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Source Word

kettle

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈkɛ.təl/

Noun

Britain collective slang

Japanese Meaning

（主に金属製の）液体を沸かす、あるいは調理用の容器（やかん） / その容器に入る容量や量

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I filled the kettle with water and set it on the stove to boil for tea.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

私はやかんに水を入れて、紅茶を淹れるためにコンロにかけました。

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Sense（1）

A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.

To cook pasta, you first need to put the kettle on.

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Sense（2）

The quantity held by a kettle.

Sense（3）

(Britain) A vessel or appliance used to boil water for the preparation of hot beverages and other foodstuffs.

Stick the kettle on and we'll have a nice cup of tea.

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Sense（4）

(geology) A kettle hole, sometimes any pothole.

Sense（5）

(ornithology, collective) A group of raptors riding a thermal, especially when migrating.

a kettle of hawks

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Sense（6）

(rail transport, slang) A steam locomotive

Sense（7）

(music) A kettledrum.

Sense（8）

An instance of kettling; a group of protesters or rioters confined in a limited area.

kettles

（ plural ）

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