kettle

/kˈɛtəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
2. the quantity a kettle will hold
3. (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
4. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it

Synonyms for kettle

• boiler
• kettleful
• kettle hole
• kettledrum
• tympanum
• tympani
• timpani

Words that rhyme with kettle

• settle
• metal
• nettle
• betel
• mettle
• petal
• resettle
• unsettle
• gesamtmetall
• gettel
• gettle
• gretal
• gretel
• hettel
• kennametal
• kettell
• trettel
• zettel
• zettle