kettle

Noun
  1. A metal pot for stewing or boiling;
    Usually has a lid (synset 103618023)
    is a type of: pot - metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
    subtypes: teakettle - kettle for boiling water to make tea
    same as: boiler
  2. The quantity a kettle will hold (synset 113790294)
    is a type of: containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
    same as: kettleful
  3. (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits (synset 109347944)
    referred to in: geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
    is a type of: hole, hollow - a depression hollowed out of solid matter
    same as: kettle hole
  4. A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it (synset 103618174)
    is a type of: percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
    same as: kettledrum, timpani, tympani, tympanum

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