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The correct spelling is kettle.
How to pronounce kettle
/ˈkɛ.təl/
nounIPA: /ˈkɛ.təl/
Say it like: Ket-tle
The correct spelling is kettle. A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid. For example: "There's a hot kettle of soup on the stove."
Usage Examples
“There's a hot kettle of soup on the stove.”
“Stick the kettle on and we'll have a nice cup of tea.”
“a kettle of hawks”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
- 2.The quantity held by a kettle.
- 3.A vessel for boiling water for tea.
- 4.A kettle hole, sometimes any pothole.
- 5.(collective) A group of raptors riding a thermal, especially when migrating.
verb
- 1.(of the police) To contain demonstrators in a confined area.
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