kitchen
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A room equipped for preparing meals.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
kichuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkɪtʃən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A room equipped for preparing meals
A room or area for preparing food.
by extension
Cuisine; style of cooking.
The region of a billiard table between the head rail and the head string.
attributive
A domesticated or uneducated form of a language.
Ellipsis of Kitchen Creek
verb
To embellish a basic food; to season, add condiments, etc.
by extension
To embellish; to dress up.
To do kitchen work; to prepare food.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A room equipped for preparing meals
Used this way, kitchen is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use kitchen
- “My mom is baking cookies in the kitchen right now.”noun
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