Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kits

/kɪts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: kits
IPA: /kɪts/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of kit

name

The Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Vegetarians will think they've died and gone to heaven, especially in Kits, the former center of hippiedom."
"So often, as they'd stroll down the pathways and sidewalks in Kits, they'd remark on the essence of the neighbourhood, sighing, “only here”."
"She'd walked from Kits to Granville Island, intending to take the water-bus across False Creek and walk down Burrard Street to West Georgia."

Etymology

Clipping of Kitsilano.

Usage

Rhymes With

it's its hits fits bits sits tits admits permits pits shits blitz

Questions

How do you pronounce kits?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɪts/.
What does kits mean?: plural of kit
Where does kits come from?: Clipping of Kitsilano.

How to pronounce kits

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