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Kettle

nounid 80044·updated May 18, 2026
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a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it

polysemous

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Information Class

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Variants

synonym
boilerkettle holekettledrumkettlefultimpanitympanitympanum
plural
Kettles
possessive
Kettle's
pluralpossessive
Kettles'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
a metal pot for stewing or boiling
§2
a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
§3
(geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
§4
the quantity a kettle will hold

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