a party held before a wedding to which female guests bring items of kitchen equipment as presents for the bride-to-be
a group of unofficial advisers to the holder of an elected office who are considered to be unduly influential
a garden or area where vegetables, fruit, or herbs are grown for domestic use
a prehistoric refuse heap that marks an ancient settlement, chiefly containing bones, shells, and stone implements
enlisted personnel detailed to help the cook by washing dishes, peeling vegetables, and performing other kitchen duties
a person employed to wash dishes and carry out other menial duties in the kitchen of a restaurant or hotel
if you can’t deal with the pressures and difficulties of a situation or task, you should leave others to deal with it rather than complaining