kit

noun

ˈkit How to pronounce kit (audio)
Definition of kitnext
chiefly British
as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity soldiers were dispatched to get their kit

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Recent Examples of kit Manchester United will make a minor change to their kit for their first home game of the season against Ipswich Town, after an inadvertent breach of Premier League kit regulations against Hull City. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Staff members offered support through hygiene kits, transportation, storage options for their belongings and referrals to community services. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 Parton's business acumen extended beyond the entertainment industry, with an empire that included hotels, branded Duncan Hines baking kits, fragrances, beauty products, wines, apparel, merchandise and other ventures. — Devarrick Turner, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 If preban trends had continued, there would have been over 150 naloxone kits distributed weekly by one program, on average. — Paul Christine, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for kit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kit
  1. equipment
  2. gear
  3. apparatus
Noun
  • Goldman expects China’s wafer fabrication equipment market to reach $53 billion in 2027.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Oilfield-services giant Halliburton is also in talks to bring equipment to the country, and executives from several oil-and-gas companies will sign production deals next week, the report added.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of equipment
Noun
  • But globs of liquid mercury worked just fine to show the melting shards coming together, even though its toxicity meant the special effects crew had to wear protective gear over the two-day shoot.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The truck was traveling with gear from Tuesday night’s concert at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, per the newspaper.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of gear
Noun
  • Responding to those new threats is going to require a rebuilt and potentially reimagined federal public health apparatus.
    — Dylan Scott, Vox, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The anglers used a special saddle-style weighing apparatus to check each laker’s weight.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of apparatus

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“Kit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kit. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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