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kettle
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
kettle
(noun)
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kettle
/
ˈ
kɛtl̟/
noun
plural
kettles
kettle
/
ˈ
kɛtl̟/
noun
plural
kettles
Learner's definition of KETTLE
[
count
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:
a container used for heating or boiling liquid
a soup
kettle
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especially
:
teakettle
Put the
kettle
on (the stove) so we can have a cup of tea.
The
kettle
is boiling. [=the water in the kettle is boiling]
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see
picture
at
kitchen
kettle of fish
informal
1
:
a bad situation
:
mess
Well, this is a fine/nice/pretty
kettle of fish
.
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2
:
something or someone that is being considered or dealt with
I have experience in domestic law, but international law is another
kettle of fish
. [=
matter
]
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