Kettle

  

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Kettle

Definition: Kettle

Kettle

Noun

1. A metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid.

2. The quantity a kettle will hold.

3. A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "kettle" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Kettle

DomainDefinition

Bible

Kettle a large pot for cooking. The same Hebrew word (dud, "boiling") is rendered also "pot" (Ps. 81:6), "caldron" (2 Chr. 35:13), "basket" (Jer. 24:2). It was used for preparing the peace-offerings (1 Sam. 2:13, 14). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.

Dream Interpretation

To see kettles in your dream, denotes great and laborious work before you.
To see a kettle of boiling water, your struggles will soon end and a change will come to you.
To see a broken kettle, denotes failure after a mighty effort to work out a path to success.
For a young woman to dream of handling dark kettles, foretells disappointment in love and marriage; but a light-colored kettle brings to her absolute freedom from care, and her husband will be handsome and worthy. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....

Geography

A -- is a basin in a drift, created by the ablation of a former mass of glacier ice that was. . . buried in the drift. Source: European Union. (references)

Literature

Kettle (A), a watch. A tin kittle is a silver watch. A red kittle is a gold watch. "Kettle," or rather kittle, in slang language is a corrupt rendering of the words to-tick read backwards. (Compare Anglo-Saxon cetel, a kettle, with citel-ian, to tickle.)
Thor's great kettle. The god Thor wanted to brew some beer, but not having a vessel suited for the purpose in Valhalla, stole the kettle of the giant Hymer. (Scandinavian mythology.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Metallurgy

Recipient in which tar and bitumen are heated so as to become liquefied. Source: European Union. (references)

Mining

A depression in the ground surface formed by the melting of a large, detached block of stagnant ice wholly or partly buried by glacial drift. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Kettle

Synonyms: boiler (n), kettledrum (n), kettleful (n), timpani (n), tympani (n), tympanum (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Kettle

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Difficulty

Scrape, hobble, slough, quagmire, hot water, hornet's nest; sea of troubles, peck of troubles; pretty kettle of fish; pickle, stew, imbroglio, mess, ado; false position.

Disorder

Turmoil; ferment; (agitation); to-do, trouble, pudder, pother, row, rumble, disturbance, hubbub, convulsion, tumult, uproar, revolution, riot, rumpus, stour, scramble, brawl, fracas, rhubarb, fight, free-for-all, row, ruction, rumpus, embroilment, melee, spill and pelt, rough and tumble; whirlwind; bear garden, Babel, Saturnalia, donnybrook, Donnybrook Fair, confusion worse confounded, most admired disorder, concordia discors; Bedlam, all hell broke loose; bull in a china shop; all the fat in the fire, diable a' quatre, Devil to pay; pretty kettle of fish; pretty piece of work, pretty piece of business.

Furnace

Noun: furnace, stove, kiln, oven; cracker; hearth, focus, combustion chamber; athanor, hypocaust, reverberatory; volcano; forge, fiery furnace; limekiln; Dutch oven; tuyere, brasier, salamander, heater, warming pan; boiler, caldron, seething caldron, pot; urn, kettle; chafing-dish; retort, crucible, alembic, still; waffle irons; muffle furnace, induction furnace; electric heater, electric furnace, electric resistance heat.

Receptacle

Cistern; (store); vat, caldron, barrel, cask, drum, puncheon, keg, rundlet, tun, butt, cag, firkin, kilderkin, carboy, amphora, bottle, jar, decanter, ewer, cruse, caraffe, crock, kit, canteen, flagon; demijohn; flask, flasket; stoup, noggin, vial, phial, cruet, caster; urn, epergne, salver, patella, tazza, patera; pig gin, big gin; tyg, nipperkin, pocket pistol; tub, bucket, pail, skeel, pot, tankard, jug, pitcher, mug, pipkin; galipot, gallipot; matrass, receiver, retort, alembic, bolthead, capsule, can, kettle; bowl, basin, jorum, punch bowl, cup, goblet, chalice, tumbler, glass, rummer, horn, saucepan, skillet, posnet, tureen.

Sociality

Party, entertainment, reception, levee, at, home, conversazione, soiree, matin_e; evening party, morning party, afternoon party, bridge party, garden party, surprise party; kettle, kettle drum; partie carr_e, dish of tea, ridotto, rout; housewarming; ball, festival; smoker, smoker-party;sociable, stag party, hen party, tamasha; tea-party, tea-fight. (amusement); " the feast of reason and the flow of soul ".

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Kettle

English words defined with "kettle": BraiserChimney lugDixieFeed heater, Fish kettlekettlefulLeede, Lug poleprettysing, Steam jacketteakettlewhistle. (references)
Specialty definitions using "kettle": COOK, VACUUM KETTLEkettle bottom, KETTLE OF FISH, KETTLE OPERATOR, KETTLE TENDER, KETTLE TENDER I, KETTLE TENDER IIMedea's KettleRECLAMATION KETTLE TENDER, METAL, Red Kettlethawing kettle. (references)
Etymologies containing "kettle": Chaldron. (references)

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Modern Usage: Kettle

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Well, that's the pot calling the kettle black (That '70s Show; writing credit: Stacia Raymond)

Movie/TV Titles

Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955)

Adventures of Captain Kettle (1922)

Polly Put the Kettle On (1917)

Kevin Rampenbacker and the Electric Kettle (1994)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Kettle

DomainTitle

Books

  • Fox's Kettle, The (reference)

  • McCulloch's Wonder: The Story of the Kettle Valley Railway (reference)

  • Salt Kettle, Bermuda-Blank Book-Unlined-8 1/2 X 11: National Gallery of Art--Washington (reference)

  • The Best Covered and Kettle Grills Cookbook Ever (reference)

  • The Black Kettle Ride (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Kettle

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Photo Album: Kettle

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Erecting a portable tide gauge platform at Kettle Cove Glendon Boothe on right Photo #1 of sequence. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Interior with hanging kettle, Holland. Credit: Library of Congress.

Initial letter "T" and fireplace with steaming kettle. Credit: Library of Congress.

Kettle Falls, Columbia River / Stanley Del ; Sarony, Major & Knapp, Lith. Credit: Library of Congress.

The Army of the Potomac crossing Kettle Run. Credit: Library of Congress.

Kettle of coffee for refreshments at farmers' meeting at Gold Hill, Placer County, California. Credit: Library of Congress.

Old iron kettle as watering trough. Near Lowell, Vermont. Credit: Library of Congress.

Prosperous farmer's new barn and old wash kettle near Morehead, Kentucky. Credit: Library of Congress.

Potomac Electric Power Co. electric appliances. Draining kettle into sink. Credit: Library of Congress.

  

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Kettle
 

"Put the kettle on" by Marlon Bruin
Commentary: "An old kettle."
"Iron kettle" by Sachie Yamazaki
Commentary: "Traditional craft , japan."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Use in Literature: Kettle

TitleAuthorQuote

Through the Looking-Glass

Carroll, Lewis

I took a kettle large and new, Fit for the deed I had to do.

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

The Thenardiess went back to her range, and tasted what was in the kettle with a wooden spoon, grumbling the while

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

But the kettle would be on the hob to make punch

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Ma opened the stove and put a kettle inside, down next to the coals, and she measured water and coffee into it.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Kettle

"Kettle" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 97.60% of the time. "Kettle" is used about 875 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)97.6%8548,267
Noun (proper)2.17%1980,337
Lexical Verb (infinitive)0.11%1339,140
Noun (common)0.11%1339,140
                    Total100.00%875N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Kettle

The following table summarizes the usage of "kettle" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
KettleLast name1,00018,158
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Kettle

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "kettle".
 
NameGenderLanguageMeaning
KeldMaleDanish

A sacrificial kettle

KjeldMaleDanish

A sacrificial kettle

KjellMaleNorwegian

A sacrificial kettle

KjetilMaleNorwegian

A sacrificial kettle

KettilMaleSwedish

A sacrificial kettle

KjellMaleSwedish

A sacrificial kettle

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

 

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Cities: Kettle


1. Kettle, KY
Zip Code(s): 42752
Country: USA

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Expressions: Kettle

Expressions using "kettle": a fine kettle of fish a fine kettle of fish! a pretty kettle of fish a pretty kettle of fish! coffee kettle cooking kettle Fish kettle Giant kettle kettle bottom kettle drum Kettle Falls Kettle Island kettle of fish Kettle pins Kettle River Kettle stitch pretty kettle of fish put the kettle on tea kettle the pot calls the kettle black this a pretty kettle of fish! whistling kettle. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "kettle": kettle-boiling, kettle-drum, kettle-holder, kettle-out-of-tin-can-makers, Kettle-williams.

Ending with "kettle": fish-kettle, tea-kettle.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Kettle

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

tea kettle

282

kettle creek

25

kettle corn

265

whistling tea kettle

24

kettle

239

kitchen kettle village

24

electric kettle

121

kettle chip

24

cat in the kettle

99

kettle kustom

22

kettle corn recipe

95

kettle lake

21

kettle moraine

89

kettle bell

21

ma pa kettle

70

kettle one

21

kettle valley railway

58

kettle valley railroad

19

kettle korn

57

kitchen kettle

18

kettle falls wa

51

kettle one vodka

17

electric tea kettle

50

kettle popcorn

17

kettle valley

37

kettle moraine school district

16

kettle falls

31

kettle moraine high school

15

kettle moraine state forest

31

copper tea kettle

15

kettle moraine state park

30

kettle falls washington

15

weber kettle

28

steam kettle

15

stainless steel kettle

27

black kettle

15

cast iron kettle

27

kettle corn machine

14

copper kettle

25

glass tea kettle

13
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Kettle

Language Translations for "kettle"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

kuti busulli, kazan (boiler, caldron, cauldron, copper, fleshpot, tub), ibrik (jug, pot), çajnik (teakettle, teapot, urn). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏قدر إناء, ‏غلاية (billy, boiler), ‏الفجوة الدردورية. (various references)

   

Blackfoot

  

iitawáakohsimao'p. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

чайник (pot), котел (boiler, caldron, cauldron), котловина (hollow, pan), литавра (kettledrum, timbal), понор (cavern, pot hole, swallow-hole). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

(caldron, Chinese mile, neighborhood), 水壺 , 水壶. (various references)

   

Cornish

  

caltor. (various references)

   

Czech

  

kotlík, èajník (tea pot, teapot). (various references)

   

Danish

  

kedel (boiler, bowl, ship's steam generator). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

ketel (boiler, cauldron, steam-boiler). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

kaldrono (boiler, cauldron), bolkruĉo, bolilo. (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

ketil (boiler, cauldron). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

نقاره (Kettledrum), کتری (Pot, Skillet), جعبه قطب نما, اب گرم کن , دیگچه (Pot, Skillet), دهل (Drum, Kettledrum, Timpani). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

kattila (boiler, fish-kettle, jam pot, pot), vesipannu, sulatuspata (dope pot), allas (basin, pool, trough). (various references)

   

French

  

chaudron, bouilloire (tea kettle). (various references)

   

German

  

Kessel (basin, boiler, caldron, cauldron, cauldrons, copper, encircled area, kettles, pot, sinkhole, tank, urn, vat), wasserkessel (boiler). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κάδος νερού (bosh, water bosh), κατσαρόλα (casserole, saucepan, skillet), βραστήρασ, βραστήρας (evaporator, generator), χύτρα (cauldron, pot, skillet, steamer), τέντζερησ (pan), τέτζερησ, τσαγέρο, δοχείο αναθέρμανσης (dope pot). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מיחם (samovar, urn), יורה (cooking kettle), קלחת (commotion, turbulence, turmoil, uproar), קומקום (teapot), דוד (boiler, pot, tank, uncle, vat), סיר (pot, saucepan, vessel). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

üst (caldron, cauldron, vat), katlan (caldron, cauldron, trough), kanna (can, canna, pot). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

ketel (caldron, cauldron), ceret (diarrhea), cerek (watering can). (various references)

   

Italian

  

calderotto (boiler, cauldron), bollitore (boiler, heater). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

(2.44 miles, home, iron pot, ri, village), 薬鑵 , 薬罐 , 薬缶 , ケッヘル番号 (Koechel's number). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

かま (furnace, iron pot, kiln, part of a fish around the gills, sickle, stove), ケトル , やかん (at night, nighttime). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

주전자 (jug). (various references)

   

Manx

  

poht eairkagh, poht beg, pash veg. (various references)

   

Maori

  

tiikera. (various references)

   

Maya

  

kuum (squash). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

kjele (boiler, cauldron). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ettlekay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

chaleira (crawler, toady). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

oalã (crock, pot, saucepan), ceainic, cazan (alembic, boiler, caldron, cauldron, copper). (various references)

   

Romany

  

hlèmeka (copper kettle). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

чайник (tea pot, teakettle, teapot). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

coire (a cauldron, blame, boiler, cauldron, fault, guilt, harm, kettle; corrie, pot). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

kotao (caldron, cauldron, pan, pot), kazan (boiler, caldron), bakrač, čajnik (tea pot, teapot). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

hervidor (boiler). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

kittel (caldron, cauldron, stewpan). (various references)

   

Thai

  

สายห้อยนาฬิกา, กาน้ำ. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

ibrik (ewer, pitcher), çaydanlık (tea kettle). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

чайник (teapot), котел (bag, cauldron). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

việc rắc rối, ấm đun nước tình thế rất khó xử. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

tegell. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Kettle

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

aenea, aeneis, aeneum, catillus, cortina, cortinae, cortinam, cortinarum, cortinas, lebes, lebetas, lebete, lebetem, lebetes, lebetis. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Kettle

LanguageDateSource1 Samuel Chapter 2, Verse 14
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai epataxen authn eiV ton lebhta ton megan h eiV to calkion h eiV thn kuqran pan o ean anebh en th kreagra elambanen eautw o iereuV kata tade epoioun panti israhl toiV ercomenoiV qusai kuriw en shlwm
Latin405VulgateEt mittebat eam in lebetem vel in caldariam aut in ollam sive in caccabum et omne quod levabat fuscinula tollebat sacerdos sibi sic faciebant universo Israheli venientium in Silo
Middle English1395WyclifAnd he putte it into the leede, or into the cawdroun, or into the pot, or into the greet panne; and al that the fleshook reryde, the preest took to hym self; so thei diden to al Irael of men comynge in Silo.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the flesh-hook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites that came thither.
Basic English1964OgdenThis he put into the pot, and everything which came up on the hook the priest took for himself. This they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Kettle

Language1 Samuel Chapter 2, Verse 14
CebuanoUg iyang itugsok kini sa kalaha, kun sa tatso, kun sa kawa, kun sa kolon; ang tanan nga madala sa igsasab-it-sa-unod kuhaon sa sacerdote. Ingon niana gibuhat nila sa mga Israelihanon nga manghiadto sa Silo.
Croatiani zabadao njom u kotliæ ili u lonac, u tavu ili u zdjelu, i što god bi se nabolo na vilicu, uzimao je sveæenik sebi. Tako su èinili svim Izraelcima što su dolazili onamo, u Šilo.
Danishog stak den ned i Karret, Krukken, Kedelen eller Gryden, og alt, hvad Gaffelen fik med op, tog Præsten for sin Del. Således bar de sig ad over for alle de Israelitter, som kom til Silo for at ofre der.
DutchEn sloeg in de teile, of in den ketel, of in de pan, of in den pot; al wat de krauwel optrok, dat nam de priester voor zich. Alzo deden zij aan al de Israelieten, die te Silo kwamen.
Finnishja pisti sen kattilaan tai ruukkuun tai pannuun tai pataan, ja kaikki, minkä haarukka toi mukanaan, sen pappi otti itselleen. Niin he tekivät kaikille israelilaisille, jotka tulivat sinne Siiloon.
Frenchil piquait dans la chaudière, dans le chaudron, dans la marmite, ou dans le pot; et tout ce que la fourchette amenait, le sacrificateur le prenait pour lui. C`est ainsi qu`ils agissaient à l`égard de tous ceux d`Israël qui venaient là à Silo.
Germanund stieß in den Tiegel oder Kessel oder Pfanne oder Topf; was er mit der Gabel hervorzog, das nahm der Priester davon. Also taten sie dem ganzen Israel, die dahinkamen zu Silo.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-harigarpu itu ditusukkan ke dalam panci tempat daging itu dimasak, lalu apa saja yang ditarik ke luar dengan garpu itu menjadi milik imam. Semua orang Israel yang datang ke Silo untuk mempersembahkan kurban diperlakukan seperti itu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lamadicucuk-cucuknya dalam batil atau belanga atau kuali atau periuk, barang apapun baik yang tertarik naik dengan serampang itu diambil oleh imam akan dirinya; maka demikianlah perbuatan mereka itu akan segala orang Israel yang datang ke Silo.
MaoriNa ka werohia e ia ki te peihana, ki te pata ranei, ki te hopane ranei, ki te kohua ranei; ko nga mea katoa i riro ake i te marau, i tangohia e te tohunga ki taua mea. Pena tonu ta ratou mahi i Hiro ki nga Iharaira katoa i haere ki reira.
Norwegianden stakk han ned i kjelen eller i gryten eller i pannen eller i potten, og alt det som kom op med gaffelen, tok presten til sig. Således gjorde de med alle israelitter som kom der til Silo.
Rumaniano vkra kn cazan, kn cqldare, kn tigaie sau kn oalq; wi tot ce apuca cu furculiya, lua preotul pentru el. Awa fqceau ei tuturor acelora din Israel cari veneau la Silo.
Spanishy lo metía en el perol, en el caldero, en la olla o en la marmita. Y todo lo que sacaba el tenedor, el sacerdote lo tomaba para sí. Esto hacían con todo israelita que iba allí a Silo.
Swedishden stack han ned i kitteln eller pannan eller krukan eller grytan, och allt vad han så fick upp med gaffeln, det tog prästen. Så gjorde de mot alla israeliter som kommo dit till Silo.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Kettle

Derivations

Words beginning with "kettle": kettledrum, kettledrums, kettles. (additional references)

Words ending with "kettle": teakettle. (additional references)

Words containing "kettle": teakettles. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Kettle" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Cetelem, cette, Ettl, kathle, katle, kattie, Keetley, Keetly, Keithley, keitle, kete, Ketsela, Kett, Kette, kettel, Kettil, kettled, Kettley, Kettly, Ketut, Kitele, Kitley, Kleetie, Kotler, Kotte, Kottke, kottle, Kottler, pettle. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Kettle"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "kettle" (pronounced ke"tul)
4-e" t u lbetel, metal, mettle, nettle, petal, resettle, settle, unsettle.
3-t u linfantile, infertile, accidental, acquittal, anecdotal, artiodactyl, battle, beetle, belittle, bicoastal, bottle, brattle, Bristol, brittle, brutal, butyl, Cantle, capital, Capitol, cattle, chattel, chortle, coastal, coincidental, committal, compartmental, congenital, consonantal, continental, crustal, crystal, dental, detrimental, developmental, digital, disgruntle, dismantle, distal, ductile, elemental, embattle, entitle, environmental, experimental, extramarital, fatal, fertile, fetal, fractal, frontal, fundamental, futile, genital, gentle, glottal, governmental, horizontal, hospital, hostel, hostile, hurtle, immortal, immotile, incidental, incremental, spittle, startle, subtitle, subtle, supplemental, tactile, tattle, temperamental, instrumental, intercontinental, intergovernmental, judgmental, Kittel, Kittle, lentil, lintel, little, mantel, mantle, marital, mental, monumental, mortal, motile, Myrtle, Natal, neonatal, noncommittal, nonfatal, nongovernmental, nonvolatile, occidental, occipital, orbital, oriental, ornamental, parental, parietal, pedestal, periodontal, Pistil, pistol, pivotal, portal, postal, postnatal, Pottle, prattle, prefrontal, premarital, prenatal, projectile, quintal, rattle, rebuttal, recital, rectal, regimental, rental, scuttle, sentimental, shuttle, skeletal, skittle, societal, throttle, title, tittle, tootle, total, transcendental, transcontinental, transmittal, turtle, unsentimental, unsubtle, varietal, vegetal, versatile, vestal, vital, vittle, volatile, Whittle, Wintle.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Kettle

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-e-k-l-t-t"

-2 letters: keel, keet, leek, leet, leke, teel, tele.

-3 letters: eel, eke, elk, lee, lek, let, tee, tel, tet.

-4 letters: el, et.

 Words containing the letters "e-e-k-l-t-t"
 

+1 letter: kettles.

 

+2 letters: tentlike.

 

+3 letters: teakettle.

 

+4 letters: bottleneck, kettledrum, littleneck, teakettles, ticketless, turtleneck.

 

+5 letters: bottlenecks, kettledrums, littlenecks, rattlesnake, telekinetic, trestlework, trumpetlike, turtlenecks.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Quotations: Fiction
10. Usage Frequency
11. Names: Frequency
12. Names: Derived from
13. Cities
14. Expressions
15. Expressions: Internet
16. Translations: Modern
17. Translations: Ancient
18. Bible Trace
19. Derivations
20. Rhymes
21. Anagrams
22. Bibliography


  

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