Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
knaveries |
plural |
of Knavery |
knaveship |
noun |
A small due, in meal, established by usage, which is paid to the under miller. |
knavishly |
adverb |
In a knavish manner; dishonestly; fraudulently., Mischievously; waggishly; roguishly. |
kneadable |
adjective |
That may be kneaded; capable of being worked into a mass. |
knebelite |
noun |
A mineral of a gray, red, brown, or green color, and glistening luster. It is a silicate of iron and manganese. |
kneebrush |
noun |
A tuft or brush of hair on the knees of some species of antelopes and other animals; — chiefly used in the plural., A thick mass or collection of hairs on the legs of bees, by aid of which they carry the collected pollen to the hive or nest; — usually in the plural. |
knee-deep |
adjective |
Rising to the knees; knee-high; as, water or snow knee-deep., Sunk to the knees; as, men knee-deep in water. |
knee-high |
adjective |
Rising or reaching upward to the knees; as, the water is knee-high. |
kneejoint |
noun |
The joint of the knee., A toggle joint; — so called because consisting of two pieces jointed to each other end to end, making an angle like the knee when bent. |
kneepiece |
noun |
A piece shaped like a knee; as, the kneepieces or ears of a boat. |
knighting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Knight |
knightage |
noun |
To body of knights, taken collectively. |
knobstick |
noun |
One who refuses to join, or withdraws from, a trades union. |
knockdown |
noun |
A felling by a knock, as of a combatant, or of an animal., Of force sufficient to fell or completely overthrow; as, a knockdown blow; a knockdown argument. |
knockings |
noun pl. |
Large lumps picked out of the sieve, in dressing ore. |
knotberry |
noun |
The cloudberry (Rudus Chamaemorus); — so called from its knotted stems. |
knotgrass |
noun |
a common weed with jointed stems (Polygonum aviculare); knotweed., The dog grass. See under Dog. |
knowingly |
adverb |
With knowledge; in a knowing manner; intelligently; consciously; deliberately; as, he would not knowingly offend., By experience. |
knowleche |
noun & verb |
See Knowl, edge. |
knowledge |
verb i. |
The act or state of knowing; clear perception of fact, truth, or duty; certain apprehension; familiar cognizance; cognition., That which is or may be known; the object of an act of knowing; a cognition; — chiefly used in the plural., That which is gained and preserved by knowing; instruction; acquaintance; enlightenment; learning; scholarship; erudition., That familiarity which is gained by actual experience; practical skill; as, a knowledge of life., Scope of information; cognizance; notice; as, it has not come to my knowledge., Sexual intercourse; — usually preceded by carnal; as, carnal knowledge., To acknowledge. |
knuckling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Knuckle |