Kettle vs. Jug

Kettlenoun

A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.

Kettlenoun

The quantity held by a kettle.

Kettlenoun

(British) A vessel for boiling water for tea; a teakettle.

Kettlenoun

(geology) A kettle hole, sometimes any pothole.

Kettlenoun

A collective term for a group of raptors riding a thermal, especially when migrating.

Kettlenoun

A steam locomotive

Kettlenoun

(musical instruments) A kettledrum.

Kettlenoun

An instance of kettling; a group of protesters or rioters confined in a limited area.

Kettleverb

To contain demonstrators in a confined area.

Kettlenoun

A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids.

Kettlenoun

a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid

Kettlenoun

the quantity a kettle will hold

Kettlenoun

(geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits

Kettlenoun

a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it

Kettlenoun

a container or device in which water is boiled, having a lid, spout, and handle.

Kettlenoun

a bowl- or saucer-shaped container in which operations are carried out on metals or other substances with a low melting point.

Kettlenoun

a small area in which demonstrators or protesters are confined by police seeking to maintain order during a demonstration

Kettleverb

(of the police) confine (a group of demonstrators or protesters) to a small area, as a method of crowd control during a demonstration

Kettle

A kettle, sometimes called a tea kettle or teakettle, is a type of pot specialized for boiling water, with a lid, spout, and handle, or a small kitchen appliance of similar shape that functions in a self-contained manner. Kettles can be heated either by placing on a stove, or by their own internal electric heating element in the appliance versions.

Jugnoun

A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.

Jugnoun

The amount that a jug can hold.

Jugnoun

(slang) Jail.

Jugnoun

A woman's breasts.

Jugnoun

(New Zealand) A kettle.

Jugnoun

A small mixed breed of dog created by mating a Jack Russell terrier and a pug.

Jugverb

(transitive) To stew in an earthenware jug etc.

Jugverb

To put into jail.

Jugverb

(intransitive) To utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.

Jugverb

To nestle or collect together in a covey.

Jugnoun

A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side.

Jugnoun

A pitcher; a ewer.

Jugnoun

A prison; a jail; a lockup.

Jugnoun

A woman's breasts; as, nice jugs.

Jugverb

To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare.

Jugverb

To commit to jail; to imprison.

Jugverb

To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.

Jugverb

To nestle or collect together in a covey; - said of quails and partridges.

Jugnoun

a large bottle with a narrow mouth

Jugnoun

the quantity contained in a jug

Jugverb

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail;

Jugverb

stew in an earthenware jug;

Jug

A jug is a type of container commonly used to hold liquids. It has an opening, sometimes narrow, from which to pour or drink, and has a handle, and often a pouring lip.