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kitchen

[ kich-uhn ]

noun

  1. a room or place equipped for cooking:

    The apartment has a full kitchen with an oven and dishwasher.

  2. the staff involved in food preparation in a restaurant or eatery:

    He called the kitchen to make sure they could accommodate his allergies.

  3. culinary department; cuisine:

    This restaurant has a fine Italian kitchen.

  4. the equipment and fixtures needed to make a room suitable for cooking:

    We bought a kitchen, but it still needs to be installed.

  5. 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

  1. 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.

  2. 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

    1. a room or part of a building equipped for preparing and cooking food
    2. ( as modifier )

      a kitchen table

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 쾱ٳ·· adjective
  • 쾱ٳ·· adjective
  • dzܳ·쾱ٳ· noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of kitchen1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English kichene, Old English cycene Latin DZīԲ, equivalent to coqu(ere) “to cook” + -īԲ -ine 1; cuisine
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of kitchen1

Old English cycene, ultimately from Late Latin DZīԲ, from Latin coquere to cook ; see kiln
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That’s why the aroma of baking bread might bring you back to your grandma’s kitchen or a whiff of freshly cleaned clothes might remind you of long nights at the laundromat when you were younger.

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It can also be helpful to anchor your bowl in a kitchen towel, especially if your whisking often tends to get especially vigorous.

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According to Angi, a kitchen remodel alone can cost anywhere from $14,592 to $41,533, depending on the scope of the project, and major renovations can easily go into six figures.

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"I remember going to Rick's house and they were painting Rick's kitchen, and Val got up on top of the refrigerator and did 20 minutes of Hamlet. Never missed a word."

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Blanca Castro puts on a builder's helmet before opening the door to her kitchen.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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