English Explanatory Dictionary

teakettle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages.
verb
  1. To make a shrill sound like a boiling teakettle.

Pronunciation

/ˈtiˌkɛtəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-teakettle.wav

Word forms

teakettle teakettles tea kettle tea-kettle teakettling teakettled

Etymology

From tea + kettle.

Related words

tea teapot

Derived words

ass over teakettle teakettle groom teakettler
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