kitchen
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- noun
- /ˈkɪtʃən/
- He always enjoyed sitting at the table in the kitchen while his mother cooked.
- a kitchen table
- a kitchen stove
- a soup kitchen
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- The door to this community kitchen are open.
- You can propagate right on your kitchen counter year round.
- The afternoon sun slants into the kitchen in thin lines.
- There was plenty of food in the kitchen, tinned stuff, plenty.
- No, I am in the kitchen and my watch is upstairs.
- So your ground floor was the kitchen and toilet.
- The bargaining about who does what in the kitchen hasn't been fought through.
- Silver's not my not my thing for the kitchen, but I accept that.
Examples
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We went and cleaned the kitchen, and we went to the dining table, and poured some tea.
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This is our kitchen.
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When I walk into the kitchen, I am not thinking.
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You guys always eat in the kitchen anyway.
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You can eat in the kitchen, too.
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Did you see the little note in the kitchen?
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There's a young woman in the kitchen making coffee.
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And this is like a full-fledged kitchen with a gas stove.
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There's burgers in the kitchen.
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She spent the whole afternoon baking cookies in the kitchen.
Synonyms
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5.3
The kitchen on a ship, plane, or train where food is prepared
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3.8
A small area with a sink and fridge for making simple meals
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6.0
A building where people make and cook food for a group, for example on a ship or in a camp
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4.4
A kitchen on a ship where food is prepared and cooked
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7.5
A small building used for cooking food outdoors for workers
A large kitchen in a building where staff cook meals for many people
Idioms
- Informal
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A way to say there are almost all things you can think of
- Informal
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Almost everything possible is present, even things you do not need
Compounds
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A neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City now known for restaurants and nightlife
- Informal
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A very large number of things, often including items that are not needed
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A small area near a house where people grow vegetables and herbs for the home
- Specialized
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A heap of old shells, bones, and kitchen waste from people long ago
How Big
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word kitchen comes from the Latin root coquere, which means 'to cook', and you can see the same idea in the English word cook. So a kitchen is literally the 'place to cook'.