Synonymer
- (amerikansk engelska)teapot
- cauldron
- kettle hole
| Översättning | |
|---|---|
| Substantiv | |
| 1. | kazan |
Definitioner
Substantiv
- A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
- The quantity held by a kettle.
- (British) A vessel for boiling water for tea; a teakettle.
- (geology) A kettle hole, sometimes any pothole.
- (ornithology) A collective term for a group of raptors riding a thermal, especially when migrating.
- (rail transport, slang) A steam locomotive
- (musical instruments) A kettledrum.
Verb
- (British, of the police) To contain demonstrators in a confined area.
Exempel
- To cook pasta, you first need to put the kettle on.
- There's a hot kettle of soup on the stove.
- Stick the kettle on and we'll have a nice cup of tea.
- The term kettle refers to a group of raptors wheeling or circling in a thermal.
- Kettles can consist of thousands of birds migrating together.
- ... to contain demonstrators for hours in a confined spot. This tactic, known as kettling, is seen by some as an attempt to prevent people lawfully demonstrating.
Böjningsformer
| Perfektparticip | kettled |
| Imperfekt | kettled |
| Presensparticip | kettling |
| Plural | kettles |
| Tredje person singular indicativ presens | kettles |