kettle

Noun

• a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it

• (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits

• the quantity a kettle will hold

• a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  kettledrum , tympanum , tympani , timpani , kettle hole , kettleful , boiler