teakettle

American  

[tee-ket-l] / ˈtiˌkɛt l /

noun

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

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teakettle British  

/ ˈtiːˌkɛtəl /

noun

1. a kettle for boiling water to make tea

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Etymology

Origin of teakettle

First recorded in 1695–1705; tea + kettle

Example Sentences

I went ass over teakettle, tumbling and flipping and flopping down the hill, just a ball of dust.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Dougherty’s mother has a copper teakettle that crossed the Atlantic with Finnish ancestors, and Dougherty’s son has already called dibs on the piece.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2023

But the actors are up to the challenge of not so much sharing scenes as coexisting within them, particularly Timoteo as the embittered wife who roils like a teakettle that has been welded shut.

From New York Times • May 5, 2022

Every four years, when the Winter Olympics come around, TV viewers stop and notice men and women in funny looking pants furiously sweeping in front of what looks like a giant teakettle sliding on ice.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2022

Rita bustled importantly around the stove, adjusting the temperature, moving a teakettle, flicking toast over with a long fork.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

Related Words

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