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Meanings of kettle in English

Portuguese
tímpano
Catalan
timbala
Spanish
timbal
Wikidata

A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it.

        tímpano
        Russian
        чайник
        Portuguese
        chaleira
        Spanish
        caldera
        Catalan
        bullidor
        Wikidata

        A metal container used for boiling water for tea.

              чайник
              Russian
              золль
              Portuguese
              kettle
              Catalan
              kettle
              Wikidata

              Shallow, sediment-filled body of water formed by retreating glaciers or draining floodwaters.

                    золль
                    Portuguese
                    chaleira
                    Catalan
                    caldera
                    Spanish
                    caldera

                    A metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid.

                          chaleira
                          Synonyms
                          Examples for "boiler"
                          Examples for "boiler"
                          1
                          Heat the milk in a double boiler; add the seasonings and butter.
                          School and Home Cooking
                          2
                          In the undecked part were the boiler and engine, set in masonry.
                          American Merchant Ships and Sailors
                          3
                          The steam ports are next drilled in the top of the boiler.
                          Things To Make
                          4
                          Put the milk in the upper part of the double-boiler, and heat.
                          Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes and Home Made Candy Recipes
                          5
                          Several other people were filling thermoses with water in the boiler room.
                          Death of a Red Heroine
                          Usage of kettle in English
                          1
                          Today we have the new Response, a color changing kettle from Kenwood.
                          Wired
                          2
                          High rise informal settlements are a different kettle of fish, he said.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          The water in the kettle was boiling and he made the coffee.
                          Hiram the Young Farmer
                          4
                          The bright copper kettle and the tin dish shine in the sun.
                          Pictures of Sweden
                          5
                          Put the remainder of the birds in the kettle for a stew.
                          Woodcraft
                          6
                          Boil down the liquor left in the kettle until half the quantity.
                          The International Jewish Cook Book / 1600 Recipes According to t...
                          7
                          The spoon placed in the rest will drain back into the kettle.
                          The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
                          8
                          The beautiful head hung low over the brown mixture in the kettle.
                          Tess of the Storm Country
                          9
                          Turn the handle of the kettle toward the trunk of the tree.
                          Roumanian Fairy Tales
                          10
                          Cut pork in small pieces; fry crisp and turn into chowder kettle.
                          The New Dr. Price Cookbook
                          11
                          Boiled in the kettle the skin swelled thick and was fairly palatable.
                          The Lure of the Labrador Wild
                          12
                          She fetched water in the kettle again and made up the fire.
                          Melbourne House, Volume 2
                          13
                          She ground French Roast beans and began boiling water in a kettle.
                          The hellfire club
                          14
                          The water had come to a roiling boil in the electric kettle.
                          The Demon Lover
                          15
                          The forequarters are to be left in the kettle for a stew.
                          Woodcraft
                          16
                          The chief took some pitch and had it boiled in a kettle.
                          Moorish Literature / Comprising Romantic Ballads, Tales of the B...
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                          Kettle through the time
                          Kettle across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          Ireland
                          Common