noun Download 🔗Share A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid. Examples : "We used two kettles to boil enough water for everyone's tea. " utensil item thing utility machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The quantity held by a kettle. Examples : "The recipe called for three kettles of water to fill the large pot. " amount utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A vessel for boiling water for tea. Examples : "We have two kettles: one for the stove and one that plugs into the wall. " utensil drink device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kettle hole, sometimes any pothole. Examples : "After the glacier melted, the landscape was dotted with small, water-filled depressions, which the locals called kettles. " geology geography environment 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 environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A steam locomotive Examples : "During the railway preservation gala, several restored kettles pulled passenger trains along the old tracks. " vehicle machine technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kettledrum. Examples : "The orchestra's kettles boomed during the dramatic climax of the symphony. " 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 : "The police used kettles to control the crowd near the stadium after the game. " politics police government law action society group Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kind of fishweir resembling a wattle or fence. Examples : "The fishermen built kettles in the shallow river to trap the salmon swimming upstream. " fish utensil agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading