Descriptions

K-lor, Noun

(n)

potassium_chloride, potassium_muriate, potash_muriate, K-Dur_20, Kaochlor, K-lor, Klorvess, K-lyte: (salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency)

K-lyte, Noun

(n)

potassium_chloride, potassium_muriate, potash_muriate, K-Dur_20, Kaochlor, K-lor, Klorvess, K-lyte: (salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency)

KB, Noun

(n)

kilobit, kbit, kb: (a unit of information equal to 1000 bits)

(n)

kilobyte, K, KB, kB: (a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes)

(n)

kilobyte, kibibyte, K, KB, kB, KiB: (a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes)

KGB, Noun

(n)

Committee_for_State_Security, KGB, Soviet_KGB: (formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia)

KKK, Noun

(n)

Ku_Klux_Klan, Klan, KKK: (a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people)

KO'd, Adjective

(s)

knocked_out, kayoed, KO'd, out, stunned: (knocked unconscious by a heavy blow)

KO, Noun

(n)

knockout, KO, kayo: (a blow that renders the opponent unconscious)

KY, Noun

(n)

Kentucky, Bluegrass_State, KY: (a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses)

K, Noun

(n)

K, k: (the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet)

(n)

K, jet, super_acid, special_K, honey_oil, green, cat_valium, super_C: (street names for ketamine)

(n)

kelvin, K: (the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites)

(n)

kilobyte, K, KB, kB: (a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes)

(n)

kilobyte, kibibyte, K, KB, kB, KiB: (a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes)

(n)

potassium, K, atomic_number_19: (a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite)

(n)

thousand, one_thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou, yard: (the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100)

Kaaba, Noun

(n)

Kaaba, Caaba: ((Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying)

Kabala, Noun

(n)

cabala, cabbala, cabbalah, kabala, kabbala, kabbalah, qabala, qabalah: (an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret)

(n)

Kabbalah, Kabbala, Kabala, Cabbalah, Cabbala, Cabala, Qabbalah, Qabbala: (an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries)

Kabbala, Noun

(n)

cabala, cabbala, cabbalah, kabala, kabbala, kabbalah, qabala, qabalah: (an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret)

(n)

Kabbalah, Kabbala, Kabala, Cabbalah, Cabbala, Cabala, Qabbalah, Qabbala: (an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries)

Kabbalah, Noun

(n)

cabala, cabbala, cabbalah, kabala, kabbala, kabbalah, qabala, qabalah: (an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret)

(n)

Kabbalah, Kabbala, Kabala, Cabbalah, Cabbala, Cabala, Qabbalah, Qabbala: (an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries)

Kabbalism, Noun

(n)

Kabbalism, Cabalism: (the doctrines of the Kabbalah)

(n)

kabbalism, cabalism: (adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation)

Kabbalist, Noun

(n)

cabalist, kabbalist: (an expert who is highly skilled in obscure or difficult or esoteric matters)

(n)

Cabalist, Kabbalist: (a student of the Jewish Kabbalah)

Kabolin, Noun

(n)

nandrolone, Durabolin, Kabolin: (an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis)

Kabul, Noun

(n)

Kabul, capital_of_Afghanistan: (the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern Afghanistan)

Kachin, Noun

(n)

Kachin, Kachinic: (Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in northernmost Burma and adjacent China and India)

Kachinic, Noun

(n)

Kachin, Kachinic: (Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in northernmost Burma and adjacent China and India)

Kadai, Noun

(n)

Kadai, Kam-Tai, Kadai_language: (a family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia)

Kadikoy, Noun

(n)

Chalcedon, Kadikoy: (a former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site of the Council of Chalcedon)

Kafir, Noun

(n)

kaffir, kafir, caffer, caffre: (an offensive and insulting term for any Black African)

(n)

Kafir: (a member of the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan)

Kafka, Noun

(n)

Kafka, Franz_Kafka: (Czech novelist who wrote in German about a nightmarish world of isolated and troubled individuals (1883-1924))

Kafocin, Noun

(n)

cephaloglycin, Kafocin: (antibiotic related to cephalosporin but no longer in common use)

Kahlua, Noun

(n)

Kahlua: (coffee-flavored liqueur made in Mexico)

Kaiser, Noun

(n)

Kaiser: (the title of the Holy Roman Emperors or the emperors of Austria or of Germany until 1918)

Kakatoe, Noun

(n)

Kakatoe, genus_Kakatoe, Cacatua, genus_Cacatua: (a genus of Psittacidae)

Kalapooia, Noun

(n)

Kalapooia, Kalapuya, Calapooya, Calapuya: (a member of the North American Indian people of Oregon)

Kalapooian, Noun

(n)

Kalapooian, Kalapuyan: (a Penutian language spoken by the Kalapuya)

Kalapuya, Noun

(n)

Kalapooia, Kalapuya, Calapooya, Calapuya: (a member of the North American Indian people of Oregon)

Kalapuyan, Noun

(n)

Kalapooian, Kalapuyan: (a Penutian language spoken by the Kalapuya)

Kali, Noun

(n)

Kali: (wife of Siva and malevolent form of Devi) "the black"

(n)

saltwort, barilla, glasswort, kali, kelpwort, Salsola_kali, Salsola_soda: (bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash)

Kalimantan, Noun

(n)

Borneo, Kalimantan: (3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific to the north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago)

(n)

Indonesian_Borneo, Kalimantan: (the part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Borneo)

Kalka, Noun

(n)

Khalkha, Khalka, Kalka: (the Mongol people living in the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia)

(n)

Khalkha, Khalka, Kalka: (the language of the Khalkha that is the official language of the Mongolian People's Republic)

Kam-Tai, Noun

(n)

Kadai, Kam-Tai, Kadai_language: (a family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia)

Kama, Noun

(n)

Kama: (Hindu god of love and erotic desire; opposite of Mara)

Kampuchea, Noun

(n)

Cambodia, Kingdom_of_Cambodia, Kampuchea: (a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946)

Kampuchean, Adjective

(a)

Cambodian, Kampuchean: (of or relating to or characteristic of Cambodia or its people or language)

Kampuchean, Noun

(n)

Cambodian, Kampuchean: (a native or inhabitant of Cambodia)

Kananga, Noun

(n)

Kananga, Luluabourg: (a city in southwestern Congo; former name (until 1966) was Luluabourg)

Kanara, Noun

(n)

Kanara, Canara: (a historical region of southwestern India on the west coast)

Kanarese, Noun

(n)

Kanarese, Canarese: (a member of a Kannada-speaking group of people living chiefly in Kanara in southern India)

(n)

Kannada, Kanarese: (a Dravidian language spoken in southern India)

Kanawha, Noun

(n)

Kanawha, Kanawha_River: (a tributary of the Ohio River in West Virginia)

Kanchanjanga, Noun

(n)

Kanchenjunga, Mount_Kanchenjunga, Kanchanjanga, Kinchinjunga: (a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,208 feet high))

Kanchenjunga, Noun

(n)

Kanchenjunga, Mount_Kanchenjunga, Kanchanjanga, Kinchinjunga: (a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,208 feet high))

Kandahar, Noun

(n)

Kandahar, Qandahar: (a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center)

Kandinski, Noun

(n)

Kandinsky, Wassily_Kandinsky, Kandinski, Wassily_Kandinski: (Russian painter who was a pioneer of abstract art (1866-1944))

Kandinsky, Noun

(n)

Kandinsky, Wassily_Kandinsky, Kandinski, Wassily_Kandinski: (Russian painter who was a pioneer of abstract art (1866-1944))

Kandy, Noun

(n)

Kandy: (a city of central Sri Lanka that was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon; a resort and religious center)

Kannada, Noun

(n)

Kannada, Kanarese: (a Dravidian language spoken in southern India)

Kansa, Noun

(n)

Kansa, Kansas: (a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas)

(n)

Kansa, Kansas: (the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa)

Kansan, Noun

(n)

Kansan: (a native or resident of Kansas)

Kansas, Noun

(n)

Kansa, Kansas: (a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas)

(n)

Kansa, Kansas: (the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa)

(n) Kansas, Sunflower_State, KS: (a state in midwestern United States)

(n) Kansas, Kansas_River, Kaw_River: (a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River)

Kansu, Noun

(n)

Gansu, Kansu, Gansu_province: (a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia)

Kant, Noun

(n)

Kant, Immanuel_Kant: (influential German idealist philosopher (1724-1804))

Kantrex, Noun

(n)

kanamycin, Kantrex: (antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections)

Kaochlor, Noun

(n)

potassium_chloride, potassium_muriate, potash_muriate, K-Dur_20, Kaochlor, K-lor, Klorvess, K-lyte: (salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency)

Kapsiki, Noun

(n)

Higi, Kapsiki: (a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad)

Karachi, Noun

(n)

Karachi: (the largest city in Pakistan; located in southeastern Pakistan; an industrial center and seaport on the Arabian Sea; former capital of Pakistan)

Karakoram, Noun

(n)

Karakoram, Karakoram_Range, Karakorum_Range, Mustagh, Mustagh_Range: (a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak)

Karbala, Noun

(n)

Kerbala, Karbala, Kerbela: (a city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680)

Karelian, Noun

(n)

Karelian, Carelian: (a member of the Finnish people living in Karelia in northwestern European Russia)

(n)

Karelian, Carelian: (a Finnic language spoken by the people of Karelia)

Karen, Noun

(n)

Karen, Karenic: (the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands)

Karenic, Noun

(n)

Karen, Karenic: (the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands)

Karl-Marx-Stadt, Noun

(n)

Chemnitz, Karl-Marx-Stadt: (a city in east central Germany; formerly called Karl-Marx-Stadt until 1990; noted for textile manufacturing)

Karnataka, Noun

(n)

Karnataka, Mysore: (state in southern India; formerly Mysore)

Kartik, Noun

(n)

Kartik, Karttika: (the eighth month of the Hindu calendar)

Kartikeya, Noun

(n)

Kartikeya, Karttikeya: (Hindu god of bravery)

Karttika, Noun

(n)

Kartik, Karttika: (the eighth month of the Hindu calendar)

Karttikeya, Noun

(n)

Kartikeya, Karttikeya: (Hindu god of bravery)

Kashmir, Noun

(n)

Kashmir, Cashmere, Jammu_and_Kashmir: (an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India)

Kasparov, Noun

(n)

Kasparov, Gary_Kasparov, Gary_Weinstein: (Azerbaijani chess master who became world champion in 1985 by defeating Anatoli Karpov (born in 1963))

Kassite, Noun

(n)

Kassite, Cassite: (a member of an ancient people who ruled Babylonia between 1600 and 1200 BC)

(n)

Kassite, Cassite: (an ancient language spoken by the Kassites)

Katar, Noun

(n)

Qatar, State_of_Qatar, Katar, State_of_Katar: (an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil)

(n)

Qatar, Qatar_Peninsula, Katar, Katar_Peninsula: (a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf)

Katari, Adjective

(a)

Qatari, Katari: (of or concerning Qatar or its inhabitants) "the Qatari ruling family"; "Qatari oil wells"

Katari, Noun

(n)

Qatari, Katari: (a native or inhabitant of Qatar)

Kathmandu, Noun

(n)

Kathmandu, Katmandu, capital_of_Nepal: (the capital and largest city of Nepal)

Katmandu, Noun

(n)

Kathmandu, Katmandu, capital_of_Nepal: (the capital and largest city of Nepal)

Kauai, Noun

(n)

Kauai, Kauai_Island: (an island of Hawaii to the northwest of Oahu)

Kaufman, Noun

(n)

Kaufman, _Kaufman, George_Simon_Kaufman: (United States playwright who collaborated with many other writers including Moss Hart (1889-1961))

Kaunas, Noun

(n)

Kaunas, Kovna, Kovno: (a city in central Lithuania)

Kavrin, Noun

(n)

papaverine, Kavrin: (an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive)

Kazak, Noun

(n)

Kazak, Kazakh: (a Muslim who is a member of a Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan))

(n)

Kazak, Kazakh: (the Turkic language spoken by the Kazak)

(n)

Kazakhstan, Republic_of_Kazakhstan, Kazakstan, Kazakh, Kazak: (a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991)

Kazakh, Noun

(n)

Kazak, Kazakh: (a Muslim who is a member of a Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan))

(n)

Kazak, Kazakh: (the Turkic language spoken by the Kazak)

(n)

Kazakhstan, Republic_of_Kazakhstan, Kazakstan, Kazakh, Kazak: (a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991)

Kazakhstan, Noun

(n)

Kazakhstan, Republic_of_Kazakhstan, Kazakstan, Kazakh, Kazak: (a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991)

Kazakstan, Noun

(n)

Kazakhstan, Republic_of_Kazakhstan, Kazakstan, Kazakh, Kazak: (a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991)

Kean, Noun

(n)

Kean, Edmund_Kean: (English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833))

Keb, Noun

(n)

Geb, Keb: (Egyptian god of the earth; father of Osiris and Isis)

Kechua, Noun

(n)

Quechua, Kechua: (a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire)

(n)

Quechua, Kechua: (a community of South American Indians in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Incan Empire)

(n)

Quechua, Quechuan, Quechuan_language, Kechua, Kechuan: (the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas)

Kechuan, Adjective

(a)

Quechuan, Kechuan: (of or relating to the Quechua or their language)

Kechuan, Noun

(n)

Quechua, Quechuan, Quechuan_language, Kechua, Kechuan: (the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas)

Keflex, Noun

(n)

cephalexin, Keflex, Keflin, Keftab: (an oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract)

Keflin, Noun

(n)

cephalexin, Keflex, Keflin, Keftab: (an oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract)

Keftab, Noun

(n)

cephalexin, Keflex, Keflin, Keftab: (an oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract)

Keller, Noun

(n)

Keller, Helen_Keller, Helen_Adams_Keller: (United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months; Anne Sullivan taught her to read and write and speak; Helen Keller graduated from college and went on to champion the cause of blind and deaf people (1880-1968))

Kellogg, Noun

(n)

Kellogg, _Kellogg, Will_Keith_Kellog: (United States food manufacturer who (with his brother) developed a breakfast cereal of crisp flakes of rolled and toasted wheat and corn; he established a company to manufacture the cereal (1860-1951))

Kelly, Noun

(n)

Kelly, Emmett_Kelly, Weary_Willie: (United States circus clown (1898-1979))

(n)

Kelly, Grace_Kelly, Grace_Patricia_Kelly, Princess_Grace_of_Monaco: (United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982))

(n)

Kelly, Gene_Kelly, Eugene_Curran_Kelly: (United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996))

Kelt, Noun

(n)

Celt, Kelt: (a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times)

Kelvin, Noun

(n)

kelvin, K: (the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites)

(n)

Kelvin, First_Baron_Kelvin, William_Thompson: (British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907))

Kemadrin, Noun

(n)

procyclidine, Kemadrin: (drug (trade name Kemadrin) used to reduce tremors in Parkinsonism)

Kenalog, Noun

(n)

triamcinolone, Aristocort, Aristopak, Kenalog: (a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent)

Kennedia, Noun

(n)

Kennedia, genus_Kennedia, Kennedya, genus_Kennedya: (genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers)

Kennedy, Noun

(n)

Kennedy, Jack_Kennedy, John_Fitzgerald_Kennedy, JFK, President_Kennedy, _Kennedy: (35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963))

(n)

Kennedy, Kennedy_Interrnational, Kennedy_International_Airport: (a large airport on Long Island to the east of New York City)

Kennedya, Noun

(n)

Kennedia, genus_Kennedia, Kennedya, genus_Kennedya: (genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers)

Kent, Noun

(n)

Kent: (a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans)

(n)

Kent, Rockwell_Kent: (United States painter noted for his woodcuts (1882-1971))

Kentish, Noun

(n)

Kentish, Jutish: (one of the major dialects of Old English)

(n)

Kentish: (a dialect of Middle English)

Kentuckian, Noun

(n)

Kentuckian, Bluegrass_Stater: (a native or resident of Kentucky)

Kentucky, Noun

(n)

Kentucky, Bluegrass_State, KY: (a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses)

Kenya, Noun

(n)

Kenya, Republic_of_Kenya: (a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya)

Kenyan, Adjective

(a)

Kenyan: (of or relating to or characteristic of Kenya or its people) "Kenyan mountains"

Kenyan, Noun

(n)

Kenyan: (a native or inhabitant of Kenya)

Kerbala, Noun

(n)

Kerbala, Karbala, Kerbela: (a city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680)

Kerbela, Noun

(n)

Kerbala, Karbala, Kerbela: (a city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680)

Kern, Noun

(n)

Kern, Jerome_Kern, Jerome_David_Kern: (United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945))

(n)

kern: (the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body)

Kerouac, Noun

(n)

Kerouac, Jack_Kerouac, Jean-Louis_Lebris_de_Kerouac: (United States writer who was a leading figure of the beat generation (1922-1969))

Ketalar, Noun

(n)

ketamine, ketamine_hydrochloride, Ketalar: (a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP)

Kettering, Noun

(n)

Kettering, Charles_Kettering, Charles_Franklin_Kettering: (United States electrical engineer who made numerous automotive improvements (including the electric starter) (1876-1958))

Ketubim, Noun

(n)

Hagiographa, Ketubim, Writings: (the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures)

Key, Noun

(n)

key: (metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated)

(n)

key: (something crucial for explaining) "the key to development is economic integration"

(n)

key: (pitch of the voice) "he spoke in a low key"

(n)

key, tonality: (any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music)

(n)

key: (a kilogram of a narcotic drug) "they were carrying two keys of heroin"

(n)

Key, Francis_Scott_Key: (United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843))

(n)

key, cay, Florida_key: (a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida)

(n)

key, paint: ((basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court) "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint"

(n)

key: (a list of answers to a test) "some students had stolen the key to the final exam"

(n)

key: (a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations)

(n)

key: (a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access) "a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it"

(n)

key: (a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed)

(n)

keystone, key, headstone: (the central building block at the top of an arch or vault)

(n)

samara, key_fruit, key: (a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple)

(n)

winder, key: (mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock))

Keynes, Noun

(n)

Keynes, John_Maynard_Keynes: (English economist who advocated the use of government monetary and fiscal policy to maintain full employment without inflation (1883-1946))

Khadafy, Noun

(n)

Qaddafi, Qadhafi, Khadafy, Gaddafi, Muammar_al-Qaddafi, Muammar_el-Qaddafi: (Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942))

Khalka, Noun

(n)

Khalkha, Khalka, Kalka: (the Mongol people living in the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia)

(n)

Khalkha, Khalka, Kalka: (the language of the Khalkha that is the official language of the Mongolian People's Republic)

Khalkha, Noun

(n)

Khalkha, Khalka, Kalka: (the Mongol people living in the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia)

(n)

Khalkha, Khalka, Kalka: (the language of the Khalkha that is the official language of the Mongolian People's Republic)

Khanty, Noun

(n)

Khanty, Ostyak: (a Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Ostyak)

(n)

Ostyak, Khanty: (a member of the nomadic Ugrian people living in northwestern Siberia (east of the Urals))

Kharkiv, Noun

(n)

Kharkov, Kharkiv: (a city in northeastern Ukraine; former capital of the Ukraine)

Kharkov, Noun

(n)

Kharkov, Kharkiv: (a city in northeastern Ukraine; former capital of the Ukraine)

Khartoum, Noun

(n)

Khartoum, capital_of_Sudan: (the capital of Sudan located at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile)

Khios, Noun

(n)

Chios, Khios: (an island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece)

Khirghiz, Noun

(n)

Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Khirghiz: (a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia)

(n)

Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Khirghiz: (the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz)

Khmer, Noun

(n)

Khmer: (the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Cambodia)

(n)

Khmer: (a native or inhabitant of Cambodia)

Khoikhoi, Noun

(n)

Khoikhoin, Khoikhoi, Hottentot: (any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa)

Khoikhoin, Noun

(n)

Khoikhoin, Khoikhoi, Hottentot: (any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa)

Khufu, Noun

(n)

Cheops, Khufu: (Egyptian Pharaoh of the 27th century BC who commissioned the Great Pyramid at Giza)

KiB, Noun

(n)

kilobyte, kibibyte, K, KB, kB, KiB: (a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes)

Kichaga, Noun

(n)

Kichaga, Chaga, Chagga: (a Bantu language spoken by the Chaga in northern Tanzania)

Kid, Noun

(n)

child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small_fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling: (a young person of either sex) "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"

(n)

child, kid: (a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age) "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college"

(n)

kid, kidskin: (soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat) "kid gloves"

(n)

kid: (young goat)

(n)

Kyd, Kid, Thomas_Kyd, Thomas_Kid: (English dramatist (1558-1594))

Kidd, Noun

(n)

Kidd, William_Kidd, Captain_Kidd: (Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701))

Kiev, Noun

(n)

Kyyiv, Kiev, capital_of_the_Ukraine: (capital and largest city of the Ukraine; a major manufacturing and transportation center)

Kikladhes, Noun

(n)

Cyclades, Kikladhes: (a group of over 200 islands in the southern Aegean)

Kilimanjaro, Noun

(n)

Kilimanjaro, Mount_Kilimanjaro: (the highest peak in Africa; located in northeastern Tanzania; 19,340 feet high)

Kiliwa, Noun

(n)

Kiliwa, Kiliwi: (a member of a North American Indian people living in northern Baja California)

(n)

Kiliwa, Kiliwi: (the Yuman language spoken by the Kiliwa)

Kiliwi, Noun

(n)

Kiliwa, Kiliwi: (a member of a North American Indian people living in northern Baja California)

(n)

Kiliwa, Kiliwi: (the Yuman language spoken by the Kiliwa)

Kinchinjunga, Noun

(n)

Kanchenjunga, Mount_Kanchenjunga, Kanchanjanga, Kinchinjunga: (a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,208 feet high))

King, Noun

(n)

baron, big_businessman, business_leader, king, magnate, mogul, power, top_executive, tycoon: (a very wealthy or powerful businessman) "an oil baron"

(n)

king, male_monarch, Rex: (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)

(n)

king, queen, world-beater: (a competitor who holds a preeminent position)

(n)

king: (preeminence in a particular category or group or field) "the lion is the king of beasts"

(n)

King, Billie_Jean_King, Billie_Jean_Moffitt_King: (United States woman tennis player (born in 1943))

(n)

King, _King, Riley_B_King: (United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925))

(n)

King, Martin_Luther_King, : (United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968))

(n)

king: (a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward)

(n)

king: (one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king)

(n)

king: ((chess) the weakest but the most important piece)

Kingmaker, Noun

(n)

kingmaker: (an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence) "the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker"

(n)

Warwick, Earl_of_Warwick, Richard_Neville, Kingmaker: (English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471))

Kingston, Noun

(n)

Kingston: (a town on the Hudson River in New York)

(n)

Kingston: (a town in southeast Ontario on Lake Ontario near the head of the Saint Lawrence River)

(n)

Kingston, capital_of_Jamaica, Jamaican_capital: (capital and largest city of Jamaica)

Kinsey, Noun

(n)

Kinsey, Alfred_Charles_Kinsey: (United States zoologist best known for his interview studies of sexual behavior (1894-1956))

Kinshasa, Noun

(n)

Kinshasa, Leopoldville: (the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville)

Kirghiz, Noun

(n)

Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Khirghiz: (a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia)

(n)

Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Khirghiz: (the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz)

(n)

Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz_Republic, Kirghizia, Kirgizia, Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Kirghizstan, Kirgizstan: (a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991)

Kirghizia, Noun

(n)

Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz_Republic, Kirghizia, Kirgizia, Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Kirghizstan, Kirgizstan: (a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991)

Kirghizstan, Noun

(n)

Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz_Republic, Kirghizia, Kirgizia, Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Kirghizstan, Kirgizstan: (a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991)

Kirgiz, Noun

(n)

Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Khirghiz: (a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia)

(n)

Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Khirghiz: (the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz)

(n)

Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz_Republic, Kirghizia, Kirgizia, Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Kirghizstan, Kirgizstan: (a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991)

Kirgizia, Noun

(n)

Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz_Republic, Kirghizia, Kirgizia, Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Kirghizstan, Kirgizstan: (a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991)

Kirgizstan, Noun

(n)

Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz_Republic, Kirghizia, Kirgizia, Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Kirghizstan, Kirgizstan: (a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991)

Kirkuk, Noun

(n)

Kirkuk: (a city in northeastern Iraq; the center of a rich oilfield with pipelines to the Mediterranean)

Kishinev, Noun

(n)

Kishinev, Chisinau, capital_of_Moldova: (the capital of Moldova)

Kislev, Noun

(n)

Kislev, Chislev: (the third month of the civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in November and December))

Kitchener, Noun

(n)

Kitchener, Herbert_Kitchener, Horatio_Herbert_Kitchener, First_Earl_Kitchener_of_Khartoum: (British field marshal (1850-1916))

Kiwi, Noun

(n)

Chinese_gooseberry, kiwi, kiwi_vine, Actinidia_chinensis, Actinidia_deliciosa: (climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat)

(n)

kiwi, kiwi_fruit, Chinese_gooseberry: (fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh)

(n)

kiwi, apteryx: (nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes)

(n)

New_Zealander, Kiwi: (a native or inhabitant of New Zealand)

Klaipeda, Noun

(n)

Klaipeda, Memel: (a city in western Lithuania on the Baltic Sea; formerly an important trading town of the Hanseatic League)

Klan, Noun

(n)

Ku_Klux_Klan, Klan, KKK: (a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people)

Klansman, Noun

(n)

Klansman, Ku_Kluxer, Kluxer: (a member of the Ku Klux Klan)

Klavier, Noun

(n)

clavier, Klavier: (a stringed instrument that has a keyboard)

Klein, Noun

(n)

Klein, Felix_Klein: (German mathematician who created the Klein bottle (1849-1925))

(n)

Klein, Melanie_Klein: (United States psychoanalyst (born in Austria) who was the first to specialize in the psychoanalysis of small children (1882-1960))

(n)

Klein, Calvin_Klein, Calvin_Richard_Klein: (United States fashion designer noted for understated fashions (born in 1942))

Klimt, Noun

(n)

Klimt, Gustav_Klimt: (Austrian painter influenced by art nouveau (1862-1918))

Klondike, Noun

(n)

Klondike: (a region in northwestern Canada where gold was discovered in 1896 but exhausted by 1910)

(n)

klondike: (a form of solitaire that begins with seven piles of cards with the top cards facing up; descending sequences of cards of alternating colors are built on these piles; as aces become available they are placed above the seven piles; the object is to build sequences in suit from ace to king as the remaining cards are dealt out one at a time)

Klorvess, Noun

(n)

potassium_chloride, potassium_muriate, potash_muriate, K-Dur_20, Kaochlor, K-lor, Klorvess, K-lyte: (salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency)

Klotho, Noun

(n)

Clotho, Klotho: (the Greek goddess of fate who spins the thread of life)

Kluxer, Noun

(n)

Klansman, Ku_Kluxer, Kluxer: (a member of the Ku Klux Klan)

Knesset, Noun

(n)

Knesset, Knesseth: (the Israeli unicameral parliament)

Knesseth, Noun

(n)

Knesset, Knesseth: (the Israeli unicameral parliament)

Knossos, Noun

(n)

Knossos, Cnossos, Cnossus: (an ancient town on Crete where Bronze Age culture flourished from about 2000 BC to 1400 BC)

Knox, Noun

(n)

Knox, John_Knox: (Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572))

Knut, Noun

(n)

Canute, Cnut, Knut, Canute_the_Great: (king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035))

Kobe, Noun

(n)

Kobe: (a port city in Japan on Osaka Bay in southern Honshu; was damaged by an earthquake in 1995)

Kobenhavn, Noun

(n)

Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Danish_capital: (the capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand) "Copenhagen is sometimes called the Paris of the North"

Koch, Noun

(n)

Koch, Robert_Koch: (German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus and the tubercle bacillus and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910))

Kochia, Noun

(n)

Bassia, genus_Bassia, Kochia, genus_Kochia: (summer cypress)

Koellia, Noun

(n)

Pycnanthemum, genus_Pycnanthemum, Koellia, genus_Koellia: (American mountain mint)

Koine, Noun

(n)

Koine: (a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire)

(n)

lingua_franca, interlanguage, koine: (a common language used by speakers of different languages) "Koine is a dialect of ancient Greek that was the lingua franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Roman times"

Kola, Noun

(n)

Daba, Kola, Musgoi: (a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad)

(n)

kola, kola_nut, kola_nut_tree, goora_nut, Cola_acuminata: (tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract)

Kolkata, Noun

(n)

Kolkata, Calcutta: (the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding)

Koln, Noun

(n)

Cologne, Koln: (a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League)

Komi, Noun

(n)

Komi: (a member of a Finnish people living in the northwestern Urals in Russia)

(n)

Komi, Zyrian: (the Finnic language spoken by the Komi)

Konakri, Noun

(n)

Conakry, Konakri, capital_of_Guinea: (a port and the capital of Guinea)

Kongfuze, Noun

(n)

Confucius, Kongfuze, K'ung_Futzu, Kong_the_Master: (Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC))

Konoe, Noun

(n)

Konoe, Fumimaro_Konoe, Prince_Fumimaro_Konoe, Konoye, Fumimaro_Konoye, Prince_Fumimaro_Konoye: (Japanese statesman who set Japan's expansionist policies and formed an alliance with Germany and Italy (1891-1945))

Konoye, Noun

(n)

Konoe, Fumimaro_Konoe, Prince_Fumimaro_Konoe, Konoye, Fumimaro_Konoye, Prince_Fumimaro_Konoye: (Japanese statesman who set Japan's expansionist policies and formed an alliance with Germany and Italy (1891-1945))

Koran, Noun

(n)

Koran, Quran, al-Qur'an, Book: (the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina)

Kore, Noun

(n)

Persephone, Despoina, Kore, Cora: ((Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina)

Korea, Noun

(n)

Korea, Korean_Peninsula, Dae-Han-Min-Gook, Han-Gook: (an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook)

Korean, Adjective

(a)

Korean: (of or relating to or characteristic of Korea or its people or language) "Korean handicrafts"

Korean, Noun

(n)

Korean: (a native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language)

(n)

Korean: (the Altaic language spoken by Koreans)

Korinthos, Noun

(n)

Corinth, Korinthos: (the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens)

Kosciusko, Noun

(n)

Kosciusko, Thaddeus_Kosciusko, Kosciuszko, Tadeusz_Andrzej_Bonawentura_Kosciuszko: (Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817))

Kosciuszko, Noun

(n)

Kosciusko, Thaddeus_Kosciusko, Kosciuszko, Tadeusz_Andrzej_Bonawentura_Kosciuszko: (Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817))

Kosovo, Noun

(n)

Kosovo: (a Serbian province in southern Serbia and Montenegro populated predominantly by Albanians)

Kota, Noun

(n)

Kota, Kotar: (a member of the Dravidian people living in the Nilgiri Hills in southern India)

(n)

Kota, Kotar: (a Dravidian language spoken by the Kota)

Kotar, Noun

(n)

Kota, Kotar: (a member of the Dravidian people living in the Nilgiri Hills in southern India)

(n)

Kota, Kotar: (a Dravidian language spoken by the Kota)

Kovna, Noun

(n)

Kaunas, Kovna, Kovno: (a city in central Lithuania)

Kovno, Noun

(n)

Kaunas, Kovna, Kovno: (a city in central Lithuania)

Koweit, Noun

(n)

Kuwait, Kuwait_City, Koweit, capital_of_Kuwait: (a seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait)

(n)

Kuwait, State_of_Kuwait, Koweit: (an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum)

Krakatao, Noun

(n)

Krakatau, Krakatao, Krakatoa: (a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history)

Krakatau, Noun

(n)

Krakatau, Krakatao, Krakatoa: (a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history)

Krakatoa, Noun

(n)

Krakatau, Krakatao, Krakatoa: (a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history)

Krakau, Noun

(n)

Cracow, Krakow, Krakau: (an industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula)

Krakow, Noun

(n)

Cracow, Krakow, Krakau: (an industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula)

Kraut, Noun

(n)

Kraut, Krauthead, Boche, Jerry, Hun: (offensive term for a person of German descent)

Krauthead, Noun

(n)

Kraut, Krauthead, Boche, Jerry, Hun: (offensive term for a person of German descent)

Kremlin, Noun

(n)

Kremlin: (citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government)

(n)

kremlin: (citadel of a Russian town)

Krishna, Noun

(n)

Krishna: (8th and most important avatar of Vishnu; incarnated as a handsome young man playing a flute)

Kriti, Noun

(n)

Crete, Kriti: (the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC)

Kruger, Noun

(n)

Kruger, Oom_Paul_Kruger, Stephanus_Johannes_Paulus_Kruger: (Boer statesman (1825-1904))

Kuangchou, Noun

(n)

Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow, Canton: (a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port)

Kuenlun, Noun

(n)

Kunlun, Kunlan_Shan, Kunlun_Mountains, Kuenlun, Kuenlun_Mountains: (a mountain range in western China that extends eastward from the Indian border for 1000 miles)

Kuhn, Noun

(n)

Kuhn, Richard_Kuhn: (Austrian chemist who did research on carotenoids and vitamins (1900-1967))

Kuiper, Noun

(n)

Kuiper, Gerard_Kuiper, Gerard_Peter_Kuiper: (United States astronomer (born in the Netherlands) who studied the solar system and suggested in 1951 that there is a belt of comet-like debris at the edge of the solar system (1905-1973))

Kukenaam, Noun

(n)

Cuquenan, Cuquenan_Falls, Kukenaam, Kukenaam_Falls: (a famous waterfall in Venezuela)

Kuki-Chin, Noun

(n)

Kuki, Chin, Kuki-Chin: (Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India)

Kuki, Noun

(n)

Kuki, Chin, Kuki-Chin: (Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India)

Kulun, Noun

(n)

Ulan_Bator, Ulaanbaatar, Urga, Kulun, capital_of_Mongolia: (the capital and largest city of Mongolia)

Kunlun, Noun

(n)

Kunlun, Kunlan_Shan, Kunlun_Mountains, Kuenlun, Kuenlun_Mountains: (a mountain range in western China that extends eastward from the Indian border for 1000 miles)

Kuomintang, Noun

(n)

Kuomintang, Guomindang: (the political party founded in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen; it governed China under Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 until 1949 when the Communists took power and subsequently was the official ruling party of Taiwan)

Kurd, Noun

(n)

Kurd: (a member of a largely pastoral Islamic people who live in Kurdistan; the largest ethnic group without their own state)

Kurdish, Adjective

(a)

Kurdish: (of or relating to Kurdistan or the Kurds or their language and culture) "Kurdish Moslems"

Kurdish, Noun

(n)

Kurdish: (an Iranian language spoken in Turkey and Iran and Iraq and Syria and Russia)

Kurdistan, Noun

(n)

Kurdistan: (an extensive geographical region in the Middle East to the south of the Caucasus)

(n)

Kurdistan: (an oriental rug woven by Kurds that is noted for fine colors and durability)

Kursk, Noun

(n)

Kursk: (a city of southwestern Russia)

Kuwait, Noun

(n)

Kuwait, Kuwait_City, Koweit, capital_of_Kuwait: (a seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait)

(n)

Kuwait, State_of_Kuwait, Koweit: (an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum)

Kuwaiti, Adjective

(a)

Kuwaiti: (of or relating to the kingdom of Kuwait or its people) "Kuwaiti ports"

(a)

Kuwaiti: (of or relating to the capital of Kuwait or its residents) "Kuwaiti streets are lined with luxury stores"

Kuwaiti, Noun

(n)

Kuwaiti: (a native or inhabitant of Kuwait)

KwaZulu-Natal, Noun

(n)

Natal, KwaZulu-Natal: (a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean) "Natal was renamed KwaZulu-Natal in 1994"

Kwangchow, Noun

(n)

Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow, Canton: (a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port)

Kwangtung, Noun

(n)

Guangdong, Kwangtung, Guangdong_province: (a province in southern China)

Kwanza, Noun

(n)

kwanza: (the basic unit of money in Angola)

(n)

Kwanzaa, Kwanza: (a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year)

Kwanzaa, Noun

(n)

Kwanzaa, Kwanza: (a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year)

Kyd, Noun

(n)

Kyd, Kid, Thomas_Kyd, Thomas_Kid: (English dramatist (1558-1594))

Kyoto, Noun

(n)

Kyoto: (a city in central Japan on southern Honshu; a famous cultural center that was once the capital of Japan)

Kyrgyzstan, Noun

(n)

Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz_Republic, Kirghizia, Kirgizia, Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Kirghizstan, Kirgizstan: (a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991)

Kyyiv, Noun

(n)

Kyyiv, Kiev, capital_of_the_Ukraine: (capital and largest city of the Ukraine; a major manufacturing and transportation center)

k-meson, Noun

(n)

kaon, kappa-meson, k-meson, K_particle: (an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision)

kHz, Noun

(n)

kilohertz, kHz, kilocycle_per_second, kilocycle, kc: (one thousand periods per second)

kW-hr, Noun

(n)

kilowatt_hour, kW-hr, Board_of_Trade_unit, : (a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour)

k, Adjective

(s)

thousand, one_thousand, 1000, m, k: (denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units)

kabbalistic, Adjective

(s)

cabalistic, kabbalistic, qabalistic, cryptic, cryptical, sibylline: (having a secret or hidden meaning) "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther"

kabob, Noun

(n)

kabob, kebab, shish_kebab: (cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables)

kaffir, Noun

(n)

great_millet, kaffir, kafir_corn, kaffir_corn, Sorghum_bicolor: (important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves)

(n)

kaffir, kafir, caffer, caffre: (an offensive and insulting term for any Black African)

kaftan, Noun

(n)

caftan, kaftan: (a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East)

(n)

caftan, kaftan: (a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant)

kail, Noun

(n)

kale, kail, cole, borecole, colewort, Brassica_oleracea_acephala: (a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head)

(n)

kale, kail, cole: (coarse curly-leafed cabbage)

kainogenesis, Noun

(n)

cenogenesis, kenogenesis, caenogenesis, cainogenesis, kainogenesis: (introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution))

kale, Noun

(n)

boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum: (informal terms for money)

(n)

kale, kail, cole, borecole, colewort, Brassica_oleracea_acephala: (a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head)

(n)

kale, kail, cole: (coarse curly-leafed cabbage)

kaleidoscope, Noun

(n)

kaleidoscope: (a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes)

(n)

kaleidoscope: (an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors)

kaleidoscopic, Adjective

(s)

kaleidoscopic, kaleidoscopical: (continually shifting or rapidly changing)

kaleidoscopical, Adjective

(s)

kaleidoscopic, kaleidoscopical: (continually shifting or rapidly changing)

kalian, Noun

(n)

hookah, narghile, nargileh, sheesha, shisha, chicha, calean, kalian, water_pipe, hubble-bubble, hubbly-bubbly: (an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water) "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola"

kalif, Noun

(n)

caliph, calif, kaliph, kalif, khalif, khalifah: (the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth) "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world"

kaliph, Noun

(n)

caliph, calif, kaliph, kalif, khalif, khalifah: (the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth) "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world"

kaliuresis, Noun

(n)

kaliuresis, kaluresis: (the presence of excess potassium in the urine)

kalpac, Noun

(n)

calpac, calpack, kalpac: (a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus)

kaluresis, Noun

(n)

kaliuresis, kaluresis: (the presence of excess potassium in the urine)

kamikaze, Noun

(n)

kamikaze: (a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II)

(n)

kamikaze: (a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash)

kampong, Noun

(n)

kampong, campong: (a native village in Malaysia)

kanaf, Noun

(n)

kenaf, kanaf, deccan_hemp, bimli, bimli_hemp, Indian_hemp, Bombay_hemp, Hibiscus_cannabinus: (valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation)

kanamycin, Noun

(n)

kanamycin, Kantrex: (antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections)

kangaroo, Noun

(n)

kangaroo: (any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail)

kaolin, Noun

(n)

china_clay, china_stone, kaolin, kaoline, porcelain_clay, terra_alba: (a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper))

kaoline, Noun

(n)

china_clay, china_stone, kaolin, kaoline, porcelain_clay, terra_alba: (a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper))

kaon, Noun

(n)

kaon, kappa-meson, k-meson, K_particle: (an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision)

kappa-meson, Noun

(n)

kaon, kappa-meson, k-meson, K_particle: (an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision)

kappa, Noun

(n)

kappa: (the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet)

kaput, Adjective

(s)

done_for, kaput, gone: (destroyed or killed) "we are gone geese"

karabiner, Noun

(n)

carabiner, karabiner, snap_ring: (an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes)

karakul, Noun

(n)

broadtail, caracul, karakul: (hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur)

karaoke, Noun

(n)

karaoke: (singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs))

karat, Noun

(n)

karat, carat, kt: (the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold)

karate, Noun

(n)

karate: (a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat; sharp blows and kicks are given to pressure-sensitive points on the body of the opponent)

karma, Noun

(n)

karma: ((Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation)

karyon, Noun

(n)

nucleus, cell_nucleus, karyon: (a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction)

karyoplasm, Noun

(n)

nucleoplasm, karyoplasm: (the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell)

kasbah, Noun

(n)

kasbah, casbah: (an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located)

kat, Noun

(n)

kat, khat, qat, quat, cat, Arabian_tea, African_tea: (the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant) "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults"

katabatic, Adjective

(a)

katabatic, catabatic: (of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night)

katabolic, Adjective

(a)

catabolic, katabolic: (relating to or characterized by catabolism)

(a)

catabolic, katabolic: (characterized by destructive metabolism)

katabolism, Noun

(n)

catabolism, katabolism, dissimilation, destructive_metabolism: (breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy)

katamorphism, Noun

(n)

katamorphism: (metamorphism that occurs at or near the earth's surface; breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones)

katharsis, Noun

(n)

catharsis, katharsis, abreaction: ((psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions)

(n)

catharsis, katharsis, purgation: (purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels)

katzenjammer, Noun

(n)

hangover, katzenjammer: (disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol))

(n)

hubbub, uproar, brouhaha, katzenjammer: (loud confused noise from many sources)

kauri, Noun

(n)

kauri, kauri_copal, kauri_resin, kauri_gum: (resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum)

(n)

kauri, kaury, Agathis_australis: (tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood)

(n)

kauri: (white close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis)

kaury, Noun

(n)

kauri, kaury, Agathis_australis: (tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood)

kava, Noun

(n)

kava, kavakava: (an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub)

kavakava, Noun

(n)

kava, kavakava: (an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub)

kayak, Noun

(n)

kayak: (a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos)

kayak, Verb

(v)

kayak: (travel in a small canoe) "we kayaked down the river"

kayo, Noun

(n)

knockout, KO, kayo: (a blow that renders the opponent unconscious)

kayo, Verb

(v)

knock_cold, knock_out, kayo: (knock unconscious or senseless) "the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds"

kayoed, Adjective

(s)

knocked_out, kayoed, KO'd, out, stunned: (knocked unconscious by a heavy blow)

kbit, Noun

(n)

kilobit, kbit, kb: (a unit of information equal to 1000 bits)

kc, Noun

(n)

kilohertz, kHz, kilocycle_per_second, kilocycle, kc: (one thousand periods per second)

kebab, Noun

(n)

kabob, kebab, shish_kebab: (cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables)

keel, Noun

(n)

keel: (a projection or ridge that suggests a keel)

(n)

keel: (the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly)

(n)

keel: (one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability)

keel, Verb

(v)

stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen: (walk as if unable to control one's movements) "The drunken man staggered into the room"

keelboat, Noun

(n)

keelboat: (river boat with a shallow draught and a keel but no sails; used to carry freight; moved by rowing or punting or towing)

keeled, Adjective

(a)

ridged, carinate, carinated, keeled: (having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship) "a carinate sepal"

keen-eyed, Adjective

(s)

keen-eyed, sharp-eyed: (having keen eyesight)

keen-sighted, Adjective

(s)

argus-eyed, hawk-eyed, keen-sighted, lynx-eyed, quick-sighted, sharp-eyed, sharp-sighted: (having very keen vision) "quick-sighted as a cat"

(s)

eagle-eyed, keen-sighted, farseeing, longsighted: (capable of seeing to a great distance)

keen, Adjective

(s)

acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp: (having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions) "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"

(s)

bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not_bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing: (very good) "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"

(s)

cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating: (painful as if caused by a sharp instrument) "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

(s)

exquisite, keen: (intense or sharp) "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"

(s)

keen: (having a sharp cutting edge or point) "a keen blade"

keen, Noun

(n)

keen: (a funeral lament sung with loud wailing)

keen, Verb

(v)

lament, keen: (express grief verbally) "we lamented the death of the child"

keenest, Adjective

(s)

acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp: (having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions) "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"

(s)

bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not_bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing: (very good) "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"

(s)

cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating: (painful as if caused by a sharp instrument) "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

(s)

exquisite, keen: (intense or sharp) "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"

(s)

keen: (having a sharp cutting edge or point) "a keen blade"

keenness, Noun

(n)

acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness: (a quick and penetrating intelligence) "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"

(n)

eagerness, avidity, avidness, keenness: (a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something)

(n)

sharpness, keenness: (thinness of edge or fineness of point)

keep, Noun

(n)

hold, keep: (a cell in a jail or prison)

(n)

keep, donjon, dungeon: (the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress)

(n)

support, keep, livelihood, living, bread_and_butter, sustenance: (the financial means whereby one lives) "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"

keep, Verb

(v)

continue, go_on, proceed, go_along, keep: (continue a certain state, condition, or activity) "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"

(v)

keep, maintain, hold: (keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean") "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

(v)

keep, hold_on: (retain possession of) "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"

(v)

keep: (look after; be the keeper of; have charge of) "He keeps the shop when I am gone"

(v)

keep, maintain: (maintain by writing regular records) "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"

(v)

keep: (supply with room and board) "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders"

(v)

keep, stay_fresh: (fail to spoil or rot) "These potatoes keep for a long time"

(v)

keep, preserve: (maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger) "May God keep you"

(v)

keep: (raise) "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees"

(v)

keep: (store or keep customarily) "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"

(v)

keep: (have as a supply) "I always keep batteries in the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator"

(v)

keep, maintain: (maintain for use and service) "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"

(v)

keep: (hold and prevent from leaving) "The student was kept after school"

(v)

keep_open, hold_open, keep, save: (retain rights to) "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"

(v)

observe, celebrate, keep: (behave as expected during of holidays or rites) "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"

(v)

observe, keep, maintain: (stick to correctly or closely) "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"

(v)

observe, keep: (conform one's action or practice to) "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"

(v)

preserve, keep: (prevent (food) from rotting) "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"

(v)

prevent, keep: (stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state) "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"

(v)

restrain, keep, keep_back, hold_back: (keep under control; keep in check) "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"

(v)

retain, continue, keep, keep_on: (allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature) "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"

(v)

sustain, keep, maintain: (supply with necessities and support) "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

keeper, Noun

(n)

custodian, keeper, steward: (one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals)

(n)

keeper: (someone in charge of other people) "am I my brother's keeper?"

keeping, Noun

(n)

guardianship, keeping, safekeeping: (the responsibility of a guardian or keeper) "he left his car in my keeping"

(n)

keeping: (conformity or harmony) "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion"

(n)

retention, keeping, holding: (the act of retaining something)

keepsake, Noun

(n)

keepsake, souvenir, token, relic: (something of sentimental value)

keg, Noun

(n)

keg, kegful: (the quantity contained in a keg)

(n)

keg: (small cask or barrel)

kegful, Noun

(n)

keg, kegful: (the quantity contained in a keg)

keister, Noun

(n)

buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind_end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear_end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail_end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass: (the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on) "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

keloid, Noun

(n)

keloid, cheloid: (raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair)

kelpie, Noun

(n)

kelpie: (an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears)

(n)

kelpy, kelpie: ((Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders)

kelpwort, Noun

(n)

saltwort, barilla, glasswort, kali, kelpwort, Salsola_kali, Salsola_soda: (bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash)

kelpy, Noun

(n)

kelpy, kelpie: ((Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders)

kelter, Noun

(n)

kilter, kelter: (in working order) "out of kilter"; "in good kilter"

kempt, Adjective

(s)

kempt, tidy: ((of hair) neat and tidy) "a nicely kempt beard"

ken, Noun

(n)

cognizance, ken: (range of what one can know or understand) "beyond my ken"

(n)

sight, ken: (the range of vision) "out of sight of land"

kenaf, Noun

(n)

kenaf, deccan_hemp: (fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus)

(n)

kenaf, kanaf, deccan_hemp, bimli, bimli_hemp, Indian_hemp, Bombay_hemp, Hibiscus_cannabinus: (valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation)

kennel, Noun

(n)

kennel, doghouse, dog_house: (outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog)

kennel, Verb

(v)

kennel: (put up in a kennel) "kennel a dog"

keno, Noun

(n)

lotto, bingo, beano, keno: (a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards)

kenogenesis, Noun

(n)

cenogenesis, kenogenesis, caenogenesis, cainogenesis, kainogenesis: (introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution))

kept, Adjective

(a)

unbroken, kept: ((especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded) "unbroken promises"; "promises kept"

keratin, Noun

(n)

keratin, ceratin: (a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves)

keratinisation, Noun

(n)

keratinization, keratinisation: (organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair))

keratinise, Verb

(v)

keratinize, keratinise: (convert into keratin)

(v)

keratinize, keratinise: (become horny and impregnated with keratin)

keratinization, Noun

(n)

keratinization, keratinisation: (organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair))

keratinize, Verb

(v)

keratinize, keratinise: (convert into keratin)

(v)

keratinize, keratinise: (become horny and impregnated with keratin)

keratoderma, Noun

(n)

keratoderma, keratodermia: (any skin disorder consisting of a growth that appears horny)

keratodermia, Noun

(n)

keratoderma, keratodermia: (any skin disorder consisting of a growth that appears horny)

kerb, Noun

(n)

curb, curbing, kerb: (an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter))

kerbstone, Noun

(n)

curbstone, kerbstone: (a paving stone forming part of a curb)

kerfuffle, Noun

(n)

disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly_burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle: (a disorderly outburst or tumult) "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"

kern, Verb

(v)

kern: (furnish with a kern)

(v)

kern: (remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters))

kernel, Noun

(n)

kernel, meat: (the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone) "black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell"

(n)

kernel: (a single whole grain of a cereal) "a kernel of corn"

(n)

kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart_and_soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty: (the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience) "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

kerosene, Noun

(n)

kerosene, kerosine, lamp_oil, coal_oil: (a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters)

kerosine, Noun

(n)

kerosene, kerosine, lamp_oil, coal_oil: (a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters)

kerugma, Noun

(n)

kerygma, kerugma: (preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church)

kerygma, Noun

(n)

kerygma, kerugma: (preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church)

ketamine, Noun

(n)

ketamine, ketamine_hydrochloride, Ketalar: (a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP)

ketchup, Noun

(n)

catsup, ketchup, cetchup, tomato_ketchup: (thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes)

ketembilla, Noun

(n)

ketembilla, kitembilla, kitambilla, ketembilla_tree, Ceylon_gooseberry, Dovyalis_hebecarpa: (a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India)

(n)

ketembilla, kitembilla, kitambilla: (maroon-purple gooseberry-like fruit of India having tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preserves)

ketoaciduria, Noun

(n)

ketonuria, ketoaciduria, acetonuria: (excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation)

ketonemia, Noun

(n)

ketonemia, ketosis, acetonemia: (an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus)

ketonuria, Noun

(n)

ketonuria, ketoaciduria, acetonuria: (excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation)

ketoprofen, Noun

(n)

ketoprofen, Orudis, Orudis_KT, Oruvail: (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail))

ketorolac, Noun

(n)

ketorolac, Torodal: (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Torodal) that is given only orally)

ketosis, Noun

(n)

ketonemia, ketosis, acetonemia: (an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus)

kettle, Noun

(n)

kettle, boiler: (a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid)

(n)

kettle, kettleful: (the quantity a kettle will hold)

(n)

kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani, timpani: (a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it)

(n)

kettle_hole, kettle: ((geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits)

kettledrum, Noun

(n)

kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani, timpani: (a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it)

kettleful, Noun

(n)

kettle, kettleful: (the quantity a kettle will hold)

key, Adjective

(s)

cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal: (serving as an essential component) "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"

key, Verb

(v)

identify, discover, key, key_out, distinguish, describe, name: (identify as in botany or biology, for example)

(v)

key: (provide with a key) "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building"

(v)

key: (vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key) "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot"

(v)

key: (regulate the musical pitch of)

(v)

key: (harmonize with or adjust to) "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude"

keyboard, Noun

(n)

keyboard: (device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like)

(n)

keyboard: (holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung)

keyed, Adjective

(a)

keyed: (fitted with or secured by a key) "a keyed instrument"; "the locks have not yet been keyed"

(s)

keyed: (set to a key or tone)

keyhole, Noun

(n)

keyhole: (the hole where a key is inserted)

keyless, Adjective

(a)

keyless: (lacking or not requiring a key) "a keyless lock operated by a series of pushbuttons"

keynote, Noun

(n)

keynote: (the principal theme in a speech or literary work)

(n)

keynote: (a fundamental or central idea)

(n)

tonic, keynote: ((music) the first note of a diatonic scale)

keynote, Verb

(v)

keynote: (set the keynote of) "Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection"

(v)

keynote: (give the keynote address to (an audience))

keypad, Noun

(n)

computer_keyboard, keypad: (a keyboard that is a data input device for computers; arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard)

keystone, Noun

(n)

anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin: (a central cohesive source of support and stability) "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"

(n)

keystone, key, headstone: (the central building block at the top of an arch or vault)

keystroke, Noun

(n)

keystroke, key_stroke: (the stroke of a key; one depression of a key on a keyboard) "the number of keystrokes was used as a measure of work"

kg, Noun

(n)

kilogram, kg, kilo: (one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites) "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"

khaddar, Noun

(n)

khadi, khaddar: (a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India)

khadi, Noun

(n)

khadi, khaddar: (a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India)

khaki, Adjective

(s)

khaki: (of a yellowish brown color)

khaki, Noun

(n)

khaki: (a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms)

khalif, Noun

(n)

caliph, calif, kaliph, kalif, khalif, khalifah: (the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth) "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world"

khalifah, Noun

(n)

caliph, calif, kaliph, kalif, khalif, khalifah: (the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth) "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world"

khan, Noun

(n)

caravansary, caravanserai, khan, caravan_inn: (an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans)

(n)

khan: (a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries)

khat, Noun

(n)

kat, khat, qat, quat, cat, Arabian_tea, African_tea: (the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant) "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults"

khi, Noun

(n)

chi, khi: (the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet)

ki, Noun

(n) Ki: (goddess personifying earth; counterpart of Akkadian Aruru)

(n)

qi, chi, ch'i, ki: (the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health)

kibbitz, Verb

(v)

kibitz, kibbitz: (make unwanted and intrusive comments)

kibbutz, Noun

(n)

kibbutz: (a collective farm or settlement owned by its members in modern Israel; children are reared collectively)

kibibit, Noun

(n)

kibibit, kibit: (a unit of information equal to 1024 bits)

kibibyte, Noun

(n)

kilobyte, kibibyte, K, KB, kB, KiB: (a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes)

kibit, Noun

(n)

kibibit, kibit: (a unit of information equal to 1024 bits)

kibitz, Verb

(v)

kibitz, kibbitz: (make unwanted and intrusive comments)

kibosh, Verb

(v)

stop, halt, block, kibosh: (stop from happening or developing) "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

kick, Noun

(n)

bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick: (the swift release of a store of affective force) "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"

(n)

gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk: (informal terms for objecting) "I have a gripe about the service here"

(n)

kick, boot, kicking: (the act of delivering a blow with the foot) "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"

(n)

kick: (the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs)) "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick"

(n)

kick, kicking: (a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics) "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"

(n)

recoil, kick: (the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired)

kick, Verb

(v)

complain, kick, plain, sound_off, quetch, kvetch: (express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness) "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

(v)

kick: (drive or propel with the foot)

(v)

kick: (thrash about or strike out with the feet)

(v)

kick: (strike with the foot) "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down"

(v)

kick: (kick a leg up)

(v)

kick, give_up: (stop consuming) "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol"

(v)

kick: (make a goal) "He kicked the extra point after touchdown"

(v)

kick_back, recoil, kick: (spring back, as from a forceful thrust) "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"

kickback, Noun

(n)

kickback: (a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction)

kicker, Noun

(n)

kicker: (a player who kicks the football)

kicking, Noun

(n)

kick, boot, kicking: (the act of delivering a blow with the foot) "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"

(n)

kick, kicking: (a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics) "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"

kickoff, Noun

(n)

beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting_time, showtime, offset: (the time at which something is supposed to begin) "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

(n)

kickoff: ((football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score)

(n)

kickoff, send-off, start-off: (a start given to contestants) "I was there with my parents at the kickoff"

kickshaw, Noun

(n)

dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat: (something considered choice to eat)

kid-glove, Adjective

(s)

tactful, kid-glove: (showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people) "by diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone"; "a tactful way of correcting someone"; "the agency got the kid-glove treatment on Capitol Hill"

kid, Verb

(v)

kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banter: (be silly or tease one another) "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"

(v)

pull_the_leg_of, kid: (tell false information to for fun) "Are you pulling my leg?"

kiddy, Noun

(n)

kiddy: (a young child)

kidnap, Verb

(v)

kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch: (take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom) "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"

kidnaper, Noun

(n)

kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor, snatcher: (someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom))

kidnapper, Noun

(n)

kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor, snatcher: (someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom))

kidnapping, Noun

(n)

kidnapping, snatch: ((law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment)

kidney-shaped, Adjective

(s)

reniform, kidney-shaped: ((of a leaf or bean shape) resembling the shape of kidney)

kidney, Noun

(n)

kidney: (either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine) "urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder"

kidskin, Noun

(n)

kid, kidskin: (soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat) "kid gloves"

kieselguhr, Noun

(n)

diatomaceous_earth, diatomite, kieselguhr: (a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material)

kike, Noun

(n)

kike, hymie, sheeny, yid: ((ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew)

kildeer, Noun

(n)

killdeer, kildeer, killdeer_plover, Charadrius_vociferus: (American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry)

kiley, Noun

(n)

kylie, kiley: (an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex)

kill, Noun

(n)

kill: (the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile) "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"

(n)

killing, kill, putting_to_death: (the act of terminating a life)

kill, Verb

(v)

kill: (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly) "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"

(v)

kill, shoot_down, defeat, vote_down, vote_out: (thwart the passage of) "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"

(v)

kill: (be fatal) "cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills"

(v)

kill: (be the source of great pain for) "These new shoes are killing me!"

(v)

kill: (overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration) "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"

(v)

kill: (hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games) "She killed the ball"

(v)

kill: (hit with great force) "He killed the ball"

(v)

kill: (deprive of life) "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"

(v)

kill: (cause the death of, without intention) "She was killed in the collision of three cars"

(v)

kill, obliterate, wipe_out: (mark for deletion, rub off, or erase) "kill these lines in the President's speech"

(v)

kill: (tire out completely) "The daily stress of her work is killing her"

(v)

kill: (cause to cease operating) "kill the engine"

(v)

kill: (destroy a vitally essential quality of or in) "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"

(v)

stamp_out, kill: (end or extinguish by forceful means) "Stamp out poverty!"

(v)

toss_off, pop, bolt_down, belt_down, pour_down, down, drink_down, kill: (drink down entirely) "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"

killdeer, Noun

(n)

killdeer, kildeer, killdeer_plover, Charadrius_vociferus: (American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry)

killer, Noun

(n)

cause_of_death, killer: (the causal agent resulting in death) "heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States"

(n)

killer, slayer: (someone who causes the death of a person or animal)

(n)

killer: (a difficulty that is hard to deal with) "that exam was a real killer"

(n)

killer_whale, killer, orca, grampus, sea_wolf, Orcinus_orca: (predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas)

killing, Adjective

(s)

killing, sidesplitting: (very funny) "a killing joke"; "sidesplitting antics"

killing, Noun

(n)

killing, violent_death: (an event that causes someone to die)

(n)

killing, kill, putting_to_death: (the act of terminating a life)

(n)

killing, cleanup: (a very large profit)

killjoy, Noun

(n)

spoilsport, killjoy, wet_blanket, party_pooper: (someone who spoils the pleasure of others)

kilo, Noun

(n)

kilogram, kg, kilo: (one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites) "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"

kilobit, Noun

(n)

kilobit, kbit, kb: (a unit of information equal to 1000 bits)

kilobyte, Noun

(n)

kilobyte, K, KB, kB: (a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes)

(n)

kilobyte, kibibyte, K, KB, kB, KiB: (a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes)

kilocalorie, Noun

(n)

Calorie, kilogram_calorie, kilocalorie, large_calorie, nutritionist's_calorie: (a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food)

kilocycle, Noun

(n)

kilohertz, kHz, kilocycle_per_second, kilocycle, kc: (one thousand periods per second)

kilogram, Noun

(n)

kilogram, kg, kilo: (one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites) "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"

kilohertz, Noun

(n)

kilohertz, kHz, kilocycle_per_second, kilocycle, kc: (one thousand periods per second)

kiloliter, Noun

(n)

kiloliter, kilolitre, cubic_meter, cubic_metre: (a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters)

kilolitre, Noun

(n)

kiloliter, kilolitre, cubic_meter, cubic_metre: (a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters)

kilometer, Noun

(n)

kilometer, kilometre, km, klick: (a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles))

kilometre, Noun

(n)

kilometer, kilometre, km, klick: (a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles))

kilter, Noun

(n)

kilter, kelter: (in working order) "out of kilter"; "in good kilter"

kimono, Noun

(n)

kimono: (a loose robe; imitated from robes originally worn by Japanese)

kin, Adjective

(s)

akin, blood-related, cognate, consanguine, consanguineous, consanguineal, kin: (related by blood)

kin, Noun

(n)

kin, kinsperson, family: (a person having kinship with another or others) "he's kin"; "he's family"

(n)

kin, kin_group, kinship_group, kindred, clan, tribe: (group of people related by blood or marriage)

kinaesthesia, Noun

(n)

kinesthesia, kinaesthesia, feeling_of_movement: (the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc)

(n)

kinesthesis, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinaesthesia, kinesthetics, muscle_sense, sense_of_movement: (the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body)

kinaesthesis, Noun

(n)

kinesthesis, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinaesthesia, kinesthetics, muscle_sense, sense_of_movement: (the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body)

kinaesthetic, Adjective

(a)

kinesthetic, kinaesthetic: (of or relating to kinesthesis)

kinanesthesia, Noun

(n)

kinanesthesia: (inability to sense movement)

kinase, Noun

(n)

kinase: (an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme)

kind-hearted, Adjective

(s)

kindhearted, kind-hearted: (having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition) "a generous and kindhearted teacher"

kind-heartedness, Noun

(n)

kindheartedness, kind-heartedness: (sympathy arising from a kind heart)

kind, Adjective

(a)

kind: (having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior) "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"

(s)

kind, genial: (agreeable, conducive to comfort) "a dry climate kind to asthmatics"; "the genial sunshine"; "hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet"

(s)

kind, tolerant: (tolerant and forgiving under provocation) "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke"

kind, Noun

(n)

kind, sort, form, variety: (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality) "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"

kinder, Adjective

(a)

kind: (having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior) "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"

(s)

kind, genial: (agreeable, conducive to comfort) "a dry climate kind to asthmatics"; "the genial sunshine"; "hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet"

(s)

kind, tolerant: (tolerant and forgiving under provocation) "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke"

kindergarten, Noun

(n)

kindergarten: (a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school)

kindergartener, Noun

(n)

preschooler, kindergartner, kindergartener: (a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten)

kindergartner, Noun

(n)

preschooler, kindergartner, kindergartener: (a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten)

kindest, Adjective

(a)

kind: (having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior) "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"

(s)

kind, genial: (agreeable, conducive to comfort) "a dry climate kind to asthmatics"; "the genial sunshine"; "hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet"

(s)

kind, tolerant: (tolerant and forgiving under provocation) "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke"

kindhearted, Adjective

(s)

kindhearted, kind-hearted: (having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition) "a generous and kindhearted teacher"

kindheartedness, Noun

(n)

kindheartedness, kind-heartedness: (sympathy arising from a kind heart)

kindle, Verb

(v)

arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke: (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)) "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

(v)

kindle, inflame: (catch fire) "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"

(v)

kindle, enkindle, conflagrate, inflame: (cause to start burning) "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"

kindled, Adjective

(s)

ignited, enkindled, kindled: (set afire) "the ignited paper"; "a kindled fire"

kindliness, Noun

(n)

kindliness, helpfulness: (friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition)

kindling, Noun

(n)

ignition, firing, lighting, kindling, inflammation: (the act of setting something on fire)

(n)

kindling, tinder, touchwood, spunk, punk: (material for starting a fire)

kindly, Adjective

(s)

charitable, benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted: (showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity) "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"

(s)

kindly: (pleasant and agreeable) "a kindly climate"; "kindly breeze"

kindness, Noun

(n)

forgivingness, kindness: (tendency to be kind and forgiving)

(n)

kindness: (the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic)

(n)

kindness, benignity: (a kind act)

kindred, Adjective

(s)

akin, kindred: (similar in quality or character) "a feeling akin to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related to the collector"

(s)

kindred: (related by blood or marriage) "kindred clans"

kindred, Noun

(n)

kin, kin_group, kinship_group, kindred, clan, tribe: (group of people related by blood or marriage)

kine, Noun

(n)

cattle, cows, kine, oxen, Bos_taurus: (domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age) "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible"; "a team of oxen"

kinematics, Noun

(n)

kinematics: (the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass)

kinesiology, Noun

(n)

kinesiology: (the branch of physiology that studies the mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement)

kinesthesia, Noun

(n)

kinesthesia, kinaesthesia, feeling_of_movement: (the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc)

(n)

kinesthesis, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinaesthesia, kinesthetics, muscle_sense, sense_of_movement: (the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body)

kinesthesis, Noun

(n)

kinesthesis, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinaesthesia, kinesthetics, muscle_sense, sense_of_movement: (the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body)

kinesthetic, Adjective

(a)

kinesthetic, kinaesthetic: (of or relating to kinesthesis)

kinesthetics, Noun

(n)

kinesthesis, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinaesthesia, kinesthetics, muscle_sense, sense_of_movement: (the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body)

kinetic, Adjective

(s)

energizing, energising, kinetic: (supplying motive force) "the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center"- H.O.Taylor"

(a)

kinetic: (relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith) "kinetic energy"

(s)

kinetic: (characterized by motion) "modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime"

kinetics, Noun

(n)

dynamics, kinetics: (the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies)

kinetochore, Noun

(n)

centromere, kinetochore: (a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape) "the centromere is difficult to sequence"

kinfolk, Noun

(n)

family, family_line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry: (people descended from a common ancestor) "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"

king-size, Adjective

(s)

king-size, king-sized: (extra large) "a king-size bed"

king-sized, Adjective

(s)

king-size, king-sized: (extra large) "a king-size bed"

kingbolt, Noun

(n)

kingbolt, kingpin, swivel_pin: (bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle)

kingcup, Noun

(n)

buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup: (any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus)

(n)

marsh_marigold, kingcup, meadow_bright, May_blob, cowslip, water_dragon, Caltha_palustris: (swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups)

kingdom, Noun

(n)

kingdom, land, realm: (a domain in which something is dominant) "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south"

(n)

kingdom: (a country with a king as head of state)

(n)

kingdom, realm: (the domain ruled by a king or queen)

(n)

kingdom: (a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state)

(n)

kingdom: (the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia)

(n)

kingdom: (a basic group of natural objects)

kingfish, Noun

(n)

cero, pintado, kingfish, Scomberomorus_regalis: (large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters)

(n)

kingfish: (the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States)

(n)

kingfish: (any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast)

(n)

kingfish, Seriola_grandis: (large game fish of Australia and New Zealand)

(n)

white_croaker, chenfish, kingfish, Genyonemus_lineatus: (small silvery marine food fish found off California)

kinglike, Adjective

(s)

kingly, kinglike: (having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king) "symbolizing kingly power"; "the murder of his kingly guest"

kingly, Adjective

(s)

kingly, kinglike: (having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king) "symbolizing kingly power"; "the murder of his kingly guest"

kingpin, Noun

(n)

headpin, kingpin: (the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins)

(n)

kingbolt, kingpin, swivel_pin: (bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle)

(n)

kingpin, top_banana, bigwig: (the most important person in a group or undertaking)

kinin, Noun

(n)

kinin, cytokinin: (any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leaves)

kink, Noun

(n)

crick, kink, rick, wrick: (a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British))

(n)

kink, twist, twirl: (a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight)

(n)

kink: (a person with unusual sexual tastes)

(n)

kink: (an eccentric idea)

(n)

kink: (a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation) "there are still a few kinks to iron out"

kink, Verb

(v)

crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink_up, kink: (curl tightly) "crimp hair"

(v)

curl, curve, kink: (form a curl, curve, or kink) "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"

kinkajou, Noun

(n)

kinkajou, honey_bear, potto, Potos_flavus, Potos_caudivolvulus: (arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail)

(n)

potto, kinkajou, Perodicticus_potto: (a kind of lemur)

kinky, Adjective

(s)

crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy: ((of hair) in small tight curls)

(s)

far-out, kinky, offbeat, quirky, way-out: (informal terms; strikingly unconventional)

(s)

kinky, perverted: ((used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes) "kinky sex"; "perverted practices"

kino, Noun

(n)

kino, gum_kino, kino_gum: (a gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning)

(n)

kino, Pterocarpus_marsupium: (East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning)

kinsfolk, Noun

(n)

family, family_line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry: (people descended from a common ancestor) "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"

kinship, Noun

(n)

affinity, kinship: (a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character) "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities"

(n)

kinship, family_relationship, relationship: ((anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption)

kinsperson, Noun

(n)

kin, kinsperson, family: (a person having kinship with another or others) "he's kin"; "he's family"

kiosk, Noun

(n)

booth, cubicle, stall, kiosk: (small area set off by walls for special use)

kip, Noun

(n)

kip: (sleep) "roused him from his kip"

(n)

kip: (the basic unit of money in Laos)

(n)

kip, upstart: (a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright)

kip, Verb

(v)

sleep, kip, slumber, log_Z's, catch_some_Z's: (be asleep)

kirk, Noun

(n)

kirk: (a Scottish church)

kismat, Noun

(n)

kismet, kismat: ((Islam) the will of Allah)

kismet, Noun

(n)

kismet, kismat: ((Islam) the will of Allah)

kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate, Noun

(n)

prince's-feather, princess_feather, kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate, prince's-plume, Polygonum_orientale: (annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America)

kiss, Noun

(n)

kiss, buss, osculation: (the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof))

(n)

kiss: (a cookie made of egg whites and sugar)

(n)

kiss, candy_kiss: (any of several bite-sized candies)

(n)

kiss: (a light glancing touch) "there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing"

kiss, Verb

(v)

kiss: (touch lightly or gently) "the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain"

(v)

snog, kiss, buss, osculate: (touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.) "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room"

kisser, Noun

(n)

countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug: (the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British))

(n)

kisser, osculator: (someone who kisses)

kissing, Noun

(n)

caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling: (affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs))

kit, Noun

(n)

kit: (a case for containing a set of articles)

(n)

kit, outfit: (gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose)

(n)

kit: (young of any of various fur-bearing animals) "a fox kit"

kit, Verb

(v)

kit_out, kit_up, kit: (supply with a set of articles or tools)

kitambilla, Noun

(n)

ketembilla, kitembilla, kitambilla, ketembilla_tree, Ceylon_gooseberry, Dovyalis_hebecarpa: (a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India)

(n)

ketembilla, kitembilla, kitambilla: (maroon-purple gooseberry-like fruit of India having tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preserves)

kitchen, Noun

(n)

kitchen: (a room equipped for preparing meals)

kitchenware, Noun

(n)

kitchenware: (hardware utensils for use in a kitchen)

kite, Noun

(n)

kite: (a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value)

(n)

kite: (a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float)

(n)

kite: (plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string)

(n)

kite: (any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals)

kite, Verb

(v)

kite: (increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently) "He kited many checks"

(v)

kite: (get credit or money by using a bad check) "The businessman kited millions of dollars"

(v)

kite: (soar or fly like a kite) "The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains"

(v)

kite: (fly a kite) "Kids were kiting in the park"; "They kited the Red Dragon model"

kitembilla, Noun

(n)

ketembilla, kitembilla, kitambilla, ketembilla_tree, Ceylon_gooseberry, Dovyalis_hebecarpa: (a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India)

(n)

ketembilla, kitembilla, kitambilla: (maroon-purple gooseberry-like fruit of India having tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preserves)

kitsch, Noun

(n)

kitsch: (excessively garish or sentimental art; usually considered in bad taste)

kitschy, Adjective

(s)

bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, soppy, soupy, slushy: (effusively or insincerely emotional) "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"

kitten, Noun

(n)

kitten, kitty: (young domestic cat)

kitten, Verb

(v)

kitten: (have kittens) "our cat kittened again this year"

kittenish, Adjective

(s)

kittenish, frisky: (playful like a lively kitten)

kittul, Noun

(n)

wine_palm, jaggery_palm, kitul, kittul, kitul_tree, toddy_palm, Caryota_urens: (fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago)

kitty-cat, Noun

(n)

kitty, kitty-cat, puss, pussy, pussycat: (informal terms referring to a domestic cat)

kitty-corner, Adjective

(s)

catacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner, cater-cornered, catty-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered: (slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line) "set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot"

kitty-cornered, Adjective

(s)

catacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner, cater-cornered, catty-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered: (slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line) "set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot"

kitty, Noun

(n)

kitten, kitty: (young domestic cat)

(n)

kitty, kitty-cat, puss, pussy, pussycat: (informal terms referring to a domestic cat)

(n)

pool, kitty: (the combined stakes of the betters)

(n)

pot, jackpot, kitty: (the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker))

kitul, Noun

(n)

wine_palm, jaggery_palm, kitul, kittul, kitul_tree, toddy_palm, Caryota_urens: (fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago)

klaxon, Noun

(n)

klaxon, claxon: (a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles)

klebsiella, Noun

(n)

klebsiella: (a genus of nonmotile rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some cause respiratory and other infections)

klick, Noun

(n)

kilometer, kilometre, km, klick: (a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles))

klutz, Noun

(n)

klutz: ((Yiddish) a clumsy dolt)

km/h, Noun

(n)

kilometers_per_hour, kilometres_per_hour, kph, km/h: (the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours))

km, Noun

(n)

kilometer, kilometre, km, klick: (a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles))

knack, Noun

(n)

bent, knack, hang: (a special way of doing something) "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"

knackered, Adjective

(s)

knackered, drained: (very tired)

knackwurst, Noun

(n)

knackwurst, knockwurst: (short thick highly seasoned sausage)

knap, Verb

(v)

chip, knap, cut_off, break_off: (break a small piece off from) "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"

(v)

rap, knap: (strike sharply) "rap him on the knuckles"

knapsack, Noun

(n)

backpack, back_pack, knapsack, packsack, rucksack, haversack: (a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder)

knave, Noun

(n)

jack, knave: (one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince)

(n)

rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet: (a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel)

knavery, Noun

(n)

dishonesty, knavery: (lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing)

knavish, Adjective

(s)

crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily: (marked by skill in deception) "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

knawe, Noun

(n)

knawel, knawe, Scleranthus_annuus: (widely distributed low-growing Eurasian herb having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers)

knawel, Noun

(n)

knawel, knawe, Scleranthus_annuus: (widely distributed low-growing Eurasian herb having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers)

knead, Verb

(v)

knead, work: (make uniform) "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft"

(v)

massage, rub_down, knead: (manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes) "She rubbed down her child with a sponge"

knee-deep, Adjective

(s)

ankle-deep, knee-deep: (coming only to the ankle or knee)

knee-hi, Noun

(n)

knee-high, knee-hi: (a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees)

knee-high, Noun

(n)

knee-high, knee-hi: (a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees)

knee, Noun

(n)

knee, knee_joint, human_knee, articulatio_genus, genu: (hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella)

(n)

knee: (the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee)

(n)

stifle, knee: (joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee)

kneecap, Noun

(n)

patella, kneecap, kneepan: (a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint)

kneecap, Verb

(v)

kneecap: (shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning) "They kneecapped the industrialist"

kneel, Noun

(n)

kneel, kneeling: (supporting yourself on your knees)

kneel, Verb

(v)

kneel: (rest one's weight on one's knees) "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service"

kneeling, Noun

(n)

kneel, kneeling: (supporting yourself on your knees)

kneepan, Noun

(n)

patella, kneecap, kneepan: (a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint)

knell, Noun

(n)

knell: (the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something)

knell, Verb

(v)

knell: (ring as in announcing death)

(v)

ring, knell: (make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification) "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"

knickerbockers, Noun

(n)

breeches, knee_breeches, knee_pants, knickerbockers, knickers: (trousers ending above the knee)

knickers, Noun

(n)

bloomers, pants, drawers, knickers: (underpants worn by women) "she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing"

(n)

breeches, knee_breeches, knee_pants, knickerbockers, knickers: (trousers ending above the knee)

knickknack, Noun

(n)

bric-a-brac, knickknack, nicknack, knickknackery, whatnot: (miscellaneous curios)

(n)

knickknack, novelty: (a small inexpensive mass-produced article)

knickknackery, Noun

(n)

bric-a-brac, knickknack, nicknack, knickknackery, whatnot: (miscellaneous curios)

knife, Noun

(n)

knife: (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)

(n)

knife: (a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point)

(n)

tongue, knife: (any long thin projection that is transient) "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"

knife, Verb

(v)

knife, stab: (use a knife on) "The victim was knifed to death"

knifelike, Adjective

(s)

acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp: (having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions) "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"

(s)

cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating: (painful as if caused by a sharp instrument) "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

(s)

knifelike: (cutting or able to cut as if with a knife)

(s)

knifelike: (having a sharp or distinct edge) "a narrow knifelike profile"

knight, Noun

(n)

knight: (originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit)

(n)

knight, horse: (a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa))

knight, Verb

(v)

knight, dub: (raise (someone) to knighthood) "The Beatles were knighted"

knighthood, Noun

(n)

knighthood: (aristocrats holding the rank of knight)

knightliness, Noun

(n)

chivalry, knightliness: (the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct)

knightly, Adjective

(s)

chivalric, knightly, medieval: (characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages) "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"

(s)

chivalrous, gallant, knightly: (being attentive to women like an ideal knight)

kniphofia, Noun

(n)

kniphofia, tritoma, flame_flower, flame-flower, flameflower: (a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers)

knit, Noun

(n)

knit: (a fabric made by knitting)

(n)

knit, knit_stitch, plain, plain_stitch: (a basic knitting stitch)

(n)

knit, knitting, knitwork: (needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine)

knit, Verb

(v)

knit: (make (textiles) by knitting) "knit a scarf"

(v)

knit, entwine: (tie or link together)

(v)

pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit: (to gather something into small wrinkles or folds) "She puckered her lips"

knitting, Noun

(n)

knit, knitting, knitwork: (needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine)

(n)

knitting: (creating knitted wear)

knitwear, Noun

(n)

knitwear: (knitted clothing)

knitwork, Noun

(n)

knit, knitting, knitwork: (needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine)

knob, Noun

(n)

knob, boss: (a circular rounded projection or protuberance)

(n)

knob: (a round handle)

(n)

knob, pommel: (an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger)

(n)

node, knob, thickening: (any thickened enlargement)

knobbed, Adjective

(s)

gnarled, gnarly, knotted, knotty, knobbed: (used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots) "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick"

knobbly, Adjective

(s)

knobby, knobbly: (having knobs) "had knobbly knees"

knobby, Adjective

(s)

knobby, knobbly: (having knobs) "had knobbly knees"

knobkerrie, Noun

(n)

knobkerrie, knobkerry: (a short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africa)

knobkerry, Noun

(n)

knobkerrie, knobkerry: (a short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africa)

knock-down-and-drag-out, Adjective

(s)

knockdown-dragout, knock-down-and-drag-out: (extremely violent) "a knock-down-and-drag-out fight"

knock-down, Adjective

(s)

knock-down, powerful: (strong enough to knock down or overwhelm) "a knock-down blow"

knock, Noun

(n)

knock, knocking: (the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)) "the knocking grew louder"

(n)

knock, roast: (negative criticism)

(n)

knock, bash, bang, smash, belt: (a vigorous blow) "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"

(n)

knock: (a bad experience) "the school of hard knocks"

(n)

knock, belt, rap, whack, whang: (the act of hitting vigorously) "he gave the table a whack"

knock, Verb

(v)

bump, knock: (knock against with force or violence) "My car bumped into the tree"

(v)

knock, strike_hard: (deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room")

(v)

knock: (rap with the knuckles) "knock on the door"

(v)

knock, criticize, criticise, pick_apart: (find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws) "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

(v)

pink, ping, knock: (sound like a car engine that is firing too early) "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded"

(v)

tap, rap, knock, pink: (make light, repeated taps on a surface) "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"

knockabout, Adjective

(s)

boisterous, knockabout: (full of rough and exuberant animal spirits) "boisterous practical jokes"; "knockabout comedy"

(s)

knockabout: (suitable for rough use) "a knockabout overcoat"; "a knockabout old car"

knockabout, Noun

(n)

knockabout: (a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit)

knockdown-dragout, Adjective

(s)

knockdown-dragout, knock-down-and-drag-out: (extremely violent) "a knock-down-and-drag-out fight"

knockdown, Adjective

(s)

knockdown: ((furniture) easily assembled and dismantled) "I bought a knockdown chest at the do-it-yourself store"

knockdown, Noun

(n)

knockdown: (a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet)

knocker, Noun

(n)

breast, bosom, knocker, boob, tit, titty: (either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman)

(n)

detractor, disparager, depreciator, knocker: (one who disparages or belittles the worth of something)

(n)

knocker: ((Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person)

(n)

knocker: (a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance)) "open the door and see who the knocker is"

(n)

knocker, doorknocker, rapper: (a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door)

knocking, Noun

(n)

knock, knocking: (the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)) "the knocking grew louder"

knockoff, Noun

(n)

knockoff, clone: (an unauthorized copy or imitation)

knockout, Adjective

(s)

hard, knockout, severe: (very strong or vigorous) "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow"

knockout, Noun

(n)

knockout, KO, kayo: (a blow that renders the opponent unconscious)

(n)

smasher, stunner, knockout, beauty, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, lulu, looker, mantrap, dish: (a very attractive or seductive looking woman)

knockwurst, Noun

(n)

knackwurst, knockwurst: (short thick highly seasoned sausage)

knoll, Noun

(n)

knoll, mound, hillock, hummock, hammock: (a small natural hill)

knot, Noun

(n)

knot: (a tight cluster of people or things) "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"; "the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest"

(n)

knot: (any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object)

(n)

knot: (a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged) "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"

(n)

knot, gnarl: (something twisted and tight and swollen) "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"

(n)

knot, greyback, grayback, Calidris_canutus: (a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere)

(n)

nautical_mile, mile, mi, naut_mi, knot, international_nautical_mile, air_mile: (a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude)

(n)

slub, knot, burl: (soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design)

knot, Verb

(v)

knot: (make into knots; make knots out of) "She knotted her fingers"

(v)

knot: (tie or fasten into a knot) "knot the shoelaces"

(v)

ravel, tangle, knot: (tangle or complicate) "a ravelled story"

knotted, Adjective

(s)

gnarled, gnarly, knotted, knotty, knobbed: (used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots) "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick"

(s)

knotted: (tied with a knot) "his carefully knotted necktie"

knottiness, Noun

(n)

complicatedness, complication, knottiness, tortuousness: (puzzling complexity)

knotty, Adjective

(s)

baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough: (making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe) "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"

(s)

Byzantine, convoluted, involved, knotty, tangled, tortuous: (highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious) "the Byzantine tax structure"; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott"; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"

(s)

gnarled, gnarly, knotted, knotty, knobbed: (used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots) "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick"

(s)

knotty, snarled, snarly: (tangled in knots or snarls) "a mass of knotted string"; "snarled thread"

know-all, Noun

(n)

know-it-all, know-all: (someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others)

know-it-all, Noun

(n)

know-it-all, know-all: (someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others)

know, Noun

(n)

know: (the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people) "he is always in the know"

know, Verb

(v)

acknowledge, recognize, recognise, know: (accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority) "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"

(v)

know, cognize, cognise: (be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about) "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time"

(v)

know: (know how to do or perform something) "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?"

(v)

know: (be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt) "I know that I left the key on the table"; "Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun"

(v)

know: (be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object) "She doesn't know this composer"; "Do you know my sister?"; "We know this movie"; "I know him under a different name"; "This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily"

(v)

know, experience, live: (have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations) "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces"

(v)

know: (have fixed in the mind) "I know Latin"; "This student knows her irregular verbs"; "Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?"

(v)

know: (know the nature or character of) "we all knew her as a big show-off"

(v)

know: (be able to distinguish, recognize as being different) "The child knows right from wrong"

(v)

know: (perceive as familiar) "I know this voice!"

(v)

sleep_together, roll_in_the_hay, love, make_out, make_love, sleep_with, get_laid, have_sex, know, do_it, be_intimate, have_intercourse, have_it_away, have_it_off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie_with, bed, have_a_go_at_it, bang, get_it_on, bonk: (have sexual intercourse with) "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"

knowable, Adjective

(a)

knowable, cognizable, cognisable, cognoscible: (capable of being known)

knower, Noun

(n)

knower, apprehender: (a person who knows or apprehends)

knowing, Adjective

(s)

intentional, knowing: (characterized by conscious design or purpose) "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"

(s)

knowing, wise, wise_to: (evidencing the possession of inside information)

(s)

knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-read: (highly educated; having extensive information or understanding) "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience"

(s)

knowledgeable, knowing: (alert and fully informed) "a knowing collector of rare books"; "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on"

knowing, Noun

(n)

knowing: (a clear and certain mental apprehension)

knowingness, Noun

(n)

awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness: (having knowledge of) "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive"

(n)

knowingness: (shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge)

knowledge, Noun

(n)

cognition, knowledge, noesis: (the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning)

knowledgeability, Noun

(n)

knowledgeability, knowledgeableness, initiation: (wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge) "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation"

knowledgeable, Adjective

(s)

intimate, knowledgeable, versed: (thoroughly acquainted through study or experience) "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson"; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read"

(s)

knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-read: (highly educated; having extensive information or understanding) "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience"

(s)

knowledgeable, knowing: (alert and fully informed) "a knowing collector of rare books"; "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on"

knowledgeableness, Noun

(n)

knowledgeability, knowledgeableness, initiation: (wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge) "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation"

known, Adjective

(a)

known: (apprehended with certainty) "a known quantity"; "the limits of the known world"; "a musician known throughout the world"; "a known criminal"

knuckle, Noun

(n)

knuckle, knuckle_joint, metacarpophalangeal_joint: (a joint of a finger when the fist is closed)

knuckle, Verb

(v)

knuckle: (press or rub with the knuckles)

(v)

knuckle: (shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground)

knuckleball, Noun

(n)

knuckleball, knuckler: (a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin)

knucklebones, Noun

(n)

jacks, jackstones, knucklebones: (a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball)

knucklehead, Noun

(n)

dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, bonehead, lunkhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, muttonhead, shithead, dumbass, fuckhead: (a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence)

knuckler, Noun

(n)

knuckleball, knuckler: (a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin)

knuckles, Noun

(n)

brass_knucks, knucks, brass_knuckles, knuckles, knuckle_duster: (a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand)

(n)

knuckle, knuckle_joint, metacarpophalangeal_joint: (a joint of a finger when the fist is closed)

knucks, Noun

(n)

brass_knucks, knucks, brass_knuckles, knuckles, knuckle_duster: (a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand)

kohl, Noun

(n)

kohl: (a cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to darken the edges of their eyelids)

kok-saghyz, Noun

(n)

Russian_dandelion, kok-saghyz, kok-sagyz, Taraxacum_kok-saghyz: (perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its fleshy roots that have high rubber content)

kok-sagyz, Noun

(n)

Russian_dandelion, kok-saghyz, kok-sagyz, Taraxacum_kok-saghyz: (perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its fleshy roots that have high rubber content)

koodoo, Noun

(n)

kudu, koodoo, koudou: (either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush)

kookie, Adjective

(s)

balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round_the_bend, around_the_bend, wacky, whacky: (informal or slang terms for mentally irregular) "it used to drive my husband balmy"

kooky, Adjective

(s)

balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round_the_bend, around_the_bend, wacky, whacky: (informal or slang terms for mentally irregular) "it used to drive my husband balmy"

kopeck, Noun

(n)

kopek, kopeck, copeck: (100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia)

kopek, Noun

(n)

kopek, kopeck, copeck: (100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia)

kopje, Noun

(n)

kopje, koppie: (a small hill rising up from the African veld)

koppie, Noun

(n)

kopje, koppie: (a small hill rising up from the African veld)

kor, Noun

(n)

homer, kor: (an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs)

koruna, Noun

(n)

koruna: (the basic unit of money in Slovakia)

(n)

koruna: (the basic unit of money in Czech Republic)

kosher, Adjective

(s)

kosher, cosher: (conforming to dietary laws) "kosher meat"; "a kosher kitchen"

(s)

kosher: (proper or legitimate)

kosher, Noun

(n)

kosher: (food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary law)

kotow, Noun

(n)

kowtow, kotow: (a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission)

kotow, Verb

(v)

fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck_up: (try to gain favor by cringing or flattering) "He is always kowtowing to his boss"

koudou, Noun

(n)

kudu, koodoo, koudou: (either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush)

koumiss, Noun

(n)

koumiss, kumis: (an alcoholic beverage made from fermented mare's milk; made originally by nomads of central Asia)

kowtow, Noun

(n)

kowtow, kotow: (a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission)

kowtow, Verb

(v)

fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck_up: (try to gain favor by cringing or flattering) "He is always kowtowing to his boss"

(v)

scrape, kowtow, genuflect: (bend the knees and bow in a servile manner)

kph, Noun

(n)

kilometers_per_hour, kilometres_per_hour, kph, km/h: (the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours))

kraft, Noun

(n)

kraft, kraft_paper: (strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution)

kris, Noun

(n)

kris, creese, crease: (a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade)

krona, Noun

(n)

Icelandic_krona, krona: (the basic unit of money in Iceland)

(n)

Swedish_krona, krona: (the basic unit of money in Sweden)

krone, Noun

(n)

Danish_krone, krone: (the basic unit of money in Denmark)

(n)

Norwegian_krone, krone: (the basic unit of money in Norway)

krummhorn, Noun

(n)

krummhorn, crumhorn, cromorne: (a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn))

kt, Noun

(n)

karat, carat, kt: (the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold)

ku-chiku, Noun

(n)

giant_timber_bamboo, madake, ku-chiku, Phyllostachys_bambusoides: (large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely grown elsewhere)

kudos, Noun

(n)

praise, congratulations, kudos, extolment: (an expression of approval and commendation) "he always appreciated praise for his work"

kudu, Noun

(n)

kudu, koodoo, koudou: (either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush)

kumis, Noun

(n)

koumiss, kumis: (an alcoholic beverage made from fermented mare's milk; made originally by nomads of central Asia)

kumquat, Noun

(n)

kumquat, cumquat, kumquat_tree: (any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp)

(n)

kumquat: (small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp)

kurakkan, Noun

(n)

finger_millet, ragi, ragee, African_millet, coracan, corakan, kurakkan, Eleusine_coracana: (East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient)

kurchee, Noun

(n)

ivory_tree, conessi, kurchi, kurchee, Holarrhena_pubescens, Holarrhena_antidysenterica: (tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea)

kurchi, Noun

(n)

ivory_tree, conessi, kurchi, kurchee, Holarrhena_pubescens, Holarrhena_antidysenterica: (tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea)

kurrajong, Noun

(n)

kurrajong, currajong, Brachychiton_populneus: (widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle)

kuru, Noun

(n)

kuru: (a progressive disease of the central nervous system marked by increasing lack of coordination and advancing to paralysis and death within a year of the appearance of symptoms; thought to have been transmitted by cannibalistic consumption of diseased brain tissue since the disease virtually disappeared when cannibalism was abandoned)

kurus, Noun

(n)

kuru: (a progressive disease of the central nervous system marked by increasing lack of coordination and advancing to paralysis and death within a year of the appearance of symptoms; thought to have been transmitted by cannibalistic consumption of diseased brain tissue since the disease virtually disappeared when cannibalism was abandoned)

(n)

kurus, piaster, piastre: (100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey)

kutch, Noun

(n)

cutch, kutch: (tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas)

kvetch, Noun

(n)

kvetch: ((Yiddish) a constant complainer)

(n)

kvetch: ((Yiddish) a nagging complaint)

kvetch, Verb

(v)

complain, kick, plain, sound_off, quetch, kvetch: (express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness) "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

kwai, Noun

(n)

yuan, kwai: (the basic unit of money in China)

kweek, Noun

(n)

Bermuda_grass, devil_grass, Bahama_grass, kweek, doob, scutch_grass, star_grass, Cynodon_dactylon: (trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India)

kyanite, Noun

(n)

kyanite, cyanite: (a grey or greenish-blue mineral consisting of aluminum silicate in crystalline form; occurs in metaphoric rock, used as a refractory)

kylie, Noun

(n)

kylie, kiley: (an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex)

kylix, Noun

(n)

kylix, cylix: (a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece)

kymograph, Noun

(n)

kymograph, cymograph: (scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record (as of breathing or blood pressure))

kyphosis, Noun

(n)

kyphosis, humpback, hunchback: (an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column)

kyphotic, Adjective

(s)

crookback, crookbacked, humped, humpbacked, hunchbacked, gibbous, kyphotic: (characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column)