A vessel for boiling a liquid
“He filled the kettle with water and set it on the stove to boil, opening a pack of instant ramen noodles after he had finished that.”
A vessel for cooking food, typically using steam
“Place them on a grate in a fish kettle, with a pinch of salt, adding one sliced carrot, one sprig of thyme, and two bay leaves.”
A depression in the ground occurring as the result of a large block of ice getting buried by glacial outwash and subsequent melting of it
Traditionally, the water is heated by hot coals or charcoal in a chimney-like tube which runs through the center of the urn
To enclose or hem in (on all sides)
To direct or steer a group of animals or people
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