Kit

What it means

1. (noun) A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.
2. (noun) 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. “1961 18 Jan, Guardian (cited after OED):”
3. (noun) A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack.
4. (noun) Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling. “Always carry a good first-aid kit.”
5. (noun) A collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble. “I built the entire car from a kit.”
6. (noun) The set of skills and abilities chosen for a playable character.
7. (noun) The standard set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players.
8. (noun) Clothing. “Get your kit off and come to bed.”
9. (noun) A full software distribution, as opposed to a patch or upgrade.
10. (noun) A drum kit.
11. (verb) To assemble or collect something into kits or sets or to give somebody a kit. See also kit out and other derived phrases. “We need to kit the parts for the assembly by Friday, so that manufacturing can build the tool.”
12. (noun) A kitten (young cat).

Letter analysis

• Kit contains 3 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 2 consonant(s).
• It uses 3 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 1.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 7.

Related words

Other 3-letter words

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• adz
• aft
• age
• ago
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• aid
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• aim
• air
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Words starting with KIT

• kitchen
• kitchenette
• kitchenettes
• kitchens
• kitchenware
• kite
• kited
• kites
• kith
• kiting
• kits
• kitsch
• kitschy
• kitten
• kittenish
• kittens
• kitties
• kitty

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Words ending with KIT

• skit
• toolkit

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