kettle en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /-əl/ (South-Asia)
- /ˈkɛʈɪl/ (South-Asia)
- (UK) audio
- [ˈkʰɛtᵊɫ̩]
- /ˈkɪtəl/ (US, dated, regional)
- [ˈkʰɛɾɫ̩] (US)
- kĕt'(ə)l
- /ˈkɛ.təl/
- /ˈkɛ.təl/ (US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English ketel, also chetel, from Old English ċietel (“kettle, cauldron”) and in Middle English possibly influenced by Old Norse ketill and both from Proto-Germanic *katilaz (“kettle, bucket, vessel”), of uncertain origin and formation. Usually regarded as a borrowing of Late Latin catīllus (“small bowl”), diminutive of Latin catinus (“deep bowl, vessel for cooking up or serving food”), however, the word may be Germanic confused with the Latin: compare Old English cete (“cooking pot”), Old High German chezzi (“a kettle, dish, bowl”), Icelandic kati, ketla (“a small boat”). Cognate with West Frisian tsjettel (“kettle”), Dutch ketel (“kettle”), German Kessel (“kettle”), Swedish kittel (“cauldron, kettle”), Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃 (katils, “kettle”), Finnish kattila, Polish kocioł (“cauldron”), Czech kotel (“boiler”), Russian котёл (kotjól, “boiler, cauldron”). (watch): Cockney rhyming slang from 'kettle and hob' to 'fob' (fob watch).
Meanings
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A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
There's a hot kettle of soup on the stove.
To cook pasta, you first need to put the kettle on.
- The quantity held by a kettle.
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A vessel or appliance used to boil water for the preparation of hot beverages and other foodstuffs.
Stick the kettle on and we'll have a nice cup of tea.
- A kettle hole, sometimes any pothole.
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(collective) A group of raptors swirling and spiraling upward as they ride a thermal, especially when migrating.
the "River of Raptors" - an enormous kettle of hawks - circles over Cardel, in Veracruz, Mexico, in early October
2012, Pete Dunne, David Sibley, Clay Sutton, Hawks in Flight, HarperCollins:When one hawk discovers a thermal, others notice its spiraling flight and join it, not out of any sense of sociability but because rising on a thermal and gliding to the next saves the energy of flapping on a long flight. Groups of hawks all spiraling on the same thermal are called kettles.
2012, Laur Erickson, Betsy Bowen, Hawk Ridge, University of Minnesota Press, page 3:Kettles can consist of thousands of birds migrating together.
2010, Jean-Luc E. Cartron, Raptors of New Mexico:a kettle of hawks
then a pure Swainsons's hawk kettle of about 50 birds
1996, Clay Sutton, Patricia Sutton, How to Spot Hawks and Eagles, Houghton Mifflin, page 30:
- (slang) A steam locomotive.
- A kettledrum.
- An instance of kettling; a group of protesters or rioters confined in a limited area.
- (slang) A watch (timepiece).
- A bucket for holding a quantity of paint during the painting process.
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A type of encirclement.
Near-synonym: cauldron
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, figuratively) Ellipsis of kettle of fish.
alt of kettle of fish
Near-synonyms: cauldron, pickle; see also Thesaurus:difficult situation
Well, we're really in a kettle now, aren't we?
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kettles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
cooking pot · pot · saucepan · copper · spider · cauldron · cookpot · pan
Deriveds
kettle trap · kettlelike · kettle of fish · kettle chip · potash kettle · fish kettle · kettle fur collector · kettle stitch · Kelly Kettle · kettleful · kettle hat · kettle hole · kettle lead · teakettle · coffee-kettle · kettlebelly · cat calling the kettle black · kettle-drum · kettle-pin · lunch kettle · pot calling the kettle black · kettle logic · giant kettle · giant's kettle · kettle cable · kettle corn · kettle bottom · cheese kettle · tea kettle · tempest in a tea-kettle · tea-kettle · kettlebell · kettle lake · storm in a tea-kettle · kettler · kettle helmet · a watched kettle never boils · kettle drum
Descendants
કીટલી · কেটলি · igedlela · kitil · citeal · केतली · کتری · kitla
Hypernyms
Relateds
out of the frying pan, into the fire (difficult situation)
Synonyms
pickle · fix · pickle · jam · sticky wicket · pinch · trouble · plight · dire straits · bucket of syrup · dilemma · predicament · spot of bother · spot · ass in a sling · cauldron · cross to bear · quagmire · situation · doghouse · teakettle · kettle · hole · ordeal · sticky situation · tight spot · quandary · calvary · bind · kettle of fish · cauldron · difficulty · cauldron · cross
Translations (168)
km ឆ្នាំង (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · mr किटली (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · it pentola (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · mk котле (quantity held by a kettle) · ks کِتٕلؠ (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · sh kàzan (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · pt bule (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · id ketel (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · tk çäýnek (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · non ketill (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · hy կաթսա (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · pl czajnik (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · el κατσαρόλα (quantity held by a kettle) · srn ketre (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · la cucuma (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · el κατσαρόλα (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · es pava (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · fi kattilallinen (quantity held by a kettle) · bo ཁོག་ལྟིར (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · kxd kitil (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · sh kòtao (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · mn данх (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · cmn 壺 /壶 (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ur کیتْلی (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · sh ка̀зан (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · fy tsjettel (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ofs sthitil (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · hu fazék (quantity held by a kettle) · tr kazan (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ru ча́йник (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · hu kannányi (quantity held by a kettle) · ha būtā̀ (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · tl takuri (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · az qazan (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · wa cocmwår (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · yue 水壺 /水壶 (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · enm ketel (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · it cucuma (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · lv katls (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · hu kanna (quantity held by a kettle) · la cortīna (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · mi tīkera (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · sw birika (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · af ketel (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · pt chaleira (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · es calentador (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · tr ketıl (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · tg чойник (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · he קוּמְקוּם (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · te కేటిల్ (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · tg чойҷӯш (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · az çaynik (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · tr su ısıtıcısı (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · fa-ira کِتْری (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ky чайнек (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · nl ketel (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ka ქვაბი (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ar غَلَّايَة (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · nrf ticl'ye (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · nb kjele (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · el χύτρα (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · tyz pao (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · fr bouilloire (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · uk ча́йник (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · de Kochtopf (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · et kann (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · hu kanna (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ky казан (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · gd coire (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · si කේතලය (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · uz chovgun (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · kn ಕೆಟಲ್ (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · el χύτρα (quantity held by a kettle) · gld qalä (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · my ရေနွေးအိုး (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · lo ນໍ້າມັນ (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · hu üst (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · sq kazan (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ota قزان (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · bn কেটলি (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · cs kotel (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · hu fazéknyi (quantity held by a kettle) · hi केतली (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · sl kotel (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ta கெண்டி (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · mww hwj (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · acw غلاية (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · gu કીટલી (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · sk kotol (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · sv kittel (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ka ჩაიდანი (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · pdt Grope (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · eo bolkruĉo (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · da kedel (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · kk шәйнек (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ms ketel (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ja 薬缶 (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · vi ấm (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · be ча́йнік (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · tyz ẩm (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · fi parvi (group of raptors) · sh čȃjnīk (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · unm wekathus (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ko 주전자 (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · gd coire (quantity held by a kettle) · bg ча́йник (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · dsb kóśeł (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · be кацёл (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · it bollitore (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · enm caudroun (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · cmn 水壺 /水壶 (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · bkm ngɨ̀ (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ro ceainic (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ka საქვაბე (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · oj akik (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ka ქეთლი (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · et katel (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · st ketlele (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · sah чаанньык (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · mt kitla (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ang ċietel (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · vi bình đun siêu tốc (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ug چەينەك (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · vi ấm (quantity held by a kettle) · hu vízforraló (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · hu teafőző (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · mk котле (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · de Kessel (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ug چۆگۈن (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ca caldera (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · uz choynak (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · mk чајник (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · sh ча̑јнӣк (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · fo ketil (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · bcl takuri (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · fi kattila (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · am ኬት (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · evn kalan (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · frr Serel (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · sh ко̀тао (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · hu vízforraló kanna (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · tl kawa (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · kk құман (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · oc pairòl (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · az çaydan (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ga citeal (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · prs چایجوش (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · so kirliga (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ru котёл (quantity held by a kettle) · th กา (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · lt virdulys (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ba кәстрүл (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · tr kettle (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ky чөөгүн (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · cy tegell (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ru котёл (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · frr sedel (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ltg kotlys (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · hu bogrács (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · es caldera (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · ba сәйнүк (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · uk коте́л (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · is ketill (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · fi pannullinen (quantity held by a kettle) · kk қазан (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · tt чәйнек (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) · mk чајник (quantity held by a kettle) · pl kocioł (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food)