1. (

• kettle ,
• boiler ,

) a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid ;

2. (

• kettle ,
• kettleful

) the quantity a kettle will hold ;

3. (

• kettle_hole ,
• kettle

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

4. (

• kettle ,
• kettledrum ,
• tympanum ,
• tympani ,
• timpani

) a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it ;