Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun kettle

4 senses of kettle

Sense 1
kettle, boiler -- (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)

Sense 2
kettle, kettleful -- (the quantity a kettle will hold)
       => containerful -- (the quantity that a container will hold)

Sense 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)
       => hole, hollow -- (a depression hollowed out of solid matter)

Sense 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)
       => percussion instrument, percussive instrument -- (a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another)