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# kitchen

noun (a kitchen, kitchens)

«kitchen» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The room where food is stored, prepared and cooked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kitchen/#m1)
2. The people who cook in a restaurant: «The kitchen is busy». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kitchen/#m2)

### In the lessons

In safety lessons: the kitchen has many dangers — hot ovens, hobs and kettles, sharp knives, hot oil, electricity near water, cleaning products, a fridge door; turn pan handles in, never leave cooking alone, an adult helps with heat and knives. In hygiene: wash hands before cooking, keep raw meat apart, clean surfaces. In everyday life: helping with cooking and washing up. Phrases: kitchen table, kitchen sink, kitchen knife, kitchen roll, in the kitchen, kitchen garden, soup kitchen.

### Examples

- We eat breakfast in the kitchen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kitchen/#x1)
- Turn pan handles inward so they can't be knocked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kitchen/#x2)
- Wash your hands before you cook in the kitchen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kitchen/#x3)
- Ask an adult before using a sharp kitchen knife. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kitchen/#x4)
- Dad is in the kitchen making pancakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kitchen/#x5)
- Wipe up spills on the kitchen floor so no one slips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kitchen/#x6)
- Cleaning sprays are kept in a locked kitchen cupboard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kitchen/#x7)
- The school kitchen makes lunch for everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kitchen/#x8)
- The bird flew into the kitchen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kitchen/#x9)

### Note

Countable: kitchens. Spelling: «kit + chen» — the t is silent in speech: «KITCH-in». Do not confuse with «chicken». «Everything but the kitchen sink» means almost everything.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «kitchen» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kitchen/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«kitchen» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kitchen.html) on Mova free.