How do you use the word "kettle" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "kettle": The fire isn't very hot, so it won't heat the kettle. The pot can't call the kettle black.

Kettle Meaning

/ˈkɛ.təl/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.

nounThe quantity held by a kettle.

Sentence Examples

The fire isn't very hot, so it won't heat the kettle.

The pot can't call the kettle black.

Steam rose from the boiling kettle.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

boiler

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The chef used the ____ to heat water for the pasta.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

She put the ____ on the stove to boil some hot water so that she could make a cup of tea this morning.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English ketel, also chetel, from Old English ċietel (“kettle, cauldron”) and in Middle English possibly influenced by Old Norse ketill and both from Proto-Germanic *katilaz (“kettle, bucket, vessel”), of uncertain origin and formation. Usually regarded as a borrowing of Late Latin catīllus (“small bowl”), diminutive of Latin catinus (“deep bowl, vessel for cooking up or serving food”), however, the word may be Germanic confused with the Latin: compare Old English cete (“cooking pot”), Old High German chezzi (“a kettle, dish, bowl”), Icelandic kati, ketla (“a small boat”). Cognate with West Frisian tsjettel (“kettle”), Dutch ketel (“kettle”), German Kessel (“kettle”), Swedish kittel (“cauldron, kettle”), Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃 (katils, “kettle”), Finnish kattila, Polish kocioł (“cauldron”), Czech kotel (“boiler”), Russian котёл (kotjól, “boiler, cauldron”). (watch): Cockney rhyming slang from 'kettle and hob' to 'fob' (fob watch).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Kettles can consist of thousands of birds migrating together." — 2010, Jean-Luc E. Cartron, Raptors of New Mexico:

"Life for senior officers has been made much easier by the use of counter-terrorism powers, which enable them to contain demonstrators for hours in a confined spot. This tactic, known as kettling, is seen by some as an attempt to prevent people lawfully demonstrating." — 2009 April 2, John O'Connor, “G20: The upside of kettling: The Guardian”, in The Guardian:

"A couple of the initial pepper spray incidents went viral on YouTube, one showing very young women screaming hysterically while penned—or is the term for this ‘kettled’?—by bright orange police mesh." — 2011 October 12, Gregory Djerejian, “This Ain't No Tea Party: A Conservative Defense of Occupy Wall Street”, in The Atlantic:

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