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- [kit]
- /kɪt/
- /kɪt/
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- [kit]
- /kɪt/
Definitions of kit word
- noun kit Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout. 1
- noun kit Sir Edward Henry (Baron Carson) 1854–1935, Irish public official. 1
- noun kit Johnny, 1925–2005, U.S. television entertainer. 1
- noun kit Rachel Louise, 1907–1964, U.S. marine biologist and author. 1
- noun kit a city in SW California. 1
- noun kit a river in N California and NW Nevada, flowing NE to the Carson Sink. 150 miles (241 km) long. 1
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Origin of kit
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English kyt, kitt < Middle Dutch kitte jug, tankard
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Parts of speech for Kit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
kit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
kit usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for kit
noun kit
- bag — A bag is a container made of thin paper or plastic, for example one that is used in shops to put things in that a customer has bought.
- material — the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
- container — A container is something such as a box or bottle that is used to hold or store things in.
- gear — Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.
- apparatus — The apparatus of an organization or system is its structure and method of operation.
verb kit
- fit out — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- provisioning — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- costumed — Simple past tense and past participle of costume.
- equip — Supply with the necessary items for a particular purpose.
Top questions with kit
- what does kit mean?