"kettle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈketəl/ Audio: en-us-kettle.ogg [US] Forms: kettle [singular], kettles [plural]
enPR: kĕt'(ə)l Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A container for boiling liquids or cooking food. Tags: US
    Sense id: simple-kettle-en-noun-klGaYkKi
  2. A container for boiling water for tea; a teakettle. Tags: UK
    Sense id: simple-kettle-en-noun-05WOzs35
  3. A pothole.
    Sense id: simple-kettle-en-noun-V42xmJQ5
  4. The collective noun for a group of airborne hawks.
    Sense id: simple-kettle-en-noun-v3Zj2SYX
  5. A steam locomotive
    Sense id: simple-kettle-en-noun-Ti9-HMRR Categories (other): Slang
  6. A kettledrum.
    Sense id: simple-kettle-en-noun-YG5uzdtr Categories (other): Musical instruments
  7. A kettle hole.
    Sense id: simple-kettle-en-noun-MZ61HabD Categories (other): Geology
  8. small type boiler
    Sense id: simple-kettle-en-noun-doCZVSis
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        "A pothole."
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "The collective noun for a group of airborne hawks."
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈketəl/"
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        "A steam locomotive"
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      "ipa": "/ˈketəl/"
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