k
1: denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units [syn: {thousand}, {a thousand}, {one thousand}, {1000}, {m}] n 1: the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme Intern...
K particle
1: an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision [syn: {kaon}, {kappa-meson}, {k-meson}]
K ration
1: a small package of emergency rations; issued to United States troops in World War II
K-Dur 20
1: salt of potassium (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency [syn: {potassium chloride}, {Kaochlor}, {K-lor}, {Klorvess},...
K-lor
1: salt of potassium (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency [syn: {potassium chloride}, {K-Dur 20}, {Kaochlor}, {Klorves...
K-lyte
1: salt of potassium (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency [syn: {potassium chloride}, {K-Dur 20}, {Kaochlor}, {K-lor},...
k-meson
1: an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision [syn: {kaon}, {kappa-meson}, {K particle}]
K.E.
1: the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion [syn: {kinetic energy}]
K2
1: a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir; the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high) [syn: {Godwin Austen}, {Mount Godwin Austen}, {Dapsang}]
Ka
1: unknown god; an epithet of Prajapati and Brahma
Kaaba
1: (Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its directio...
kabala
1: an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret [syn: {cabala}, {cabbala}, {cabbalah}, {kabbala}, {kabbalah}, {qabala}, {qabalah}] 2: an esoteric theosophy of rabb...
kabbala
1: an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret [syn: {cabala}, {cabbala}, {cabbalah}, {kabala}, {kabbalah}, {qabala}, {qabalah}] 2: an esoteric theosophy of rabbi...
kabbalah
1: an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret [syn: {cabala}, {cabbala}, {cabbalah}, {kabala}, {kabbala}, {qabala}, {qabalah}] 2: an esoteric theosophy of rabbin...
Kabbalism
1: the doctrines of the Kabbalah [syn: {Cabalism}] 2: adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation [syn: {cabalism}]
kabbalist
1: an expert who is highly skilled in obscure or difficult or esoteric matters [syn: {cabalist}] 2: a student of the Jewish Kabbalah [syn: {Cabalist}]
kabbalistic
1: having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther [syn: {cabalistic}, {qabalistic}, {...
kabob
1: cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables [syn: {kebab}, {shish kebab}]
Kabolin
1: an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis [syn: {nandrolone}, {Durabolin}]
Kabul
1: the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern Afghanistan [syn: {capital of Afghanistan}]
Kach
1: a terrorist organization founded for Jewish defense; fights antisemitism and hopes to restore the biblical state of Israel [syn: {Kahane Chai}]
Kachaturian
1: Armenian composer who incorporated oriental folk music (1903-1978) [syn: {Aram Kachaturian}]
Kachin
1: Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in northernmost Burma and adjacent China and India [syn: {Kachinic}]
Kachinic
1: Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in northernmost Burma and adjacent China and India [syn: {Kachin}]
Kadai
1: a family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia [syn: {Kam-Tai}, {Kadai language}]
Kadai language
1: a family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia [syn: {Kadai}, {Kam-Tai}]
Kadikoy
1: a former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site of the Council of Chalcedon [syn: {Chalcedon}]
kaffir
1: important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves [syn: {great millet}, {kafir corn}, {kaffir corn}, {Sorghum bicolor}] 2: an o...
kaffir boom
1: small semi-evergreen of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds [syn: {Transvaal kafferboom}, {Erythrina lysistemon}] 2: small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree ...
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kaffir bread
1: South African cycad; the farinaceous pith of the fruit used as food [syn: {Encephalartos caffer}]
kaffir cat
1: widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor [syn: {caffer cat}, {Felis ocreata}]
kaffir corn
1: important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves [syn: {great millet}, {kaffir}, {kafir corn}, {Sorghum bicolor}]
Kaffir pox
1: a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus [syn: {alastrim}, {variola minor}, {pseudosmallpox}, {pseudovariola}, {milk pox}, {white pox}, {West Indian smallpox}, {Cuban itc...
kaffiyeh
1: an Arab headdress consisting of a square piece of cloth folded into a triangle and fastened over the crown by an agal
kafir
1: an offensive term for any Black African [syn: {kaffir}, {caffer}, {caffre}] 2: a member of the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan
kafir corn
1: important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves [syn: {great millet}, {kaffir}, {kaffir corn}, {Sorghum bicolor}]
Kafiri
1: a Dardic language spoken by the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan
Kafka
1: Czech novelist who wrote in German about a nightmarish world of isolated and troubled individuals (1883-1924) [syn: {Franz Kafka}]
Kafkaesque
1: relating to or in the manner of Franz Kafka or his writings 2: characterized by surreal distortion and a sense of impending danger; "the kafkaesque terror of the endless interrogations"
Kafocin
1: antibiotic related to cephalosporin but no longer in common use [syn: {cephaloglycin}]
kaftan
1: a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East [syn: {caftan}] 2: a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in...
Kahane Chai
1: a terrorist organization founded for Jewish defense; fights antisemitism and hopes to restore the biblical state of Israel [syn: {Kach}]
kahikatea
1: New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood [syn: {New Zealand Dacryberry}, {New Zealand white pine}, {Dacrycarpus dacrydioides}, {Podocarpus dacrydioides}]
Kahlil Gibran
1: United States writer (born in Lebanon) (1883-1931) [syn: {Gibran}]
Kahlua
1: coffee-flavored liqueur made in Mexico
Kahn
1: United States architect (born in Estonia) (1901-1974) [syn: {Louis Isadore Kahn}]
Kahoolawe
1: an island of south-central Hawaii [syn: {Kahoolawe Island}]
kai apple
1: South African fruit smelling and tasting like apricots; used for pickles and preserves
kail
1: a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head [syn: {kale}, {cole}, {borecole}, {colewort}, {Brassica oleracea acephala}] 2: coarse curly-leafed cabbage [syn: {kale}, {cole}]
kainite
1: a white mineral consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride; a source of potassium salts; used as a fertilizer
kainogenesis
1: introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (as addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) [s...
Kaiser
1: the title of the Holy Roman Emperors or the emperors of Austria or of Germany until 1918
Kaiser Bill
1: grandson of Queen Victoria and Kaiser of Germany from 1888 to 1918; he was vilified as causing World War I (1859-1941) [syn: {Wilhelm II}, {Kaiser Wilhelm}]
kaiser roll
1: rounded raised poppy-seed roll made of a square piece of dough by folding the corners in to the center
Kaiser Wilhelm
1: grandson of Queen Victoria and Kaiser of Germany from 1888 to 1918; he was vilified as causing World War I (1859-1941) [syn: {Wilhelm II}, {Kaiser Bill}]
Kakatoe
1: a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {genus Kakatoe}, {Cacatua}, {genus Cacatua}]
Kakatoe galerita
1: white cockatoo with a yellow erectile crest [syn: {sulphur-crested cockatoo}, {Cacatua galerita}]
Kakatoe leadbeateri
1: white Australian cockatoo with roseate tinged plumage [syn: {pink cockatoo}]
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