to boil the kettle

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• put the kettle on — phrase to boil water, especially for making tea Thesaurus: preparing tea and coffee drinkshyponym general words for drinkssynonym Main entry: kettle …   Useful english dictionary

• boil — [[t]bɔ͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦♦ boils, boiling, boiled 1) V ERG When a hot liquid boils or when you boil it, bubbles appear in it and it starts to change into steam or vapour. I stood in the kitchen, waiting for the water to boil... [V n] Boil the water in… …   English dictionary

• kettle — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ electric VERB + KETTLE ▪ fill ▪ plug in (BrE) ▪ put on (esp. BrE) ▪ I ve just …   Collocations dictionary

• boil — I UK [bɔɪl] / US verb Word forms boil : present tense I/you/we/they boil he/she/it boils present participle boiling past tense boiled past participle boiled * 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] if a liquid boils, or if you boil it, it becomes so hot …   English dictionary

• put the kettle on — boil water in order to make coffee or another hot beverage …   English contemporary dictionary

• put the kettle on — to boil water, especially for making tea …   English dictionary

• boil — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 state of boiling ADJECTIVE ▪ rolling (AmE) ▪ Bring the water to a rolling boil. VERB + BOIL ▪ bring sth to ▪ Bring the soup to the boil. (BrE …   Collocations dictionary

• boil — boil1 /boyl/, v.i. 1. to change from a liquid to a gaseous state, producing bubbles of gas that rise to the surface of the liquid, agitating it as they rise. 2. to reach or be brought to the boiling point: When the water boils, add the meat and… …   Universalium

• boil — boil1 S3 [bɔıl] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: boillir, from Latin bullire, from bulla bubble ] 1.) [I and T] when a liquid boils, or when you boil it, it becomes hot enough to turn into gas boil at ▪ The solution boiled at 57.4°C. ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• kettle — noun (C) 1 a metal or plastic container with a lid, a handle, and a spout (=for pouring), used to boil water 2 put the kettle on to boil water in a kettle: I ll put the kettle on for tea. 3 another/a different kettle of fish informal used to say… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• boil — I [[t]bɔɪl[/t]] v. i. 1) phs to change from a liquid to a gaseous state, typically as a result of heat, producing bubbles of gas that rise to the surface of the liquid 2) to reach the boiling point 3) to be in an agitated or violent state: The… …   From formal English to slang