| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| kecked | imp. & past participle | of Keck |
| keckle | verb i. & noun | See Keck, v. i. & n., To wind old rope around, as a cable, to preserve its surface from being fretted, or to wind iron chains around, to defend from the friction of a rocky bottom, or from the ice. |
| kecksy | noun | The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow parsnip or the hemlock. |
| kedged | imp. & past participle | of Kedge |
| kedger | noun | A small anchor; a kedge. |
| keeled | imp. & past participle | of Keel, Keel-shaped; having a longitudinal prominence on the back; as, a keeled leaf., Having a median ridge; carinate; as, a keeled scale. |
| keeler | noun | One employed in managing a Newcastle keel; — called also keelman., A small or shallow tub; esp., one used for holding materials for calking ships, or one used for washing dishes, etc. |
| keener | noun | A professional mourner who wails at a funeral. |
| keenly | adverb | In a keen manner. |
| keeper | noun | One who, or that which, keeps; one who, or that which, holds or has possession of anything., One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the charge of prisoners., One who has the care, custody, or superintendence of anything; as, the keeper of a park, a pound, of sheep, of a gate, etc. ; the keeper of attached property; hence, one who saves from harm; a defender; a preserver., One who remains or keeps in a place or position., A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place; as: (a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot. (b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger. (c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap., A fruit that keeps well; as, the Roxbury Russet is a good keeper. |
| keeved | imp. & past participle | of Keeve |
| keever | noun | See Keeve, n. |
| keloid | adjective | Applied to a variety of tumor forming hard, flat, irregular excrescences upon the skin., A keloid tumor. |
| kelpie | noun | Alt. of Kelpy |
| kelson | noun | See Keelson. |
| kelter | noun | Regular order or proper condition. |
| keltic | adjective & noun | Same as Celtic, a. & n. |
| kembed | imp. & past participle | of Kemb |
| kempty | noun | Coarse, rough hair wool or fur, injuring its quality. |
| kenned | imp. & past participle | of Ken |
| kendal | A cloth colored green by dye obtained from the woad-waxen, formerly used by Flemish weavers at Kendal, in Westmoreland, England. | |
| kennel | noun | The water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a gutter; also, a puddle., A house for a dog or for dogs, or for a pack of hounds., A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs., The hole of a fox or other beast; a haunt., To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox., To put or keep in a kennel. |
| kentle | noun | A hundred weight; a quintal. |
| kerana | noun | A kind of long trumpet, used among the Persians. |
| kerite | noun | A compound in which tar or asphaltum combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber; — used principally as an insulating material in telegraphy. |
| kermes | noun | The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Coccus ilicis), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean. They are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and were used in medicine., A small European evergreen oak (Quercus coccifera) on which the kermes insect (Coccus ilicis) feeds. |
| kerned | imp. & past participle | of Kern, Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; — said of type. |
| kernel | noun | The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument; as, the kernel of a nut. See Illust. of Endocarp., A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn., A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh., The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument., To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels. |
| kerish | adjective | Clownish; boorish. |
| kersey | noun | A kind of coarse, woolen cloth, usually ribbed, woven from wool of long staple. |
| kerver | noun | A carver. |
| keslop | noun | The stomach of a calf, prepared for rennet. |
| ketine | noun | One of a series of organic bases obtained by the reduction of certain isonitroso compounds of the ketones. In general they are unstable oily substances having a pungent aromatic odor. |
| ketmie | noun | The name of certain African species of Hibiscus, cultivated for the acid of their mucilage. |
| ketone | noun | One of a large class of organic substances resembling the aldehydes, obtained by the distillation of certain salts of organic acids and consisting of carbonyl (CO) united with two hydrocarbon radicals. In general the ketones are colorless volatile liquids having a pungent ethereal odor. |
| kettle | noun | A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids. |
| keuper | noun | The upper division of the European Triassic. See Chart of Geology. |
| keying | present participle & vb. noun | of Key |
| keyage | noun | Wharfage; quayage. |
| keyway | noun | See Key way, under Key. |