kit
noun
[ kɪt ]
• a set of articles or equipment needed for a specific purpose.
• "a first-aid kit"
Similar:
equipment,
tools,
implements,
instruments,
gadgets,
utensils,
appliances,
tools of the trade,
materials,
aids,
gear,
tackle,
hardware,
paraphernalia,
appurtenances,
outfit,
rig,
set of tools,
apparatus,
set,
things,
stuff,
the necessary,
accoutrements,
• the clothing used for an activity such as a sport.
• "a football kit"
Similar:
clothes,
clothing,
rig,
outfit,
dress,
costume,
garments,
attire,
garb,
uniform,
colours,
regimentals,
livery,
trappings,
strip,
togs,
garms,
things,
gear,
get-up,
stuff,
duds,
rig-out,
apparel,
raiment,
array,
habiliments,
• a large basket, box, or other container, especially for fish.
kit
verb
• provide someone or something with the appropriate clothing or equipment.
• "we were all kitted out in life jackets"
Similar:
equip,
fit,
fit out,
fit up,
fix up,
furnish,
stock,
supply,
provide,
provision,
issue,
outfit,
get up,
rig out,
turn out,
dress,
clothe,
array,
costume,
attire,
accoutre,
deck out,
arm,
Origin:
Middle English: from Middle Dutch kitte ‘wooden vessel’, of unknown origin. The original sense ‘wooden tub’ was later applied to other containers; the use denoting a soldier's equipment (late 18th century) probably arose from the idea of a set of articles packed in a container.
kit
noun
• the young of certain animals, such as the beaver, ferret, and mink.
kit
noun
• a small violin, especially one used by a dancing master.
Origin:
early 16th century: perhaps from Latin cithara (see cittern).
kit
noun
• a flock of pigeons.
• "he saw a kit of pigeons flying when out one day"
Origin:
late 19th century: apparently from German Kitte or Kütte ‘flock or group of doves’.
