English-Thai Dictionary

kettle

N กาน้ำ  กาต้มน้ำ  กา  หม้อ ต้ม น้ำ  ka-nam

 

kettle

SL สาย ห้อย นาฬิกา  sai-hoi-na-ri-ka

 

kettle of fish

N สถานการณ์ ที่ ยุ่งเหยิง (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  สถานการณ์ ที่ ยากลำบาก (มัก มี คำ ว่า  different นำหน้า  chaos turmoil sa-ta-na-kan-ti-yuang-yeng

 

kettledrum

N กลอง หน้า เดียว ขนาดใหญ่  กลอง โลหะ ขนาดใหญ่ มี ก้น กลม  ด้านล่าง ทำ ด้วย ทองเหลือง  krong-na-diao-ka-nad-yai

 

kettledrummer

N คน ตี กลอง ชนิด ก้น กลม หน้า เดียว 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

KETTLE

n.A vessel of iron or other metal, with a wide mouth, usually without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liquor. Among the Tartars, a kettle represents a family, or as many as feed from one kettle.
Among the Dutch, a battery of mortars sunk in the earth, is called a kettle.

 

KETTLE-DRUM

n.An instrument of martial music, composed of two basins of copper or brass, rounded at the bottom and covered with vellum or goat-skin.

 

KETTLE-DRUMMER

n.The man who beats the kettle-drum.

 

KETTLE-PINS

n.Nine pins; skittles.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

KETTLE

Ket "tle, n. Etym: [OE. ketel; cf. AS. cetel, cetil, cytel; akin to D.kjedel, G. kessel, OHG. chezzil, Icel. ketill, SW. kittel, Dan. kjedel, Goth. katils; all perh. fr. L. catillus, dim. of catinus a deep vessel, bowl; but cf. also OHG. chezzi kettle, Icel. kati small ship. ]

 

Defn: A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids. Kettle pins, ninepins; skittles. [Obs. ] Shelton. -- Kettle stitch (Bookbinding ), the stitch made in sewing at the head and tail of a book. Knight.

 

KETTLEDRUM

KETTLEDRUM Ket "tle *drum `, n.

 

1. (Mus. )

 

Defn: A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it.

 

Note: Kettledrums, in pairs, were formerly used in martial music for cavalry, but are now chiefly confined to orchestras, where they are called tympani.

 

2. An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. Cf. Drum, n., 4 and 5.

 

KETTLEDRUMMER

KETTLEDRUMMER Ket "tle *drum `mer, n.

 

Defn: One who plays on a kettledrum.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

kettle

ket tle |ˈketl ˈkɛdl | ▶noun a vessel, usually made of metal and with a handle, used for boiling liquids or cooking foods. • a teakettle. PHRASES a different kettle of fish informal a completely different type of person or thing from the one previously mentioned: the new office is a rather different kettle of fish. the pot calling the kettle black see pot 1. a fine (or pretty ) kettle of fish informal an awkward state of affairs. DERIVATIVES ket tle ful |-ˌfo͝ol |noun ( pl. kettlefuls ) ORIGIN Old English cetel, cietel, of Germanic origin, based on Latin catillus, diminutive of catinus ‘deep container for cooking or serving food. ’ In Middle English the word's form was influenced by Old Norse ketill.

 

kettlebell

ket tle bell |ˈketlˌbel ˈkɛtlˌbɛl | ▶noun Weightlifting a large cast-iron ball-shaped weight with a single handle.

 

kettle corn

ket tle corn ▶noun popcorn that is sweetened with sugar during cooking.

 

kettledrum

ket tle drum |ˈketlˌdrəm ˈkɛdlˌdrəm | ▶noun a large drum shaped like a bowl, with a membrane adjustable for tension (and so pitch ) stretched across. Also collectively called timpani. DERIVATIVES ket tle drum mer noun

 

kettle hole

ket tle hole ▶noun Geology a hollow, typically filled by a lake, resulting from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits.

 

Oxford Dictionary

kettle

ket ¦tle |ˈkɛt (ə )l | ▶noun 1 a metal or plastic container with a lid, spout, and handle, used for boiling water. See also fish kettle. 2 a bowl- or saucer-shaped container in which operations are carried out on metals or other substances with a low melting point. PHRASES a different kettle of fish informal a completely different type of person or thing from the one previously mentioned: he's certainly a different kettle of fish from old Rowell. the pot calling the kettle black see pot 1. a pretty (or fine ) kettle of fish informal an awkward state of affairs. DERIVATIVES kettleful noun ( pl. kettlefuls ) ORIGIN Old English cetel, cietel, of Germanic origin, based on Latin catillus, diminutive of catinus ‘deep container for cooking or serving food ’. In Middle English the word's form was influenced by Old Norse ketill.

 

kettlebell

kettlebell |ˈkɛt (ə )lbɛl | ▶noun Weightlifting a large cast-iron ball-shaped weight with a single handle.

 

kettle corn

ket tle corn ▶noun popcorn that is sweetened with sugar during cooking.

 

kettledrum

kettle |drum |ˈkɛt (ə )ldrʌm | ▶noun a large drum shaped like a bowl, with a membrane adjustable for tension (and so pitch ) stretched across. Also collectively called timpani. DERIVATIVES kettledrummer noun

 

kettle hole

ket ¦tle hole ▶noun Geology a hollow, typically filled by a lake, resulting from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

kettle

ket tle /két (ə )l /〖語源は 「るつぼ 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 やかん , 湯沸かし (ポット ); なべ, かま ;〖通例the ～〗やかんの水 ▸ put the kettle on やかんを火にかける ▸ fill the kettle (with water )やかんを (水で )いっぱいにする ▸ The kettle is boiling .やかんが沸いてるよ 2 やかん1杯 (分 ).3 ＝teakettle .4 ＝kettledrum .5 〘地 〙釜状陥没地 .a f ì ne [pr è tty ] k è ttle of f í sh ｟やや古 ｠てんやわんや, やっかいな状況 .an ò ther [a d ì fferent ] k è ttle of f í sh ｟主に英 くだけた話 ｠(目下話題のものと比べて )まったく別の事態 [問題 ], 別物 [人 ].

 

kettledrum

k é ttle dr ù m 名詞 C 〘楽 〙ケトルドラム 〘音程を変えられる打楽器; この集合をtimpaniと呼ぶ; →percussion 〙.