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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It takes place over the course of one summer in Provincetown, Mass., where Bourdain ends up working in a kitchen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

If you can’t stand the heat, better get out of the market’s kitchen.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

There is also a large outdoor kitchen space, complete with a built-in grill.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

It’s no surprise to me that Laura Esquivel’s “Like Water for Chocolate” is one of my favorite books — magic happened in that kitchen.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

And one day, I was in the kitchen making a pitcher of lemonade.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold