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kitchen
[ kich-uhn ]
noun
- a room or place equipped for cooking:
The apartment has a full kitchen with an oven and dishwasher.
- the staff involved in food preparation in a restaurant or eatery:
He called the kitchen to make sure they could accommodate his allergies.
- culinary department; cuisine:
This restaurant has a fine Italian kitchen.
- the equipment and fixtures needed to make a room suitable for cooking:
We bought a kitchen, but it still needs to be installed.
- Sports. (on a pickleball court) a seven-foot zone on either side of the net from which players are prohibited from returning the ball before it hits the ground.
adjective
- of, relating to, or designed for use in a room equipped for cooking:
There's a view of the yard from the kitchen window.
We got a new, more colorful set of kitchen curtains.
- employed in or assigned to a place or business that makes food:
Kitchen staff and volunteers worked together to feed over 500 food-insecure people.
kitchen
/ ˈɪʃɪ /
noun
- a room or part of a building equipped for preparing and cooking food
- ( as modifier )
a kitchen table
Other Word Forms
- 쾱ٳ·· adjective
- 쾱ٳ·· adjective
- dzܳ·쾱ٳ· noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of kitchen1
Idioms and Phrases
see everything but the kitchen sink ; if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen .Example Sentences
So this spring, there’s no better kitchen reset than a big bowl of green.
"Today, WFP delivered its last remaining food stocks to hot meals kitchens," it warned.
Armed with whatever passed for cookware in my under-equipped kitchen, he made everything work.
Police launched an investigation this month after a meal provider in south Jakarta accused authorities of embezzlement, saying that she has not been paid since her kitchen started preparing school meals in February.
“The lockdown of restaurants followed by a reduced interest in dining out led restaurateurs and chefs to pivot from open kitchens to sandwich counters.”
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