kettle


Definition: Meaning of, kettle in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkɛt(ə)l /

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Singular Plural
kettle kettles
[countable]
  1. a container with a lid, a handle, and a SPOUT, used for boiling and pouring water [=  teakettle American English]
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  2. American English a large pot, used for making soup
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  3. another/a different kettle of fish informal used to say that a situation is very different from one that you have just mentioned
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kettle used in phrases

  • Two Kettle (noun)
    1. a member of the Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux
  • fish kettle (noun)
    1. a long deep dish used for cooking whole fish
  • kettle hole (noun)
    1. typically filled by a lake geology a hollow that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
  • kettle of fish (noun)
    1. informal term for a difficult situation
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