kettle

nounmetal pot

Synonyms for kettle

noun metal pot

buckets

noun. container, often for liquids, with handle

Word Origin & History

Old English cetil (Mercian), from Latin catillus "deep pan or dish for cooking," diminutive of catinus "bowl, dish, pot." A general Germanic borrowing (cf. Old Saxon ketel, Old Frisian zetel, Middle Dutch ketel, Old High German kezzil, German Kessel). Spelling with a -k- (c.1300) probably is from influence of Old Norse cognate ketill. The smaller sense of "tea-kettle" is attested by 1769.

Example Sentences for kettle

Then strain the liquor through a sieve, and put it into a kettle or stew-pan.

Skim them well, and keep the kettle covered when you are not skimming.

Cover the jar, and set it up to the neck in a kettle of boiling water.

Cover the bottom of a large boiler or kettle with saw-dust or straw.

If the pot wants replenishing, do it with boiling water from a kettle.

There was a kettle on the hob, as there had been night and day for fifteen years.

If I'd got a few handy, I should have the kettle boiling all the sooner.'

After they had had their smoke, passing the pipes from mouth to mouth, I brought forth our kettle.

The rising tide was almost on us when they returned with a kettle full of hot tea.

Stanton took charge of the kettle and dished out the rations that night.

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Synonyms for kettle

buckets

caldron

container

containers

pan

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Synonyms for kettle

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