teakettle

[ tee-ket-l ]

noun

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

teakettle

/ ˈtiːˌkɛtəl /

noun

1. a kettle for boiling water to make tea

Word History and Origins

Origin of teakettle¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; tea + kettle

Example Sentences

Other than the air traffic control equipment, there was little more than a metal cot, an electric teakettle, and a bookcase filled with old paperbacks.

From Literature

The room felt like a museum of random ordinary objects; the walls held glass cases boasting keys, pendulums, coins, oven mitts, ropes, even teakettles, and more.

From Literature

Something heavy pounced onto my chest as I slept, and my exhale whistled like Gran’s teakettle.

From Literature

Pieces turn up in her paintings that are immediately recognizable to fellow Nigerians: a “Senator suit,” cabin biscuits, jerrycans, painted teakettles, braided hairstyles, clonette dolls.

From New York Times

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

Related Words

• boiler
• cauldron
• pot
• steamer