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Meaning of kettle

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  kettle
      n 1: a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid [syn:
           {kettle}, {boiler}]
      2: the quantity a kettle will hold [syn: {kettle}, {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}, {kettle}]
      4: 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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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