Kettle
11kettle — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ electric VERB + KETTLE ▪ fill ▪ plug in (BrE) ▪ put on (esp. BrE) ▪ I ve just …
12kettle — n. 1) to put a kettle up to boil 2) a teakettle 3) a kettle boils; whistles 4) (misc.) (colloq.) a fine kettle of fish ( a mess ) * * * [ketl] whistles a teakettle a kettle boils to put a kettle up to boil (misc.) (colloq.) a fine kettle of fish… …
13kettle — ket|tle [ˈketl] n [: Old English; Origin: cetel] 1.) a container with a lid, a handle, and a ↑spout, used for boiling and pouring water American Equivalent: teakettle ▪ She filled the kettle and switched it on. ▪ The kettle s boiling (=the water… …
14kettle — noun (C) 1 a metal or plastic container with a lid, a handle, and a spout (=for pouring), used to boil water 2 put the kettle on to boil water in a kettle: I ll put the kettle on for tea. 3 another/a different kettle of fish informal used to say… …
15kettle — /ˈkɛtl / (say ketl) noun 1. a portable container with a lid, a spout, and a handle, in which to boil water usually on a stove top, for making tea and other uses; teakettle. 2. an electrical appliance made of either metal or plastic for boiling… …
16kettle — v. To maneuver protesters into a small area using a cordon of police personnel and vehicles. n. kettling pp. Example Citations: The anarchists, the police seemed to feel, were such an imminent danger to society that they needed to be kettled in… …
17kettle — I UK [ˈket(ə)l] / US verb [transitive, usually passive] to control a crowd of people by surrounding them and preventing them from moving or leaving Derived word: kettling noun uncountable II UK [ˈket(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms kettle …
18kettle — /ket l/, n. 1. a metal container in which to boil liquids, cook foods, etc.; pot. 2. a teakettle. 3. a kettledrum. 4. Geol. See kettle hole. [bef. 900; ME ketel < ON ketill L catillus, dim. of catinus pot; r. OE cetel, cietel L as above; cf. G… …
19kettle — ket|tle [ ketl ] noun count 1. ) a TEAKETTLE a ) put a kettle on MAINLY BRITISH to boil water, especially for making tea 2. ) a metal container, usually with a cover, used for cooking: a fish kettle a different kettle of fish INFORMAL a situation …
20Kettle — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Kettle (homonymie). Les différentes formations glaciaires …
