as in basin
a steep-sided hollow without surface drainage especially in a deposit of glacial drift
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Recent Examples of kettle
The building had six kettles, with three on the main floor.
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
It's sold in handcrafted and numbered ceramic bottles shaped like a copper brewing kettle.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
This one comes in the designer’s signature Check pattern in black, blue, and silver plus a floral White Flower Market design that matches its high tea kettle and dinner plate set.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Unlike espresso machines that can take up precious counter space, this type of model is typically the size of a tea kettle.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
It's sold in handcrafted and numbered ceramic bottles shaped like a copper brewing kettle.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
This one comes in the designer’s signature Check pattern in black, blue, and silver plus a floral White Flower Market design that matches its high tea kettle and dinner plate set.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Unlike espresso machines that can take up precious counter space, this type of model is typically the size of a tea kettle.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kettle
Noun
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Upon stepping inside through the full-height entry door, the kitchen counter with sink basin is located to the right.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
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Melissa ripped across Jamaica with torrential rain and rough winds after making landfall on Tuesday as a Category 5 hurricane, one of the most powerful landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tom Ford-era Gucci bags in iconic python, ultra-rare Louis Vuitton pochettes, and Dior saddle bags.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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Then that steering column folds forward at the hinge, and the saddle does a 180.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
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Since the start of construction, neighbors on Rockland Drive have filed at least 10 complaints to the city’s 311 system for mud in the road, erosion, pothole repair and traffic-calming measures.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
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Housing materials in artistic practice are fitting for an environment that is constantly under simultaneous construction and degradation, with sea levels continuing to rise, potholes throughout the city and as our own infrastructure buckles under the weight of an ever growing population.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Kettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kettle. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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