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— kennel verb

ke·no noun : a game resembling bingo

ke·no·sis noun : the relinquishment of divine attributes by Jesus Christ in becoming human

— ke·not·ic adjective

ken·te cloth noun : colorfully patterned cloth traditionally woven by hand in Ghana

Ken·tucky bluegrass noun : a valuable pasture and meadow grass of both Europe and America

Ken·yan noun : a native or inhabitant of Kenya

— Kenyan adjective

Ke·ogh plan noun [ORIGIN: Eugene James Keogh †1989 Am. politician]

: an individual retirement account for the self-employed

ke·pi noun [ORIGIN: F]

: a military cap with a round flat top and a visor

ker·a·tin noun : any of various sulfur-containing proteins that make up hair and horny tissues

kerb noun, British

: CURB 3

ker·chief noun, plural kerchiefs also kerchieves [ORIGIN: ME courchef, fr. AF coverchef, cuerchief, fr. coverir to cover + chef head]

1 : a square of cloth worn by women esp. as a head covering

2 : HANDKERCHIEF

Synonyms

babushka, bandanna—more at BANDANNA

kerf noun : a slit or notch made by a saw or cutting torch

ker·nel noun 1 : the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut

2 : a whole seed of a cereal

3 : a central or essential part : CORE

ker·o·sene or ker·o·sine noun : a flammable oil produced from petroleum and used for a fuel and as a solvent

kes·trel noun : any of various small falcons that usu. hover in the air while searching for prey

ketch noun : a large fore-and-aft rigged boat with two masts

ketch·up, catch·up noun : a seasoned tomato puree

ket·tle noun : a metallic vessel for boiling liquids

ket·tle·drum noun : a brass, copper, or fiberglass drum with calfskin or plastic stretched across the top

1key noun 1 : a usu. metal instrument by which the bolt of a lock is turned; also : a device having the form or function of a key

2 : a means of gaining or preventing entrance, possession, or control

3 : EXPLANATION, SOLUTION

4 : one of the levers pressed by a finger in operating or playing an instrument

5 : a leading individual or principle

6 : a system of seven tones based on their relationship to a tonic; also : the tone or pitch of a voice

7 : a small switch for opening or closing an electric circuit

2key verb 1 : SECURE, FASTEN

2 : to regulate the musical pitch of

3 : to bring into harmony or conformity

4 : to make nervous — usu. used with up

Synonyms

accommodate, conciliate, conform, coordinate, harmonize, reconcile—more at HARMONIZE

3key adjective : marked by or indicative of significant worth or consequence <~ issues>

Synonyms

arch, cardinal, central, chief, dominant, first, foremost, grand, main, paramount, predominant, preeminent, premier, primary, principal, sovereign, supreme—more at FOREMOST

critical, crucial, pivotal, vital—more at CRUCIAL

4key noun : a low island or reef (as off the southern coast of Florida)

5key noun, slang

: a kilogram esp. of marijuana or heroin

key·board noun 1 : a row of keys (as on a piano)

2 : an assemblage of keys for operating a machine

key club noun : a private club serving liquor and providing entertainment

key·hole noun : a hole for receiving a key

1keynote noun 1 : the first and harmonically fundamental tone of a scale

2 : the central fact, idea, or mood

2keynote verb 1 : to set the keynote of

2 : to deliver the major address (as at a convention)

— key·not·er noun

key·punch noun : a machine with a keyboard used to cut holes or notches in punch cards

— keypunch verb

— key·punch·er noun

key·stone noun 1 : the wedge-shaped piece at the crown of an arch that locks the other pieces in place

2 : something on which associated things depend for support

Synonyms

base, basis, bedrock, footing, foundation, ground, groundwork, underpinning—more at BASE

key·stroke noun : an act or instance of depressing a key on a keyboard

key word noun : a word that is a key; especially usually key·word : a significant