kettle

noun

Definition of kettlenext
as in basin
a steep-sided hollow without surface drainage especially in a deposit of glacial drift

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Recent Examples of kettle At another kettle grill, thicker skirt steaks sizzle over the coals before receiving a dicing for the arrachera tacos. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026 There were three rice cookers and three electric kettles on a long white counter by a deep sink and a dish rack. — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026 The easiest way to dissolve the sugar is to measure and boil the water in a kettle and add it to sugar in a bowl. — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026 A lot of hotels don't expect guests to do this (and aren't aware of this behavior) and don't 'deep' clean the kettles. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for kettle
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  1. basin
  2. saddle
  3. pothole
Noun
  • The next tropical storm that forms anywhere in the basin will be named Cristobal.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • President Sheinbaum confirmed that fracking would not be allowed in the Tampico-Misantla basin.
    — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of basin
Noun
  • The cabin of the two-door uses a natural leather tone influenced by Louis Vuitton’s VVT leather, with yellow saddle stitching, Monogram Flower ventilation eyelets and diamond-pattern embossing meant to recall the malletage lining of Vuitton trunks.
    — Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Emma had what appeared to have one of the late monarch’s riding headscarves wrapped around her saddle.
    — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of saddle
Noun
  • The Reflecting Pool, the Smithsonian and prairie pothole wetland easements, in readers' eyes.
    — Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Orange construction barrels and pothole cones are familiar sights to Michiganders, with the Michigan Department of Transportation managing road construction projects each year.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of pothole

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