Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
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. |