A stiff cylindrical head-covering worn for religious reasons in Orthodox Christian and Eastern Catholic traditions.
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
kangarooing
kangarooing
verb
present participle of kangaroo
kansasville
kaolinising
kaolinising
verb
present participle of kaolinise
kaolinizing
kaolinizing
verb
present participle of kaolinize
karakatchan
karyenchyma
karyotyping
karyotyping
noun
The separation and identification of karyotypes
verb
present participle of karyotype
katabothron
katagenesis
katagenesis
noun
Alternative form of catagenesis
katagenetic
katakinesis
katakinetic
kataphrenia
katipuneros
kawchodinne
kazantzakis
keelboatman
keelboatman
noun
The person who operates a keelboat.
keelboatmen
keelboatmen
noun
plural of keelboatman
keelhauling
keelhauling
noun
(nautical) The act by which a person is keelhauled.
(slang, obsolete, by extension) A thorough thrashing or mauling; rough treatment.
verb
present participle of keelhaul.
kenansville
kentiggerma
kentuckians
kephallenia
keratinized
keratinized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keratinize
keratinizes
keratinizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keratinize
keratoconus
keratoconus
noun
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve
keratogenic
keratogenic
Adjective
Relating to keratogenesis.
keratonosus
keratonyxis
keratonyxis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye and breaking up the opaque mass.
keraulophon
keweenawite
keweenawite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper ore and discredited mineral species composed of arsenic, copper, nickel, and cobalt.
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
khwarazmian
kidnappings
kidnappings
noun
plural of kidnapping
kilimanjaro
kilimanjaro
Proper noun
A volcano in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa at 5,895 meters (19,321 feet).
kimeridgian
kinaestheic
kindhearted
kindhearted
adj
Having an innately kind disposition or character.
kinematical
kinematical
adj
kinematic
kinesiatric
kinesiatric
adj
Of or relating to kinesiatrics.
kinesically
kinesically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, kinesics.
kinesipathy
kinesipathy
noun
kinesiatrics
kinesthesia
kinesthesia
noun
(performing arts) A spectator's perception of the motion of a performer, or, the effect of the motion of a scene on the spectator.
(physiology) The perception of the movement of one's own body, its limbs and muscles etc.
Proprioception or static position sense; the perception of the position and posture of the body; also, more broadly, including the motion of the body as well. See usage notes below.
Sensation or perception of motion.
kinetically
kinetically
adv
Concerning kinetics.
In a kinetic manner.
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
kinetoplast
kinetoplast
noun
(microbiology) A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea (kinetoplastids).
A kinetoplastid.
kinoplasmic
kinoplasmic
adj
of or related to kinoplasm
kinorhyncha
kinsmanship
kinsmanship
noun
kinship
kitchenmaid
kitchenmaid
noun
(archaic) A woman employed in a kitchen.
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
klausenburg
kleptomania
kleptomania
noun
(psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
knapsacking
knapsacking
verb
present participle of knapsack
knavishness
knavishness
noun
The quality of being knavish.
kneecapping
kneecapping
noun
(gerund) The act of injuring the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees; often a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.
(gerund, figurative, by extension) An excessively and needlessly damaging attack or disparagement.
verb
present participle of kneecap
knickknacks
knickknacks
noun
plural of knickknack
knickknacky
knisteneaux
knockabouts
knockabouts
noun
plural of knockabout
knotgrasses
knotgrasses
noun
plural of knotgrass
knowability
knowability
noun
The quality or state of being knowable.
knuckleball
knuckleball
noun
(baseball) A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation, which travels over an unpredictable path to the plate due to micro-turbulence in the air.
(figurative) An event that is hard to predict.
verb
(intransitive, baseball) To pitch knuckleballs.
knucklehead
knucklehead
noun
An idiot; a stupid or inept person.
kochliarion
kochliarion
noun
(historical) A kind of spoon used for eating in the Early Byzantine period.
koeberlinia
koilonychia
koilonychia
noun
A deformity of the nails characterized by concavity of the outer surface
koniophobia
konstantine
kordofanian
kordofanian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a geographic grouping of three to five language families spoken in the Nuba hills of Kordofan Province, Sudan.
koreshanity
kostelanetz
krasnoyarsk
krasnoyarsk
Proper noun
A large city in the Krasnoyarsk krai, Siberia, Russia.
krishnaitic
kristianson
kwangchowan
kweihwating
kyanization
kyanization
noun
The act or process of kyanizing.
lackbrained
lakemanship
lakemanship
noun
Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel on a lake.
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
lanarkshire
lanarkshire
Proper noun
A former county in Scotland.
landmarking
landmarking
verb
present participle of landmark
landsknecht
lankinesses
larkinesses
larkishness
larrikiness
larrikiness
noun
A female larrikin.
larrikinism
larrikinism
noun
(Australia) Behaviour that is rebellious against and contemptuous of authority and convention.
(Australia, New Zealand) The behaviour of larrikins (hooligans); impertinent and disrespectful behaviour.
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
leakinesses
leakinesses
noun
plural of leakiness
leatherneck
leatherneck
noun
(US) Specifically, a marine.
(slang) A soldier.
leavetaking
leavetaking
noun
alternative spelling of leave-taking
leopardskin
leopardskin
noun
(uncountable, attributive) A design, especially on fabric, similar to the markings of a leopard.
Such a skin forming a simple article of clothing.
The skin or pelt of a leopard.
leukopenias
leukopenias
noun
plural of leukopenia
leukotaxine
liederkranz
likableness
likableness
noun
The property of being likable, that which makes likable.
linebackers
linebackers
noun
plural of linebacker
linebacking
linebacking
noun
(American football) Playing as a linebacker
lopatnikoff
lovemakings
lovemakings
noun
plural of lovemaking
macflecknoe
machinelike
machinelike
adj
Resembling a machine; mechanical in form
mackereling
mackereling
noun
Alternative form of mackerelling
madonnalike
maeterlinck
manlikeness
manlikeness
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being manlike; masculinity.
mannikinism
mantoloking
mantuamaker
mantuamaker
noun
A maker of women's clothes, especially dresses
marlinspike
marlinspike
noun
A tool, consisting of a pointed metal spike, used to manipulate the strands of rope or cable when knotting and splicing.
marshbanker
maskalonges
maskanonges
maskelynite
maskelynite
noun
(mineralogy) A glassy phase found in some meteorites and impact craters, typically similar in composition to plagioclase feldspar.
maskinonges
maskinonges
noun
plural of maskinonge
matchmaking
matchmaking
noun
(business) A service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or potential partners.
(video games) The act or process of locating suitable players to take part in a multiplayer game session.
An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage.
The manufacture of matches for kindling or burning.
verb
present participle of matchmake
mawkishness
mawkishness
noun
The property of being mawkish.
mdewakanton
meatpacking
meatpacking
noun
(US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
medevacking
medevacking
verb
present participle of medevac
medivacking
medivacking
verb
present participle of medivac
menangkabau
merrymaking
merrymaking
noun
Joyful festivities, especially as a celebration.
metakinesis
metakinesis
noun
(anatomy) Cranial kinesis involving jointing between the dermatocranium and occipital segment.
(biology, historical) According to C. Lloyd Morgan, a hypothetical property possessed by all types of life of being endowed with something that is not consciousness but has the potentiality of developing into consciousness.