1. plural of kettle; containers with a lid, spout, and handle used for boiling water
2. large metal containers used for cooking or heating liquids
Usage: industrial; commercial cooking
3. depressions in rock or ground formed by glacial action
Usage: geological

Examples

• She bought two new kettles for the kitchen.
• The electric kettles boiled water faster than the stovetop ones.
• Large kettles were used to prepare soup for the entire camp.
• The restaurant kitchen had several industrial kettles.
• Glacial kettles dotted the landscape after the ice age.
• The hiking trail passed several kettle formations in the rock.