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kitchen-sink Definition

kitchen-sink (kic̸hən siŋk)

adjective

  1. showing a lack of discriminating thought or careful planning; random; indiscriminate his kitchen-sink collection of souvenirs
  2. Chiefly Brit. portraying life, esp. domestic situations, with realism that emphasizes the negative or sordid aspects

kitchen-sink Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • drama: As a kitchen-sink drama, the set changed only once, from the old house to the new.
  • drive: It was a really wide, inviting half-volley second ball, and Jayawardene edged a kitchen-sink drive through to Jones.

Browse dictionary entries near kitchen-sink

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  1. kitchen sink bond
  2. Kitchener
  3. kitchenette
  4. kitchenware
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  7. kith and kin
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