(idiomatic) An awkward situation. / (idiomatic) A situation which is recognized as different from or as an alternative to some other situation, and which is not necessarily unfavorable.

plural of ketazine

plural of ketal

plural of kettle fur collector

A small, coiled, stainless steel wire placed in a kettle to attract limescale that would otherwise build up on the heating element.

Alternative form of tempest in a teapot

A pothole of very large dimensions, as found in glaciers in Norway (pit formed in the bed of a turbulent stream).

(geology) A lake formed in a kettle hole.

(geology) A depression in the ground occurring as the result of a large block of ice getting buried by glacial outwash and subsequent melting of it.

plural of kettle lake