| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| kabassou | noun | See Cabassou. |
| kaimacam | noun | Same as Caimacam. |
| kakoxene | noun | See Cacoxene. |
| kalendar | noun | See Calendar. |
| kalender | noun | See 3d Calender. |
| kaliform | adjective | Formed like kali, or glasswort. |
| kangaroo | noun | Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family Macropodidae. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and a large tail, while the fore legs are comparatively short and feeble. The giant kangaroo (Macropus major) is the largest species, sometimes becoming twelve or fourteen feet in total length. The tree kangaroos, belonging to the genus Dendrolagus, live in trees; the rock kangaroos, of the genus Petrogale, inhabit rocky situations; and the brush kangaroos, of the genus Halmaturus, inhabit wooded districts. See Wallaby. |
| kapnomar | noun chem. | ) See Capnomor. |
| karagane | noun | A species of gray fox found in Russia. |
| kathetal | adjective | Making a right angle; perpendicular, as two lines or two sides of a triangle, which include a right angle. |
| kavasses | plural | of Kavass |
| keckling | present participle & vb. noun | of Keckle, Old rope or iron chains wound around a cable. See Keckle, v. t. |
| kecklish | adjective | Inclined to vomit; squeamish. |
| kecksies | plural | of Kecksy |
| keelhaul | verb i. | To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms on each side. It was formerly practiced as a punishment in the Dutch and English navies. |
| keelrake | verb t. | Same as Keelhaul. |
| keenness | noun | The quality or state of being keen. |
| keepsake | noun | Anything kept, or given to be kept, for the sake of the giver; a token of friendship. |
| kelotomy | noun | See Celotomy. |
| kelpfish | noun | A small California food fish (Heterostichus rostratus), living among kelp. The name is also applied to species of the genus Platyglossus. |
| kelpware | noun | Same as Kelp, 2. |
| kenneled | imp. & past participle | of Kennel |
| kentucky | noun | One of the United States. |
| kephalin | noun | One of a group of nitrogenous phosphorized principles, supposed by Thudichum to exist in brain tissue. |
| keramics | noun | Same as Ceramics. |
| kerasine | adjective | Resembling horn; horny; corneous. |
| keratode | noun | See Keratose. |
| keratome | noun | An instrument for dividing the cornea in operations for cataract. |
| keratosa | noun pl. | An order of sponges having a skeleton composed of hornlike fibers. It includes the commercial sponges. |
| keratose | noun | A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; — called also keratode., Containing hornlike fibers or fibers of keratose; belonging to the Keratosa. |
| kerchief | noun | A square of fine linen worn by women as a covering for the head; hence, anything similar in form or material, worn for ornament on other parts of the person; — mostly used in compounds; as, neckerchief; breastkerchief; and later, handkerchief., A lady who wears a kerchief. |
| kermesse | noun | See Kirmess. |
| kerneled | imp. & past participle | of Kernel, Alt. of Kernelled |
| kernelly | adjective | Full of kernels; resembling kernels; of the nature of kernels. |
| kerolite | noun | Same as Cerolite. |
| kerosene | noun | An oil used for illuminating purposes, formerly obtained from the distillation of mineral wax, bituminous shale, etc., and hence called also coal oil. It is now produced in immense quantities, chiefly by the distillation and purification of petroleum. It consists chiefly of several hydrocarbons of the methane series. |
| keyboard | noun | The whole arrangement, or one range, of the keys of an organ, typewriter, etc. |
| key-cold | adjective | Cold as a metallic key; lifeless. |
| keystone | noun | The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles is made different in size from the other voussoirs, or projects, or is decorated with carving. See Illust. of Arch. |
| key tone | See Keynote. | |
| kibitkas | plural | of Kibitka |
| kickable | adjective | Capable or deserving of being kicked. |
| kickshaw | noun | See Kickshaws, the correct singular. |
| kickshoe | noun | A kickshaws. |
| kiddyish | adjective | Frolicsome; sportive. |
| kidnaped | imp. & past participle | of Kidnap |
| kidnaper | noun | Alt. of Kidnapper |
| kiefekil | noun | A species of clay; meerschaum. |
| killdeer | noun | A small American plover (Aegialitis vocifera). |
| killesse | noun | A gutter, groove, or channel., A hipped roof. |
| kill-joy | noun | One who causes gloom or grief; a dispiriting person. |
| kiln-dry | verb t. | To dry in a kiln; as, to kiln-dry meal or grain. |
| kilnhole | noun | The mouth or opening of an oven or kiln. |
| kilogram | noun | Alt. of Kilogramme |
| kilowatt | noun | One thousand watts. |
| kindling | present participle & vb. noun | of Kindle |
| kindless | adjective | Destitute of kindness; unnatural. |
| kindness | adjective | The state or quality of being kind, in any of its various senses; manifestation of kind feeling or disposition beneficence., A kind act; an act of good will; as, to do a great kindness. |
| kinetics | noun | See Dynamics. |
| kingbird | noun | A small American bird (Tyrannus tyrannus, or T. Carolinensis), noted for its courage in attacking larger birds, even hawks and eagles, especially when they approach its nest in the breeding season. It is a typical tyrant flycatcher, taking various insects upon the wing. It is dark ash above, and blackish on the head and tail. The quills and wing coverts are whitish at the edges. It is white beneath, with a white terminal band on the tail. The feathers on the head of the adults show a bright orange basal spot when erected. Called also bee bird, and bee martin. Several Southern and Western species of Tyrannus are also called king birds., The king tody. See under King. |
| kingbolt | noun | A vertical iron bolt, by which the forward axle and wheels of a vehicle or the trucks of a railroad car are connected with the other parts. |
| kingfish | noun | An American marine food fish of the genus Menticirrus, especially M. saxatilis, or M. nebulosos, of the Atlantic coast; — called also whiting, surf whiting, and barb., The opah., The common cero; also, the spotted cero. See Cero., The queenfish. |
| kinghood | noun | The state of being a king; the attributes of a king; kingship. |
| kingless | adjective | Having no king. |
| kingling | noun | Same as Kinglet, 1. |
| kingship | noun | The state, office, or dignity of a king; royalty. |
| kingston | noun | Alt. of Kingstone |
| kinkajou | noun | A nocturnal carnivorous mammal (Cercoleptes caudivolvulus) of South America, about as large as a full-grown cat. It has a prehensile tail and lives in trees. It is the only representative of a distinct family (Cercoleptidae) allied to the raccoons. Called also potto, and honey bear. |
| kinology | noun | That branch of physics which treats of the laws of motion, or of moving bodies. |
| kinsfolk | noun | Relatives; kindred; kin; persons of the same family or closely or closely related families. |
| kippered | imp. & past participle | of Kipper |
| kirkyard | noun | A churchyard. |
| kistvaen | noun | A Celtic monument, commonly known as a dolmen. |
| kittened | imp. & past participle | of Kitten |
| kittlish | adjective | Ticklish; kittle. |
| kittysol | noun | The Chinese paper parasol. |
| kivikivi | noun | Alt. of Kiwikiwi |
| kiwikiwi | noun | Any species of Apteryx, esp. A. australis; — so called in imitation of its notes. Called also kiwi. See Apteryx. |
| klamaths | noun pl. | A collective name for the Indians of several tribes formerly living along the Klamath river, in California and Oregon, but now restricted to a reservation at Klamath Lake; — called also Clamets and Hamati. |
| klipfish | noun | Dried cod, exported from Norway. |
| knabbing | present participle & vb. noun | of Knab |
| knackish | adjective | Trickish; artful. |
| knapping | present participle & vb. noun | of Knap |
| knappish | adjective | Snappish; peevish. |
| knapsack | verb t. | A case of canvas or leather, for carrying on the back a soldier’s necessaries, or the clothing, etc., of a traveler. |
| knapweed | noun | The black centaury (Centaurea nigra); — so called from the knoblike heads of flowers. Called also bullweed. |
| kneading | present participle & vb. noun | of Knead |
| kneeling | present participle & vb. noun | of Kneel |
| knelling | present participle & vb. noun | of Knell |
| knighted | imp. & past participle | of Knight |
| knightly | adjective | Of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous; as, a knightly combat; a knightly spirit., In a manner becoming a knight. |
| knitting | present participle & vb. noun | of Knit, The work of a knitter; the network formed by knitting., Union formed by knitting, as of bones. |
| knitback | noun | The plant comfrey; — so called from its use as a restorative. |
| knitchet | noun | A number of things tied or knit together; a bundle; a fagot. |
| knitster | noun | A woman who knits. |
| knobbing | noun | Rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections. |
| knobbler | noun | The hart in its second year; a young deer. |
| knocking | present participle & vb. noun | of Knock, A beating; a rap; a series of raps. |
| knolling | present participle & vb. noun | of Knoll |
| knoppern | noun | A kind of gall produced by a gallfly on the cup of an acorn, — used in tanning and dyeing. |
| knopweed | noun | Same as Knapweed. |
| knotting | present participle & vb. noun | of Knot |
| knotless | adjective | Free from knots; without knots. |
| knotweed | noun | See Knot/rass. |
| knotwort | noun | A small, herbaceous, trailing plant, of the genus Illecebrum (I. verticillatum). |
| knowable | adjective | That may be known; capable of being discovered, understood, or ascertained. |
| know-all | noun | One who knows everything; hence, one who makes pretension to great knowledge; a wiseacre; — usually ironical. |
| knuckled | imp. & past participle | of Knuckle, Jointed. |
| kohinoor | noun | Alt. of Kohnur |
| kolarian | noun | An individual of one of the races of aboriginal inhabitants which survive in Hindostan., Of or pertaining to the Kolarians. |
| koolslaa | noun | See Coleslaw. |
| koordish | noun | See Kurdish. |
| korrigum | noun | A West African antelope (Damalis Senegalensis), allied to the sassaby. It is reddish gray, with a black face, and a black stripe on the outside of the legs above the knees. |
| kotowing | present participle & vb. noun | of Kotow |
| krameria | noun | A genus of spreading shrubs with many stems, from one species of which (K. triandra), found in Peru, rhatany root, used as a medicine, is obtained. |
| krameric | adjective | Pertaining to, or derived from, Krameria (rhatany); as, krameric acid, usually called ratanhia-tannic acid. |
| kreosote | noun | See Creosote. |
| kreutzer | noun | A small copper coin formerly used in South Germany; also, a small Austrian copper coin. |
| krumhorn | noun | A reed instrument of music of the cornet kind, now obsolete (see Cornet, 1, a.)., A reed stop in the organ; — sometimes called cremona. |
| kryolite | noun | See Cryolite. |
| kurilian | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Kurile Islands, a chain of islands in the Pacific ocean, extending from the southern extremity of Kamschatka to Yesso., A native or an inhabitant of the Kurile Islands. |
| kyannite | noun | See Cyanite. |
| kyanized | imp. & past participle | of Kyanize |
| kyrielle | noun | A litany beginning with the words. |