kettle vs mixer

kettle

noun
  • A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid. 

  • An instance of kettling; a group of protesters or rioters confined in a limited area. 

  • A vessel or appliance used to boil water for the preparation of hot beverages and other foodstuffs. 

  • A kettle hole, sometimes any pothole. 

  • The quantity held by a kettle. 

  • A group of raptors riding a thermal, especially when migrating. 

  • A steam locomotive 

  • A kettledrum. 

verb
  • To contain demonstrators in a confined area. 

  • Of a boiler: to make a whistling sound like the boiling of a kettle, indicative of various types of fault. 

mixer

noun
  • A machine outfitted with (typically blunt) blades with which it mixes or beats ingredients in a bowl below. 

  • A mixing console. 

  • Any of various social dances involving frequent changes of partners. 

  • A nonlinear electrical circuit that creates new frequencies from two signals applied to it. 

  • A device for combining hot and cold water before it emerges from a single spout or shower head. 

  • Synonym of tumbler 

  • One who, or a device that, mixes or merges things together. 

  • A chiropractor who uses other treatments in addition to spinal adjustment. 

  • One who mixes or socializes. 

  • A non-alcoholic drink (such as lemonade, Coca-Cola or fruit juice) that is added to spirits to make cocktails. 

  • A dance or other social event meant to foster new acquaintances, as at the beginning of a school year. 

How often have the words kettle and mixer occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )