Synonyms of kettle

kettle

noun

as in basin

a steep-sided hollow without surface drainage especially in a deposit of glacial drift

Related Words

• basin
• saddle
• pothole
• gorge
• gill
• floodplain
• col
• canyon
• gulch
• flume
• ravine
• abyss
• chasm
• crevice
• fissure
• gap
• pass
• valley
• notch
• cleft
• linn
• hollow
• crevasse
• defile
• couloir
• vale
• dell
• kloof
• gulf
• wash
• glen
• trench
• dale
• cirque
• gutter
• gully
• combe
• cwm
• trough
• draw
• shut-in
• coulee
• arroyo
• wadi
• nullah
• barranca

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kettle

At another kettle grill, thicker skirt steaks sizzle over the coals before receiving a dicing for the arrachera tacos. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

There were three rice cookers and three electric kettles on a long white counter by a deep sink and a dish rack. — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026

The easiest way to dissolve the sugar is to measure and boil the water in a kettle and add it to sugar in a bowl. — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026

A lot of hotels don't expect guests to do this (and aren't aware of this behavior) and don't 'deep' clean the kettles. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026

Phrases Containing kettle

• kettle of fish