| Noun | 1. | kettle - a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lidpot - 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. | kettle - the quantity a kettle 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 depositsgeology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks hollow, hole - a depression hollowed out of solid matter | |
| 4. | kettle - a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it | |