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| first-aid kit |
A first-aid kit is a container that holds things like bandages and medicine. A first-aid kit usually has supplies for treating things like insect bites, wounds, and sudden illness. People often keep a first-aid kit in their car, and people often take one if they are going camping or doing other things outdoors. |
| kit1 |
A kit is a group of different things that are stored together, sometimes in one box or package, and used for a particular purpose. The box or package that these things are kept in is called a "kit" too. [2 definitions] |
| kit2 |
A very young fox or beaver is called a "kit." The babies of certain other animals with fur are also called kits. |
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