kettle
Other forms: kettles
A kettle is a pot made for boiling water. Most kettles are metal, with a lid and a spout. If you're in the mood for a cup of tea, it might be time to "put the kettle on."
You can use the word kettle to mean "metal cooking pot," although it's mostly used for the kind you use to make your tea or instant soup. If you want to comment on the incredible awkwardness of a situation, you can use the colloquial phrase, "Well, this is a fine kettle of fish," and if you criticize a friend for something you're also guilty of, she might say, "That's the pot calling the kettle black!"
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a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
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the quantity a kettle will holdsynonyms: kettlefultype of:containerfulthe quantity that a container will hold
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a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on itsynonyms: kettledrum, timpani, tympani, tympanumtype of:percussion instrument, percussive instrumenta musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
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(geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial depositssynonyms: kettle hole
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