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kettle

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: kettle

1
 n
a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
2
 n
a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
3
 n
(geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: kettle
1

n a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid

Synonyms:
boiler
Types:
teakettle
kettle for boiling water to make tea
Type of:
pot
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid

n the quantity a kettle will hold

Synonyms:
kettleful
Type of:
containerful
the quantity that a container will hold
2

n a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it

Synonyms:
kettledrum, timpani, tympani, tympanum
Type of:
percussion instrument, percussive instrument
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
3

n (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
Type of:
hole, hollow
a depression hollowed out of solid matter
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