| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| kabala | noun | See Cabala. |
| kabook | noun | A clay ironstone found in Ceylon. |
| kabyle | noun | A Berber, as in Algiers or Tunis. See Berber. |
| kadder | noun | The jackdaw. |
| kaffir | noun | Alt. of Kafir |
| kaffle | noun | See Coffle. |
| kaftan | n & verb | See Caftan. |
| kaguan | noun | The colugo. |
| kahani | noun | A kind of notary public, or attorney, in the Levant. |
| kainit | noun | Salts of potassium used in the manufacture of fertilizers. |
| kaique | noun | See Caique. |
| kaiser | noun | The ancient title of emperors of Germany assumed by King William of Prussia when crowned sovereign of the new German empire in 1871. |
| kakapo | noun | A singular nocturnal parrot (Strigops habroptilus), native of New Zealand. It lives in holes during the day, but is active at night. It resembles an owl in its colors and general appearance. It has large wings, but can fly only a short distance. Called also owl parrot, night parrot, and night kaka. |
| kalium | noun | Potassium; — so called by the German chemists. |
| kalmia | noun | A genus of North American shrubs with poisonous evergreen foliage and corymbs of showy flowers. Called also mountain laurel, ivy bush, lamb kill, calico bush, etc. |
| kalong | noun | A fruit bat, esp. the Indian edible fruit bat (Pteropus edulis). |
| kamala | noun | The red dusty hairs of the capsules of an East Indian tree (Mallotus Philippinensis) used for dyeing silk. It is violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm. |
| kamsin | noun | Alt. of Khamsin |
| kanaka | noun | A native of the Sandwich Islands. |
| kansas | noun pl. | A tribe of Indians allied to the Winnebagoes and Osages. They formerly inhabited the region which is now the State of Kansas, but were removed to the Indian Territory. |
| kaolin | noun | Alt. of Kaoline |
| karreo | noun | One of the dry table-lands of South Africa, which often rise terracelike to considerable elevations. |
| karvel | noun | See Carvel, and Caravel. |
| kasack | noun | Same as Cossack. |
| kavass | noun | An armed constable; also, a government servant or courier. |
| kawaka | noun | a New Zealand tree, the Cypress cedar (Libocedrus Doniana), having a valuable, fine-grained, reddish wood. |
| kayles | noun pl. | A game; ninepins. |