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Meaning of kitchen in English

kitchen
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈkɪtʃ.ən/ uk
/ˈkɪtʃ.ən/
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a room where food is kept, prepared, and cooked and where the dishes are washed:
We usually eat breakfast in the kitchen.
kitchen table
fitted kitchen UK The house has a brand new fitted kitchen (= cupboards that look the same attached to the walls and floor in the kitchen).
 
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throw the kitchen sink at someone/something
(Definition of kitchen from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

kitchen | Intermediate English

kitchen
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈkɪtʃ·ən/
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a room where food is prepared and cooked
(Definition of kitchen from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of kitchen

kitchen
Cover the dough with the kitchen towel and leave in a warm place for 40 minutes.
From The Seattle Times
I went to the kitchen and turned the light on, then went to my room and picked up the book again.
From The New York Review of Books
But sub sandwiches don't get a lot of love in our home kitchens.
From Huffington Post
Another piece of paper that contained a reference to being a "human sculpture" was also found in the kitchen.
From USA TODAY
When preparing meat, wash hands, kitchen work surfaces and utensils with soap and water after they come in contact with raw meat or poultry.
From CBS News
For me, the kitchen stands at the nexus of function and design.
From New York Post
I couldn't bring myself to carry her into the kitchen with me to make a bottle.
From Huffington Post
We might wash the backed-up dishes in the kitchen, find the mop and scrub the floor.
From NPR
But the book is even more interesting when she moves outside the kitchen.
From NPR
Sometimes she would have absolutely no memory of getting up to eat, but would find a mess in the kitchen.
From CNN
After the outbreak, local authorities reported finding meat held at improper temperatures and dirty conditions in the restaurant's kitchen.
From Ars Technica
They had been trapped in the kitchen and had survived by eating yogurt.
From NPR
She rents kitchen space for $14 to $24 per hour, depending on the time of day and the number of hours needed.
From Chicago Tribune
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Collocations with kitchen

kitchen

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catering kitchen
In the early 2000s, the building underwent a $1.1 million restoration with the addition of new restrooms and a catering kitchen.
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communal kitchen
These are houses containing bed-sitting rooms, a communal kitchen and sitting room with a television, and so on.
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kitchen appliance
If one kitchen appliance overloads the circuit, the other side of the duplex receptacle will be shut off as well.
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Translations of kitchen

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廚房…
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厨房…
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cocina, cocina [feminine, singular]…
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cozinha, cozinha [feminine]…
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स्वयंपाकघर…
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台所, 台所（だいどころ）, 食（た）べ物（もの）を用意（ようい）する部屋（へや）…
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mutfak…
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cuisine [feminine], (de) cuisine…
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cuina…
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keuken…
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உணவு வைக்கப்பட்டு, தயாரிக்கப்பட்டு, சமைக்கப்பட்டு…
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રસોડુ…
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køkken, køkken-…
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kök…
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dapur…
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die Küche, Küchen-…
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kjøkken [neuter], kjøkken…
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باورچی خانہ…
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кухня…
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వంటగది…
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রান্নাঘর…
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kuchyně…
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dapur…
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bếp…
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kuchnia…
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부엌…
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cucina, da cucina…
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