Phrase Hound found 45 phrases and 21 compound words that contain kettle. The most common are listed below. Open kettle in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 45
- pot calling the kettle blackA situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser shares.
- kettle holeA depression in the ground occurring as the result of a large block of ice getting buried by glacial outwash and subsequent melting of it.
- kettle of fishAn awkward situation.
- fish kettleA type of large pan, usually long with rounded corners, used to steam fish.
- giant's kettleA typically large and cylindrical pothole drilled in solid rock underlying a glacier either by water descending down a deep moulin or by gravel rotating in the bed of subglacial stream.
- kettle lakeA lake formed in a kettle hole.
- Kelly KettleA portable outdoor water boiler.
- kettle bottomA smooth cylindrical piece of petrified wood in the ceiling of a mine which may drop down and injure or kill miners
- kettle chipsplural of kettle chip: A potato chip made in a small batch in oil that, at the start of the batch's cooking, is not very hot.
- kettle cornA sweet and salty variety of popcorn with the addition of granulated sugar, salt, and oil.
- kettle drumAlternative spelling of kettledrum: A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl.
- kettle drumsplural of kettle drum: A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl.
- kettle hatA metal helmet with a wide brim.
- kettle helmetSynonym of kettle hat: A metal helmet with a wide brim.
- kettle holesplural of kettle hole: A depression in the ground occurring as the result of a large block of ice getting buried by glacial outwash and subsequent melting of it.
- kettle lakesplural of kettle lake: A lake formed in a kettle hole.
- kettle leadThe standard IEC 60320 C15/C16 coupler lead, used to power electric kettles etc.
- kettle logicA rhetorical device involving the use of multiple arguments that are inconsistent with each other.
- kettle stitchThe stitch made in sewing at the head and tail of a book.
- tea kettleAlternative form of teakettle: A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages.
- giant kettleA pothole of very large dimensions, as found in glaciers in Norway (pit formed in the bed of a turbulent stream).
- storm in a tea-kettleAlternative form of storm in a teacup: synonym of tempest in a teapot.
- cheese kettleA large metal container used to make cheese.
- coffee-kettleA kettle or metal pot used to brew coffee.
- pot-kettle-blackAlternative form of pot, kettle, black.
Compound words 21
- teakettleA vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages.
- KettlerA surname.
- kettledrumA large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl.
- kettlemanA foreman in charge of the kettles in which textile dyes are prepared.
- kettlefulAn amount sufficient to fill a kettle, particularly of a kettle used for cooking.
- kettlebellyA fat-bellied person
- kettlelikeResembling or characteristic of a kettle.
- kettlebellA weight consisting of a cast iron ball with a single handle for gripping the weight during exercise.
- KettlewellA village in Kettlewell with Starbotton parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD969723).
- kettlebellsplural of kettlebell: A weight consisting of a cast iron ball with a single handle for gripping the weight during exercise.