kitchen island
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈkɪtʃən ˈaɪlənd/
:
isla de cocina
- Four additional seats are available at a triangular-shaped kitchen island fashioned along with the gleaming cabinetry made from Brazilian cherry wood.
- a granite kitchen island
- stools at the kitchen island
- sit at the kitchen island
We're sitting at our kitchen island and he's always looking over my plate or our son's plate and he's always superior bite shopping.
- We're sitting at our kitchen island and he's always looking over my plate or our son's plate and he's always superior bite shopping.
Examples
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I have a duty," Evie replied, unloading her BBQ kale chips on the soapstone kitchen island.
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Leila sits on a stool at the kitchen island.
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I am also looking for a better way to sort mail, besides sitting on the kitchen island.
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I use a corner of my kitchen island.
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Barry's building me a kitchen island, and I get to design the island top, so once it's complete, I'll display some goodies on that!
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I'm standing at our kitchen island while I type this, noticing how beautiful the shiny hardwood floors look.
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Positioned above the kitchen island (with a minor sink, to be examined later), it's sufficiently high to take into consideration casual seating around the island while still making the hanging pots, containers, and flavors promptly accessible.
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If you need ventilation for your kitchen island, a Viking island hood attaches to the ceiling above your cooking space and has the same seamless design as other Viking range hoods.
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The chef prepared all the ingredients at the kitchen island before starting to cook.
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She loves to sit and chat with friends while having coffee at the kitchen island.
Synonyms
A kitchen counter with a wooden top for preparing and eating food
How Big
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2.5
- US
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4.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning—a freestanding unit in the kitchen—is directly inferable from combining 'kitchen' (the room) with 'island' (an isolated patch or enclave). The use of 'island' as a metaphor for a standalone unit within a larger space is common and found in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would very likely understand the MWE.
Etymology
Kitchen island comes from the picture of a counter standing alone in the middle of the kitchen, like an island surrounded by open floor. Because it stands by itself and can be reached from all sides, it now means a 'workspace' or 'counter' used for cooking and eating.