| breadbox |
a kitchen container used for storing bread. It is usually made of metal and has a lid that can move to open or close the box. |
| cabinet |
A cabinet is a piece of furniture that people keep things in. A cabinet usually has shelves inside, and the front of the cabinet has a door or doors. A kitchen usually has cabinets for keeping food, plates, glasses and other things. [1/2 definitions] |
| chef |
a cook in charge of a hotel or restaurant kitchen. |
| counter1 |
A counter is a long, high table. People often have a counter in their kitchen where they prepare food or where they can eat. In a store, people who help you often stand behind a counter. In some kinds of restaurants, you eat at a counter sitting on tall chairs. |
| derive |
We often use the word "derive" when we talk about the original source of something. For example, people derive the spice cinnamon from the bark of a certain tree in Asia. That means that the bark of this tree is the original place where people get cinnamon. Of course, you can get cinnamon from your kitchen cupboard or from the grocery store, but it is actually derived from a cinnamon tree. [1/2 definitions] |
| either |
When you can either play a game with your sister or go shopping with your mother, it means that you have a choice between these two things. If your father is either in the kitchen or in the living room, then there are two possible places where he can be. Of course, he can't be in both places! [1/5 definitions] |
| food processor |
an electric kitchen appliance that has a container and different kinds of blades. It is used to grind, grate, chop, slice, or otherwise prepare food. |
| for |
If you go to the kitchen for a glass of water, you go to get a glass of water. [1/10 definitions] |
| galley |
the kitchen of a ship, boat, or airplane. [1/2 definitions] |
| go1 |
If the scissors go in the kitchen drawer, it means that the kitchen drawer is the right place for the scissors. The kitchen drawer is where the scissors belong. When something goes in a certain place, it means that that place is where it belongs. [1/14 definitions] |
| granite |
Granite is a light-colored rock made by volcanoes. It is often used to make buildings and things like counters in a kitchen or bathroom. Granite usually has pink, white, and black spots in it. |
| kitchen |
A kitchen is a room where you cook and store food. |
| kitchenette |
a very small kitchen. |
| oven |
a compartment that can be heated for baking or roasting food. A kitchen stove usually has an oven. |
| pantry |
a small room near a kitchen, for keeping food, dishes, and other supplies. |
| paper towel |
a small sheet of absorbent paper that is used mostly in the kitchen as a towel for such things as wiping surfaces or cleaning up spills. Paper towels are usually attached to other paper towels as part of a roll. |
| peeler |
a kitchen tool used for removing the skin of vegetables, such as potatoes and carrots, or of thin-skinned fruits like apples. |
| phrase |
A phrase is a group of words that have a meaning together. Phrases are not sentences, though. Phrases are like building blocks that we can put together to make sentences. Things like "in the kitchen" and "the boy next door" are phrases. [1/5 definitions] |
| rack1 |
A rack is something people use to hold up things. Racks can be of many different shapes and sizes. In stores, we often see clothes on racks. You might have a rack in your kitchen to hold spices or a rack near your front door to hold hats and umbrellas. [1/3 definitions] |
| refrigerator |
A refrigerator is a large container that uses electricity and keeps food cold. Keeping food cold in a refrigerator helps the food stay fresh longer. You often see a refrigerator in a kitchen. |
| restrict |
When you restrict something, you keep it inside a certain limit. If your parents restrict your dog to the kitchen, then your dog can't go out of the kitchen. When your parents restrict your game playing, they set a limit for how long or how often you can play. |