Kettle vs. Teapot

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.

Teapotnoun

A vessel for brewing and serving tea.

Teapotnoun

A vessel with a spout, in which tea is made, and from which it is poured into teacups.

Teapotnoun

pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle

Teapotnoun

a pot with a handle, spout, and lid, in which tea is brewed and from which it is poured.

Teapot

A teapot is a vessel used for steeping tea leaves or a herbal mix in boiling or near-boiling water, and for serving the resulting infusion which is called tea. Dry tea is available either in tea bags or as loose tea, in which case a tea infuser or tea strainer may be of some assistance, either to hold the leaves as they steep or to catch the leaves inside the teapot when the tea is poured.