Kitchen

/ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ɪ)n/ · noun

Meaning

A room or area for preparing food..

Definitions by Sense

1. A room or area for preparing food.
2. (by extension) Cuisine; style of cooking.
3. (chiefly African-American Vernacular) The nape of a person's hairline, often referring to its uncombed or "nappy" look.
4. (music) The percussion section of an orchestra.
5. (dated) A utensil for roasting meat.
6. (attributive) A domesticated or uneducated form of a language.
7. (slang) A public gaming room in a casino.
8. (obsolete) Anything eaten as a relish with bread, potatoes, etc.; a condiment.

Example Sentences

We cook in the kitchen.

Everything a living animal could do to destroy and to desecrate bed and walls had been done. […] A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.

I always leave the stuff piled up, piled up in the sink / But you will always find him in the kitchen at parties

I had been trained with the rigidity and discipline of the French kitchen, and now I was embracing American informality.

My palate passionately lies in the savory kitchen with its salty fats and infernal flavors of chilies and spices.

Kline wrote that, according to various recent surveys, the young Israeli-born generation generally preferred a Mediterranean diet and dishes from the “Oriental” kitchen.

Named for the La Merced monastery, which was built in 1594 and on whose grounds the market is now located, it is just east of Mexico City's famed Zócalo plaza and is a must-visit for anyone wanting to experience the many delectable specialties of the Mexican kitchen.

For obvious reasons the percussion is normally arranged along the back of the platform, whether centrally or to one side, and sometimes also in two tiers, the heavy, noisier instruments behind, and the pitched, agile instruments such as vibraphone, marimba, etc. in front. An outstanding exception, however, exists in Roberto Gerhard's Epithalamion where the composer expressly desired that the all-important kitchen department be spread out in front of the strings and hence nearest the audience.

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Word Forms

• kitchens
• kitchin
• kitchening
• kitchened

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