kit

/kɪt/ noun

Definition

COLLECTION [C] › a collection of things kept in a container ready for a particular use: a first-aid/tool kit

CLOTHES [C, U] UK › a set of clothes worn for sport or military service: a football kit

PARTS [C] › a set of parts which you put together to make something: He's making a model car from a kit.

(Definition of kit noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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