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. 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.

2. Hank Johnson:

   I would say that the pot calling the kettle black is not something that we should do, i don't know what members, if any, have had any problems with substance abuse, been busted in DUI, I don't know. But if I did, I wouldn't raise it against anyone on this committee. I don't think it's proper. I think we have got to get back down to what is most important here.

3. Kenneth Hodder:

   That would be disastrous for our ability to meet the needs of people, so, for us, the Christmas Kettle Campaign not only is a symbol, but it is a means of acquiring the vital resources that we need.

4. Gustave Flaubert, Charles Bovary:

   For none of us can ever express the exact measure of his needs or his thoughts or his sorrows; and human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.

5. Max Stier:

   Questions about the policy landscape are entirely legitimate, it’s a different kettle of fish.