kitchen

[ kich-uh n ]

/ ˈkɪtʃ ən /

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noun

a room or place equipped for cooking.

culinary department; cuisine: This restaurant has a fine Italian kitchen.

the staff or equipment of a kitchen.

adjective

of, relating to, or designed for use in a kitchen: kitchen window; kitchen curtains.

employed in or assigned to a kitchen: kitchen help.

of or resembling a pidginized language, especially one used for communication between employers and servants or other employees who do not speak the same language.

Words nearby kitchen

kitaj, kitakyushu, kitambilla, kitasato, kitbag, kitchen, kitchen cabinet, kitchen garden, kitchen kaffir, kitchen match, kitchen midden

Origin of kitchen

before 1000; Middle English kichene, Old English cycene ≪ Latin coquīna, equivalent to coqu(ere) to cook + -īna -ine¹; cf. cuisine

OTHER WORDS FROM kitchen

kitch·en·less, adjectivekitch·en·y, adjectiveout·kitch·en, noun

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Examples from the Web for kitchen

Hitchcock is very proud of his kitchen; he's comfortable here.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the end of one of our sessions I join them in their kitchen for yet another drink.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The days it takes place are marked on the wall calendar in the kitchen and counted down to with feverish excitement.
Confessions of a Turkey Killer|Tom Sykes|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He knew all about cilantro and the best facial cleanses, but in bed and on the kitchen table he was all about the ladies.
How Straight World Stole ‘Gay’: The Last Gasp of the ‘Lumbersexual’|Tim Teeman|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But she is still in the kitchen, responsible for the running of the household.
‘Gods of Suburbia’: Dina Goldstein’s Arresting Photo Series on Religion vs. Consumerism|Dina Goldstein|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Don was telling some of his adventures, and no one but Celestia Ann in the kitchen noticed the ringing of the door-bell.
Mildred at Home|Martha Finley
If you find the formula, Madge, I want you to fix me up a solution for the kitchen pump!
The Missing Formula|Mildred A. Wirt, AKA Ann Wirt
The woman went into the kitchen and baked the waffles; but when she came back to him again he was dead.
The Swedish Fairy Book|Various
"I'd get thrown out on my bean if I ever stuck my nose in the kitchen door," Murk said.
The Brand of Silence|Harrington Strong
But there was no such appetizing smell as that of pancakes coming up from Mrs. Bimbys kitchen.
The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp|Laura Lee Hope

British Dictionary definitions for kitchen

kitchen

/ (ˈkɪtʃɪn) /

noun

a room or part of a building equipped for preparing and cooking food
(as modifier)a kitchen table

Word Origin for kitchen

Old English cycene, ultimately from Late Latin coquīna, from Latin coquere to cook; see kiln

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Idioms and Phrases with kitchen

kitchen

see everything but the kitchen sink; if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

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