Lexic.us

Definition of Kettle

1. Noun. A metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid.

2. Noun. The quantity a kettle will hold.

3. Noun. (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits.

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

Definition of Kettle

1. n. A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids.

Definition of Kettle

1. Noun. (cookware) A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid. ¹

2. Noun. The quantity held by a kettle. ¹

3. Noun. (British) A vessel for boiling water for tea; a teakettle. ¹

4. Noun. A pothole. ¹

5. Noun. A group of airborne hawks riding a thermal. ¹

6. Noun. (context: rail transport slang) A steam locomotive ¹

7. Noun. (musical instruments) A kettledrum. ¹

8. Noun. (geology) A kettle hole. ¹

9. Verb. (British of the police) To contain demonstrators in a confined area. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Kettle

1. a vessel for boiling liquids [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kettle

ketosteroid ketosteroids ketosuccinic ketosuccinic acid ketosuria ketotetrose ketotetroses ketotic ketotifen ketotriose

ketotrioses ketoxime ketoximes kets kettle (current term) kettle corn kettle drum kettle drums kettle fur collector kettle fur collectors

kettle hole kettle holes kettle lake kettle lakes kettle of fish kettlebell kettlebells kettled kettledrum

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