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The correct spelling is kit.
How to pronounce kit
/kɪt/
nounIPA: /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.A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.
- 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.A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack.
- 4.Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling.
- 5.A collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble.
verb
- 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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