B1nounhome
US/ˈket.əl/
UK/ˈket.əl/
a container with a spout and handle, used to boil water for tea or coffee
In context
Put the kettle on and I will make us some tea.
The kettle clicked off as soon as the water boiled.
Our hotel room had an electric kettle and two cups.
Words that go with kettle
adjective + noun
- electric kettleAn electric kettle boils water in minutes.
verb + noun
- boil a kettleBoil a kettle of water for the noodles.
- fill the kettleFill the kettle at the sink.
verb + preposition
- put the kettle onPut the kettle on while I find the cups.
noun + preposition
- kettle of waterShe poured a kettle of water into the pot.