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Definition of "kitchen" []

  • A room or an area equipped for preparing and cooking food. (noun)
  • A style of cooking; cuisine: a restaurant with a fine French kitchen. (noun)
  • A staff that prepares, cooks, and serves food. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "kitchen" in a sentence
  • "As to locality, the kitchen garden should lie in the _warmest_ and _most sheltered_ spot which may be convenient to the _kitchen_ of the house."
  • "Your sister was fine, screaming at the wall, “We're not afraid of you,” regenerated, grown into two new heads, wormlike as you jumped, punctuating the word kitchen and wanting to know if you wanted some and laughing like crazy."
  • "The main kitchen is still not finished, as is the main bathroom."