4 : an imperfection likely to cause difficulties in operation
kinky adjective : strikingly out of the ordinary
Synonyms
bizarre, curious, far-out, funny, odd, outlandish, outré, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, remarkable, screwy, strange, wacky, weird, wild—more at ODD
kin·ship noun : the quality or state of being kin : RELATIONSHIP
Synonyms
association, bearing, connection, liaison, linkage, relation, relationship—more at CONNECTION
kins·man noun : a person connected with another by blood or marriage : RELATIVE; especially : a male relative
Synonyms
kin, relation, relative—more at RELATIVE
kins·wom·an noun : a female relative
ki·osk noun 1 : a small structure with one or more open sides
2 : a stand-alone device providing information and services on a computer screen
Ki·o·wa noun, plural Kiowa or Kiowas : a member of an American Indian people of Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
kip·per noun : a fish (as a herring) preserved by salting and drying or smoking
— kipper verb
kirk noun, chiefly Scottish
: CHURCH
kir·tle noun : a long gown or dress worn by women
kis·met noun, often cap [ORIGIN: Turk, fr. Ar qisma portion, lot]
: FATE
1kiss verb 1 : to touch or caress with the lips as a mark of affection or greeting
2 : to touch gently or lightly
Synonyms
brush, graze, nick, shave, skim—more at BRUSH
2kiss noun 1 : a caress with the lips
2 : a gentle touch or contact
3 : a bite-size candy
kiss·er noun 1 : one that kisses
2 slang : MOUTH
3 slang : FACE
kit noun 1 : a set of articles for personal use; also : a set of tools or implements or of parts to be assembled
2 : a container (as a case) for a kit
kitch·en noun 1 : a room with cooking facilities
2 : the staff that prepares, cooks, and serves food
kitch·en·ette noun : a small kitchen or an alcove containing cooking facilities
kitchen police noun 1 : KP
2 : the work of KPs
kitch·en·ware noun : utensils and appliances for kitchen use
kite noun 1 : any of various long-winged hawks often with deeply forked tails
2 : a light frame covered with paper or cloth and designed to be flown in the air at the end of a long string
kith noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OE cȳthth, fr. cūth known]
: familiar friends, neighbors, or relatives <~ and kin>
kitsch noun [ORIGIN: G]
: something often of poor quality that appeals to popular or lowbrow taste
— kitschy adjective
kit·ten noun : a young cat
kit·ten·ish adjective : resembling or suggestive of a kitten; especially : coyly playful
Synonyms
coquettish, coy, demure—more at COY
1kitty noun, plural kitties : a carnivorous mammal long domesticated as a pet and for catching rats and mice : CAT; especially : KITTEN
Synonyms
cat, feline, puss—more at CAT
2kitty noun, plural kitties : a fund in a poker game made up of contributions from each pot; also : POOL
Synonyms
account, budget, deposit, fund, nest egg, pool—more at FUND
kit·ty–cor·ner also cat·ty–cor·ner or cat·er·cor·ner or kit·ty–cor·nered or cat·ty–cor·nered or cat·er·cornered adverb or adjective : in a diagonal or oblique position
ki·wi noun 1 : any of a small genus of flightless New Zealand birds
2 : KIWIFRUIT
ki·wi·fruit noun : a brownish hairy egg-shaped fruit of a subtropical vine that has sweet bright green flesh and small edible black seeds
KJV abbreviation King James Version
KKK abbreviation Ku Klux Klan
kl abbreviation kiloliter
klatch or klatsch noun [ORIGIN: G Klatsch gossip]
: a gathering marked by informal conversation
klep·toc·ra·cy noun, plural -cies : government by those who seek chiefly status and personal gain at the expense of the governed
klep·to·ma·nia noun : a persistent neurotic impulse to steal esp. without economic motive
— klep·to·ma·ni·ac noun
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