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# kettle

«kettle» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A container with a lid, a handle and a spout, used for…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a kettle, kettles)

### meaning for a pupil

A container with a lid, a handle and a spout, used for boiling water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kettle/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it is a cooking pot used at the sanctuary at Shiloh for boiling the sacrificial meat. Interpretation: The story shows how Eli's sons took more of the offering than the law allowed. The tradition calls this a great sin. In the primary lessons: In everyday life, kettles boil water for tea, hot chocolate and cooking; electric kettles switch off when the water boils. In science, the steam from a kettle shows water changing from liquid to gas at 100 degrees Celsius. In safety lessons, children learn that kettles, steam and hot water can cause bad burns; keep the cord away from the edge. Phrases: put the kettle on, boil the kettle, electric kettle, a different kettle of fish.

### examples

- and he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the flesh-hook brought up the priest took therewith. (Prophets 1SA.2.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kettle/#x1)
- Mum put the kettle on for tea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kettle/#x2)
- The kettle whistled when the water boiled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kettle/#x3)
- Steam came out of the kettle's spout. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kettle/#x4)
- Never touch a hot kettle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kettle/#x5)
- Keep the kettle cord away from the counter edge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kettle/#x6)
- Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kettle/#x7)
- That's a different kettle of fish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kettle/#x8)
- But something was the matter with the kettle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kettle/#x9)

### note

Countable. Double t: k-e-t-t-l-e. "Put the kettle on" is a very common phrase in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand meaning "let's make a hot drink". Safety: steam burns too; if you get a burn, cool it under cool running water for 20 minutes and tell an adult. "A different kettle of fish" means a different matter.

### In the corpora

- [Unplug a kettle before filling it, fill it only to the line and keep its cord away from the edge.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/107-oven-hob-kettle-toaster-and-dishwasher/8/)
- [Many of them have a clever little switch that decides when to stop, like the click you hear when the kettle has boiled.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/11-cooking-machines/2/)
- [The white crust inside a kettle is limescale, minerals left behind from hard water.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/11-cooking-machines/9/)
- [Things that heat, like kettles, ovens and heaters, use far more electricity than a phone charger or an LED bulb.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/87-electricity-at-home-and-safety/4/)
- [Things that make heat, like kettles and heaters, use a lot of electricity.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/87-electricity-at-home-and-safety/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «kettle» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kettle/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.