Thesaurus results for KETTLES

kettles

noun

plural of kettle

as in basins

a steep-sided hollow without surface drainage especially in a deposit of glacial drift

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Recent Examples of kettles There were three rice cookers and three electric kettles on a long white counter by a deep sink and a dish rack. — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026 A lot of hotels don't expect guests to do this (and aren't aware of this behavior) and don't 'deep' clean the kettles. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026 Get connected at home with the $25 Amazon Smart Plug, which works with Alexa to turn devices like lamps and electric kettles on and off with ease. — Madeline Merinuk, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026 In-room goodies include Alessi kettles and Nespresso machines, mini iPads, and Bose sound systems. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 At its peak, kettles represented 80% of sales. — Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 This cozy comfort-food shack served housemade breads, desserts and simmering kettles of hearty homemade soup. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026 From bare-stone exteriors and brick floors to open shelves lined with teapots and kettles and striped walls framing a fireplace, the book is a study in humble interiors. — Air Mail, 4 Apr. 2026 It’s designed for customized pour-over control and accounts for variables other electric kettles can’t touch, like brew type, steep time, and even altitude. — Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026

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Noun

While New York City got the brunt of the bad weather Tuesday night, crews are focused on clearing catch basins and checking low-lying streets to help prevent flooding.

— Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 29 July 2026
There's also potential for catastrophic river flooding in the Nueces, Frio, and Medina river basins and significant flooding in the Pecos, Rio Grande, and San Antonio river basins, according to the National Weather Service.

— Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Definition of basins

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Tractor Supply sells a wide variety of items, including grills, lawn mowers, ammunition, clothing, tools, gardening products, ATVs, horse saddles, kayaks and live chicks.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
The company continued to sell saddles and other horse-riding equipment into the 21st century.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026

Definition of saddles

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Propelled by strong winds and low humidity, the flames quickly spread over foothills and through canyons.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Forecasters warn slow-moving storms could be especially dangerous near burn scars, slot canyons and other vulnerable terrain.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Definition of canyons

Noun

Hundreds, thousands of solar panels are distributed like macropixels among ravines, pampas, slopes, and wherever there’s room for them.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
The gardens were developed in the 1930s on a site featuring natural ravines, now crossed by suspension bridges and laced with trails.

— Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026