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teakettle.

A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtiˌkɛtəl/General-American
  1. A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages.

Where this word comes from

From tea + kettle.

verb/ˈtiˌkɛtəl/General-American
  1. To make a shrill sound like a boiling teakettle.

    intransitive · rare
Where this word comes from

From tea + kettle.

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