—kettle /ˈket.l̩/ aep /ˈket̬-/
noun [C] (EQUIPMENT)
F0 a container for boiling water, that has a lid, handle, and spout and is made from plastic or metal
Thesaurus+: ↑Kitchen appliancesput the kettle onB1 to start to boil water in a kettle
Thesaurus+: ↑Preparing food using heat , ↑Preparing food• • •
Extra Examples:» I think this kettle is defunct!» This kettle needs descaling.» I don't like the design of this kettle.» The kettle needs a new element.» I want to plug the kettle into the right-hand socket.noun [C] (POLICE)
► F0 an occasion when police form lines around a crowd of people and prevent them from leaving a particular areaverb [T]
► F0 If the police kettle a crowd of people, they form lines around them and prevent them from leaving a particular area.- Verb Endings for meditate
- Verb Endings for meet
- Verb Endings for mellow
- Verb Endings for melt
- Verb Endings for memorize
- Verb Endings for menace
- Verb Endings for mend
- Verb Endings for menstruate
- Verb Endings for mention
- Verb Endings for mentor
- Verb Endings for merchandise
- Verb Endings for merge
- Verb Endings for merit
- Verb Endings for mesh
- Verb Endings for mesmerize
- Verb Endings for mess
- Verb Endings for message
- Verb Endings for metamorphose
- Verb Endings for metastasize
- Verb Endings for mete out
- Verb Endings for meter
- Verb Endings for mew
- Verb Endings for micromanage
- Verb Endings for migrate
- Verb Endings for militate against