kettlefuls
Amounts a kettle holds
Kettlefuls is the plural of kettleful—the amount a kettle can hold.
The word typically describes quantities of boiling water or other liquids: She made kettlefuls of tea for the volunteers.
Like other -ful nouns, it measures by container capacity rather than exact volume.
Fluid capacity units
- gallonsVolume measurement units
- cupsSmall drinking containers
- pintsSixteen-ounce volumes
- quartsLiquid volume units
volumes · measures · portions · batches · servings · refills · containers · jugs
Steeping and serving vessel
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
- coffeeBrewed bean beverage
- steepRising at sharp angle
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
boil · pour · tisane · herbal · decoction · chai · mate · oolong
liters
Fluid capacity units
quarts · volumes · measures · portions · batches · servings · refills · containers · jugs · carafes
teapot
Steeping and serving vessel
infusion · boil · pour · tisane · herbal · decoction · chai · mate · oolong · chamomile
overflowing
Exceeding capacity, spilling out
copious · generous · steaming · pouring · streaming · gushing · endless · successive · repeated · continuous
soup
Cooked liquid dish
simmer · boiling · pasta · blanching · stewpot · potatoes · dumplings · porridge · congee · noodles