teakettle
noun
tea·ket·tle
ˈtē-ˌke-tᵊl 
: a covered kettle with a handle and spout for boiling water
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Caraway’s cookware, bakeware, linens, teakettles and more are all exclusively on offer at a 10% discount for subscribers.
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wsj.com, 8 Nov. 2023
Other home improvements include a Smeg teakettle, AeroGarden’s in-home herb garden, and Levoit’s air purifier.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 12 July 2023
If the suede looks fine, rub the stain with lemon juice, and hold it in the steam from a boiling teakettle for a few minutes.
—Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2023
The mechanism is also similar to a teakettle, the authors write, which whistles as steam builds and is forced through a small hole.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2018
But the women did design and execute small objets d’art, like candlesticks, picture frames and tea screens — three-sided leaded glass panels that stood about 7½ inches high and that were placed around a teakettle being heated by burners to keep a breeze from blowing out the flames.
—Elaine Louie, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2023
Each object had an associated sound, like a meow paired with a cat or a whistle with a teakettle.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2022
Scientists compare the unusual mechanism to a whistling teakettle.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2018
This is a particular shame for a symphony that wicks teakettle tensions from frequencies that are frequently lost.
—Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022
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wsj.com, 8 Nov. 2023
Other home improvements include a Smeg teakettle, AeroGarden’s in-home herb garden, and Levoit’s air purifier.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 12 July 2023
If the suede looks fine, rub the stain with lemon juice, and hold it in the steam from a boiling teakettle for a few minutes.
—Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2023
The mechanism is also similar to a teakettle, the authors write, which whistles as steam builds and is forced through a small hole.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2018
But the women did design and execute small objets d’art, like candlesticks, picture frames and tea screens — three-sided leaded glass panels that stood about 7½ inches high and that were placed around a teakettle being heated by burners to keep a breeze from blowing out the flames.
—Elaine Louie, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2023
Each object had an associated sound, like a meow paired with a cat or a whistle with a teakettle.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2022
Scientists compare the unusual mechanism to a whistling teakettle.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2018
This is a particular shame for a symphony that wicks teakettle tensions from frequencies that are frequently lost.
—Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022
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First Known Use
1705, in the meaning defined above
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teakettle
noun
tea·ket·tle
ˈtē-ˌket-ᵊl
: a covered kettle that is used for boiling water and has a handle and a spout
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