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

Derived forms: kettles

Type of: containerful, hole, hollow, percussion instrument, percussive instrument, pot

Encyclopedia: Kettle Kettle, Kentucky