| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| kafilah | noun | See Cafila. |
| kainite | noun | A compound salt consisting chiefly of potassium chloride and magnesium sulphate, occurring at the Stassfurt salt mines in Prussian Saxony. |
| kairine | noun | A pale buff or white crystalline alkaloid derived from quinoline, and used as an antipyretic in medicine. |
| kalasie | noun | A long-tailed monkey of Borneo (Semnopithecus rubicundus). It has a tuft of long hair on the head. |
| kaleege | noun | One of several species of large, crested, Asiatic pheasants, belonging to the genus Euplocamus, and allied to the firebacks. |
| kalends | noun | Same as Calends. |
| kalmuck | noun | See Calmucks., A kind of shaggy cloth, resembling bearskin., A coarse, dyed, cotton cloth, made in Prussia. |
| kaloyer | noun | See Caloyer. |
| kamichi | noun | A curious South American bird (Anhima, / Palamedea, cornuta), often domesticated by the natives and kept with poultry, which it defends against birds of prey. It has a long, slender, hornlike ornament on its head, and two sharp spurs on each wing. Although its beak, feet, and legs resemble those of gallinaceous birds, it is related in anatomical characters to the ducks and geese (Anseres). Called also horned screamer. The name is sometimes applied also to the chaja. See Chaja, and Screamer. |
| khamsin | noun | A hot southwesterly wind in Egypt, coming from the Sahara., Same as Kamsin. |
| kanacka | noun | Alt. of Kanaka |
| kanchil | noun | A small chevrotain of the genus Tragulus, esp. T. pygmaeus, or T. kanchil, inhabiting Java, Sumatra, and adjacent islands; a deerlet. It is noted for its agility and cunning. |
| kantian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Immanuel Kant, the German philosopher; conformed or relating to any or all of the philosophical doctrines of Immanuel Kant., A follower of Kant; a Kantist. |
| kantism | noun | The doctrine or theory of Kant; the Kantian philosophy. |
| kantist | noun | A disciple or follower of Kant. |
| kanttry | noun | Same as Cantred. |
| kaoline | noun | A very pure white clay, ordinarily in the form of an impalpable powder, and used to form the paste of porcelain; China clay; porcelain clay. It is chiefly derived from the decomposition of common feldspar. |
| kapelle | noun | A chapel; hence, the choir or orchestra of a prince’s chapel; now, a musical establishment, usually orchestral. |
| karaism | noun | Doctrines of the Karaites. |
| karaite | noun | A sect of Jews who adhere closely to the letter of the Scriptures, rejecting the oral law, and allowing the Talmud no binding authority; — opposed to the Rabbinists. |
| karatas | noun | A West Indian plant of the Pineapple family (Nidularium Karatas). |
| karroos | plural | of Karreo |
| katydid | noun | A large, green, arboreal, orthopterous insect (Cyrtophyllus concavus) of the family Locustidae, common in the United States. The males have stridulating organs at the bases of the front wings. During the summer and autumn, in the evening, the males make a peculiar, loud, shrill sound, resembling the combination Katy-did, whence the name. |
| kayaker | noun | One who uses a kayak. |
| kaynard | noun | A lazy or cowardly person; a rascal. |
| kecking | present participle & vb. noun | of Keck |
| keckled | imp. & past participle | of Keckle |
| kedging | present participle & vb. noun | of Kedge |
| kedlook | noun | See Charlock. |
| keeling | present participle & vb. noun | of Keel, A cod. |
| keelage | noun | The right of demanding a duty or toll for a ship entering a port; also, the duty or toll. |
| keelfat | noun | A cooler; a vat for cooling wort, etc. |
| keelman | noun | See Keeler, 1. |
| keelson | noun | A piece of timber in a ship laid on the middle of the floor timbers over the keel, and binding the floor timbers to the keel; in iron vessels, a structure of plates, situated like the keelson of a timber ship. |
| keelvat | noun | See Keelfat. |
| keeping | present participle & vb. noun | of Keep, A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation., Maintenance; support; provision; feed; as, the cattle have good keeping., Conformity; congruity; harmony; consistency; as, these subjects are in keeping with each other., Harmony or correspondence between the different parts of a work of art; as, the foreground of this painting is not in keeping. |
| keeving | present participle & vb. noun | of Keeve |
| keitloa | noun | A black, two-horned, African rhinoceros (Atelodus keitloa). It has the posterior horn about as long as the anterior one, or even longer. |
| kelpies | plural | of Kelpy |
| kembing | present participle & vb. noun | of Kemb |
| kemelin | noun | A tub; a brewer’s vessel. |
| kenning | present participle & vb. noun | of Ken, Range of sight., The limit of vision at sea, being a distance of about twenty miles. |
| keramic | adjective | Same as Ceramic. |
| kerasin | noun | A nitrogenous substance free from phosphorus, supposed to be present in the brain; a body closely related to cerebrin. |
| keratin | noun | A nitrogenous substance, or mixture of substances, containing sulphur in a loose state of combination, and forming the chemical basis of epidermal tissues, such as horn, hair, feathers, and the like. It is an insoluble substance, and, unlike elastin, is not dissolved even by gastric or pancreatic juice. By decomposition with sulphuric acid it yields leucin and tyrosin, as does albumin. Called also epidermose. |
| kercher | noun | A kerchief. |
| kerning | present participle & vb. noun | of Kern |
| kerseys | plural | of Kersey |
| kestrel | noun | A small, slender European hawk (Falco alaudarius), allied to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and spotted with white and black. Also called windhover and stannel. The name is also applied to other allied species. |
| ketchup | noun | A sauce. See Catchup. |
| ketonic | adjective | Pertaining to, or derived from, a ketone; as, a ketonic acid. |
| keyhole | noun | A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key., A hole or excavation in beams intended to be joined together, to receive the key which fastens them., a mortise for a key or cotter. |
| keynote | noun | The tonic or first tone of the scale in which a piece or passage is written; the fundamental tone of the chord, to which all the modulations of the piece are referred; — called also key tone., The fundamental fact or idea; that which gives the key; as, the keynote of a policy or a sermon. |
| keyseat | verb t. | To form a key seat, as by cutting. See Key seat, under Key. |
| khaliff | noun | See Caliph. |
| khanate | noun | Dominion or jurisdiction of a khan. |
| khedive | noun | A governor or viceroy; — a title granted in 1867 by the sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt. |
| kholsun | noun | The dhole. |
| khutbah | noun | An address or public prayer read from the steps of the pulpit in Mohammedan mosques, offering glory to God, praising Mohammed and his descendants, and the ruling princes. |
| kibitka | noun | A tent used by the Kirghiz Tartars., A rude kind of Russian vehicle, on wheels or on runners, sometimes covered with cloth or leather, and often used as a movable habitation. |
| kicking | present participle & vb. noun | of Kick |
| kidding | present participle & vb. noun | of Kid |
| kiddier | noun | A huckster; a cadger. |
| kidling | noun | A young kid. |
| kidneys | plural | of Kidney |
| killing | present participle & vb. noun | of Kill, Literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a colloquial sense, conquering; captivating; irresistible. |
| killdee | noun | Alt. of Killdeer |
| killock | noun | A small anchor; also, a kind of anchor formed by a stone inclosed by pieces of wood fastened together. |
| kilting | present participle & vb. noun | of Kilt, A perpendicular arrangement of flat, single plaits, each plait being folded so as to cover half the breadth of the preceding one. |
| kindled | imp. & past participle | of Kindle |
| kindler | noun | One who, or that which, kindles, stirs up, or sets on fire. |
| kinding | noun | The of causing to burn, or of exciting or inflaming the passions., Materials, easily lighted, for starting a fire. |
| kindred | noun | Relationship by birth or marriage; consanguinity; affinity; kin., Relatives by blood or marriage, more properly the former; relations; persons related to each other., Related; congenial; of the like nature or properties; as, kindred souls; kindred skies; kindred propositions. |
| kinepox | noun | See Cowpox., See Kinetoscope. |
| kinetic | q. | Moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to latent. |
| kinging | present participle & vb. noun | of King |
| kingcup | noun | The common buttercup. |
| kingdom | noun | The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy., The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or has control., An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; as, the mineral kingdom. |
| kinglet | noun | A little king; a weak or insignificant king., Any one of several species of small singing birds of the genus Regulus and family Sylviidae. |
| kinking | present participle & vb. noun | of Kink |
| kinrede | noun | Kindred. |
| kinship | noun | Family relationship. |
| kinsmen | plural | of Kinsman |
| kinsman | noun | A man of the same race or family; one related by blood. |
| kioways | noun pl. | A tribe of Indians distantly related to the Shoshones. They formerly inhabited the region about the head waters of the North Platte. |
| kipskin | noun | Leather prepared from the skin of young or small cattle, intermediate in grade between calfskin and cowhide. |
| kirkmen | plural | of Kirkman |
| kirkman | noun | A clergyman or officer in a kirk., A member of the Church of Scotland, as distinguished from a member of another communion. |
| kirmess | noun | In Europe, particularly in Belgium and Holland, and outdoor festival and fair; in the United States, generally an indoor entertainment and fair combined. |
| kirsome | adjective | Christian; christened. |
| kirtled | adjective | Wearing a kirtle. |
| kirumbo | noun | A bird of Madagascar (Leptosomus discolor), the only living type of a family allied to the rollers. It has a pair of loral plumes. The male is glossy green above, with metallic reflections; the female is spotted with brown and black. |
| kissing | present participle & vb. noun | of Kiss |
| kitchen | noun | A cookroom; the room of a house appropriated to cookery., A utensil for roasting meat; as, a tin kitchen., To furnish food to; to entertain with the fare of the kitchen. |
| kithara | noun | See Cithara. |
| kitling | noun | A young kitten; a whelp. |
| klicket | noun | A small postern or gate in a palisade, for the passage of sallying parties. |
| klipdas | noun | Alt. of Klipdachs |
| knabbed | imp. & past participle | of Knab |
| knabble | verb i. | To bite or nibble. |
| knacker | noun | One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc., One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand; — called also clapper., a harness maker., One who slaughters worn-out horses and sells their flesh for dog’s meat. |
| knagged | adjective | Full of knots; knaggy. |
| knapped | imp. & past participle | of Knap |
| knapple | verb | To break off with an abrupt, sharp noise; to bite; to nibble. |
| knarled | adjective | Knotted. See Gnarled. |
| knarred | adjective | Knotty; gnarled. |
| knavery | noun | The practices of a knave; petty villainy; fraud; trickery; a knavish action., Roguish or mischievous tricks. |
| knavess | noun | A knavish woman. |
| knavish | adjective | Like or characteristic of a knave; given to knavery; trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; as, a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick., Mischievous; roguish; waggish. |
| kneaded | imp. & past participle | of Knead |
| kneader | noun | One who kneads. |
| kneecap | noun | The kneepan., A cap or protection for the knee. |
| kneeled | of Kneel | |
| kneeler | noun | One who kneels or who worships by or while kneeling., A cushion or stool to kneel on., A name given to certain catechumens and penitents who were permitted to join only in parts of church worship. |
| kneepan | noun | A roundish, flattened, sesamoid bone in the tendon in front of the knee joint; the patella; the kneecap. |
| knelled | imp. & past participle | of Knell |
| knicker | noun | A small ball of clay, baked hard and oiled, used as a marble by boys in playing. |
| knifing | present participle & vb. noun | of Knife |
| knitted | of Knit | |
| knitter | noun | One who, or that which, knits, joins, or unites; a knitting machine. |
| knittle | noun | A string that draws together a purse or bag., See Nettles. |
| knobbed | adjective | Containing knobs; full of knobs; ending in a nob. See Illust of Antenna. |
| knobber | noun | See Knobbler. |
| knocked | imp. & past participle | of Knock |
| knocker | noun | One who, or that which, knocks; specifically, an instrument, or kind of hammer, fastened to a door, to be used in seeking for admittance. |
| knolled | imp. & past participle | of Knoll |
| knoller | noun | One who tolls a bell. |
| knopped | adjective | Having knops or knobs; fastened as with buttons. |
| knotted | imp. & past participle | of Knot, Full of knots; having knots knurled; as, a knotted cord; the knotted oak., Interwoven; matted; entangled., Having intersecting lines or figures., Characterized by small, detached points, chiefly composed of mica, less decomposable than the mass of the rock, and forming knots in relief on the weathered surface; as, knotted rocks., Entangled; puzzling; knotty. |
| knowing | present participle & vb. noun | of Know, Skilful; well informed; intelligent; as, a knowing man; a knowing dog., Artful; cunning; as, a knowing rascal., Knowledge; hence, experience. |
| knuckle | noun | The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the closing of the fingers., The kneejoint, or middle joint, of either leg of a quadruped, especially of a calf; — formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being., The joint of a plant., The joining pars of a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint., A convex portion of a vessel’s figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom., A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck; as, brass knuckles; — called also knuckle duster., To yield; to submit; — used with down, to, or under., To beat with the knuckles; to pommel. |
| knurled | adjective | Full of knots; gnarled., Milled, as the head of a screw, or the edge of a coin. |
| koklass | noun | Any pheasant of the genus Pucrasia. The birds of this genus inhabit India and China, and are distinguished by having a long central and two lateral crests on the head. Called also pucras. |
| komenic | adjective | Of or pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from meconic acid. |
| kookoom | noun | The oryx or gemsbok. |
| kotowed | imp. & past participle | of Kotow |
| koumiss | noun | An intoxicating fermented or distilled liquor originally made by the Tartars from mare’s or camel’s milk. It can be obtained from any kind of milk, and is now largely made in Europe. |
| kreatic | adjective | See Creatic. |
| kreatin | noun | See Creatin. |
| kremlin | noun | The citadel of a town or city; especially, the citadel of Moscow, a large inclosure which contains imperial palaces, cathedrals, churches, an arsenal, etc. |
| krishna | noun | The most popular of the Hindoo divinities, usually held to be the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu. |
| kroomen | plural | of Krooman |
| krooman | noun | One of a negro tribe of Liberia and the adjacent coast, whose members are much employed on shipboard. |
| kruller | noun | See Cruller. |
| kumquat | noun | A small tree of the genus Citrus (C. Japonica) growing in China and Japan; also, its small acid, orange-colored fruit used for preserves. |
| kurdish | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Kurds. |
| kursaal | noun | A public hall or room, for the use of visitors at watering places and health resorts in Germany. |
| kussier | noun | (Mus.) A Turkish instrument of music, with a hollow body covered with skin, over which five strings are stretched. |
| kutauss | noun | The India civet (Viverra zibetha). |
| kyanize | verb t. | To render (wood) proof against decay by saturating with a solution of corrosive sublimate in open tanks, or under pressure. |
| kynrede | noun | Kindred. |
| kything | present participle & vb. noun | of Kithe |