noun Download 🔗Share A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid. Examples : "My mother used the kettle to boil water for tea. " utensil item thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The quantity held by a kettle. Examples : "The kettle of hot water was enough to fill three mugs. " amount utility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A vessel for boiling water for tea. Examples : "She filled the kettle with water to make tea. " utensil device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kettle hole, sometimes any pothole. Examples : "The melting glacier left behind a kettle, a deep depression now filled with rainwater, making a small pond. " geology area nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (collective) A group of raptors riding a thermal, especially when migrating. Examples : "a kettle of hawks" animal bird group nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A steam locomotive Examples : "The old kettle chugged its way up the mountain, carrying the school children to their afternoon classes. " vehicle machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kettledrum. Examples : "The orchestra featured a dramatic kettledrum solo during the powerful finale. " music utensil sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An instance of kettling; a group of protesters or rioters confined in a limited area. Examples : "Example Sentence: "The police formed a kettle around the protesters, preventing them from marching further down the street." " politics police government law action group event Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of the police) To contain demonstrators in a confined area. Examples : "During the protest, police decided to kettle the demonstrators near the park entrance to prevent them from blocking traffic. " police government law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kind of fishweir resembling a wattle or fence. Examples : "The fishermen used a simple kettle to trap the fish in the shallow river. " fish nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading