teakettle


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tea·ket·tle

 (tē′kĕt′l)
n.
A covered kettle with a spout and handle, used for boiling water, as for tea.

teakettle

(ˈtiːˌkɛtəl)
n
(Cookery) a kettle for boiling water to make tea

tea•ket•tle

(ˈtiˌkɛt l)

n.
a portable kettle with a cover, spout, and handle, used for boiling water.
[1695–1705]

Teakettle

A covered metal pot with a bail and a spout. Before hot water heaters were available, teakettles were kept on the kitchen stove to supply hot water for such things as shaving and hand washing. A teakettle full of boiling water was also a convenient place to cook hard-boiled eggs. (When kitchen stoves burned either coal or wood, they usually had a fire in them all day, so a teakettle on the stove provided a daylong source of hot water.)
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Teakettle - kettle for boiling water to make teateakettle - kettle for boiling water to make tea
kettle, boiler - a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
Translations
konvice
kedel
vedenkeitin
kotlić
ケトル
주전자
tekokare
กาต้มน้ำ
ấm đun nước

teakettle

[ˈtiːketl] N (US) → tetera f

teakettle

n → Wasserkessel m

Teakettle

→ غَلَّايَةُ konvice kedel Kessel κατσαρόλα hervidor de agua vedenkeitin bouilloire kotlić bollitore ケトル 주전자 ketel kjele czajnik chaleira чайник tekokare กาต้มน้ำ çaydanlık ấm đun nước 壶
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Peter shuffled to his feet, caught up the teakettle and mixed him some hot water and whiskey.
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The shades were up, and there was a roaring fire in the stove; the teakettle was singing and bubbling as it sent out a cloud of steam, and pushed over its capacious nose was a half sheet of note paper with "Compliments of Rebecca" scrawled on it.
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Such a cunning teakettle and saucepan, and a t^te-.
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Phoebe and the fire that boiled the teakettle were equally bright, cheerful, and efficient, in their respective offices.
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The Ibo people and Twi disappeared beneath the water of the island's bay at Teakettle Creek.
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Not the mantle clock, still ticking, striking the hours as we worked, not the state spoons she loved, the fashion magazines, the teakettle.
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