A kitchen is a room that is used for cooking and for household jobs such as washing dishes.
Synonyms: cookhouse, galley, kitchenette, scullery More Synonyms of kitchen
2. See also soup kitchen
kitchen in British English
(ˈkɪtʃɪn)
noun
a.
a room or part of a building equipped for preparing and cooking food
b.
(as modifier)
a kitchen table
Word origin
Old English cycene, ultimately from Late Latin coquīna, from Latin coquere to cook; see kiln
kitchen in American English
(ˈkɪtʃən)
noun
1.
a room or place or the equipment for the preparation and cooking of food
2.
a staff that cooks and serves food
Word origin
ME kychene < OE cycene < VL cocina, cucina: see cuisine
kitchen in the Oil and Gas Industry
(kɪtʃən)
Word forms: (regular plural) kitchens
noun
(Extractive engineering: Petroleum geology)
A kitchen is a subsurface area where oil and gas are generated because of pressure and temperature conditions.
An area of the subsurface where source rock has reached appropriate conditions of pressure andtemperature to generate hydrocarbons is known as a kitchen.
Hydrocarbon accumulations can result from the interruption of the hydrocarbon migrationpath linking oil and gas kitchens with the earth's surface.
A kitchen is a subsurface area where oil and gas are generated because of pressure and temperatureconditions.
More idioms containing
kitchen
if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
They leave the kitchen and bathroom a mess and it gets on my nerves.
The Sun (2016)
The property also has a designer kitchen and a bedroom that doubles as a media room.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is a communal kitchen and bathrooms.
The Sun (2016)
The freezer may be empty, but the kitchen cupboard is stuffed with dog beds.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Residents live in households of a dozen people, each with their own kitchen and sitting room.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In the Jungle there were other kitchens and restaurants and people were able to prepare their own food.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It was challenging in the sense that the kitchen was very tiny, but it was a beautiful experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But suddenly if soup kitchens are available, maybe if your job is really terrible or dangerous you’ll be able to turn it down.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
Try walking to the bathroom or kitchen.
Christianity Today (2000)
We were at the awkward end of some kitchen process that took its own sweet time.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
You slept downstairs and the sitting room and kitchen were upstairs.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We have quite a big house but the kitchen is tiny.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You already have one in the kitchen.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We meet him at a mobile soup kitchen.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Everything was upset except the kitchen table.
Beatrix Potter The Tales of Beatrix Potter (1930)
He sat at one end of our kitchen table and talked.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
One curved walnut kitchen cupboard had eight layers of gloss applied to perfect its sheen.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Tiny kitchens force traders to focus on a handful of specialist dishes.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The members of what was once the middle class queue up at soup kitchens.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
People who cook are cooks; a chef is a head of a restaurant kitchen.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Inside you'll find a double bed and a kitchen.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This allowed me to convert the old kitchen into a bedroom with an en-suite.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It is highly regarded by the restaurant kitchen, which will make it more expensive still.
Smith, Drew Food Watch (1994)
The reception room has views over the square gardens, and the bathrooms and kitchen are suitably swish.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There must be at least one bath or shower, one lavatory and one kitchen between five people.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
kitchen
British English: kitchen /ˈkɪtʃɪn/ NOUN
A kitchen is a room used for cooking and related jobs such as washing dishes.
American English: kitchen
Arabic: مَطْبَخٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: cozinha
Chinese: 厨房
Croatian: kuhinja
Czech: kuchyně
Danish: køkken
Dutch: keuken
European Spanish: cocina habitación
Finnish: keittiö
French: cuisine lieu
German: Küche
Greek: κουζίνα
Italian: cucina
Japanese: 台所
Korean: 주방
Norwegian: kjøkken
Polish: kuchnia
European Portuguese: cozinha
Romanian: bucătărie
Russian: кухня
Latin American Spanish: cocina
Swedish: kök
Thai: ครัว
Turkish: mutfak
Ukrainian: кухня
Vietnamese: bếp nhà
All related terms of 'kitchen'
kitchen tea
a party held before a wedding to which female guests bring items of kitchen equipment as wedding presents
back-kitchen
a room off a main kitchen , usually further towards the back of the house where washing-up or preparatory cooking work might be done; a scullery
field kitchen
the place at which the food for a unit of soldiers in the field is prepared
kitchen-diner
a kitchen that has an area intended to be used for eating meals , usually because there is no dining room elsewhere
kitchen foil
aluminium foil used in cooking or storing food
kitchen paper
thick absorbent paper intended for use in the kitchen , e. g . to wipe up spills or to absorb excess oil from fried food
kitchen range
a large kitchen stove with burners and one or more ovens , usually heated by solid fuel
kitchen salt
coarse salt that is used in cooking but not at the table
kitchen sink
a sink in a kitchen for washing dishes , vegetables , etc
kitchen soap
heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
kitchen unit
a piece of a fitted kitchen , such as a cupboard or sink unit
kitchen waste
bits of food that are left over from cooking, such as vegetable peelings , cheese rind , and scraps from people's plates
soup kitchen
A soup kitchen is a place where homeless people or very poor people are provided with free food.
country kitchen
a large kitchen with ample areas for food preparation and eating
dining kitchen
a room where meals are eaten and prepared
fitted kitchen
a kitchen with units that are attached to the wall
galley kitchen
a household kitchen designed with kitchen units on both sides and no kitchen table
kitchen cabinet
Journalists sometimes refer to the unofficial advisers of a prime minister or president as that person's kitchen cabinet , especially if they disapprove of the influence that the advisers seem to have.
kitchen-dinette
a kitchen that has an area intended to be used for eating meals , usually because there is no dining room elsewhere
kitchen garden
A kitchen garden is a garden, or part of a garden, in which vegetables, herbs , and fruit are grown.
kitchen kaffir
(in South Africa) a Zulu-based pidgin with English and Afrikaans components , esp associated with the mines
kitchen midden
the site of a large mound of domestic refuse marking a prehistoric settlement : usually including bones, potsherds , seashells , etc
kitchen police
soldiers who have been detailed to work in the kitchen , esp as a punishment
kitchen scales
a set of scales used in cooking
kitchen utensil
a utensil intended for use in a kitchen , such as a chopping board , saucepan , or knife
kitchen wastes
bits of food that are left over from cooking, such as vegetable peelings , cheese rind , and scraps from people's plates
kitchen window
A window is a space in the wall of a building or in the side of a vehicle, which has glass in it so that light can come in and you can see out.
Pullman kitchen
a small, compact kitchen , typically built into an alcove , as in some apartments
summer kitchen
an extra kitchen , usually detached from a house, for use in warm weather
kitchen appliance
a machine intended for use in the kitchen , such as a fridge or a food processor
thieves' kitchen
a thieves ' hideout
kitchen-sink drama
a type of drama of the 1950s depicting the sordid aspects of domestic reality
fully-fitted kitchen
a kitchen fitted with units and appliances such as an oven , dishwasher , etc
everything but the kitchen sink
very many things, many of which are unnecessary
if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
said to mean that someone should either learn to tolerate the difficulty or unpleasantness of an activity, or stop being involved in it