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1 : AWARD, HONOR

2 : COMPLIMENT, PRAISE

ku·dos noun : fame and renown resulting from achievement

kud·zu noun [ORIGIN: Jp kuzu]

: a fast-growing weedy leguminous vine used for forage and erosion control

ku·lak noun [ORIGIN: Russ, lit., fist]

1 : a wealthy peasant farmer in 19th century Russia

2 : a farmer characterized by Communists as too wealthy

kum·quat noun : any of several small citrus fruits with sweet spongy rind and acid pulp

kung fu noun : a Chinese art of self-defense resembling karate

kung pao adjective : being stir-fried or deep-fried and served in a spicy hot sauce usu. with peanuts

kur·ta noun : a long loose-fitting collarless shirt

ku·rus noun, plural kurus : a Turkish piaster equal to 1/100 lira

Ku·waiti noun : a native or inhabitant of Kuwait

— Kuwaiti adjective

kV abbreviation kilovolt

kvell verb : to be extraordinarily proud

kvetch verb : to complain habitually

— kvetch noun

kW abbreviation kilowatt

Kwan·zaa, Kwan·za noun [ORIGIN: Swahili kwanza first]

: an African-American cultural festival held from December 26 to January 1

kwash·i·or·kor noun : a disease of young children caused by deficient intake of protein

kWh abbreviation kilowatt-hour

Ky or KY abbreviation Kentucky

ky·bosh chiefly British variant of KIBOSH

L

1l noun, plural l's or ls often cap : the 12th letter of the English alphabet

2l abbreviation, often cap 1 lake

2 large

3 left

4 [ORIGIN L libra] pound

5 line

6 liter

1La abbreviation Louisiana

2La symbol lanthanum

LA abbreviation 1 law agent

2 Los Angeles

3 Louisiana

lab noun : LABORATORY

Lab noun : LABRADOR RETRIEVER

1label noun 1 : a slip attached to something for identification or description

2 : a descriptive or identifying word or phrase

3 : BRAND 3

Synonyms

marker, tag, ticket; also caption, legend; brand, emblem, logo, mark, symbol; badge, decal, plaque, seal, stamp, sticker

2label verb -beled or -belled; -bel·ing or -bel·ling 1 : to affix a label to

2 : to describe or name with a label

Synonyms

[1] mark, tag, ticket; also caption, earmark, stamp; call, designate, identify, name, tab; brand, stigmatize

[2] baptize, call, christen, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, name, style, term, title—more at NAME

la·bi·al adjective : of, relating to, or situated near the lips or labia

la·bia ma·jo·ra noun plural : the outer fatty folds of the vulva

labia mi·no·ra noun plural : the inner highly vascular folds of the vulva

la·bile adjective 1 : UNSTABLE

2 : ADAPTABLE

la·bi·um noun, plural la·bia [ORIGIN: NL, fr. L, lip]

: any of the folds at the margin of the vulva

1labor noun 1 : physical or mental effort; also : human activity that provides the goods or services in an economy

2 : the physical efforts of giving birth; also : the period of such labor

3 : an act or process requiring labor

4 : those who do manual labor or work for wages; also : labor unions or their officials

Synonyms

[1] effort, exertion, expenditure, pains, sweat, trouble, while, work—more at EFFORT

[2] childbirth, delivery—more at CHILDBIRTH

[3] drudgery, grind, slavery, sweat, toil, travail—more at TOIL

2labor verb 1 : to exert oneself physically or mentally esp. with painful or strenuous effort : WORK

2 : to move with great effort

3 : to be in the labor of giving birth

4 : to suffer from some disadvantage or distress <~ under a delusion>

5 : to treat or work out laboriously

Synonyms

drudge, endeavor, fag, grub, hustle, peg, plod, plug, slave, slog, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, work; also apply (oneself), attempt, buckle (down), hammer (away), pitch in; attack, drive; essay, try; exercise, exert, overexert, overwork; eke out, grind (out), put out, scratch; trudge, wade; employ, ply, use, utilize, wield

Antonyms

dabble, fiddle (around), fool (around), mess (around), putter (around)

lab·o·ra·to·ry noun, plural -ries : a place equipped