Found 3 items, similar to kettle.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: kettle
cerek, ceret, ketel
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: kettle
kettle
n 1: a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid [syn:
boiler]
2: the quantity a kettle will hold [syn:
kettleful]
3: (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]
4: a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument
with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension
on it [syn:
kettledrum,
tympanum,
tympani,
timpani]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Kettle
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[=i] 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.
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