Meaning & use
kettle
A container, often with a spout and handle, used for boiling water on a stove or electrically.
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She put the kettle on as soon as her guests arrived for tea.
The whistling kettle signaled that the water had finally reached a boil.
A note on using this word
The idiom 'a different kettle of fish' means a completely separate matter.
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