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

kip
upstart noun a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright

Kiplingesque
adjective in the manner of Rudyard Kipling

Kipp`s apparatus
noun a laboratory apparatus for producing a gas (usually hydrogen sulfide) by the action of a liquid on a solid without heating

kipper
kippered herring noun salted and smoked herring

kippered salmon
noun salted and smoked salmon

Kirchhoff`s laws
noun (physics) two laws governing electric networks in which steady currents flow: the sum of all the currents at a point is zero and the sum of the voltage gains and drops around any closed circuit is zero

Kirghiz
Kirgiz noun the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz

kirk
noun a Scottish church

Kirkia wilmsii
noun small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs

kirpan
noun a ceremonial four-inch curved dagger that Sikh men are obliged to wear at all times

kirsch
noun from fermented juice of black morello cherries

kirtle
noun a long dress worn by women

kishke
stuffed derma noun (Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet

kismet
kismat noun (Islam) the will of Allah

kiss
candy kiss noun any of several bite-sized candies

kiss of death
noun something that is ruinous; `if this were known it would be the kiss of death for my political career`

Kiswahili
noun a Bantu language

kit
outfit noun gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose

kit fox
Vulpes velox noun small grey fox of the plains of western North America

kit out
kit up verb supply with a set of articles or tools

kitbag
kit bag noun a knapsack (usually for a soldier)

kitchen
noun a room equipped for preparing meals

kitchen appliance
noun a home appliance used in preparing food

kitchen cabinet
noun an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government

kitchen garden
vegetable garden noun a small garden where vegetables are grown

kitchen island
noun an unattached counter in a kitchen that permits access from all sides

kitchen match
noun a wooden friction match that will light on any granular surface; useful to light wood or gas stoves

kitchen sink
noun a sink in a kitchen

kitchen stove
range 1 kitchen range noun a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; `dinner was already on the stove`

kitchen table
noun a table in the kitchen

kitchen utensil
noun a utensil used in preparing food

kitchenette
noun small kitchen

kitchenware
noun hardware utensils for use in a kitchen

kite
noun any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals

kite balloon
noun a barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed into the wind

kite tail
noun a bob on a kite to provide balance

kith
noun your friends and acquaintances; `all his kith and kin`

kitsch
noun art in pretentious bad taste

kittee
noun a form of torture used by American Indians in which sensitive parts of the body were squeezed between two boards until the victim could bear no more

kitten
noun young domestic cat

kittenish
frisky adjective playful like a lively kitten

kittiwake
noun small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe

kitty
puss noun informal terms referring to a domestic cat

kitty-cat
puss noun informal terms referring to a domestic cat

kiwi
kiwi fruit noun fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh

kiwi-sized
adjective having the approximate size of a kiwi fruit

klavern
noun a local unit of the Ku Klux Klan

Klavier
noun a stringed instrument that has a keyboard

klaxon
claxon noun a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles

klebsiella
noun a genus of nonmotile rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some cause respiratory and other infections

Klein
noun German mathematician who created the Klein bottle (1849-1925)

Klein bottle
noun a closed surface with only one side; formed by passing one end of a tube through the side of the tube and joining it with the other end

klieg light
noun carbon arc lamp that emits an intense light used in producing films

klondike
noun a form of solitaire that begins with seven piles of cards with the top cards facing up; descending sequences of cards of alternating colors are built on these piles; as aces become available they are placed above the seven piles; the object is to build sequences in suit from ace to king as the remaining cards are dealt out one at a time

kludge
noun a badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose (often used to refer to computing systems or software that has been badly put together)

klystron
noun an electron tube used to generate or amplify electromagnetic radiation in the microwave region by velocity modulation

knackered
drained adjective very tired

knackwurst
knockwurst noun short thick highly seasoned sausage

knave
noun one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince

knead
work verb make uniform; `knead dough`; `work the clay until it is soft`

knee
knee joint noun hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

knee bend
noun exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles

knee brace
noun a brace worn to strengthen the knee

knee jerk
knee-jerk reflex noun a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon

knee pad
noun protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football or baseball or hockey players

knee piece
noun armor plate that protects the knee

knee-deep
knee-high adverb up to the knees; `we were standing knee-deep in the water`

knee-high
knee-hi noun a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees

knee-length
adjective extending to the knee

kneecap
verb shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning; `They kneecapped the industrialist`

kneel
kneeling noun supporting yourself on your knees

kneeler
noun a board (sometimes cushioned) for someone to kneel on

knell
noun the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something

Knesset
Knesseth noun the Israeli unicameral parliament

knife
noun edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

knife blade
noun the blade of a knife

knife edge
cutting edge noun the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife

knife fight
snickersnee noun fighting with knives

knife pleat
noun a single pleat turned in one direction

knife-edge
noun a narrow boundary; `he lived on a knife-edge between genius and insanity`

knifelike
adjective having a sharp or distinct edge; `a narrow knifelike profile`

knight
horse noun a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)

knight
verb raise (someone) to knighthood; `The Beatles were knighted`

knight errantry
quixotism noun quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior

knight`s service
noun land tenure by service to the lord as a knight

knighthood
noun aristocrats holding the rank of knight

knish
noun (Yiddish) baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese; often eaten as a snack

knit
knitting noun needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine

knit
plain noun a basic knitting stitch

knit stitch
plain noun a basic knitting stitch

knitted
adjective made by intertwining threads in a series of connected loops rather than by weaving; `knitted garments`; `a hand-knitted sweater`

knitted fabric
noun a fabric made by knitting

knitting
noun creating knitted wear

knitting machine
noun a textile machine that makes knitted fabrics

knitting needle
noun needle consisting of a slender rod with pointed ends; usually used in pairs

knitting stitch
noun a stitch taken in knitting

knitwear
noun knitted clothing

knob
noun a round handle

knob
noun a circular rounded projection or protuberance

knobble
noun a small knob