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kettle

The correct spelling is kettle.

How to pronounce kettle

/ˈkɛ.təl/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
  2. 2.The quantity held by a kettle.
  3. 3.A vessel for boiling water for tea.
  4. 4.A kettle hole, sometimes any pothole.
  5. 5.(collective) A group of raptors riding a thermal, especially when migrating.

verb

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

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