kettle
English Thesaurus
1. a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | pot, |
| definition | : | metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | teakettle, |
| definition | : | kettle for boiling water to make tea (noun.artifact) |
2. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | percussion instrument, percussive instrument, |
| definition | : | a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another (noun.artifact) |
3. (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits (noun.object)
| domain category | : | geology, |
| definition | : | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks (noun.cognition) |
4. the quantity a kettle will hold (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | containerful, |
| definition | : | the quantity that a container will hold (noun.quantity) |
5. a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | boil, |
| definition | : | immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes (verb.change) |
6. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | tympanic, |
| definition | : | resembling a drum (adj.pert) |
7. a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | boil, |
| definition | : | immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes (verb.change) |
8. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | tympanic, |
| definition | : | resembling a drum (adj.pert) |
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