Thesaurus: kettle

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1. n. A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids.
2. n. a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
3. n. the quantity a kettle will hold
4. n. (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
5. n. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
6. A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids. Kettle pins, ninepins; skittles. [Obs.] Shelton. -- Kettle stitch (Bookbinding), the stitch made in sewing at the head and tail of a book. Knight.
7. A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover,used for heating and boiling water or other liguids. Kettle pins,ninepins; skittles. [Obs.] Shelton.-- Kettle stitch (Bookbinding), the stitch made in sewing at thehead and tail of a book. Knight.
8. n:100 n. a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid n. the quantity a kettle will hold n. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it