| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| kaligenous | adjective | Forming alkalies with oxygen, as some metals. |
| kantianism | noun | Alt. of Kantism |
| karmathian | noun | One of a Mohammedan sect founded in the ninth century by Karmat. |
| karpholite | noun | A fibrous mineral occurring in tufts of a straw-yellow color. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and manganese. |
| karstenite | noun | Same as Anhydrite. |
| karyomiton | noun | The reticular network of fine fibers, of which the nucleus of a cell is in part composed; — in opposition to kytomiton, or the network in the body of the cell. |
| katabolism | noun | Destructive or downward metabolism; regressive metamorphism; — opposed to anabolism. See Disassimilation. |
| keelhauled | imp. & past participle | of Keelhaul |
| keepership | noun | The office or position of a keeper. |
| kennelling | present participle & vb. noun | of Kennel |
| kenspeckle | adjective | Having so marked an appearance as easily to be recognized. |
| kent bugle | A curved bugle, having six finger keys or stops, by means of which the performer can play upon every key in the musical scale; — called also keyed bugle, and key bugle. | |
| keratoidea | noun pl. | Same as Keratosa. |
| kerchiefed | adjective | Alt. of Kerchieft |
| kernelling | of Kernel | |
| kerseymere | noun | See Cassimere. |
| kettledrum | noun | A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it., An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. Cf. Drum, n., 4 and 5. |
| keverchief | noun | A kerchief. |
| kidnapping | of Kidnap | |
| kidneywort | noun | A kind of saxifrage (Saxifrage stellaris)., The navelwort. |
| kieselguhr | noun | Siliceous earth; specifically, porous infusorial earth, used as an absorbent of nitroglycerin in the manufacture of dynamite. |
| kilogramme | noun | A measure of weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046 pounds avoirdupois (15,432.34 grains). It is equal to the weight of a cubic decimeter of distilled water at the temperature of maximum density, or 39ยก Fahrenheit. |
| kinaesodic | adjective | Kinesodic. |
| kindliness | noun | Natural inclination; natural course., The quality or state of being kindly; benignity; benevolence; gentleness; tenderness; as, kindliness of disposition, of treatment, or of words., Softness; mildness; propitiousness; as, kindliness of weather, or of a season. |
| kinematics | noun | The science which treats of motions considered in themselves, or apart from their causes; the comparison and relation of motions. |
| kingfisher | noun | Any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family Alcedinidae. Most of them feed upon fishes which they capture by diving and seizing then with the beak; others feed only upon reptiles, insects, etc. About one hundred and fifty species are known. They are found in nearly all parts of the world, but are particularly abundant in the East Indies. |
| kinglihood | noun | King-liness. |
| kingliness | noun | The state or quality of being kingly. |
| kinnikinic | noun | Prepared leaves or bark of certain plants; — used by the Indians of the Northwest for smoking, either mixed with tobacco or as a substitute for it. Also, a plant so used, as the osier cornel (Cornus stolonijra), and the bearberry (Arctostaphylus Uva-ursi). |
| kitchen-ry | noun | The body of servants employed in the kitchen. |
| kiteflying | noun | A mode of raising money, or sustaining one’s credit, by the use of paper which is merely nominal; — called also kiting. |
| kivikivies | plural | of Kiwikiwi |
| kiwikiwies | plural | of Kiwikiwi |
| klinkstone | noun | See Clinkstone. |
| klinometer | noun | See Clinometer. |
| klopemania | noun | See Kleptomania. |
| knapbottle | noun | The bladder campion (Silene inflata). |
| kneadingly | adverb | In the manner of one kneading. |
| kneelingly | adverb | In a kneeling position. |
| knickknack | noun | A trifle or toy; a bawble; a gewgaw. |
| knifeboard | noun | A board on which knives are cleaned or polished. |
| knife-edge | noun | A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction. |
| knighthead | noun | A bollard timber. See under Bollard. |
| knighthood | noun | The character, dignity, or condition of a knight, or of knights as a class; hence, chivalry., The whole body of knights. |
| knightless | adjective | Unbecoming a knight. |
| knock-knee | noun | A condition in which the knees are bent in so as to touch each other in walking; inknee. |
| knockstone | noun | A block upon which ore is broken up. |
| knottiness | noun | The quality or state of being knotty or full of knots., Difficulty of solution; intricacy; complication. |
| koolokamba | noun | A west African anthropoid ape (Troglodytes koolokamba, or T. Aubryi), allied to the chimpanzee and gorilla, and, in some respects, intermediate between them. |
| kyanophyll | noun | Same as Cyanophyll. |
| kytoplasma | noun | See Karyoplasma. |