teakettle

[ tee-ket-l ]

/ ˈtiˌkɛt l /

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noun

a portable kettle with a cover, spout, and handle, used for boiling water.

Origin of teakettle

First recorded in 1695–1705; tea + kettle

Words nearby teakettle

tea family, tea garden, tea gown, teahouse, teak, teakettle, teakwood, teal, tea lady, tea lead, tea leaf

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Example sentences from the Web for teakettle

For the first time, as she stood watching the teakettle with the lamplight full upon her, he got a clear view of his hostess.
The Forbidden Trail|Honor Willsie
After a second, he hissed like a teakettle, then slapped his knee.
Makers|Cory Doctorow
When Watt sat by the fire watching the steam from the teakettle lift the lid, he was not precisely idle.
A Girl's Student Days and After|Jeannette Marks
These are so wretched, there is not a teakettle in the land so insignificant that it would boil over them.
Malbone|Thomas Wentworth Higginson

He had crossed two small streams, and was now close to the Teakettle.
Rayton: A Backwoods Mystery|Theodore Goodridge Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for teakettle

teakettle

/ (ˈtiːˌkɛtəl) /

noun

a kettle for boiling water to make tea

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单词	teakettle
释义	teakettle [ tee-ket-l ] / ˈtiˌkɛt l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR teakettle ON THESAURUS.COM noun a portable kettle with a cover, spout, and handle, used for boiling water. Origin of teakettle First recorded in 1695–1705; tea + kettle Words nearby teakettle tea family, tea garden, tea gown, teahouse, teak, teakettle, teakwood, teal, tea lady, tea lead, tea leaf Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for teakettle For the first time, as she stood watching the teakettle with the lamplight full upon her, he got a clear view of his hostess. The Forbidden Trail\|Honor Willsie After a second, he hissed like a teakettle, then slapped his knee. Makers\|Cory Doctorow When Watt sat by the fire watching the steam from the teakettle lift the lid, he was not precisely idle. A Girl's Student Days and After\|Jeannette Marks These are so wretched, there is not a teakettle in the land so insignificant that it would boil over them. Malbone\|Thomas Wentworth Higginson He had crossed two small streams, and was now close to the Teakettle. Rayton: A Backwoods Mystery\|Theodore Goodridge Roberts British Dictionary definitions for teakettle teakettle / (ˈtiːˌkɛtəl) / noun a kettle for boiling water to make tea Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to teakettle pot, steamer, boiler, cauldron, vessel, vat
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teakettle

noun

Origin of teakettle

Words nearby teakettle

Example sentences from the Web for teakettle

British Dictionary definitions for teakettle

noun

Words related to teakettle