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

kick
boot noun the act of delivering a blow with the foot; `he gave the ball a powerful kick`; `the team`s kicking was excellent`

kick
noun the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

kick around
knock about verb be around; be alive or active; `Does the old man still kick around?`

kick back
recoil verb spring back, as from a forceful thrust; `The gun kicked back into my shoulder`

kick in
kick down verb open violently; `kick in the doors`

kick in the butt
noun punishment inflicted by kicking the victim in the behind

kick one`s heels
cool one`s heels verb wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept waiting; `She kicked her heels for hours at the gate of the Embassy`

kick pleat
noun pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking

kick starter
kick start noun a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body

kick turn
noun a standing turn made in skiing; one ski is raised to the vertical and pivoted backward to become parallel with the other ski but headed in the opposite direction and then the other ski is aligned with the first

kick up
noun raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand

kick-start
verb start (a motorcycle) by means of a kick starter

Kickapoo
noun the Algonquian language of the Kickapoo

kickoff
send-off noun a start given to contestants; `I was there with my parents at the kickoff`

kicksorter
pulse height analyzer noun scientific instrument consisting of an electronic circuit that permits only voltage pulses of predetermined height to pass

kid
noun young goat

kid glove
suede glove noun a glove made of fine soft leather (as kidskin)

kidnap
nobble verb take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; `The industrialist`s son was kidnapped`

kidnapped
kidnaped adjective (of persons) seized and detained unlawfully, often for ransom; `the father restored the kidnapped (or abducted) child to the mother`

kidnapping
noun (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

kidney
noun either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine; `urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder`

kidney bean
noun large dark red bean; usually dried

kidney pie
noun like steak and kidney pie but without steak

Kiliwa
Kiliwi noun the Yuman language spoken by the Kiliwa

kill
verb mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; `kill these lines in the President`s speech`

kill
defeat verb thwart the passage of; `kill a motion`; `he shot down the student`s proposal`

kill off
verb kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; `Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe`

kill oneself
overexert oneself verb strain oneself more than is healthy

kill zone
killing zone noun an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities

killable
adjective fit to kill, especially for food

killdeer
kildeer noun American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry

killer
noun a difficulty that is hard to deal with; `that exam was a real killer`

killer T cell
killer cell noun T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it

killer whale
killer noun predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas

killifish
noun small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control

killing
sidesplitting adjective very funny; `a killing joke`; `sidesplitting antics`

killing field
noun (usually plural) an area where many people have died (usually by massacre or genocide during war or violent civil disturbance)

killingly
sidesplittingly adverb in a very humorous manner

kiln
noun a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks

kiln-dried
adjective dried in a kiln

kilogram calorie
kilocalorie noun a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food

kilt
noun a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland

kimono
noun a loose robe; imitated from robes originally worn by Japanese

kin
kin group noun group of people related by blood or marriage

kinanesthesia
noun inability to sense movement

kind
genial adjective agreeable, conducive to comfort; `a dry climate kind to asthmatics`; `the genial sunshine`;`hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet`

kind of
kinda adverb to some (great or small) extent; `it was rather cold`; `the party was rather nice`; `the knife is rather dull`; `I rather regret that I cannot attend`; `He`s rather good at playing the cello`; `he is kind of shy`

kindergarten
noun a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school

kindhearted
kind-hearted adjective having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition; `a generous and kindhearted teacher`

kindheartedness
kind-heartedness noun sympathy arising from a kind heart

kindle
enkindle verb cause to start burning; `The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds`

kindliness
noun friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition

kindly
adjective pleasant and agreeable; `a kindly climate`; `kindly breeze`

kindness
benignity noun a kind act

kindred
adjective related by blood or marriage; `kindred clans`

kinematics
noun the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass

kinescope
picture tube noun a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen

kinesiology
noun the branch of physiology that studies the mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement

kinesis
noun a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation

kinesthesia
kinaesthesia noun the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc

kinesthesis
kinaesthesis noun the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body

kinesthetic
kinaesthetic adjective of or relating to kinesthesis

kinesthetically
kinaesthetically adverb in a kinesthetic manner; by means of kinesthesia; `he can perceive shapes kinesthetically`

kinetic
adjective characterized by motion; `modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime`

kinetic theory
kinetic theory of gases noun (physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in random motion

kinetic theory of heat
noun a theory that the temperature of a body increases when kinetic energy increases

Kinetoscope
noun a device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture

king
noun (chess) the weakest but the most important piece

king
noun a competitor who holds a preeminent position

King Charles spaniel
noun a toy English spaniel with a black-and-tan coat; named after Charles II who popularized it

king crab
Alaskan king crab noun large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan

king fern
noun fern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand and South Africa

King John
John Lackland noun youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)

King Lear
noun the hero of William Shakespeare`s tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters

king mackerel
cavalla noun large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil

king penguin
Aptenodytes patagonica noun large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle

king post
noun post connecting the crossbeam to the apex of a triangular truss

king snake
kingsnake noun any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals

king vulture
Sarcorhamphus papa noun large black-and-white vulture of South America and Central America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck

king whiting
Menticirrhus americanus noun whiting of the southeastern coast of North America

King`s English
noun standard English as spoken in southern England

king-size
king-sized adjective extra large; `a king-size bed`

kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus noun large American flycatcher

kingbolt
kingpin noun bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle

kingdom
realm noun the domain ruled by a king or queen

Kingdom of God
noun the domain over which God is spiritually sovereign

kingfish
noun the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States

kingfish
noun large game fish of Australia and New Zealand

kingfisher
noun nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish

kinglet
noun small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice

kingly
adjective having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king; `symbolizing kingly power`; `the murder of his kingly guest`

Kings Canyon National Park
noun a national park in California that has giant sequoia trees and alpine lakes and glaciers

kink
noun a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation; `there are still a few kinks to iron out`

kinkajou
potto 2 Potos flavus noun arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail

kinky
perverted adjective (used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes; `kinky sex`; `perverted practices`

kino
noun East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning

Kinosternidae
family Kinosternidae noun mud turtles; musk turtles

Kinosternon
genus Kinosternon noun type genus of the Kinosternidae

Kinyarwanda
noun a Bantu language

Kiowa
noun the Tanoan language spoken by the Kiowa