(dated, mineralogy) A form of trachydolerite lava from Mount Kenya.
kerite
kerite
noun
A compound in which tar or asphalt combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber; formerly used as an insulating material in telegraphy.
kermit
kermit
Proper noun
The puppet Kermit the Frog, host of The Muppet Show and a frequent character in Sesame Street, originally performed by creator Jim Henson.
An asynchronous file transfer protocol, often used for communication between different types of minicomputer or mainframe.
A city in Texas.
A town in West Virginia.
kester
kester
Proper noun
name equivalent to Christopher.
ketchy
ketene
ketene
noun
(organic chemistry) any of a class of unsaturated ketones, having a general formula R₁R₂C=C=O, that react as if they were inner acid anhydrides
(organic chemistry) the parent compound of this class, CH₂=C=O, an unstable, reactive colourless gas
kethib
ketine
ketine
noun
(chemistry) Any of a series of organic bases obtained by the reduction of compounds related to the nitrogenous radical NOH of the ketones. Typically, they are unstable oily substances with a pungent odor.
ketmie
ketmie
noun
A variety of African hibiscus, cultivated for the acid of its mucilage, Hibiscus sabdariffa.
ketole
ketole
noun
(organic chemistry) indole
ketols
ketols
noun
plural of ketol
ketone
ketone
noun
(organic chemistry) A homologous series of organic molecules whose functional group is an oxygen atom joined to a carbon atom—by a double bond—in a carbon-hydrogen based molecule.
ketose
ketose
noun
(biochemistry) A saccharide containing a ketone functional group.
kettie
kettle
kettle
noun
(geology) A kettle hole, sometimes any pothole.
(music) A kettledrum.
(ornithology, collective) A group of raptors riding a thermal, especially when migrating.
(rail transport, slang) A steam locomotive
A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
A vessel or appliance used to boil water for the preparation of hot beverages and other foodstuffs.
Alternative form of kiddle (“kind of fishweir”)
An instance of kettling; a group of protesters or rioters confined in a limited area.
The quantity held by a kettle.
verb
(Britain, of the police) To contain demonstrators in a confined area.
(intransitive) Of a boiler: to make a whistling sound like the boiling of a kettle, indicative of various types of fault.
ketuba
ketupa
ketway
keylet
keylet
noun
A small key
keyset
keyset
noun
(computing, databases) A set of keys (unique identifiers) used to distinguish the rows of data being traversed by a cursor.
(computing, telegraphy) An input device whose few keys can be pressed in many combinations, often simultaneously, to enter different commands or characters.
(rare) A collection of keys on a typewriter or keyboard.
khalat
khalat
noun
(historical, Judaism) A long, close-fitting coat with shawl collars and pockets, worn by Ashkenazi Jewish men in Eastern Europe until the early 20th century
A type of native gown worn in parts of Central Asia, historically awarded as a robe of honor.
khamti
khatib
khatib
noun
(Islam) A person who delivers the khutbah.
khatin
khatri
khatri
Noun
A member of the second-highest of the four castes or varnas in traditional Punjabi society.
khatti
khelat
kheths
kheths
noun
plural of kheth
khilat
khilat
noun
Alternative form of khalat
khitan
khlyst
khotan
khutba
khutba
noun
Alternative form of khutbah
kibitz
kibitz
verb
(intransitive) To give unsolicited or unwanted advice or make unhelpful or idle comments, especially to someone playing a game.
(intransitive) To make small talk or idle chatter.
(intransitive, transitive) To watch a card or board game.
kidlet
kidlet
noun
(colloquial) child
kielty
kiewit
kikwit
kilted
kilted
adj
Having on a kilt.
Plaited after the manner of kilting.
Tucked or fastened up; said of petticoats, etc.
kilter
kilter
noun
(card games, chiefly poker) A hand of playing cards which is useless.
(chiefly in the negative) Chiefly in out of kilter: (good) condition, form, or order; fettle.
kiltie
kiltie
noun
A person who wears a kilt.
A shoe having a fringed tongue or fringed extra piece that lies over the tongue.
The fringed tongue of such a shoe.
kinata
kinbot
kintar
kintar
noun
Alternative form of qintar (“unit of measure”)
kintra
kintry
kipton
kirsti
kirsty
kirsty
Proper noun
name, Scottish diminutive of Christine.
kirtle
kirtle
noun
A knee-length tunic.
A short jacket.
A woman's gown; a woman's outer petticoat or skirt.
verb
(transitive) To clothe or cover with, or as if with, a kirtle; to hitch up (a long garment) to the length of a kirtle.
kismat
kismat
noun
Alternative spelling of kismet
kismet
kismet
noun
Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny.
kistna
kitabi
kitbag
kitbag
noun
(military, UK) A large cylindrical holdall.
kitcat
kitcat
noun
Alternative form of kit-cat.
kiters
kiters
noun
plural of kiter
kithed
kithed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kithe
kithes
kithes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kithe
kiting
kiting
noun
(banking) The act of writing a check on an account with insufficient funds, expecting that funds will become available by the time the check clears.
(slang) The act of tampering with a medical prescription, increasing the number of pills or other item.
verb
present participle of kite
kitish
kitish
adj
Resembling or pertaining to a kite (the bird of prey).
kitman
kitsch
kitsch
adj
Of art and decor: of questionable aesthetic value; excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
noun
Art, decorative objects, and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar.
kittar
kitted
kitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kit
kittel
kittel
noun
A white linen or cotton robe worn by religious Ashkenazi Jews on holidays, in the synagogue, or at home when leading the Passover seder.
kitten
kitten
noun
(colloquial) A term of endearment, especially for a woman.
A moth of the genus Furcula.
A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).
A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver, badger, etc.
verb
To give birth to kittens.
kitter
kitter
noun
(informal) A cat.
A person or company that manufactures kits.
kittie
kittie
noun
Alternative spelling of kitty (“young cat”)
kittle
kittle
adj
(Scotland and Northern England) Not easily managed
(Scotland and Northern England) Ticklish.
verb
(intransitive, Scotland and Northern England) To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter.
(transitive, Scotland and Northern England) To tickle, to touch lightly.
kittly
kittul
kittul
noun
(uncountable) A fiber obtained from the leaves of the palm.
A palm, Caryota urens, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that yields a sap from which sugar can be made.
kiutle
klatch
klatch
noun
An informal social gathering, especially one held over coffee for the purpose of conversation.
kleist
klepht
klepht
noun
(historical) An anti-Ottoman insurgent living in the mountains when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.
klowet
klutzy
klutzy
adj
awkward, clumsy or socially inept
knatch
knatte
knetch
knight
knight
noun
(by extension) An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages.
(card games, dated) A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.
(chess) A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.
(entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Ypthima.
(historical) A minor nobleman with an honourable military rank who had served as a page and squire.
(historical) A young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord.
(law, historical) A person obliged to provide knight service in exchange for maintenance of an estate held in knight's fee.
(literary) A brave, chivalrous and honorable man devoted to a noble cause or love interest.
(modern) A generic name for various mushrooms belonging to the order Agaricales, the gilled mushrooms; scientific name Tricholoma.
(modern) A person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
verb
(chess, transitive) To promote (a pawn) to a knight.
(transitive) To confer knighthood upon.
knitch
knitch
noun
(archaic, dialectal) A small bundle.
knitra
knotty
knotty
adj
Complicated or tricky; complex, difficult.
Of a part of the body, a tree, etc.: full of knots (knobs or swellings); gnarled, knobbly.
Of an austere or hard nature; rugged.
Of string or something stringlike: full of, or tied up, in knots.
knouts
knouts
noun
plural of knout
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of knout
knutty
koetke
komati
komtok
konfyt
konfyt
noun
(South Africa) A South African jam or fruit preserve.
koonti
korait
korats
korbut
korten
kotick
kotlik
kotoko
kotows
kotows
noun
plural of kotow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kotow
kotuku
kotuku
noun
(New Zealand) The white heron Egretta alba
kotwal
kotwal
noun
(historical) The leader of a kot or fort in medieval India.
The local police chief or magistrate of a town or city in India or the East Indies.
kotyle
kotyle
noun
(chiefly historical) Synonym of cantharus, a kind of ancient Greek and Roman cup.
koweit
kowtko
kowtow
kowtow
noun
The act of kowtowing.
verb
(by extension) To bow to or show obeisance to.
(intransitive) To bow very deeply.
(intransitive, figuratively) To grovel, act in a very submissive manner.
(intransitive, historical) To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground.
krafft
krafts
kraits
kraits
noun
plural of krait
krantz
krantz
noun
(in South Africa) An encircling or overhanging wall of rock.
krater
krater
noun
(historical) An ancient Greek vessel for mixing water and wine.
krauts
krauts
noun
plural of kraut
krista
kriste
kristi
kristo
kristy
kristy
Proper noun
A variant of Christie, a diminutive of Christina and related female names.
krubut
krubut
noun
Rafflesia arnoldii, a plant with very large flowers.
krutch
kruter
krysta
kthibh
kthira
kubetz
kulmet
kultur
kultur
noun
German culture or civilization, especially seen as authoritarian or racist during the period of world wars (1914-18 and 1939-45)
kurtas
kurtas
noun
plural of kurta
kurten
kurtis
kurtis
noun
plural of kurti
kuster
kutais
kutcha
kutcha
adj
Imperfect, makeshift; ramshackle, second-rate.
noun
Dried brick or mud, used as a material.
kuttab
kuttar
kutzer
kuwait
kuwait
Proper noun
in the Middle East. Official name: State of Kuwait.
kvetch
kvetch
noun
A person who endlessly whines or complains; a person who finds fault with anything.
An instance of kvetching; a complaint or whine.
verb
To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.
kvutza
kwarta
kylite
kythed
kythed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kythe
kythes
kythes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kythe
kytoon
kytoon
noun
A lighter-than-air kite, filled with gas and capable of staying aloft even without wind.
lakist
lakist
Noun
A member of the a group of English Romantic poets from the Lake District.
lakota
lanket
lasket
lasket
noun
(nautical) latching
latkes
latkes
noun
plural of latke
latuka
likest
likest
adj
(archaic) superlative form of like: most like
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of like
likuta
likuta
noun
(historical) A former unit of currency, one hundredth of a zaïre.