ket ‧ tle S3 /ˈketl/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: cetel ]
1 . a container with a lid, a handle, and a ↑ spout , used for boiling and pouring water SYN teakettle American English :
She filled the kettle and switched it on.
The kettle’s boiling (=the water in it is boiling) .
Put the kettle on (=start boiling water in a kettle) , will you?
2 . American English a large pot, used for making soup
3 . another/a different kettle of fish informal used to say that a situation is very different from one that you have just mentioned:
She enjoys public speaking, but being on TV is a different kettle of fish.