kitchen

[kich-uhn] / ˈkɪtʃ ən /

NOUN

room for cooking food

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gallery

STRONG

canteen cookery cookhouse cuisine galley kitchenette mess scullery

WEAK

cook's room eat-in

Example Sentences

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Due to the space of the kitchen, Taylor says the business had to make "tricky decisions" while abiding by the laws on serving and preparing food.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

“The kitchen is appointed with a Sub-Zero refrigerator, an 8-burner Forno range, Wolf microwave, and marble countertops,” adds the listing.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Father Leonardo Torres is one of the driving forces behind the soup kitchen.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The narrator begins fantasizing about Sheila’s handsome Vietnamese vet — so vividly that he appears in her kitchen one day.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

She was just turning back to the kitchen.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck