<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A room or place equipped for cooking: The apartment has a full kitchen with an oven and dishwasher.</li><li>The staff involved in food preparation in a restaurant or eatery: He called the kitchen to make sure they could accommodate his allergies.</li><li>Culinary department; cuisine: This restaurant has a fine Italian kitchen.</li><li>The equipment and fixtures needed to make a room suitable for cooking: We bought a kitchen, but it still needs to be installed.</li><li>Sports: (on a pickleball court) A seven-foot zone on either side of the net from which players are prohibited from returning the ball before it hits the ground.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Of, relating to, or designed for use in a room equipped for cooking: There's a view of the yard from the kitchen window. We got a new, more colorful set of kitchen curtains.</li><li>Employed in or assigned to a place or business that makes food: Kitchen staff and volunteers worked together to feed over 500 food-insecure people.</li></ul>