teakettle

American  

[tee-ket-l] / ˈtiˌkɛt l /

noun

1. a portable kettle with a cover, spout, and handle, used for boiling water.

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teakettle British  

/ ˈtiːˌkɛtəl /

noun

1. a kettle for boiling water to make tea

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Etymology

Origin of teakettle

First recorded in 1695–1705; tea + kettle

Example Sentences

Our daily meals were once again taken at Mrs. Wigginbottom’s crowded table, the memories of the Mississippi hotel’s swirly menu and sinfully good food fading like steam from a teakettle.

From Literature

Other than the air traffic control equipment, there was little more than a metal cot, an electric teakettle, and a bookcase filled with old paperbacks.

From Literature

The room felt like a museum of random ordinary objects; the walls held glass cases boasting keys, pendulums, coins, oven mitts, ropes, even teakettles, and more.

From Literature

Something heavy pounced onto my chest as I slept, and my exhale whistled like Gran’s teakettle.

From Literature

Pieces turn up in her paintings that are immediately recognizable to fellow Nigerians: a “Senator suit,” cabin biscuits, jerrycans, painted teakettles, braided hairstyles, clonette dolls.

From New York Times

Related Words

• boiler
• cauldron
• pot
• steamer