Hotel Tea Kettle Tray

A kettle is a pot made for boiling water. Most kettles are metal, with a lid and a spout. If you're in the mood for a cup of tea, it might be time to "put the kettle on." You can use the word kettle to mean "metal cooking pot," although it's mostly used for the kind you use to make your tea or instant soup.idiom. something you say that means people should not criticize someone else for a fault that they have themselves: Elliott accused me of being selfish. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!