kettle
Definition:
1. A container with a lid, handle and a spout , used for boiling water.
2. A kettle is a covered container that you use for boiling water. It has a handle, and a spout for the water to come out of.
Use 'kettle' in a sentence:
- 1. She emptied both their mugs and switched on the electric kettle.
- 2. Steam is rising from the kettle.
- 3. A kettle, sometimes called a tea kettle or teakettle, is a type of pot, typically metal, specialized for boiling water.
- 4. The quantity held by a kettle.
- 5. There's a hot kettle of soup on the stove.
- 6. Well then, I'll put the kettle on and make us some tea.
- 7. He got up and spooned two teaspoons of coffee into a chipped mug, and poured in water from the kettle.
- 8. Afterwards, we strolled back, put the kettle on and settled down with the newspapers.
- 9. Use a kettle with an automatic cut-out so it doesn't boil for longer than necessary.
- 10. Is the kettle boiling?
- 11. I bought a lovely red kettle from a shop which I walked into on a whim.
- 12. I'll put the kettle on and make us some tea.