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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

kale
kail noun coarse curly-leafed cabbage

kaleidoscope
noun an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors

kaleidoscopic
kaleidoscopical adjective continually shifting or rapidly changing

kali
kelpwort noun bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash

Kalotermes
genus Kalotermes noun type genus of Kalotermitidae; termites destructive of wood and living trees

Kalotermitidae
family Kalotermitidae noun primitive termites of warm regions

Kam-Sui
noun a group of Kadai languages

Kamarupan
noun the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northeastern India and adjacent regions of western Burma

Kamasutra
noun (Hinduism) an ancient Sanskrit text giving rules for sensuous and sensual pleasure and love and marriage in accordance with Hindu law

Kamba
noun a Bantu language spoken by the Kamba in Kenya

Kamchatkan sea eagle
Stellar`s sea eagle noun found on coasts of the northwestern Pacific

kameez
noun a long tunic worn by many people from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars)

Kamia
noun the Yuman language spoken by the Kamia

kamikaze
noun a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II

Kammon Strait Bridge
noun a suspension bridge between Kyushu and Honshu

kampong
campong noun a native village in Malaysia

kanamycin
Kantrex noun antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections

kanchil
Tragulus kanchil noun small chevrotain of southeastern Asia

Kandahar
Qandahar noun a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center

Kandy
noun a city of central Sri Lanka that was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon; a resort and religious center

kangaroo
noun any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail

kangaroo court
noun an irregular unauthorized court

kangaroo mouse
dwarf pocket rat noun small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats

kangaroo rat
Dipodomys phillipsii noun any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae

Kannada
Kanarese noun a Dravidian language spoken in southern India

Kannada-speaking
adjective able to communicate in Kannada

Kansa
Kansas noun the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa

Kantian
adjective of or relating to Immanuel Kant or his philosophy

kanzu
noun (Swahili) a long garment (usually white) with long sleeves; worn by men in East Africa

Kaopectate
noun trade name for a fixed-combination antidiarrheal drug that use kaolin as the adsorbent and pectin as the emollient

kaph
noun the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Kaplan Group
Association of Islamic Groups and Communities noun a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran

kappa
noun the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet

Karaites
noun a Jewish sect that recognizes only the Hebrew Scriptures as the source of divinely inspired legislation and denies the authority of the postbiblical tradition of the Talmud; the sect arose in Iraq in the eighth century

Karakalpak
noun the Turkic language spoken by the Karakalpak

karaoke
noun singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs)

karate
noun a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat; sharp blows and kicks are given to pressure-sensitive points on the body of the opponent

Karelian
Carelian noun a Finnic language spoken by the people of Karelia

Karen
Karenic noun the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands

Karl Barth
noun Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968)

Karl Menninger
Karl Augustus Menninger noun United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1893-1990)

Karl Wilhelm Siemens
Sir Charles William Siemens noun engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883)

karma
noun (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person`s actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation

Karok
noun the Quoratean language of the Karok

karyokinetic
adjective of or relating to the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis

karyolymph
noun a clear liquid in the cell nucleus in which the nucleolus and chromatin and other structures are dispersed

karyotype
noun the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes)

kasbah
casbah noun an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located

kasha
noun boiled or baked buckwheat

Kashag
noun the advisory board of the Tibetan government-in-exile

Kashmiri
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Kashmir or its people or culture; `the Kashmiri mountains`; `Kashmiri love poems`

Kassite
Cassite noun an ancient language spoken by the Kassites

kat
khat noun the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; `in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults`

katabatic
catabatic adjective of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night

Kate Chopin
Kate O`Flaherty Chopin noun United States writer who described Creole life in Louisiana (1851-1904)

Kate Smith
Kathryn Elizabeth Smith noun United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986)

Katharevusa
noun literary style of Modern Greek containing features borrowed from Koine

katharobic
adjective of living being in an oxygenated environment lacking organic matter

katharometer
noun measures thermal conductivity

katharsis
noun purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels

Katherine Anne Porter
noun United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)

Katherine Cornell
noun United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974)

Katmai National Park
noun a national park in Alaska featuring mountains

Katsuwonidae
family Kasuwonidae noun in some classifications considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos

Katsuwonus
genus Katsuwonus noun oceanic bonitos; in some classifications placed in its own family Katsuwonidae

katydid
noun large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewings

kauri
kauri resin noun resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum

kauri copal
kauri resin noun resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum

kava
kavakava noun an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub

Kay Boyle
noun United States writer (1902-1992)

kayak
noun a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos

Kazak
Kazakh noun the Turkic language spoken by the Kazak

Kazakhstani
adjective of or pertaining to Kazakhstan or to the Kazakhs or their culture

kazoo
noun a toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a sound when you hum into the mouthpiece

kea
Nestor notabilis noun large brownish-green New Zealand parrot

kedgeree
noun a dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish

keel
noun one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability

keel over
verb turn over and fall; `the man had a heart attack and keeled over`

keel-shaped
adjective shaped in the form of the keel of a boat

keelboat
noun river boat with a shallow draught and a keel but no sails; used to carry freight; moved by rowing or punting or towing

keelson
noun a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it

keen
adjective having a sharp cutting edge or point; `a keen blade`

keen-eyed
sharp-eyed adjective having keen eyesight

keenly
adverb in a keen and discriminating manner; `he was keenly aware of his own shortcomings`

keenness
noun thinness of edge or fineness of point

keep
donjon noun the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

keep
verb fail to spoil or rot; `These potatoes keep for a long time`

keep away
verb prevent from coming close; `I tried to keep the child away from the pool`

keep down
verb manage not to throw up

keep in
verb cause to stay indoors

keep note
verb maintain in the forefront of one`s awareness; `He kept note of the location of the soldiers`

keep off
stay off verb refrain from entering or walking onto; `keep off the grass`; `stay off the premises`

keep one`s eyes peeled
keep one`s eyes skinned verb pay attention; be watchful; `Keep your eyes peeled for any policemen`

keep open
hold open verb retain rights to; `keep my job for me while I give birth`; `keep my seat, please`; `keep open the possibility of a merger`

keep quiet
shut one`s mouth verb refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information; `Don`t tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!`

keep step
keep pace verb maintain the same pace; `The child cannot keep step with his big brother`

keep tabs on
verb keep a record on or watch attentively; `The government keeps tabs on the dissidents`

keep to oneself
verb withhold information; `I kept your little secret to myself all these years`

keep up
verb prevent from going to bed at night; `The anticipation of the trip kept the children up all night`; `I kept myself up all night studying for the exam`

keepsake
souvenir noun something of sentimental value