/ Dictionary / Index K kettle-bottom: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ket•tle-bot•tom Pronunciation: (ket'l-bot"um), [key] — adj. Naut. noting a wide, flat-bottomed hull formerly used for merchant sailing vessels. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. kettle base kettledrum Related Content Daily Word Quiz: abstain Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language