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kit

The correct spelling is kit.

How to pronounce kit

/kɪt/
noun

IPA: /kɪt/

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The correct spelling is kit. A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves. For example: "1961 18 Jan, Guardian (cited after OED):"

Usage Examples

1961 18 Jan, Guardian (cited after OED):

Always carry a good first-aid kit.

I built the entire car from a kit.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.
  2. 2.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.
  3. 3.A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack.
  4. 4.Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling.
  5. 5.A collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble.

verb

  1. 1.To assemble or collect something into kits or sets or to give somebody a kit. See also kit out and other derived phrases.

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