'Kettle' definitions:

Definition of 'kettle'

(from WordNet)
noun
A metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid [syn: kettle, boiler]
noun
The quantity a kettle will hold [syn: kettle, kettleful]
noun
(geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits [syn: kettle hole, kettle]
noun
A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it [syn: kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani, timpani]

Definition of 'Kettle'

From: GCIDE
  • Kettle \Ket"tle\ (k[e^]t"t'l), n. [OE. ketel; cf. AS. cetel, cetil, cytel; akin to D. kjedel, G. kessel, OHG. chezzil, Icel. ketill, SW. kittel, Dan. kjedel, Goth. katils; all perh. fr. L. catillus, dim. of catinus a deep vessel, bowl; but cf. also OHG. chezz[imac] kettle, Icel. kati small ship.] A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids. [1913 Webster]
  • Kettle pins, ninepins; skittles. [Obs.] --Shelton.
  • Kettle stitch (Bookbinding), the stitch made in sewing at the head and tail of a book. --Knight. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'kettle'

From: Easton
  • Kettle a large pot for cooking. The same Hebrew word (dud, "boiling") is rendered also "pot" (Ps. 81:6), "caldron" (2 Chr. 35:13), "basket" (Jer. 24:2). It was used for preparing the peace-offerings (1 Sam. 2:13, 14).