kettle.

1. A depression formed when an isolated block of glacial ice melts within surrounding deposits.

2. A container used to heat or boil water.

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Words that belong together

• kettle lake
• kettle hole

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A kettle lake reflected the scattered pines.

The dry kettle formed a hollow in the gravel plain.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Forms: Singular kettle; plural kettles. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.