; a group of protesters or rioters confined in a limited area.

9 Definition

A kind of fishweir resembling a wattle or fence.

Verb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

(of the police) To contain demonstrators in a confined area.