kettering
- n United States electrical engineer who made numerous automotive improvements (including the electric starter) (1876-1958)
kettle
- n a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
- n the quantity a kettle will hold
- n (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
- n a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
kettle hole
- n (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
kettledrum
- n a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it