 kettle |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (food) a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid | |
| Synonyms: | boiler | |
| Related terms: | pot teakettle boil | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (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 | |
| Related terms: | hole geology | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the quantity a kettle will hold | |
| Synonyms: | kettleful | |
| Related terms: | containerful | |
| 4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 18158 | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (music) a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it | |
| Synonyms: | tympanum tympani timpani kettledrum | |
| Related terms: | percussion_instrument | |
| Similar spelling: |
Keithley Keathley Kettel Keitel Kittle |
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