+
kagu
n.
A singular, crested, grallatorial bird (Rhinochetos jubatus), native of New Caledonia. It is gray above, paler beneath, and the feathers of the wings and tail are handsomely barred with brown, black, and gray. It is allied to the sun bittern.
+
kittle
a.
Ticklish; not easily managed; troublesome; difficult; variable.
+
keeper
n.
A fruit that keeps well; as, the Roxbury Russet is a good keeper.
+
kali
n.
The black, destroying goddess; -- called also Doorga, Anna Purna.
+
kettle
n.
A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids.
+
kibblings
n.pl.
Portions of small fish used for bait on the banks of Newfoundland.
+
kaleidoscope
n.
An instrument invented by Sir David Brewster, which contains loose fragments of colored glass, etc., and reflecting surfaces so arranged that changes of position exhibit its contents in an endless variety of beautiful colors and symmetrical forms. It has been much employed in arts of design.
+
ksar
n.
See Czar.
+
knock
n.
A stroke, as on a door for admittance; a rap.
+
kite
n.
The belly.
+
knot
n.
A figure the lines of which are interlaced or intricately interwoven, as in embroidery, gardening, etc.
+
kymric
a|n.
See Cymric, a. & n.
+
knight baronet

See Baronet.
+
knight
n.
A champion; a partisan; a lover.
+
knitch
n.
Alt. of Knitchet
+
kelp
n.
Any large blackish seaweed.
+
kess
v.t.
To kiss.
+
kneepiece
n.
A piece shaped like a knee; as, the kneepieces or ears of a boat.
+
kynrede
n.
Kindred.
+
kevel
n.
A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed.
+
kaleidoscopic
a.
Alt. of Kaleidoscopical
+
knighterrants
pl.
of Knight-errant
+
kever
v.t.|
i. To cover.
+
knotting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Knot
+
kern
v.i.
To harden, as corn in ripening.
+
kumish
n.
Alt. of Kumiss
+
kyannite
n.
See Cyanite.
+
knighted
imp.|p.p.
of Knight
+
katydid
n.
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.
+
kingfisher
n.
Any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family Alcedinidae. Most of them feed upon fishes which they capture by diving and seizing then with the beak; others feed only upon reptiles, insects, etc. About one hundred and fifty species are known. They are found in nearly all parts of the world, but are particularly abundant in the East Indies.
+
karreo
n.
One of the dry table-lands of South Africa, which often rise terracelike to considerable elevations.
+
knee
v.t.
To supplicate by kneeling.
+
kill
n.
A channel or arm of the sea; a river; a stream; as, the channel between Staten Island and Bergen Neck is the Kill van Kull, or the Kills; -- used also in composition; as, Schuylkill, Catskill, etc.
+
kamsin
n.
Alt. of Khamsin
+
kin

A diminutive suffix; as, manikin; lambkin.
+
karaite
n.
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.
+
knotgrass
n.
a common weed with jointed stems (Polygonum aviculare); knotweed.
+
kawaka
n.
a New Zealand tree, the Cypress cedar (Libocedrus Doniana), having a valuable, fine-grained, reddish wood.
+
krooman
n.
One of a negro tribe of Liberia and the adjacent coast, whose members are much employed on shipboard.
+
kapellmeister
n.
See Capellmeister.
+
knowing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Know
+
kind
superl.
Having feelings befitting our common nature; congenial; sympathetic; as, a kind man; a kind heart.
+
keel
n.
A projecting ridge along the middle of a flat or curved surface.
+
kurilian
a.
Of or pertaining to the Kurile Islands, a chain of islands in the Pacific ocean, extending from the southern extremity of Kamschatka to Yesso.
+
knotted
imp.|p.p.
of Knot
+
kick
n.
The projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife, which prevents the edge of the blade from striking the spring. See Illust. of Pocketknife.
+
kermes
n.
A small European evergreen oak (Quercus coccifera) on which the kermes insect (Coccus ilicis) feeds.
+
kidnapper
n.
One who steals or forcibly carries away a human being; a manstealer.
+
kythe
v.t.
To come into view; to appear.
+
keep
v.i.
To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.
+
kand
n.
Fluor spar; -- so called by Cornish miners.
+
kosmos
n.
See Cosmos.
+
kafir
n.
One of a race which, with the Hottentots and Bushmen, inhabit South Africa. They inhabit the country north of Cape Colony, the name being now specifically applied to the tribes living between Cape Colony and Natal; but the Zulus of Natal are true Kaffirs.
+
knocked
imp.|p.p.
of Knock
+
king
n.
One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts.
+
kava
n.
A species of Macropiper (M. methysticum), the long pepper, from the root of which an intoxicating beverage is made by the Polynesians, by a process of mastication; also, the beverage itself.
+
knur
n.
A knurl.
+
kirsome
a.
Christian; christened.
+
knitster
n.
A woman who knits.
+
know
v.i.
To be assured; to feel confident.
+
kithe
v.t.
See Kythe.
+
knowledge
v.i.
The act or state of knowing; clear perception of fact, truth, or duty; certain apprehension; familiar cognizance; cognition.
+
kit
n.
A kitten.
+
knob
n.
A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone.
+
kedge
n.
To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
+
key
n.
That part of a mechanism which serves to lock up, make fast, or adjust to position.
+
keratogenous
a.
Producing horn; as, the keratogenous membrane within the horny hoof of the horse.
+
kalpa
n.
One of the Brahmanic eons, a period of 4,320,000,000 years. At the end of each Kalpa the world is annihilated.
+
knickknackatory
n.
A collection of knickknacks.
+
kiddy
v.t.
To deceive; to outwit; to hoax.
+
kindred
a.
Related; congenial; of the like nature or properties; as, kindred souls; kindred skies; kindred propositions.
+
kingling
n.
Same as Kinglet, 1.
+
knocking
n.
A beating; a rap; a series of raps.
+
keramics
n.
Same as Ceramics.
+
kickshaw
n.
See Kickshaws, the correct singular.
+
knight
n.
A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.
+
knowing
n.
Knowledge; hence, experience.
+
kex
n.
A weed; a kecksy.
+
keenness
n.
The quality or state of being keen.
+
knout
n.
A kind of whip for flogging criminals, formerly much used in Russia. The last is a tapering bundle of leather thongs twisted with wire and hardened, so that it mangles the flesh.
+
kid
n.
A young child or infant; hence, a simple person, easily imposed on.
+
kell
n.
A kiln.
+
keelage
n.
The right of demanding a duty or toll for a ship entering a port; also, the duty or toll.
+
killesse
n.
A hipped roof.
+
knave
n.
Any male servant; a menial.
+
kitte
imp.
of Kit
+
kell
n.
A sort of pottage; kale. See Kale, 2.
+
kythed
p.p.
of Kithe
+
kamichi
n.
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.
+
kreel
n.
See Creel.
+
kulan
n.
See Koulan.
+
knabbed
imp.|p.p.
of Knab
+
knotted
a.
Having intersecting lines or figures.
+
knowledge
v.i.
Scope of information; cognizance; notice; as, it has not come to my knowledge.
+
krems
n.
A variety of white lead. See Krems lead, under Lead, n.
+
kerseys
pl.
of Kersey
+
knight
n.
In feudal times, a man-at-arms serving on horseback and admitted to a certain military rank with special ceremonies, including an oath to protect the distressed, maintain the right, and live a stainless life.
+
kremlin
n.
The citadel of a town or city; especially, the citadel of Moscow, a large inclosure which contains imperial palaces, cathedrals, churches, an arsenal, etc.
+
kleptomaniac
n.
A person affected with kleptomania.
+
kalium
n.
Potassium; -- so called by the German chemists.
+
knight
v.t.
To dub or create (one) a knight; -- done in England by the sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword, saying: Rise, Sir ---.
+
kneed
a.
Having knees;- used chiefly in composition; as, in-kneed; out-kneed; weak-kneed.
+
keeve
n.
A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub.
+
kipe
n.
An osier basket used for catching fish.
+
kingfish
n.
The opah.
+
kit
m.
A box for working implements; hence, a working outfit, as of a workman, a soldier, and the like.
+
kingdom
n.
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.
+
kinkajou
n.
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.
+
keld
a.
Having a kell or covering; webbed.
+
kalender
n.
See 3d Calender.
+
kiosk
n.
A Turkish open summer house or pavilion, supported by pillars.
+
kembing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Kemb
+
kurd
n.
A native or inhabitant of a mountainous region of Western Asia belonging to the Turkish and Persian monarchies.
+
keepsake
n.
Anything kept, or given to be kept, for the sake of the giver; a token of friendship.
+
kaliform
a.
Formed like kali, or glasswort.
+
kerl
n.
See Carl.
+
kennelled

of Kennel
+
knell
n.
The stoke of a bell tolled at a funeral or at the death of a person; a death signal; a passing bell; hence, figuratively, a warning of, or a sound indicating, the passing away of anything.
+
kind
a.
Nature; style; character; sort; fashion; manner; variety; description; class; as, there are several kinds of eloquence, of style, and of music; many kinds of government; various kinds of soil, etc.
+
knob
n.
See Knop.
+
knurly
superl.
Full of knots; hard; tough; hence, capable of enduring or resisting much.
+
knout
v.t.
To punish with the knout.
+
kobalt
n.
See Cobalt.
+
knife
n.
A sword or dagger.
+
keeved
imp.|p.p.
of Keeve
+
kalends
n.
Same as Calends.
+
knitted

of Knit
+
killing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Kill
+
knicker
n.
A small ball of clay, baked hard and oiled, used as a marble by boys in playing.
+
kiang
n.
The dziggetai.
+
kakistocracy
n.
Government by the worst men.
+
kerasin
n.
A nitrogenous substance free from phosphorus, supposed to be present in the brain; a body closely related to cerebrin.
+
knoppern
n.
A kind of gall produced by a gallfly on the cup of an acorn, -- used in tanning and dyeing.
+
knowa bleness
n.
The state or quality of being knowable.
+
kloof
n.
A glen; a ravine closed at its upper end.
+
kiss
v.
A salutation with the lips, as a token of affection, respect, etc.; as, a parting kiss; a kiss of reconciliation.
+
killifish
n.
Any one of several small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus and allied genera. They live equally well in fresh and brackish water, or even in the sea. They are usually striped or barred with black. Called also minnow, and brook fish. See Minnow.
+
kin
n.
Relatives; persons of the same family or race.
+
knurled
a.
Full of knots; gnarled.
+
kidding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Kid
+
kuklux
n.
The name adopted in the southern part of the United States by a secret political organization, active for several years after the close of the Civil War, and having for its aim the repression of the political power of the freedmen; -- called also Kuklux Klan.
+
kinesipathy
n.
See Kinesiatrics.
+
kie
n.pl.
Kine; cows.
+
kecking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Keck
+
key
n.
A bar, pin or wedge, to secure a crank, pulley, coupling, etc., upon a shaft, and prevent relative turning; sometimes holding by friction alone, but more frequently by its resistance to shearing, being usually embedded partly in the shaft and partly in the crank, pulley, etc.
+
knife
v.t.
To prune with the knife.
+
kingston
n.
Alt. of Kingstone
+
kholah
n.
The Indian jackal.
+
kali
n.
The last and worst of the four ages of the world; -- considered to have begun B. C. 3102, and to last 432,000 years.
+
kept
imp.|p.p.
of Keep
+
knighterrant
n.
A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill, prowess, and generosity.
+
kindheartedness
n.
The state or quality of being kind-hearted; benevolence.
+
kind
superl.
Proceeding from, or characterized by, goodness, gentleness, or benevolence; as, a kind act.
+
keratode
n.
See Keratose.
+
knuckle
n.
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.
+
knot
n.
A cluster of persons or things; a collection; a group; a hand; a clique; as, a knot of politicians.
+
kernel
v.i.
To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.
+
kyrie eleison

The name given to the response to the Commandments, in the service of the Church of England and of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
+
key
n.
The last board of a floor when laid down.
+
keltic
a.|n.
Same as Celtic, a. & n.
+
kendal green

Alt. of Kendal
+
kitcat
a.
Designating a club in London, to which Addison and Steele belonged; -- so called from Christopher Cat, a pastry cook, who served the club with mutton pies.
+
keech
n.
A mass or lump of fat rolled up by the butcher.
+
kobold
n.
A kind of domestic spirit in German mythology, corresponding to the Scottish brownie and the English Robin Goodfellow.
+
knee
n.
The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh and leg.
+
kipskin
n.
Leather prepared from the skin of young or small cattle, intermediate in grade between calfskin and cowhide.
+
kisser
n.
One who kisses.
+
keep
v.t.
To attend upon; to have the care of; to tend.
+
kalki
n.
The name of Vishnu in his tenth and last avatar.
+
kerbstone
n.
See Curbstone.
+
keen
superl.
Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm.
+
kelotomy
n.
See Celotomy.
+
kafal
n.
The Arabian name of two trees of the genus Balsamodendron, which yield a gum resin and a red aromatic wood.
+
kill
n.
A kiln.
+
kite
v.i.
To raise money by "kites;" as, kiting transactions. See Kite, 6.
+
keystone
n.
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.
+
kathetometer
n.
Same as Cathetometer.
+
keyhole
n.
a mortise for a key or cotter.
+
key
n.
An instrument by means of which the bolt of a lock is shot or drawn; usually, a removable metal instrument fitted to the mechanism of a particular lock and operated by turning in its place.
+
keelhaul
v.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.
+
kymograph
n.
An instrument for measuring, and recording graphically, the pressure of the blood in any of the blood vessels of a living animal; -- called also kymographion.
+
kyanize
v.t.
To render (wood) proof against decay by saturating with a solution of corrosive sublimate in open tanks, or under pressure.
+
kiddier
n.
A huckster; a cadger.
+
knowingness
n.
The state or quality of being knowing or intelligent; shrewdness; skillfulness.
+
keved
imp.|p.p.
of Key
+
kaffle
n.
See Coffle.
+
keelman
n.
See Keeler, 1.
+
knolled
imp.|p.p.
of Knoll
+
keep
n.
The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case; as, to be in good keep.
+
kantist
n.
A disciple or follower of Kant.
+
kidde
imp.
of Kythe.
+
kermes
n.
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.
+
keraunograph
n.
A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere.
+
kilostere
n.
A cubic measure containing 1000 cubic meters, and equivalent to 35,315 cubic feet.
+
kelt
n.
Same as Celt, one of Celtic race.
+
knownothing
n.
A member of a secret political organization in the United States, the chief objects of which were the proscription of foreigners by the repeal of the naturalization laws, and the exclusive choice of native Americans for office.
+
kinesodic
a.
Conveying motion; as; kinesodic substance; -- applied esp. to the spinal cord, because it is capable of conveying doth voluntary and reflex motor impulses, without itself being affected by motor impulses applied to it directly.
+
kempt

p. p. of Kemb.
+
keep
v.t.
To have in custody; to have in some place for preservation; to take charge of.
+
kingston valve

A conical valve, opening outward, to close the mouth of a pipe which passes through the side of a vessel below the water line.
+
knittle
n.
See Nettles.
+
kukang
n.
The slow lemur. See Lemur.
+
knapsack
v.t.
A case of canvas or leather, for carrying on the back a soldier's necessaries, or the clothing, etc., of a traveler.
+
key
n.
That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.
+
knabbing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Knab
+
kindle
v.t.
To set on fire; to cause to burn with flame; to ignite; to cause to begin burning; to start; to light; as, to kindle a match, or shavings.
+
knifed
imp.|p.p.
of Knife
+
keeler
n.
One employed in managing a Newcastle keel; -- called also keelman.
+
knight banneret

A knight who carried a banner, who possessed fiefs to a greater amount than the knight bachelor, and who was obliged to serve in war with a greater number of attendants. The dignity was sometimes conferred by the sovereign in person on the field of battle.
+
kything
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Kithe
+
kernel
n.
A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.
+
kale
n.
A variety of cabbage in which the leaves do not form a head, being nearly the original or wild form of the species.
+
kelt
n.
A salmon after spawning.
+
karyoplasma
n.
The protoplasmic substance of the nucleus of a cell: nucleoplasm; -- in opposition to kytoplasma, the protoplasm of the cell.
+
kephalin
n.
One of a group of nitrogenous phosphorized principles, supposed by Thudichum to exist in brain tissue.
+
kaolinization
n.
The process by which feldspar is changed into kaolin.
+
knife
n.
An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but of many different forms and names for different uses; as, table knife, drawing knife, putty knife, pallet knife, pocketknife, penknife, chopping knife, etc..
+
konite
n.
See Conite.
+
kaffir
n.
Alt. of Kafir
+
khanate
n.
Dominion or jurisdiction of a khan.
+
kinging
p.pr.|vb.n.
of King
+
kodak
n.
A kind of portable camera.
+
kentucky
n.
One of the United States.
+
knifeboard
n.
A board on which knives are cleaned or polished.
+
keffekil
n.
See Kiefekil.
+
kaiser
n.
The ancient title of emperors of Germany assumed by King William of Prussia when crowned sovereign of the new German empire in 1871.
+
kest
imp.
of Cast.
+
kutauss
n.
The India civet (Viverra zibetha).
+
kite
n.
Any raptorial bird of the subfamily Milvinae, of which many species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked tail.
+
kyar
n.
Cocoanut fiber, or the cordage made from it. See Coir.
+
keen
superl.
Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features.
+
knob
v.i.
To grow into knobs or bunches; to become knobbed.
+
kirk
n.
A church or the church, in the various senses of the word; esp., the Church of Scotland as distinguished from other reformed churches, or from the Roman Catholic Church.
+
kneecap
n.
The kneepan.
+
knot
n.
A bond of union; a connection; a tie.
+
knavess
n.
A knavish woman.
+
keverchief
n.
A kerchief.
+
kidneyform
a.
Alt. of Kidney-shaped
+
kerning
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Kern
+
kid
v.t.
See Kiddy, v. t.
+
knobby
a.
Full of, or covered with, knobs or hard protuberances.
+
kike
v.t.|i.
To kick.
+
knight templar

See Commandery, n., 3, and also Templar, n., 1 and 3.
+
knobbling fire

A bloomery fire. See Bloomery.
+
knotless
a.
Free from knots; without knots.
+
ken
n.
A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves.
+
kidderminster
n.
A kind of ingrain carpeting, named from the English town where formerly most of it was manufactured.
+
knottiness
n.
The quality or state of being knotty or full of knots.
+
khamsin
n.
A hot southwesterly wind in Egypt, coming from the Sahara.
+
kier
n.
A large tub or vat in which goods are subjected to the action of hot lye or bleaching liquor; -- also called keeve.
+
knightserrant
pl.
of Knight-errant
+
kali
n.
The glasswort (Salsola Kali).
+
kinky
a.
Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl; as, kinky hair.
+
keeled
a.
Keel-shaped; having a longitudinal prominence on the back; as, a keeled leaf.
+
kern
n.
A hand mill. See Quern.
+
keloid
n.
A keloid tumor.
+
kingbird
n.
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.
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kingston metal

An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes used for the bearings and packings of machinery.
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komenic
a.
Of or pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from meconic acid.
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keeper
n.
One who remains or keeps in a place or position.
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kindly
n.
According to the kind or nature; natural.
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knagged
a.
Full of knots; knaggy.
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keyhole
n.
A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key.
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kinematical
a.
Of or pertaining to kinematics.
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kufic
a.
See Cufic.
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key
v.t.
To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
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koff
n.
A two-masted Dutch vessel.
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kalong
n.
A fruit bat, esp. the Indian edible fruit bat (Pteropus edulis).
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kembed
imp.|p.p.
of Kemb
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kalan
n.
The sea otter.
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kibble
n.
A large iron bucket used in Cornwall and Wales for raising ore out of mines.
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kingtruss

A truss, framed with a king-post; -- used in roofs, bridges, etc.
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knit
v.t.
To join; to cause to grow together.
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kami
n.pl.
A title given to the celestial gods of the first mythical dynasty of Japan and extended to the demigods of the second dynasty, and then to the long line of spiritual princes still represented by the mikado.
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kyanized
imp.|p.p.
of Kyanize
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kittened
imp.|p.p.
of Kitten
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kickable
a.
Capable or deserving of being kicked.
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kabassou
n.
See Cabassou.
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keeping
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Keep
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kousso
n.
An Abyssinian rosaceous tree (Brayera anthelmintica), the flowers of which are used as a vermifuge.
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ketine
n.
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.
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keelfat
n.
A cooler; a vat for cooling wort, etc.
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knit
v.t.
To unite closely; to connect; to engage; as, hearts knit together in love.
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knor
n.
See Knur.
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keelivine
n.
A pencil of black or red lead; -- called also keelyvine pen.
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klipspringer
n.
A small, graceful South African antelope (Nanotragus oreotragus), which, like the chamois, springs from one crag to another with great agility; -- called also kainsi.
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kindled
imp.|p.p.
of Kindle
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kink
n.
A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter.
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kotowed
imp.|p.p.
of Kotow
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knitback
n.
The plant comfrey; -- so called from its use as a restorative.
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kiddyish
a.
Frolicsome; sportive.
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kairoline
n.
An organic base obtained from quinoline. It is used as a febrifuge, and resembles kairine.
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knot
n.
A fastening together of the pars or ends of one or more threads, cords, ropes, etc., by any one of various ways of tying or entangling.
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knarry
a.
Knotty; gnarled.
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knag
n.
A wooden peg for hanging things on.
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kudos
n.
Glory; fame; renown; praise.
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kinglet
n.
A little king; a weak or insignificant king.
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kick
n.
A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick.
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keratophyte
n.
A gorgonian coral having a horny axis.
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knot
v.i.
To knit knots for fringe or trimming.
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kreng
n.
See Krang.
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kursaal
n.
A public hall or room, for the use of visitors at watering places and health resorts in Germany.
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kinesitherapy
n.
See Kinesiatrics.
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kyley
n.
A variety of the boomerang.
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kine
n.pl.
Cows.
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keratin
n.
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.
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kennel
v.i.
To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox.
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knuckle
n.
The joining pars of a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint.
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kedging
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Kedge
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kinetics
n.
See Dynamics.
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kidneyshaped
a.
Having the form or shape of a kidney; reniform; as, a kidney-shaped leaf.
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kilnhole
n.
The mouth or opening of an oven or kiln.
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keep
v.t.
To observe duty, as a festival, etc. ; to celebrate; to solemnize; as, to keep a feast.
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kersey
n.
A kind of coarse, woolen cloth, usually ribbed, woven from wool of long staple.
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kidney
n.
Habit; disposition; sort; kind.
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kickapoos
n.pl.
A tribe of Indians which formerly occupied the region of Northern Illinois, allied in language to the Sacs and Foxes.
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knacky
a.
Having a knack; cunning; crafty; trickish.
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knew
imp.
of Know
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kedge
v.t.
A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. See Kedge, v. t., and Anchor, n.
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knoll
n.
A little round hill; a mound; a small elevation of earth; the top or crown of a hill.
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kneecrooking
a.
Obsequious; fawning; cringing.
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keen
v.i.
To wail as a keener does.
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knapple
v.
To break off with an abrupt, sharp noise; to bite; to nibble.
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keno
n.
A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered.
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knock
v.i.
To drive or be driven against something; to strike against something; to clash; as, one heavy body knocks against another.
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ketch
n.
An almost obsolete form of vessel, with a mainmast and a mizzenmast, -- usually from one hundred to two hundred and fifty tons burden.
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knavishness
n.
The quality or state of being knavish; knavery; dishonesty.
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kan
n.
See Khan.
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kakapo
n.
A singular nocturnal parrot (Strigops habroptilus), native of New Zealand. It lives in holes during the day, but is active at night. It resembles an owl in its colors and general appearance. It has large wings, but can fly only a short distance. Called also owl parrot, night parrot, and night kaka.
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kolarian
n.
An individual of one of the races of aboriginal inhabitants which survive in Hindostan.
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knockknee
n.
A condition in which the knees are bent in so as to touch each other in walking; inknee.
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khan
n.
A king; a prince; a chief; a governor; -- so called among the Tartars, Turks, and Persians, and in countries now or formerly governed by them.
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ket
n.
Carrion; any filth.
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kickshaws
n.
Something fantastical; any trifling, trumpery thing; a toy.
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knowledge
v.i.
That familiarity which is gained by actual experience; practical skill; as, a knowledge of life.
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knower
n.
One who knows.
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kennel coal

See Cannel coal.
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knowledge
v.i.
That which is or may be known; the object of an act of knowing; a cognition; -- chiefly used in the plural.
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kingless
a.
Having no king.
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kelpie
n.
Alt. of Kelpy
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kenogenetic
a.
Of or pertaining to kenogenesis; as, kenogenetic processes.
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kreatic
a.
See Creatic.
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khenna
n.
See Henna.
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knighting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Knight
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kainit
n.
Salts of potassium used in the manufacture of fertilizers.
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kiss
v.t.
To touch gently, as if fondly or caressingly.
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kittiwake
n.
A northern gull (Rissa tridactyla), inhabiting the coasts of Europe and America. It is white, with black tips to the wings, and has but three toes.
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kinate
n.
See Quinate.
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kid
n.
A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze.
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knot
v.t.
To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle.
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kieselguhr
n.
Siliceous earth; specifically, porous infusorial earth, used as an absorbent of nitroglycerin in the manufacture of dynamite.
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knockdown
n.
A felling by a knock, as of a combatant, or of an animal.
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koel
n.
Any one of several species of cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, found in India, the East Indies, and Australia. They deposit their eggs in the nests of other birds.
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kindly
adv.
Naturally; fitly.
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knuckle
v.i.
To yield; to submit; -- used with down, to, or under.
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kid
n.
A kind of leather made of the skin of the young goat, or of the skin of rats, etc.
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kicking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Kick
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kindless
a.
Destitute of kindness; unnatural.
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knotty
superl.
Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope.
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keynote
n.
The fundamental fact or idea; that which gives the key; as, the keynote of a policy or a sermon.
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kidnap
v.t.
To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one's will, with intent to carry to another place.
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kinglet
n.
Any one of several species of small singing birds of the genus Regulus and family Sylviidae.
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keel
n.
The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and inclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina. See Carina.
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knapped
imp.|p.p.
of Knap
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kink
n.
A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord.
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keep
n.
The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge.
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kelpies
pl.
of Kelpy
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kyrielle
n.
A litany beginning with the words.
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kail
n.
Any cabbage, greens, or vegetables.
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kibitkas
pl.
of Kibitka
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kedged
imp.|p.p.
of Kedge
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keep
v.t.
To continue in, as a course or mode of action; not to intermit or fall from; to hold to; to maintain; as, to keep silence; to keep one's word; to keep possession.
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kohnur
n.
A famous diamond, surrendered to the British crown on the annexation of the Punjab. According to Hindoo legends, it was found in a Golconda mine, and has been the property of various Hindoo and Persian rulers.
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knight
n.
A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head.
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kiwikiwies
pl.
of Kiwikiwi
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kernel
n.
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.
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karpholite
n.
A fibrous mineral occurring in tufts of a straw-yellow color. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and manganese.
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keeve
v.t.
To heave; to tilt, as a cart.
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knack
n.
Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity; a trick; a device.
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knightless
a.
Unbecoming a knight.
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kissed
imp.|p.p.
of Kiss
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killer
n.
A voracious, toothed whale of the genus Orca, of which several species are known.
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kaama
n.
The hartbeest.
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kernel
n.
A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn.
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klipdachs
n.
A small mammal (Hyrax Capensis), found in South Africa. It is of about the size of a rabbit, and closely resembles the daman. Called also rock rabbit.
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kinetogenesis
n.
An instrument for producing curves by the combination of circular movements; -- called also kinescope.
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knot
n.
Something not easily solved; an intricacy; a difficulty; a perplexity; a problem.
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kneeled

of Kneel
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kite
n.
A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.
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key
n.
A family of tones whose regular members are called diatonic tones, and named key tone  (or tonic) or one (or eight), mediant or three, dominant or five, subdominant or four, submediant or six, supertonic or two, and subtonic or seven. Chromatic tones are temporary members of a key, under such names as " sharp four," "flat seven," etc. Scales and tunes of every variety are made from the tones of a key.
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kingcup
n.
The common buttercup.
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kayaker
n.
One who uses a kayak.
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knapweed
n.
The black centaury (Centaurea nigra); -- so called from the knoblike heads of flowers. Called also bullweed.
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kilogrammetre
n.
A measure of energy or work done, being the amount expended in raising one kilogram through the height of one meter, in the latitude of Paris.
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knickerbockers
n.pl.
The name for a style of short breeches; smallclothes.
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kiln
n.
A large stove or oven; a furnace of brick or stone, or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, or drying anything; as, a kiln for baking or hardening earthen vessels; a kiln for drying grain, meal, lumber, etc.; a kiln for calcining limestone.
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knap
n.
A protuberance; a swelling; a knob; a button; hence, rising ground; a summit. See Knob, and Knop.
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knot
n.
See Node.
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kist
n.
A chest; hence, a coffin.
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keyway
n.
See Key way, under Key.
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kirked
a.
Turned upward; bent.
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kudu
n.
See Koodoo.
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kayles
n.pl.
A game; ninepins.
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kanchil
n.
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.
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knockstone
n.
A block upon which ore is broken up.
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koala
n.
A tailless marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus), found in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her neck. Called also Australian bear, native bear, and native sloth.
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keep
v.i.
To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide; to stay; as, to keep at a distance; to keep aloft; to keep near; to keep in the house; to keep before or behind; to keep in favor; to keep out of company, or out reach.
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keramic
a.
Same as Ceramic.
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kite
n.
Fig. : One who is rapacious.
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kneadingly
adv.
In the manner of one kneading.
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kinepox
n.
See Kinetoscope.
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keep
v.t.
To supply with necessaries of life; to entertain; as, to keep boarders.
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keckling
n.
Old rope or iron chains wound around a cable. See Keckle, v. t.
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keesh
n.
See Kish.
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kraal
n.
An inclosure into which are driven wild elephants which are to be tamed and educated.
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kempty
n.
Coarse, rough hair wool or fur, injuring its quality.
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kicred
imp.|p.p.
of Kick
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kansas
n.pl.
A tribe of Indians allied to the Winnebagoes and Osages. They formerly inhabited the region which is now the State of Kansas, but were removed to the Indian Territory.
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kevel
n.
A stone mason's hammer.
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kitte
imp.
of Kit to cut.
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kyriological
a.
Serving to denote objects by conventional signs or alphabetical characters; as, the original Greek alphabet of sixteen letters was called kyriologic, because it represented the pure elementary sounds. See Curiologic.
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kelter
n.
Regular order or proper condition.
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knoller
n.
One who tolls a bell.
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kenning
v.t.
Range of sight.
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kinic
a.
See Quinic.
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keeving
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Keeve
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kainozoic
a.
See Cenozoic.
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kindly
n.
Favorable; mild; gentle; auspicious; beneficent.
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knot
n.
A sandpiper (Tringa canutus), found in the northern parts of all the continents, in summer. It is grayish or ashy above, with the rump and upper tail coverts white, barred with dusky. The lower parts are pale brown, with the flanks and under tail coverts white. When fat it is prized by epicures. Called also dunne.
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knapbottle
n.
The bladder campion (Silene inflata).
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killock
n.
A small anchor; also, a kind of anchor formed by a stone inclosed by pieces of wood fastened together.
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keratitis
n.
Inflammation of the cornea.
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kaw
v.i.|n.
See Caw.
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kecksies
pl.
of Kecksy
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kingcraft
n.
The craft of kings; the art of governing as a sovereign; royal policy.
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knurl
n.
A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
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knot
n.
A portion of a branch of a tree that forms a mass of woody fiber running at an angle with the grain of the main stock and making a hard place in the timber. A loose knot is generally the remains of a dead branch of a tree covered by later woody growth.
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kenned
imp.|p.p.
of Ken
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karroos
pl.
of Karreo
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kshatruya
n.
The military caste, the second of the four great Hindoo castes; also, a member of that caste. See Caste.
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keeve
v.t.
To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation.
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kingliness
n.
The state or quality of being kingly.
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key
n.
The fundamental tone of a movement to which its modulations are referred, and with which it generally begins and ends; keynote.
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keynote
n.
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.
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knitting
n.
Union formed by knitting, as of bones.
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kail
n.
A broth made with kail or other vegetables; hence, any broth; also, a dinner.
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khaliff
n.
See Caliph.
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kneeler
n.
A name given to certain catechumens and penitents who were permitted to join only in parts of church worship.
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kamala
n.
The red dusty hairs of the capsules of an East Indian tree (Mallotus Philippinensis) used for dyeing silk. It is violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm.
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kadder
n.
The jackdaw.
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kestrel
n.
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.
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keeled
imp.|p.p.
of Keel
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kaleege
n.
One of several species of large, crested, Asiatic pheasants, belonging to the genus Euplocamus, and allied to the firebacks.
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kyrie eleison

Greek words, meaning "Lord, have mercy upon us," used in the Mass, the breviary offices, the litany of the saints, etc.
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knock
n.
A blow; a stroke with something hard or heavy; a jar.
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kantism
n.
The doctrine or theory of Kant; the Kantian philosophy.
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knotted
a.
Full of knots; having knots knurled; as, a knotted cord; the knotted oak.
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kneecap
n.
A cap or protection for the knee.
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kelpy
n.
An imaginary spirit of the waters, horselike in form, vulgarly believed to warn, by preternatural noises and lights, those who are to be drowned.
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kirmess
n.
In Europe, particularly in Belgium and Holland, and outdoor festival and fair; in the United States, generally an indoor entertainment and fair combined.
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kerite
n.
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.
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knitting
n.
The work of a knitter; the network formed by knitting.
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kite
n.
Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of goods; an accommodation check or bill.
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kittle
v.i.
To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter.
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kentledge
n.
Pigs of iron used for ballast.
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koba
n.
Any one of several species of African antelopes of the genus Kobus, esp. the species Kobus sing-sing.
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kesar
n.
See Kaiser.
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kell
n.
The caul; that which covers or envelops as a caul; a net; a fold; a film.
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kaimacam
n.
Same as Caimacam.
+
kinaesodic
a.
Kinesodic.
+
keeler
n.
A small or shallow tub; esp., one used for holding materials for calking ships, or one used for washing dishes, etc.
+
klipdas
n.
Alt. of Klipdachs
+
kilting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Kilt
+
kerf
n.
A notch, channel, or slit made in any material by cutting or sawing.
+
knuckle
n.
The kneejoint, or middle joint, of either leg of a quadruped, especially of a calf; -- formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being.
+
kicksywicksy
a.
Fantastic; restless; as, kicksy-wicksy flames.
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kirkyard
n.
A churchyard.
+
keratosa
n.pl.
An order of sponges having a skeleton composed of hornlike fibers. It includes the commercial sponges.
+
kranging hook

A hook for holding the blubber while cutting it away.
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know
v.i.
To be convinced of the truth of; to be fully assured of; as, to know things from information.
+
kerse
n.
A cress.
+
keratome
n.
An instrument for dividing the cornea in operations for cataract.
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kerana
n.
A kind of long trumpet, used among the Persians.
+
kavasses
pl.
of Kavass
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keitloa
n.
A black, two-horned, African rhinoceros (Atelodus keitloa). It has the posterior horn about as long as the anterior one, or even longer.
+
keels
n.pl.
Ninepins. See Kayles.
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keloid
a.
Applied to a variety of tumor forming hard, flat, irregular excrescences upon the skin.
+
knavery
n.
Roguish or mischievous tricks.
+
kink
n.
An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice.
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kinnikinic
n.
Prepared leaves or bark of certain plants; -- used by the Indians of the Northwest for smoking, either mixed with tobacco or as a substitute for it. Also, a plant so used, as the osier cornel (Cornus stolonijra), and the bearberry (Arctostaphylus Uva-ursi).
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kitchenmaid
n.
A woman employed in the kitchen.
+
kidnaping
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Kidnap
+
kilogrammeter
n.
Alt. of Kilogrammetre
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kern
n.
A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank.
+
knappy
a.
Having knaps; full of protuberances or humps; knobby.
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korrigum
n.
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.
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kynurenic
a.
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from the urine of dogs. By decomposition the acid yields a nitrogenous base (called kynurin) and carbonic acid.
+
kin
n.
Relationship, consanguinity, or affinity; connection by birth or marriage; kindred; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent.
+
knifeedge
n.
A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction.
+
kistvaen
n.
A Celtic monument, commonly known as a dolmen.
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kalmuck
n.
A coarse, dyed, cotton cloth, made in Prussia.
+
katabolism
n.
Destructive or downward metabolism; regressive metamorphism; -- opposed to anabolism. See Disassimilation.
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keyage
n.
Wharfage; quayage.
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kingly
superl.
Belonging to, suitable to, or becoming, a king; characteristic of, resembling, a king; directed or administered by a king; monarchical; royal; sovereign; regal; august; noble; grand.
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kolarian
a.
Of or pertaining to the Kolarians.
+
keslop
n.
The stomach of a calf, prepared for rennet.
+
kelt
n.
See Kilt, n.
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klicket
n.
A small postern or gate in a palisade, for the passage of sallying parties.
+
kindliness
n.
Natural inclination; natural course.
+
kyriology
n.
The use of literal or simple expressions, as distinguished from the use of figurative or obscure ones.
+
kiabooca wood

See Kyaboca wood.
+
kee
n.pl.
See Kie, Ky, and Kine.
+
knaveship
n.
A small due, in meal, established by usage, which is paid to the under miller.
+
kerned
a.
Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type.
+
kindness
a.
The state or quality of being kind, in any of its various senses; manifestation of kind feeling or disposition beneficence.
+
kat
n.
An Arabian shrub Catha edulis) the leaves of which are used as tea by the Arabs.
+
knelled
imp.|p.p.
of Knell
+
kell
n.
The cocoon or chrysalis of an insect.
+
kick
v.t.
To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
+
krameric
a.
Pertaining to, or derived from, Krameria (rhatany); as, krameric acid, usually called ratanhia-tannic acid.
+
koodoo
n.
A large South African antelope (Strepsiceros kudu). The males have graceful spiral horns, sometimes four feet long. The general color is reddish or grayish brown, with eight or nine white bands on each side, and a pale dorsal stripe. The old males become dark bluish gray, due to the skin showing through the hair. The females are hornless. Called also nellut.
+
krummhorn
n.
Alt. of Krumhorn
+
koord
n.
See Kurd.
+
kickshaws
n.
A fancy dish; a titbit; a delicacy.
+
kid
n.
A young goat.
+
kyaboca wood

Amboyna wood.
+
kernelling

of Kernel
+
knocker
n.
One who, or that which, knocks; specifically, an instrument, or kind of hammer, fastened to a door, to be used in seeking for admittance.
+
kirschwasser
n.
An alcoholic liquor, obtained by distilling the fermented juice of the small black cherry.
+
kindness
a.
A kind act; an act of good will; as, to do a great kindness.
+
kite
n.
The brill.
+
kathetal
a.
Making a right angle; perpendicular, as two lines or two sides of a triangle, which include a right angle.
+
keeping
n.
Harmony or correspondence between the different parts of a work of art; as, the foreground of this painting is not in keeping.
+
kilos
pl.
of Kilo
+
kenspeckle
a.
Having so marked an appearance as easily to be recognized.
+
kieve
n.
See Keeve, n.
+
kind
a.
Nature; natural instinct or disposition.
+
keyboard
n.
The whole arrangement, or one range, of the keys of an organ, typewriter, etc.
+
kipper
n.
A salmon after spawning.
+
kabala
n.
See Cabala.
+
knacker
n.
One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.
+
knot
n.
An ornamental tie, as of a ribbon.
+
kinding
n.
Materials, easily lighted, for starting a fire.
+
kahau
n.
A long-nosed monkey (Semnopithecus nasalis), native of Borneo. The general color of the body is bright chestnut, with the under parts, shoulders, and sides of the head, golden yellow, and the top of the head and upper part of the back brown. Called also proboscis monkey.
+
kinky
a.
Queer; eccentric; crotchety.
+
kill
v.t.
To cause to cease; to quell; to calm; to still; as, in seamen's language, a shower of rain kills the wind.
+
knot
n.
A nautical mile, or 6080.27 feet; as, when a ship goes eight miles an hour, her speed is said to be eight knots.
+
knebelite
n.
A mineral of a gray, red, brown, or green color, and glistening luster. It is a silicate of iron and manganese.
+
knot
v.t.
To unite closely; to knit together.
+
kindling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Kindle
+
kon
v.t.
To know. See Can, and Con.
+
knock
v.i.
To strike or beat with something hard or heavy; to rap; as, to knock with a club; to knock on the door.
+
knock
v.t.
To strike with something hard or heavy; to move by striking; to drive (a thing) against something; as, to knock a ball with a bat; to knock the head against a post; to knock a lamp off the table.
+
karn
n.
A pile of rocks; sometimes, the solid rock. See Cairn.
+
kaleidophon

Alt. of Kaleidophone
+
kelp
n.
The calcined ashes of seaweed, -- formerly much used in the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of iodine.
+
kamtschadales
n.pl.
An aboriginal tribe inhabiting the southern part of Kamtschatka.
+
kive
n.
A mash vat. See Keeve.
+
karvel
n.
See Carvel, and Caravel.
+
kerneled
imp.|p.p.
of Kernel
+
kinesiatrics
n.
A mode of treating disease by appropriate muscular movements; -- also termed kinesitherapy, kinesipathy, lingism, and the movement cure.
+
kilometer
n.
Alt. of Kilometre
+
knittle
n.
A string that draws together a purse or bag.
+
kan
v.t.
To know; to ken.
+
kidfox

A young fox.
+
kimbo
a.
Crooked; arched; bent.
+
kennel
n.
A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs.
+
kilogramme
n.
A measure of weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046 pounds avoirdupois (15,432.34 grains). It is equal to the weight of a cubic decimeter of distilled water at the temperature of maximum density, or 39° Fahrenheit.
+
ketch
v.t.
To catch.
+
keep
n.
That which keeps or protects; a stronghold; a fortress; a castle; specifically, the strongest and securest part of a castle, often used as a place of residence by the lord of the castle, especially during a siege; the donjon. See Illust. of Castle.
+
kinology
n.
That branch of physics which treats of the laws of motion, or of moving bodies.
+
kayko
n.
The dog salmon.
+
knob
n.
A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer.
+
knaveries
pl.
of Knavery
+
kers
n.
Alt. of Kerse
+
kindly
n.
Humane; congenial; sympathetic; hence, disposed to do good to; benevolent; gracious; kind; helpful; as, kindly affections, words, acts, etc.
+
knightly
adv.
In a manner becoming a knight.
+
kiver
n.
A cover.
+
kahani
n.
A kind of notary public, or attorney, in the Levant.
+
kapia
n.
The fossil resin of the kauri tree of New Zealand.
+
kupfernickel
n.
Copper-nickel; niccolite. See Niccolite.
+
knubs
n.pl.
Waste silk formed in winding off the threads from a cocoon.
+
kyrie
n.
See Kyrie eleison.
+
kincob
n.
India silk brocaded with flowers in silver or gold.
+
keck
n.
An effort to vomit; queasiness.
+
karob
n.
The twenty-fourth part of a grain; -- a weight used by goldsmiths.
+
knit
n.
Union knitting; texture.
+
kingfish
n.
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.
+
kernelled
a.
Having a kernel.
+
knuckle
n.
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.
+
knocking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Knock
+
kerchief
n.
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.
+
kidnapping

of Kidnap
+
knobber
n.
See Knobbler.
+
knockdown
a.
Of force sufficient to fell or completely overthrow; as, a knockdown blow; a knockdown argument.
+
knitchet
n.
A number of things tied or knit together; a bundle; a fagot.
+
kilolitre
n.
A measure of capacity equal to a cubic meter, or a thousand liters. It is equivalent to 35.315 cubic feet, and to 220.04 imperial gallons, or 264.18 American gallons of 321 cubic inches.
+
kidneys
pl.
of Kidney
+
kabob
n.|v.t.
See Cabob, n. & v. t.
+
knobby
a.
Irregular; stubborn in particulars.
+
keep
v.t.
To maintain, as an establishment, institution, or the like; to conduct; to manage; as, to keep store.
+
kneel
v.i.
To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; -- sometimes with down.
+
kale
n.
See Kail, 2.
+
kingpost
n.
A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in the middle. If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king-post. Called also crown-post.
+
kokama
n.
The gemsbok.
+
kidnaper
n.
Alt. of Kidnapper
+
know
v.i.
To be acquainted with; to be no stranger to; to be more or less familiar with the person, character, etc., of; to possess experience of; as, to know an author; to know the rules of an organization.
+
kritarchy
n.
The rule of the judges over Israel.
+
kill
v.t.
To destroy; to ruin; as, to kill one's chances; to kill the sale of a book.
+
kneedeep
a.
Sunk to the knees; as, men knee-deep in water.
+
knee
n.
A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
+
kismet
n.
Destiny; fate.
+
knave
n.
A boy; especially, a boy servant.
+
keep
v.i.
To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell.
+
khamsin
n.
Same as Kamsin.
+
keep
v.t.
To preserve from danger, harm, or loss; to guard.
+
keep
v.t.
To record transactions, accounts, or events in; as, to keep books, a journal, etc.  ; also, to enter (as accounts, records, etc. ) in a book.
+
knight
n.
A young servant or follower; a military attendant.
+
kieserite
n.
Hydrous sulphate of magnesia found at the salt mines of Stassfurt, Prussian Saxony.
+
knights bannerets
pl.
of Knight banneret
+
kneeler
n.
One who kneels or who worships by or while kneeling.
+
keep
v.t.
To have in one's service; to have and maintain, as an assistant, a servant, a mistress, a horse, etc.
+
knotted
a.
Interwoven; matted; entangled.
+
kinship
n.
Family relationship.
+
kinetic
q.
Moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to latent.
+
kemb
v.t.
To comb.
+
kerb
n.
See Curb.
+
knownothingism
n.
The doctrines, principles, or practices, of the Know-nothings.
+
knuckled
a.
Jointed.
+
kill
v.t.
To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to slay.
+
knife
v.t.
To cut or stab with a knife.
+
kerseymere
n.
See Cassimere.
+
kinglihood
n.
King-liness.
+
kaloyer
n.
See Caloyer.
+
killdee
n.
Alt. of Killdeer
+
keel
n.
A longitudinal timber, or series of timbers scarfed together, extending from stem to stern along the bottom of a vessel. It is the principal timber of the vessel, and, by means of the ribs attached on each side, supports the vessel's frame. In an iron vessel, a combination of plates supplies the place of the keel of a wooden ship. See Illust. of Keelson.
+
kioways
n.pl.
A tribe of Indians distantly related to the Shoshones. They formerly inhabited the region about the head waters of the North Platte.
+
knavishly
adv.
In a knavish manner; dishonestly; fraudulently.
+
killing
a.
Literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a colloquial sense, conquering; captivating; irresistible.
+
keep
n.
That which is kept in charge; a charge.
+
keen
superl.
Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.
+
knead
v.t.
To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; esp., to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, as the materials of bread, cake, etc.; as, to knead dough.
+
kame
n.
A low ridge.
+
khan
n.
An Eastern inn or caravansary.
+
knowable
a.
That may be known; capable of being discovered, understood, or ascertained.
+
keelhauling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Keelhaul
+
knowall
n.
One who knows everything; hence, one who makes pretension to great knowledge; a wiseacre; -- usually ironical.
+
kidney
n.
A glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body; a urinary gland.
+
knowing
a.
Artful; cunning; as, a knowing rascal.
+
kiby
a.
Affected with kibes.
+
key
n.
A position or condition which affords entrance, control, pr possession, etc.; as, the key of a line of defense; the key of a country; the key of a political situation. Hence, that which serves to unlock, open, discover, or solve something unknown or difficult; as, the key to a riddle; the key to a problem.
+
king
n.
A Chinese musical instrument, consisting of resonant stones or metal plates, arranged according to their tones in a frame of wood, and struck with a hammer.
+
kiss
v.i.
To make or give salutation with the lips in token of love, respect, etc.; as, kiss and make friends.
+
knack
v.i.
To speak affectedly.
+
kraken
n.
A fabulous Scandinavian sea monster, often represented as resembling an island, but sometimes as resembling an immense octopus.
+
kill
v.t.
To destroy the effect of; to counteract; to neutralize; as, alkali kills acid.
+
kerchieft
a.
Dressed; hooded; covered; wearing a kerchief.
+
knuckling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Knuckle
+
knit
imp.|p.p.
of Knit
+
kneebrush
n.
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.
+
knuff
n.
A lout; a clown.
+
keyseat
v.t.
To form a key seat, as by cutting. See Key seat, under Key.
+
kink
v.i.
To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread.
+
kevin
n.
The gazelle.
+
ketol
n.
One of a series of series of complex nitrogenous substances, represented by methyl ketol and related to indol.
+
kemps
n.pl.
The long flower stems of the ribwort plantain (Plantago Lanceolata).
+
knee
n.
In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg.
+
kingdom
n.
The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy.
+
knoll
v.i.
To sound, as a bell; to knell.
+
knop
n.
Any boldly projecting sculptured ornament; esp., the ornamental termination of a pinnacle, and then synonymous with finial; -- called also knob, and knosp.
+
kneejoint
n.
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.
+
knotberry
n.
The cloudberry (Rudus Chamaemorus); -- so called from its knotted stems.
+
kirumbo
n.
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.
+
kinked
imp.|p.p.
of Kink
+
kyanophyll
n.
Same as Cyanophyll.
+
knot
n.
A lump or loop formed in a thread, cord, rope. etc., as at the end, by tying or interweaving it upon itself.
+
knotty
superl.
Hard; rugged; as, a knotty head.
+
kick
v.i.
To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc.
+
kipper
a.
Amorous; also, lively; light-footed; nimble; gay; sprightly.
+
knab
v.t.
To nab. See Nab, v. t.
+
kneeling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Kneel
+
kohl
n.
A mixture of soot and other ingredients, used by Egyptian and other Eastern women to darken the edges of the eyelids.
+
keep
v.t.
To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate; to practice or perform, as duty; not to neglect; to be faithful to.
+
keep
v.t.
To preserve from discovery or publicity; not to communicate, reveal, or betray, as a secret.
+
know
v.i.
To perceive or apprehend clearly and certainly; to understand; to have full information of; as, to know one's duty.
+
kohlrabi
n.
A variety of cabbage, in which the edible part is a large, turnip-shaped swelling of the stem, above the surface of the ground.
+
keep
v.t.
To confine one's self to; not to quit; to remain in; as, to keep one's house, room, bed, etc.  ; hence, to haunt; to frequent.
+
kutch
n.
The packet of vellum leaves in which the gold is first beaten into thin sheets.
+
kilted
a.
Tucked or fastened up; -- said of petticoats, etc.
+
knights templars
pl.
of Knight Templar
+
knight bachelor

A knight of the most ancient, but lowest, order of English knights, and not a member of any order of chivalry. See Bachelor, 4.
+
kemelin
n.
A tub; a brewer's vessel.
+
kiddle
n.
A kind of basketwork wear in a river, for catching fish.
+
kinrede
n.
Kindred.
+
kindle
v.t.|i.
To bring forth young.
+
keep
v.t.
To hold; to restrain from departure or removal; not to let go of; to retain in one's power or possession; not to lose; to retain; to detain.
+
keying
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Key
+
kimnel
n.
A tub. See Kemelin.
+
knot
n.
A knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance.
+
keck
v.i.
To heave or to retch, as in an effort to vomit.
+
keep
n.
The means or provisions by which one is kept; maintenance; support; as, the keep of a horse.
+
kangaroo
n.
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.
+
knobbed
a.
Containing knobs; full of knobs; ending in a nob. See Illust of Antenna.
+
kippering
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Kipper
+
kid
v.i.
To bring forth a young goat.
+
kinaesthesis
n.
The perception attendant upon the movements of the muscles.
+
known
p.p.
of Know
+
keelson
n.
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.
+
knack
n.
A petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack.
+
kinsmanship
n.
Kinship.
+
knockkneed
a.
Having the legs bent inward so that the knees touch in walking.
+
kryolite
n.
See Cryolite.
+
kitten
v.t.|i.
To bring forth young, as a cat; to bring forth, as kittens.
+
kattinumdoo
n.
A caoutchouc like substance obtained from the milky juice of the East Indian Euphorbia Kattimundoo. It is used as a cement.
+
kingstone
n.
The black angel fish. See Angel fish, under Angel.
+
ketonic
a.
Pertaining to, or derived from, a ketone; as, a ketonic acid.
+
khaya
n.
A lofty West African tree (Khaya Senegalensis), related to the mahogany, which it resembles in the quality of the wood. The bark is used as a febrifuge.
+
kokoon
n.
The gnu.
+
kern
n.
A churn.
+
kinged
imp.|p.p.
of King
+
knack
v.i.
To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise to chink.
+
kivikivies
pl.
of Kiwikiwi
+
kneaded
imp.|p.p.
of Knead
+
keckle
v.t.
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.
+
keratose
n.
A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; -- called also keratode.
+
kitchenry
n.
The body of servants employed in the kitchen.
+
knavishly
adv.
Mischievously; waggishly; roguishly.
+
kecklish
a.
Inclined to vomit; squeamish.
+
karaism
n.
Doctrines of the Karaites.
+
kipper
n.
A salmon split open, salted, and dried or smoked; -- so called because salmon after spawning were usually so cured, not being good when fresh.
+
kidnapped

of Kidnap
+
kinswoman
n.
A female relative.
+
knit
v.t.
To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.
+
kumiss
n.
See Koumiss.
+
kuda
n.
The East Indian tapir. See Tapir.
+
keycold
a.
Cold as a metallic key; lifeless.
+
kitchen
n.
A cookroom; the room of a house appropriated to cookery.
+
ketone
n.
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.
+
knot
n.
A protuberant joint in a plant.
+
kipper
v.t.
To cure, by splitting, salting, and smoking.
+
klick
n.|v.
See Click.
+
kapelle
n.
A chapel; hence, the choir or orchestra of a prince's chapel; now, a musical establishment, usually orchestral.
+
kennel
n.
The water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a gutter; also, a puddle.
+
kennel
n.
The hole of a fox or other beast; a haunt.
+
kaligenous
a.
Forming alkalies with oxygen, as some metals.
+
kyaw
n.
A daw.
+
keratose
a.
Containing hornlike fibers or fibers of keratose; belonging to the Keratosa.
+
krait
n.
A very venomous snake of India (Bungarus coeruleus), allied to the cobra. Its upper parts are bluish or brownish black, often with narrow white streaks; the belly is whitish.
+
kibble
v.t.
To bruise; to grind coarsely; as, kibbled oats.
+
knickknack
n.
A trifle or toy; a bawble; a gewgaw.
+
knockings
n.pl.
Large lumps picked out of the sieve, in dressing ore.
+
kindle
v.i.
Fig.: To begin to be excited; to grow warm or animated; to be roused or exasperated.
+
keep
v.i.
To last; to endure; to remain unimpaired.
+
kuskus

See Vetiver.
+
knee
n.
A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy.
+
knopped
a.
Having knops or knobs; fastened as with buttons.
+
kinswomen
pl.
of Kinswoman
+
kawn
n.
An inn.
+
kintlidge
n.
See Kentledge.
+
kelpware
n.
Same as Kelp, 2.
+
knowingly
adv.
With knowledge; in a knowing manner; intelligently; consciously; deliberately; as, he would not knowingly offend.
+
kidneywort
n.
The navelwort.
+
ken
v.i.
To look around.
+
kalif
n.
See Caliph.
+
krupp gun

A breech-loading steel cannon manufactured at the works of Friedrich Krupp, at Essen in Prussia. Guns of over eight-inch bore are made up of several concentric cylinders; those of a smaller size are forged solid.
+
kettledrum
n.
An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening.  Cf. Drum, n., 4 and 5.
+
kaleidoscopical
a.
Of, pertaining to, or formed by, a kaleidoscope; variegated.
+
kincob
a.
Of the nature of kincob; brocaded.
+
kitcat
a.
Designating a canvas used for portraits of a peculiar size, viz., twenty-right or twenty-nine inches by thirty-six; -- so called because that size was adopted by Sir Godfrey Kneller for the portraits he painted of the members of the Kitcat Club.
+
kept
imp.|p.p.
of Keep.
+
knit
v.t.
To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.
+
koordish
n.
See Kurdish.
+
kele
v.t.
To cool.
+
karatas
n.
A West Indian plant of the Pineapple family (Nidularium Karatas).
+
key
n.
Fig: The general pitch or tone of a sentence or utterance.
+
kite
n.
A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry.
+
kindred
n.
Relatives by blood or marriage, more properly the former; relations; persons related to each other.
+
kydde
imp.
of Kithe
+
kettledrummer
n.
One who plays on a kettledrum.
+
knives
n.pl.
of Knife. See Knife.
+
kid
n.
A small wooden mess tub; -- a name given by sailors to one in which they receive their food.
+
kotow
v.i.
To perform the kotow.
+
kinsfolk
n.
Relatives; kindred; kin; persons of the same family or closely or closely related families.
+
kemp
n.
Alt. of Kempty
+
ketchup
n.
A sauce. See Catchup.
+
kakaralli
n.
A kind of wood common in Demerara, durable in salt water, because not subject to the depredations of the sea worm and barnacle.
+
kick
v.i.
To thrust out the foot or feet with violence; to strike out with the foot or feet, as in defense or in bad temper; esp., to strike backward, as a horse does, or to have a habit of doing so. Hence, figuratively: To show ugly resistance, opposition, or hostility; to spurn.
+
kiteflier
n.
See Kite, n., 6.
+
keuper
n.
The upper division of the European Triassic. See Chart of Geology.
+
kit
m.
A group of separate parts, things, or individuals; -- used with whole, and generally contemptuously; as, the whole kit of them.
+
k

the eleventh letter of the English alphabet, is nonvocal consonant. The form and sound of the letter K are from the Latin, which used the letter but little except in the early period of the language. It came into the Latin from the Greek, which received it from a Phoenician source, the ultimate origin probably being Egyptian.  Etymologically K is most nearly related to c, g, h (which see).
+
koaita
n.
Same as Coaita.
+
knotweed
n.
See Knot/rass.
+
killesse
n.
A gutter, groove, or channel.
+
knacker
n.
a harness maker.
+
keeper
n.
One who, or that which, keeps; one who, or that which, holds or has possession of anything.
+
knavish
a.
Like or characteristic of a knave; given to knavery; trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; as, a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick.
+
kempt

of Kemb
+
kenning
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Ken
+
kaleidophone

An instrument invented by Professor Wheatstone, consisting of a reflecting knob at the end of a vibrating rod or thin plate, for making visible, in the motion of a point of light reflected from the knob, the paths or curves corresponding with the musical notes produced by the vibrations.
+
kidneywort
n.
A kind of saxifrage (Saxifrage stellaris).
+
klopemania
n.
See Kleptomania.
+
knighterrantry
n.
The character or actions of wandering knights; the practice of wandering in quest of adventures; chivalry; a quixotic or romantic adventure or scheme.
+
kaynard
n.
A lazy or cowardly person; a rascal.
+
killow
n.
An earth of a blackish or deep blue color.
+
kidded
imp.|p.p.
of Kid
+
knighthead
n.
A bollard timber. See under Bollard.
+
kecksy
n.
The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow parsnip or the hemlock.
+
kingdom
n.
An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; as, the mineral kingdom.
+
knab
v.t.
To seize with the teeth; to gnaw.
+
kyloes
n.pl.
The cattle of the Hebrides, or of the Highlands.
+
knot
v.i.
To form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to become entangled.
+
kickshoe
n.
A kickshaws.
+
khutbah
n.
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.
+
khedive
n.
A governor or viceroy; -- a title granted in 1867 by the sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.
+
knighterrantries
pl.
of Knight-errantry
+
komtok
n.
An African freshwater fish (Protopterus annectens), belonging to the Dipnoi. It can breathe air by means of its lungs, and when waters dry up, it encases itself in a nest of hard mud, where it remains till the rainy season. It is used as food.
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keen
superl.
Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc, ; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen.
+
knapping
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Knap
+
kiss
v.i.
To meet; to come in contact; to touch fondly.
+
kafilah
n.
See Cafila.
+
keelvat
n.
See Keelfat.
+
killer
n.
One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills.
+
kaguan
n.
The colugo.
+
kyaboca wood

Sandalwood (Santalum album).
+
knobbler
n.
The hart in its second year; a young deer.
+
kibitka
n.
A rude kind of Russian vehicle, on wheels or on runners, sometimes covered with cloth or leather, and often used as a movable habitation.
+
keilhauite
n.
A mineral of a brownish black color, related to titanite in form. It consists chiefly of silica, titanium dioxide, lime, and yttria.
+
kneed
a.
Geniculated; forming an obtuse angle at the joints, like the knee when a little bent; as, kneed grass.
+
keel
v.i.
To traverse with a keel; to navigate.
+
knopweed
n.
Same as Knapweed.
+
kilowatt
n.
One thousand watts.
+
karyokinesis
n.
The indirect division of cells in which, prior to division of the cell protoplasm, complicated changes take place in the nucleus, attended with movement of the nuclear fibrils; -- opposed to karyostenosis. The nucleus becomes enlarged and convoluted, and finally the threads are separated into two groups which ultimately become disconnected and constitute the daughter nuclei. Called also mitosis. See Cell development, under Cell.
+
keep
v.i.
To be in session; as, school keeps to-day.
+
knitter
n.
One who, or that which, knits, joins, or unites; a knitting machine.
+
keeping
n.
Maintenance; support; provision; feed; as, the cattle have good keeping.
+
king charles spaniel

A variety of small pet dogs, having, drooping ears, a high, dome-shaped forehead, pug nose, large, prominent eyes, and long, wavy hair. The color is usually black and tan.
+
kind
v.t.
To beget.
+
kidde

of Kithe
+
kith
n.
Acquaintance; kindred.
+
kingdomed
a.
Having a kingdom or the dignity of a king; like a kingdom.
+
knap
v.i.
To make a sound of snapping.
+
knarled
a.
Knotted. See Gnarled.
+
karma
n.
One's acts considered as fixing one's lot in the future existence. (Theos.) The doctrine of fate as the inflexible result of cause and effect; the theory of inevitable consequence.
+
kneejoint
n.
The joint of the knee.
+
keratonyxis
n.
The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye, and breaking up the opaque mass.
+
kin
n.
A primitive Chinese instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings.
+
king
n.
A crowned man in the game of draughts.
+
keyhole
n.
A hole or excavation in beams intended to be joined together, to receive the key which fastens them.
+
knave
n.
A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person; a rogue; a villain.
+
knap
v.t.
To strike smartly; to rap; to snap.
+
knarl
n.
A knot in wood. See Gnarl.
+
kiblah
n.
See Keblah.
+
kid
p.p.
of Kythe.
+
kshatriya
n.
Alt. of Kshatruya
+
kutch
n.
See Catechu.
+
keratoidea
n.pl.
Same as Keratosa.
+
kit
n.
A small violin.
+
know
v.i.
To recognize; to distinguish; to discern the character of; as, to know a person's face or figure.
+
kirtle
n.
A garment varying in form and use at different times, and worn doth by men and women.
+
kinding
n.
The of causing to burn, or of exciting or inflaming the passions.
+
knag
n.
The prong of an antler.
+
kinematics
n.
The science which treats of motions considered in themselves, or apart from their causes; the comparison and relation of motions.
+
kitten
n.
A young cat.
+
karstenite
n.
Same as Anhydrite.
+
knit
v.t.
To form, as a textile fabric, by the interlacing of yarn or thread in a series of connected loops, by means of needles, either by hand or by machinery; as, to knit stockings.
+
knoll
v.t.
To ring, as a bell; to strike a knell upon; to toll; to proclaim, or summon, by ringing.
+
kydde

imp. of Kythe, to show.
+
karyomiton
n.
The reticular network of fine fibers, of which the nucleus of a cell is in part composed; -- in opposition to kytomiton, or the network in the body of the cell.
+
kit
m.
straw or rush basket for fish; also, any kind of basket.
+
kex
n.
A dry husk or covering.
+
kind
superl.
Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.
+
knolling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Knoll
+
knell
n.
To sound as a knell; especially, to toll at a death or funeral; hence, to sound as a warning or evil omen.
+
knavery
n.
The practices of a knave; petty villainy; fraud; trickery; a knavish action.
+
knot
n.
A division of the log line, serving to measure the rate of the vessel's motion. Each knot on the line bears the same proportion to a mile that thirty seconds do to an hour. The number of knots which run off from the reel in half a minute, therefore, shows the number of miles the vessel sails in an hour.
+
kainite
n.
A compound salt consisting chiefly of potassium chloride and magnesium sulphate, occurring at the Stassfurt salt mines in Prussian Saxony.
+
knot
v.i.
To copulate; -- said of toads.
+
kermesse
n.
See Kirmess.
+
knavish
a.
Mischievous; roguish; waggish.
+
keg
n.
A small cask or barrel.
+
kinkhaust
n.
Whooping cough.
+
kitchen middens

Relics of neolithic man found on the coast of Denmark, consisting of shell mounds, some of which are ten feet high, one thousand feet long, and two hundred feet wide. The name is applied also to similar mounds found on the American coast from Canada to Florida, made by the North American Indians.
+
kabook
n.
A clay ironstone found in Ceylon.
+
kerneling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Kernel
+
kantianism
n.
Alt. of Kantism
+
kernelly
a.
Full of kernels; resembling kernels; of the nature of kernels.
+
kibe
n.
A chap or crack in the flesh occasioned by cold; an ulcerated chilblain.
+
kind
a.
Race; genus; species; generic class; as, in mankind or humankind.
+
kilter
n.
See Kelter.
+
kohlrabies
pl.
of Kohl-rabi
+
kiefekil
n.
A species of clay; meerschaum.
+
knag
n.
The rugged top of a hill.
+
kenogenesis
n.
Modified evolution, in which nonprimitive characters make their appearance in consequence of a secondary adaptation of the embryo to the peculiar conditions of its environment; -- distinguished from palingenesis.
+
kichil
n.
See Kechil.
+
kain
n.
Poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to his landlord.
+
kneeler
n.
A cushion or stool to kneel on.
+
kumquat
n.
A small tree of the genus Citrus (C. Japonica) growing in China and Japan; also, its small acid, orange-colored fruit used for preserves.
+
kerned
imp.|p.p.
of Kern
+
kaolinize
v.t.
To convert into kaolin.
+
krumhorn
n.
A reed instrument of music of the cornet kind, now obsolete (see Cornet, 1, a.).
+
kingly
adv.
In a kingly or kinglike manner.
+
kecked
imp.|p.p.
of Keck
+
kercher
n.
A kerchief.
+
kudos
v.t.
To praise; to extol; to glorify.
+
knickknackery
n.
Knickknacks.
+
kilt
v.t.
To tuck up; to truss up, as the clothes.
+
kanacka
n.
Alt. of Kanaka
+
kitchener
n.
A kitchen servant; a cook.
+
kjoekken moeddings

See Kitchen middens.
+
knifing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Knife
+
kanaka
n.
A native of the Sandwich Islands.
+
knightly
a.
Of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous; as, a knightly combat; a knightly spirit.
+
knuckled
imp.|p.p.
of Knuckle
+
kike
v.i.
To gaze; to stare.
+
kusimanse
n.
A carnivorous animal (Crossarchus obscurus) of tropical Africa. It its allied to the civets. Called also kusimansel, and mangue.
+
kanttry
n.
Same as Cantred.
+
knives
pl.
of Knife
+
klipfish
n.
Dried cod, exported from Norway.
+
ketmie
n.
The name of certain African species of Hibiscus, cultivated for the acid of their mucilage.
+
knits
n.pl.
Small particles of ore.
+
kingbird
n.
The king tody. See under King.
+
knobbing
n.
Rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections.
+
knack
n.
A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity.
+
keep
v.t.
To have habitually in stock for sale.
+
knap
v.t.
To bite; to bite off; to break short.
+
knave
n.
A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack.
+
knelt
imp.|p.p.
of Kneel
+
koolslaa
n.
See Coleslaw.
+
kimry
n.
See Cymry.
+
kibitka
n.
A tent used by the Kirghiz Tartars.
+
king
n.
A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king of diamonds.
+
kiln
n.
A furnace for burning bricks; a brickkiln.
+
kantian
n.
A follower of Kant; a Kantist.
+
kiver
v.t.
To cover.
+
kurdish
a.
Of or pertaining to the Kurds.
+
koklass
n.
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.
+
knelling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Knell
+
kapnomar
n.chem.
) See Capnomor.
+
katabolic
a.
Of or pertaining to katabolism; as, katabolic processes, which give rise to substances (katastates) of decreasing complexity and increasing stability.
+
kilometre
n.
A measure of length, being a thousand meters. It is equal to 3,280.8 feet, or 62137 of a mile.
+
kleptomania
n.
A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility.
+
knowledge
v.i.
That which is gained and preserved by knowing; instruction; acquaintance; enlightenment; learning; scholarship; erudition.
+
ken
n.
Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge.
+
kotowing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Kotow
+
kalmuck
n.
See Calmucks.
+
kneck
n.
The twisting of a rope or cable, as it is running out.
+
kissingcrust
n.
The portion of the upper crust of a loaf which has touched another loaf in baking.
+
key
n.
An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara; -- called also key fruit.
+
kennel
n.
A house for a dog or for dogs, or for a pack of hounds.
+
kinematic
a.
Alt. of Kinematical
+
keel
v.t.|i.
To cool; to skim or stir.
+
kettledrum
n.
A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it.
+
keeping
n.
A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation.
+
knit
v.i.
To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave by making knots or loops.
+
knabble
v.i.
To bite or nibble.
+
kussier
n.
(Mus.) A Turkish instrument of music, with a hollow body covered with skin, over which five strings are stretched.
+
kilogram
n.
Alt. of Kilogramme
+
knaggy
a.
Knotty; rough; figuratively, rough in temper.
+
keckling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Keckle
+
keeve
n.
A bleaching vat; a kier.
+
kaftan
n|v.
See Caftan.
+
keep
n.
A cap for retaining anything, as a journal box, in place.
+
killigrew
n.
The Cornish chough. See under Chough.
+
kymry
n.
See Cymry.
+
kroomen
pl.
of Krooman
+
knead
v.t.
Fig.: To treat or form as by kneading; to beat.
+
kickshawses
pl.
of Kickshaws
+
kiwikiwi
n.
Any species of Apteryx, esp. A. australis; -- so called in imitation of its notes. Called also kiwi. See Apteryx.
+
knowleche
n.|v.
See Knowl, edge.
+
kinghood
n.
The state of being a king; the attributes of a king; kingship.
+
kiddow
n.
The guillemot.
+
kinone
n.
See Quinone.
+
kern
n.
Any kind of boor or low-lived person.
+
men
pl.
of Keelman
+
keenly
adv.
In a keen manner.
+
keel
v.i.
To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.
+
kayak
n.
A light canoe, made of skins stretched over a frame, and usually capable of carrying but one person, who sits amidships and uses a double-bladed paddle. It is peculiar to the Eskimos and other Arctic tribes.
+
knuckle
n.
The joint of a plant.
+
keel
n.
Fig.: The whole ship.
+
kitish
a.
Like or relating to a kite.
+
kirtled
a.
Wearing a kirtle.
+
knowledge
v.t.
To acknowledge.
+
kerver
n.
A carver.
+
kip
n.
The hide of a young or small beef creature, or leather made from it; kipskin.
+
klinkstone
n.
See Clinkstone.
+
kittel
v.t.
See Kittle, v. t.
+
knighterratic
a.
Pertaining to a knight-errant or to knight-errantry.
+
ketch
n.
A hangman. See Jack Ketch.
+
kelpfish
n.
A small California food fish (Heterostichus rostratus), living among kelp. The name is also applied to species of the genus Platyglossus.
+
kneelingly
adv.
In a kneeling position.
+
kecky
a.
Resembling a kecksy.
+
kauri
n.
A lofty coniferous tree of New Zealand Agathis, / Dammara, australis), furnishing valuable timber and yielding one kind of dammar resin.
+
kruller
n.
See Cruller.
+
kneepan
n.
A roundish, flattened, sesamoid bone in the tendon in front of the knee joint; the patella; the kneecap.
+
knobstick
n.
One who refuses to join, or withdraws from, a trades union.
+
karagane
n.
A species of gray fox found in Russia.
+
kish
n.
A workman's name for the graphite which forms incidentally in iron smelting.
+
knuckle
v.t.
To beat with the knuckles; to pommel.
+
kern
n.
An idler; a vagabond.
+
knob
n.
A rounded hill or mountain; as, the Pilot Knob.
+
knop
n.
A knob; a bud; a bunch; a button.
+
kate
n.
The brambling finch.
+
kindergarten
n.
A school for young children, conducted on the theory that education should be begun by gratifying and cultivating the normal aptitude for exercise, play, observation, imitation, and construction; -- a name given by Friedrich Froebel, a German educator, who introduced this method of training, in rooms opening on a garden.
+
kasack
n.
Same as Cossack.
+
kirkman
n.
A member of the Church of Scotland, as distinguished from a member of another communion.
+
knacker
n.
One who slaughters worn-out horses and sells their flesh for dog's meat.
+
kalmuck
n.
A kind of shaggy cloth, resembling bearskin.
+
kern
v.t.
To form with a kern. See 2d Kern.
+
kittenish
a.
Resembling a kitten; playful; as, a kittenish disposition.
+
kilted
a.
Plaited after the manner of kilting.
+
kelson
n.
See Keelson.
+
koolokamba
n.
A west African anthropoid ape (Troglodytes koolokamba, or T. Aubryi), allied to the chimpanzee and gorilla, and, in some respects, intermediate between them.
+
kraal
n.
A collection of huts within a stockade; a village; sometimes, a single hut.
+
kitling
n.
A young kitten; a whelp.
+
kirkmen
pl.
of Kirkman
+
kidney
n.
A waiter.
+
kittening
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Kitten
+
kalendar
n.
See Calendar.
+
knackish
a.
Trickish; artful.
+
kreutzer
n.
A small copper coin formerly used in South Germany; also, a small Austrian copper coin.
+
kittysol
n.
The Chinese paper parasol.
+
kythe
v.t.
Alt. of Kithe
+
keeve
n.
A large vat used in dressing ores.
+
keel
n.
A barge or lighter, used on the Type for carrying coal from Newcastle; also, a barge load of coal, twenty-one tons, four cwt.
+
karyostenosis
n.
Direct cell division (in which there is first a simple division of the nucleus, without any changes in its structure, followed by division of the protoplasm of the karyostenotic mode of nuclear division.
+
keen
n.
A prolonged wail for a deceased person.  Cf. Coranach.
+
ken
n.t.
To recognize; to descry; to discern.
+
kicksywicksy
n.
Alt. of Kicky-wisky
+
koulan
n.
A wild horse (Equus, / Asinus, onager) inhabiting the plants of Central Asia; -- called also gour, khur, and onager.
+
kyanol
n.
Aniline.
+
knackkneed
a.
See Knock-kneed.
+
kicker
n.
One who, or that which, kicks.
+
kneejointed
a.
Geniculate; kneed. See Kneed, a., 2.
+
key
n.
That part of an instrument or machine which serves as the means of operating it; as, a telegraph key; the keys of a pianoforte, or of a typewriter.
+
keir
n.
See Kier.
+
king
n.
The title of two historical books in the Old Testament.
+
kerchief
n.
A lady who wears a kerchief.
+
kobellite
n.
A blackish gray mineral, a sulphide of antimony, bismuth, and lead.
+
knowledge
v.i.
Sexual intercourse; -- usually preceded by carnal; as, carnal knowledge.
+
kyriolexy
n.
Alt. of Kyriology
+
kiss
v.
A small piece of confectionery.
+
knar
n.
See Gnar.
+
knightliness
n.
The character or bearing suitable for a knight; chivalry.
+
kaka
n.
A New Zealand parrot of the genus Nestor, especially the brown parrot (Nestor meridionalis).
+
knowleching
n.
Knowledge.
+
kymnel
n.
See Kimnel.
+
kid
n.
Gloves made of kid.
+
kreatinin
n.
See Creatinin.
+
katastate
n.
(Physiol.) A substance formed by a katabolic process; -- opposed to anastate. See Katabolic.
+
kiloliter
n.
Alt. of Kilolitre
+
karyokinetic
a.
Of or pertaining to karyokinesis; as, karyokinetic changes of cell division.
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keepership
n.
The office or position of a keeper.
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kilo
n.
An abbreviation of Kilogram.
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knarred
a.
Knotty; gnarled.
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knew
imp.
of Know.
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know
v.i.
To have sexual commerce with.
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kreatin
n.
See Creatin.
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kick
n.
A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot.
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kenning
v.t.
The limit of vision at sea, being a distance of about twenty miles.
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koumiss
n.
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.
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kist
n.
A stated payment, especially a payment of rent for land; hence, the time for such payment.
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keeping
n.
Conformity; congruity; harmony; consistency; as, these subjects are in keeping with each other.
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kalmia
n.
A genus of North American shrubs with poisonous evergreen foliage and corymbs of showy flowers. Called also mountain laurel, ivy bush, lamb kill, calico bush, etc.
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konze
n.
A large African antelope (Alcelaphus Lichtensteini), allied to the hartbeest, but having shorter and flatter horns, and lacking a black patch on the face.
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kittle
v.t.
To tickle.
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kindliness
n.
The quality or state of being kindly; benignity; benevolence; gentleness; tenderness; as, kindliness of disposition, of treatment, or of words.
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keckle
v.i.|n.
See Keck, v. i. & n.
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knot
n.
A kind of epaulet. See Shoulder knot.
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keep
v.t.
To care; to desire.
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knoll
n.
The tolling of a bell; a knell.
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knottiness
n.
Difficulty of solution; intricacy; complication.
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kilt

p. p. from Kill.
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known
p.p.
of Know.
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knotted
a.
Entangled; puzzling; knotty.
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kilted
a.
Having on a kilt.
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kittlish
a.
Ticklish; kittle.
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keen
v.t.
To sharpen; to make cold.
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krumhorn
a.
A reed stop in the organ; -- sometimes called cremona.
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kedlook
n.
See Charlock.
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key
n.
An instrument which is turned like a key in fastening or adjusting any mechanism; as, a watch key; a bed key, etc.
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keyed
a.
Furnished with keys; as, a keyed instrument; also, set to a key, as a tune.
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kerosene
n.
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.
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kivikivi
n.
Alt. of Kiwikiwi
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keeling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Keel
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knurled
a.
Milled, as the head of a screw, or the edge of a coin.
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kedger
n.
A small anchor; a kedge.
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kippered
imp.|p.p.
of Kipper
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kriegsspiel
n.
A game of war, played for practice, on maps.
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kern
n.
A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; -- distinguished from gallowglass, and often used as a term of contempt.
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keelrake
v.t.
Same as Keelhaul.
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knights bachelors
pl.
of Knight bachelor
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kadi
n.
Alt. of Kadiaster
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knappish
a.
Snappish; peevish.
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key
n.
A keystone.
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kings bench

Formerly, the highest court of common law in England; -- so called because the king used to sit there in person. It consisted of a chief justice and four puisne, or junior, justices. During the reign of a queen it was called the Queen's Bench. Its jurisdiction was transferred by the judicature acts of 1873 and 1875 to the high court of justice created by that legislation.
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kris
n.
A Malay dagger. See Creese.
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kidling
n.
A young kid.
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kerseynette
n.
See Cassinette.
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knobby
a.
Abounding in rounded hills or mountains; hilly.
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kempe
a.
Rough; shaggy.
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knee
n.
In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in man.
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kibed
a.
Chapped; cracked with cold; affected with chilblains; as kibed heels.
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keckled
imp.|p.p.
of Keckle
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kind
superl.
Gentle; tractable; easily governed; as, a horse kind in harness.
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klinometer
n.
See Clinometer.
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kinepox
n.
See Cowpox.
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kelt
n.
Cloth with the nap, generally of native black wool.
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kohinoor
n.
Alt. of Kohnur
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knit
v.i.
To be united closely; to grow together; as, broken bones will in time knit and become sound.
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knighthood
n.
The character, dignity, or condition of a knight, or of knights as a class; hence, chivalry.
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kneebrush
n.
A tuft or brush of hair on the knees of some species of antelopes and other animals; -- chiefly used in the plural.
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kite
n.
A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.
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korin
n.
The gazelle.
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kindhearted
a.
Having kindness of nature; sympathetic; characterized by a humane disposition; as, a kind-hearted landlord.
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kickup
n.
The water thrush or accentor.
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kreosote
n.
See Creosote.
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knurl
v.t.
To provide with ridges, to assist the grasp, as in the edge of a flat knob, or coin; to mill.
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knuckle
n.
The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the closing of the fingers.
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kind
superl.
Showing tenderness or goodness; disposed to do good and confer happiness; averse to hurting or paining; benevolent; benignant; gracious.
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krishna
n.
The most popular of the Hindoo divinities, usually held to be the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu.
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kamptulicon
n.
A kind of elastic floor cloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
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knitting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Knit
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knawel
n.
A low, spreading weed (Scleranthus annuus), common in sandy soil.
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knag
n.
A knot in wood; a protuberance.
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kneader
n.
One who kneads.
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krang
n.
The carcass of a whale after the blubber has been removed.
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knightage
n.
To body of knights, taken collectively.
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knight marshal

An officer in the household of the British sovereign, who has cognizance of transgressions within the royal household and verge, and of contracts made there, a member of the household being one of the parties.
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knaw
v.t.
See Gnaw.
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knurl
n.
One who, or that which, is crossgrained.
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knotwort
n.
A small, herbaceous, trailing plant, of the genus Illecebrum (I. verticillatum).
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know
n.
Knee.
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kin
a.
Of the same nature or kind; kinder.
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kerneled
a.
Alt. of Kernelled
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king
v.i.
To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to royalty.
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kantian
a.
Of or pertaining to Immanuel Kant, the German philosopher; conformed or relating to any or all of the philosophical doctrines of Immanuel Kant.
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kerasine
a.
Resembling horn; horny; corneous.
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kingfish
n.
The common cero; also, the spotted cero. See Cero.
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kissing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Kiss
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kithara
n.
See Cithara.
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kneading
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Knead
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knurry
a.
Full of knots.
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kitchen
n.
A utensil for roasting meat; as, a tin kitchen.
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kent bugle

A curved bugle, having six finger keys or stops, by means of which the performer can play upon every key in the musical scale; -- called also keyed bugle, and key bugle.
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kafir
n.
One of a race inhabiting Kafiristan in Central Asia.
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kairine
n.
A pale buff or white crystalline alkaloid derived from quinoline, and used as an antipyretic in medicine.
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kama
n.
The Hindoo Cupid. He is represented as a beautiful youth, with a bow of sugar cane or flowers.
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kinsmen
pl.
of Kinsman
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keramographic
a.
Suitable to be written upon; capable of being written upon, as a slate; -- said especially of a certain kind of globe.
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kindergartner
n.
One who teaches in a kindergarten.
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kra
n.
A long-tailed ape (Macacus cynomolgus) of India and Sumatra. It is reddish olive, spotted with black, and has a black tail.
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knot
n.
The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter.
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koorilian
a|n.
Same as Kurilian.
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killed
imp.|p.p.
of Kill
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kymographic
a.
Of or pertaining to a kymograph; as, a kymographic tracing.
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king
n.
The chief piece in the game of chess.
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kilt
n.
A kind of short petticoat, reaching from the waist to the knees, worn in the Highlands of Scotland by men, and in the Lowlands by young boys; a filibeg.
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knacker
n.
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.
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kerchiefs
pl.
of Kerchief
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kilted
imp.|p.p.
of Kilt
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kyanol
n.
A base obtained from coal tar.
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kotow
n.
The prostration made by mandarins and others to their superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the forehead on the ground. There are degrees in the rite, the highest being expressed by three knockings.
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kopeck
n.
A small Russian coin. One hundred kopecks make a rouble, worth about sixty cents.
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kookoom
n.
The oryx or gemsbok.
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kindle
v.t.
Fig.: To inflame, as the passions; to rouse; to provoke; to excite to action; to heat; to fire; to animate; to incite; as, to kindle anger or wrath; to kindle the flame of love, or love into a flame.
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kalsomine
n.|v.t.
Same as Calcimine.
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kitchen
v.t.
To furnish food to; to entertain with the fare of the kitchen.
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kernel
n.
The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument.
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knowing
a.
Skilful; well informed; intelligent; as, a knowing man; a knowing dog.
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keen
superl.
Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite.
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kick
n.
The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.
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kyd

p. p. of Kythe.
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kindred
n.
Relationship by birth or marriage; consanguinity; affinity; kin.
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knight service

A tenure of lands held by knights on condition of performing military service. See Chivalry, n., 4.
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kerolite
n.
Same as Cerolite.
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kyke
v.i.
To look steadfastly; to gaze.
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kennelling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Kennel
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knowingly
adv.
By experience.
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knelt
imp.|p.p.
of Kneel.
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key
n.
A wedge to unite two or more pieces, or adjust their relative position; a cotter; a forelock.
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kinesipathy
n.
See Kinesiatrics.
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kerchered
a.
Covered, or bound round, with a kercher.
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kit
v.t.
To cut.
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kneehigh
a.
Rising or reaching upward to the knees; as, the water is knee-high.
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kerargyrite
n.
See Cerargyrite.
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kampylite
n.
A variety of mimetite or arseniate of lead in hexagonal prisms of a fine orange yellow.
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kilderkin
n.
A small barrel; an old liquid measure containing eighteen English beer gallons, or nearly twenty-two gallons, United States measure.
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kakoxene
n.
See Cacoxene.
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knock
v.t.
To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.
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kalasie
n.
A long-tailed monkey of Borneo (Semnopithecus rubicundus). It has a tuft of long hair on the head.
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kennel
v.t.
To put or keep in a kennel.
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key
n.
A piece of wood used as a wedge.
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klamaths
n.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.
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kaoline
n.
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.
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kiddy
n.
A young fellow; formerly, a low thief.
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knighthood
n.
The whole body of knights.
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kenneled
imp.|p.p.
of Kennel
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kavass
n.
An armed constable; also, a government servant or courier.
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kingbolt
n.
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.
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kendal

A cloth colored green by dye obtained from the woad-waxen, formerly used by Flemish weavers at Kendal, in Westmoreland, England.
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kithe
v.t.
To make known; to manifest; to show; to declare.
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kholsun
n.
The dhole.
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kevel
n.
Alt. of Kevin
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kalendarial
a.
See Calendarial.
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kitcat
n.
A game played by striking with a stick small piece of wood, called a cat, shaped like two cones united at their bases; tipcat.
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kilndry
v.t.
To dry in a kiln; as, to kiln-dry meal or grain.
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kam
n.
Crooked; awry.
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kerish
a.
Clownish; boorish.
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keeper
n.
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.
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ken
n.t.
To know; to understand; to take cognizance of.
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knap
n.
A sharp blow or slap.
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kinsman
n.
A man of the same race or family; one related by blood.
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kaique
n.
See Caique.
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keelhauled
imp.|p.p.
of Keelhaul
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knotgrass
n.
The dog grass. See under Dog.
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kindle
v.i.
To take fire; to begin to burn with flame; to start as a flame.
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kit
m.
A wooden tub or pail, smaller at the top than at the bottom; as, a kit of butter, or of mackerel.
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kummel
n.
A Russian and German liqueur, consisting of a sweetened spirit flavored with caraway seeds.
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koran
n.
The Scriptures of the Mohammedans, containing the professed revelations to Mohammed; -- called also Alcoran.
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kob
n.
Alt. of Koba
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kneadable
a.
That may be kneaded; capable of being worked into a mass.
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ky
n.pl.
Kine.
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knell
v.t.
To summon, as by a knell.
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kadiaster
n.
A Turkish judge. See Cadi.
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knotty
superl.
Difficult; intricate; perplexed.
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kinoyl
n.
See Quinoyl.
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keeled
a.
Having a median ridge; carinate; as, a keeled scale.
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kirkman
n.
A clergyman or officer in a kirk.
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kneedeep
a.
Rising to the knees; knee-high; as, water or snow knee-deep.
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knot
v.t.
To entangle or perplex; to puzzle.
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kino
n.
The dark red dried juice of certain plants, used variously in tanning, in dyeing, and as an astringent in medicine.
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kindly
adv.
In a kind manner; congenially; with good will; with a disposition to make others happy, or to oblige.
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krameria
n.
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.
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kytoplasma
n.
See Karyoplasma.
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kickywisky
n.
That which is restless and uneasy.
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killikinick
n.
See Kinnikinic.
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kail
n.
A kind of headless cabbage. Same as Kale, 1.
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king
n.
A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince.
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kowtow
n.|v.i.
The same as Kotow.
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kabyle
n.
A Berber, as in Algiers or Tunis. See Berber.
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killjoy
n.
One who causes gloom or grief; a dispiriting person.
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kippernut
n.
A name given to earthnuts of several kinds.
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kingfish
n.
The queenfish.
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kimmerian
a.
See Cimmerian.
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kidnaped
imp.|p.p.
of Kidnap
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knight
n.
One on whom knighthood, a dignity next below that of baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him to be addressed as Sir; as, Sir John.
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kindler
n.
One who, or that which, kindles, stirs up, or sets on fire.
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kyanizing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Kyanize
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keever
n.
See Keeve, n.
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keeling
n.
A cod.
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kernelled

of Kernel
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kleeneboc
n.
(Zool.) An antelope (Cerphalopus pygmaeus), found in South Africa. It is of very small size, being but one foot high at shoulder. It is remarkable for its activity, and for its mild and timid disposition. Called also guevi, and pygmy antelope.
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kindliness
n.
Softness; mildness; propitiousness; as, kindliness of weather, or of a season.
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krakowiak
n.
A lively Polish dance. See Cracovienne.
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karmathian
n.
One of a Mohammedan sect founded in the ninth century by Karmat.
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kerchiefed
a.
Alt. of Kerchieft
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kiss
v.t.
To salute with the lips, as a mark of affection, reverence, submission, forgiveness, etc.
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know
v.i.
To have knowledge; to have a clear and certain perception; to possess wisdom, instruction, or information; -- often with of.
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kurilian
n.
A native or an inhabitant of the Kurile Islands.
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keeper
n.
One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the charge of prisoners.
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kinkle
n.
Same as 3d Kink.
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keener
n.
A professional mourner who wails at a funeral.
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kinking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Kink
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kit
m.
A large bottle.
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krone
n.
A coin of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, of the value of about twenty-eight cents. See Crown, n., 9.
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kiteflying
n.
A mode of raising money, or sustaining one's credit, by the use of paper which is merely nominal; -- called also kiting.
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kaolin
n.
Alt. of Kaoline
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krokidolite
n.
See Crocidolite.
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keep
v.t.
To cause to remain in a given situation or condition; to maintain unchanged; to hold or preserve in any state or tenor.
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kingship
n.
The state, office, or dignity of a king; royalty.
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kytomiton
n.
See Karyomiton.
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kern
v.i.
To take the form of kernels; to granulate.
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knosp
n.
Same as Knop,2.
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kerve
v.t.
To carve.
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killdeer
n.
A small American plover (Aegialitis vocifera).
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knotted
a.
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.
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keeper
n.
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.
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kilting
n.
A perpendicular arrangement of flat, single plaits, each plait being folded so as to cover half the breadth of the preceding one.
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key tone

See Keynote.
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keel
n.
A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.
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kage
n.
A chantry chapel inclosed with lattice or screen work.
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kentle
n.
A hundred weight; a quintal.
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