kettle

noun

1. 1

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

2. 2

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

3. 3

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

4. 4

   the quantity a kettle will hold