kit
English
/kɪt/
noun
Definitions
- A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.
- 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.
- A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack.
- Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling.
- A collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble.
- (video games) The set of skills and abilities chosen for a playable character.
- (UK) The standard set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players.
- (UK) Clothing.
- (computing) A full software distribution, as opposed to a patch or upgrade.
- (music) A drum kit.
Etymology
Derived from Middle Dutch kitte (wooden vessel of hooped staves, a wooden vessel made of hooped staves).
Origin
Middle Dutch
kitte
Gloss
wooden vessel of hooped staves, a wooden vessel made of hooped staves
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bag English
- bash English
- dev English
- devkit English
- first aid English
- first aid kit English
- kitbag English
- kitbash English
- kitless English
- kitset English
- kittie English
- kitting English
- kitty English
- kitty-cat English
- med English
- medkit English
- minikit English
- rescue English
- root English
- rootkit English
- sea English
- sea rescue kit English
- set English
- tool English
- toolkit English
- wash English
- washkit English
- Kietze German
- kit Dutch, Flemish
- kolenkit Dutch, Flemish
- kit Spanish, Castilian
- kit Portuguese
- toolkit Portuguese
- キット狐 Japanese
- kitte Middle Dutch
- gídí Navajo, Navaho