noun
- A metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid.
- synonyms: boiler
- The quantity a kettle will hold.
- synonyms: kettleful
- Geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits.
- synonyms: kettle hole
- A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it.
- synonyms: kettledrum, tympanum, tympani, timpani
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