Word Type

Noun

Proper Noun

Verb

The word "kettle" can be used as noun, proper noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

brewery kitchen percussion section witch's fireplace

Coordinate Terms

cauldron cooking pot cookpot pan pot saucepan spider

Derived Terms

a watched kettle never boils cat calling the kettle black cheese kettle coffee-kettle fish kettle giant kettle giant's kettle kettle bottom kettle cable kettle chip kettle corn kettle drum kettle fur collector kettle hat kettle helmet kettle hole kettle lake kettle lead kettle logic kettle of fish kettle stitch kettle trap kettle-drum kettle-pin kettlebell kettlebelly kettleful kettlelike kettler lunch kettle pot calling the kettle black potash kettle storm in a tea-kettle tea kettle tea-kettle teakettle tempest in a tea-kettle

Inflected/Variant Forms

kiddle

Has Part

handle

Context

british collective geology musical instruments ornithology rail transport slang

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

containerful hole hollow percussion instrument percussive instrument pot vessel

Type Of (IsA)

containerful fluid reservoir large pot percussion instrument pot pot in vessle

Receives Action

bought in store

Related Terms

boiling boiling water coffee coffee maker contain cooker cooking cooking pot for tea gadget heater heating heating water kettle hole kettledrum kettling kit kit tell kitchen kitchen gadget lid locomotive maker making making tea migration old old pot pan pot pothole quantity raptor steam tea tea pot teakettle tell thermal vessel water water cooker water heater

Synonym Network

kettle hole

Used For

boil boil water boil water for tea boil water in boiling water carry water cook soup heat water over fire heating water hold hold placed over fire make stew make water hot making tea prepare tea wash hands water

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.