word-vault/dist/data/cards/ke/kettle.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "kettle",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "image": "data/images/ki/kitchen.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a container with a lid, a handle and a spout, used for boiling water",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an electric kettle"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll **put the kettle on** *(= start boiling some water)* and make some tea."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll just boil the kettle."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She made herself a sandwich while she waited for the kettle to boil."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Drinks", "Cooking and eating"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["electric"],
                "verb + kettle": ["fill", "plug in", "put on"],
                "kettle + verb": ["boil", "sing", "whistle"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a completely different situation or person from the one previously mentioned",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that you should not criticize somebody for a fault that you have yourself",
            "labels": "(saying, informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈketl/",
                "audio": "ke/kettle/kettle__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈketl/",
                "audio": "ke/kettle/kettle__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "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."
}