Synonyms for kettle
ˈkɛt lket·tle

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1. kettle, boilernoun

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

   Synonyms:
   kettle hole, tympanum, kettleful, timpani, boiler, steam boiler, tympani, kettledrum

2. kettle, kettlefulnoun

   the quantity a kettle will hold

   Synonyms:
   kettle hole, tympanum, kettleful, timpani, boiler, tympani, kettledrum

3. kettle hole, kettlenoun

   (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits

   Synonyms:
   kettle hole, tympanum, kettleful, timpani, boiler, tympani, kettledrum

4. kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani, timpaninoun

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

   Synonyms:
   kettle hole, tympanum, kettleful, timpani, boiler, middle ear, tympanic cavity, myringa, tympani, eardrum, tympanic membrane, kettledrum

Matched Categories

1. • Containerful
   • Geology
   • Hole
   • Percussion Instrument
   • Pot

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1. kettlenoun

   Synonyms:
   caldron (a large kettle)

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1. List of paraphrases for "kettle":

   cauldron, boiler, tea

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1. Maryam Peter from Pambla village:

   They provide raw rice to cook, the rice that they stole from the shops. They provide a kettle and ... scarves to cover up the women, people are going hungry. They are only feeding on corn and squash. No meat, nothing like that. The insurgents are not providing anything else.

2. Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary:

   The human language is like a cracked kettle on which we beat out a tune for a dancing bear, when we hope with our music to move the stars.

3. Miguel de Cervantes:

   The pot calls the kettle black.

4. Donald Trump:

   I never said that. OK, wouldn't matter, I never said it. Afghanistan is a different kettle. Afghanistan is next to Pakistan, it's an entry in. You have to be careful with the nuclear weapons. It's all about the nuclear weapons. By the way, without the nukes, it's a whole different ballgame.

5. Fred Blow:

   Problem drinkers are a whole different kettle of fish, serious heavy drinkers have disruptive relationships with people, particularly their partners. That’s an important issue that should be looked at going forward.