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ket·tle  (ktl)
n.
1. A metal pot, usually with a lid, for boiling or stewing.
2. A teakettle.
3. Music A kettledrum.
4. Geology A depression left in a mass of glacial drift, formed by the melting of an isolated block of glacial ice.
5. A pothole.

[Middle English ketel, from Old Norse ketill and Old English cetel, both from Latin catllus, diminutive of catnus, large bowl.]

kettle
Noun
1. a metal container with a handle and spout, for boiling water
2. any of various metal containers for heating liquid, cooking, etc.
3. a different kettle of fish a different matter entirely
4. a fine kettle of fish a difficult or awkward situation [Old Norse ketill]

kettle  (ktl)
A steep, bowl-shaped hollow in ground once covered by a glacier. Kettles are believed to form when a block of ice left by a glacier becomes covered by sediments and later melts, leaving a hollow. They are usually tens of meters deep and up to tens of kilometers in diameter and often contain surface water.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.kettlekettle - a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
pot - metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
teakettle - kettle for boiling water to make tea
2.kettlekettle - the quantity a kettle will hold      
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
3.kettle - (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
hollow, hole - a depression hollowed out of solid matter
4.kettlekettle - a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
Translations
kettle [ˈkɛtl] nhervidor m

kettle [ˈkɛtl] nbouilloire f

kettle [ˈkɛtl] nKessel m

kettle [ˈkɛtl] nbollitore m

kettle
n kettle [ˈketl]
a metal pot, usually with a special part for pouring and a lid, for heating liquids a kettle full of boiling water. ketel غَلاّيَه чайник konvice keddel der Kessel χύτρα, κατσαρόλα, τσαγερό hervidor, tetera katel کتری pannu bouilloire קוּמקוּם केतली čajnik üst; kanna ketel ketill bollitore; pentolino やかん 주전자 virdulys tējkanna cerek ketel kjele czajnik, kociołek chaleira ceainic чайник kanvica kotliček čajnik []panna, kittel กาน้ำ çaydanlık 水壺 казанок; чайник کیتلی ấm đun nước
n kettledrum
a type of drum made of a brass or copper bowl covered with a stretched skin etc. keteltrom طَبْل نُحاسي муз. литавра tympán pauke die Pauke τύμπανο timbal timpan کوس؛ تیمپانو patarumpu timbale תּוֹף-הַדּוּד नगाड़ा timpanon üstdob timpani páka, ketiltrumba timpano ケトルドラム 케틀드럼, 팀파니 litaurai timpāni dram kawah keteltrom pauke kocioł tímpano timpan литавра tympan pavka timpan puka กลองโลหะขนาดใหญ่มีก้นกลม ด้านล่างทำด้วยทองเหลือง dümbelek 銅鼓 литавра ایک پیالانما ڈھول trống định âm 半球


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