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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kit

/ˈkɪt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.42 in modern English

Syllables
kit
IPA
/ˈkɪt/
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A kind of basket made especially from straw of rushes, especially for holding fish; by extension, the contents of such a basket or similar container, used as a measure of weight.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The standard set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Clothing.

British usage; Countable; Informal; Uncountable

noun

A full software distribution, as opposed to a patch or upgrade.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English kyt, kytt, kytte, from Middle Dutch kitte (“a wooden vessel made of hooped staves”). Related to Dutch kit (“tankard”) (see below). The further etymology is unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *kitjō-, *kut-, which would be related to the root of Dutch kot (“ramshackle house”), itself of non-Indo-European origin. The transfer of meaning to the contents of a soldier's knapsack dates to the late 18th century, extended use of any collection of necessaries used for travelling dates to the first half of the 19th century. The further widening of the sense to a collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble emerges in American English in the mid 20th century.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

kits (plural) kits (present, singular) kitting (participle, present) kitted (participle, past) kitted (past)

Derived Forms

devkit identikit kitbag kitbash kitless kitome kitset kitter kittle medikit medkit minikit

Phrases

beard kit dancing master's kit dop kit dopp kit first-aid kit full kit wanker get one's kit off hush kit

Synonyms

kit out kit up kit violin outfit

Rhymes With

it shit bit hit fit sit split admit quit commit submit pit

Questions

How do you pronounce kit?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɪt/.
What does kit mean?
A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.
Where does kit come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce kit

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