kettle

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kettle

A musician strikes the kettle drum in the orchestra.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A metal container with a lid, spout, and handle, used for boiling water: A vessel, typically made of metal, designed for heating water over a heat source.
    • A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument (timpani): A type of drum with a bowl-shaped body and a tunable head.
    • (Geology) A depression or hollow in the ground, often filled with water, formed by the melting of a block of glacial ice: A kettle hole.
    • The quantity contained within a kettle: Used as a unit of measure.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • She put the kettle on the stove to make tea.
    • The orchestra's timpanist tuned the kettles before the concert.
    • The hike passed by a clear blue kettle lake formed during the last ice age.
    • The recipe calls for a kettle of boiling water.
Advanced Usage
  • "A different kettle of fish": An entirely different matter or situation.
    • I can manage basic repairs, but rebuilding the engine is a different kettle of fish.
  • "A pretty/fine kettle of fish": An awkward, difficult, or messy situation.
    • This traffic jam is a fine kettle of fish; we're going to be late for sure.
Variants and Related Words
  • Kettleful (n): The amount a kettle can hold.
    • Add a kettleful of water to the pot.
  • Kettle hole (n): The geological formation (a lake-filled depression).
  • Kettledrum (n): The formal name for the musical instrument.
Synonyms
  • Teakettle (n): Specifically for boiling water.
  • Pot (n): A more general term for a cooking vessel.
  • Timpani (n): The musical instrument.
  • Pothole (n, geological): A related but not identical geological feature.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Verb Phrases
  • "To kettle" (verb, informal/police tactic): To contain a crowd in a restricted area.
    • Police kettled the protesters on the bridge.
  • "Put the kettle on": To start boiling water for a hot drink.
    • It's cold outside; I'll put the kettle on.
Related Idioms
  • "The pot calling the kettle black": Accusing someone of a fault one possesses oneself.
    • He criticized her for being late, which was the pot calling the kettle black, as he's always late too.
kettle

A musician strikes the kettle drum in the orchestra.

Noun
  1. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
  2. (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
  3. the quantity a kettle will hold
  4. a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid

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