Meaning & use
fitted kitchen
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Meanings
nouncountable
A kitchen with cabinets, counters, and appliances built to fit the room's exact dimensions.
Grammar: Countable: a fitted kitchen, two fitted kitchens. Often used before another noun: fitted kitchen units.
Patterns
- a fitted kitchen
- fitted kitchen units
- install a fitted kitchen
They remodeled their home and installed a modern fitted kitchen.
The apartment comes with a fully fitted kitchen, including an oven and dishwasher.
Fitted kitchens are popular because they use space efficiently.
nouncountable
The set of built-in cabinets and appliances that make up such a kitchen.
Grammar: Can refer to the whole unit or the collection of fittings.
Patterns
- buy a fitted kitchen
- a new fitted kitchen
We are saving money to buy a new fitted kitchen.
The old fitted kitchen was replaced with a more modern design.
Word forms
| plural | fitted kitchens |
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Common combinations
- fully fitted kitchen
- The house has a fully fitted kitchen with all appliances.
- modern fitted kitchen
- They wanted a modern fitted kitchen with clean lines.
- install a fitted kitchen
- It took two weeks to install the fitted kitchen.
- fitted kitchen units
- The fitted kitchen units were made of oak.
Synonyms and how they differ
- built-in kitchen
- More common in American English; emphasizes that the units are built into the walls.
- custom kitchen
- Focuses on the kitchen being made to order, not just fitted.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: fitted kitchen or kitchen fitter?
fitted kitchen vs kitchen fitter
A kitchen fitter is a person who installs kitchens, not the kitchen itself.
Practice
What is a fitted kitchen?
Choose one answer.
A fitted kitchen is designed and built to match the exact measurements of the room, with built-in units. It is not about size or portability.
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