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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I’ve been a proud garlic freezer ever since I started spending more time in the kitchen.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

In a nearby apartment packed with guests, her fiancé Serhiy Lobanov was asleep on a mattress in the kitchen.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

So when he attended the Miami Culinary Institute in 2023, finishing a year later with a certificate, it wasn’t with a career in the kitchen in mind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The listing notes, “An extraordinary chef’s kitchen opens to the family room, breakfast room, and outdoor dining area with pizza oven and barbecue.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

The screen door clapped shut, followed by a chorus of “Sela!” from inside the kitchen.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith