Nouns Starting With K
Here's the list of all the 2547 Nouns Starting With K in the English Language.
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| know | 1. the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people More Definitions → |
| key | 1. metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated 2. something crucial for explaining More Definitions → |
| keep | 1. the financial means whereby one lives 2. the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress More Definitions → |
| knowledge | 1. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning More Definitions → |
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| kingdom | 1. a domain in which something is dominant 2. a country with a king as head of state More Definitions → |
| king | 1. a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom 2. a competitor who holds a preeminent position More Definitions → |
| kind | 1. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality More Definitions → |
| kitchen | 1. a room equipped for preparing meals More Definitions → |
| kit | 1. a case for containing a set of articles 2. gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose More Definitions → |
| keeping | 1. conformity or harmony 2. the responsibility of a guardian or keeper More Definitions → |
| kill | 1. the act of terminating a life 2. the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile More Definitions → |
| kid | 1. a young person of either sex 2. soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat More Definitions → |
| kernel | 1. the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone 2. a single whole grain of a cereal More Definitions → |
| keyboard | 1. device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like 2. holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung More Definitions → |
| ken | 1. range of what one can know or understand 2. the range of vision More Definitions → |
| kiss | 1. the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) 2. a cookie made of egg whites and sugar More Definitions → |
| knowing | 1. a clear and certain mental apprehension More Definitions → |
| kick | 1. the act of delivering a blow with the foot 2. the swift release of a store of affective force More Definitions → |
| knight | 1. originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit 2. a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) More Definitions → |
| killing | 1. an event that causes someone to die 2. the act of terminating a life More Definitions → |
| knife | 1. edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle 2. a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point More Definitions → |
| killer | 1. someone who causes the death of a person or animal 2. the causal agent resulting in death More Definitions → |
| knee | 1. hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella 2. joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee More Definitions → |
| kissing | 1. affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) More Definitions → |
| knives | 1. edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle 2. a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point More Definitions → |
| karaoke | 1. singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs) More Definitions → |
| kidney | 1. either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine More Definitions → |
| karma | 1. (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation More Definitions → |
| kitty | 1. the combined stakes of the betters 2. the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker) More Definitions → |
| kinase | 1. an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme More Definitions → |
| keen | 1. a funeral lament sung with loud wailing More Definitions → |
| keno | 1. a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards More Definitions → |
| knock | 1. the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing) 2. negative criticism More Definitions → |
| kirk | 1. a Scottish church More Definitions → |
| knit | 1. a fabric made by knitting 2. a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side More Definitions → |
| knitting | 1. needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine 2. creating knitted wear More Definitions → |
| khan | 1. a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries 2. an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans More Definitions → |
| kindergarten | 1. a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school More Definitions → |
| ki | 1. the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health More Definitions → |
| keynote | 1. the principal theme in a speech or literary work 2. a fundamental or central idea More Definitions → |
| keeper | 1. someone in charge of other people 2. one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals More Definitions → |
| knob | 1. a circular rounded projection or protuberance 2. a round handle More Definitions → |
| kicking | 1. a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics 2. the act of delivering a blow with the foot More Definitions → |
| kitten | 1. young domestic cat More Definitions → |
| knot | 1. a tight cluster of people or things 2. any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object More Definitions → |
| kris | 1. a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade More Definitions → |
| kite | 1. a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value 2. a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float More Definitions → |
| kappa | 1. the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet More Definitions → |
| karate | 1. a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat; sharp blows and kicks are given to pressure-sensitive points on the body of the opponent More Definitions → |
| keystone | 1. a central cohesive source of support and stability 2. the central building block at the top of an arch or vault More Definitions → |
| kos | 1. (in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities More Definitions → |
| kayak | 1. a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos More Definitions → |
| kidding | More Definitions → |
| kat | 1. the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant More Definitions → |
| kindness | 1. the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic 2. tendency to be kind and forgiving More Definitions → |
| kylie | 1. an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex More Definitions → |
| kern | 1. the part of a metal type that projects beyond its body More Definitions → |
| kinetics | 1. the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies More Definitions → |
| kettle | 1. a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid 2. the quantity a kettle will hold More Definitions → |
| kin | 1. a person having kinship with another or others 2. group of people related by blood or marriage More Definitions → |
| keypad | 1. a keyboard that is a data input device for computers; arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard More Definitions → |
| kosher | 1. food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary law More Definitions → |
| kiwi | 1. climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat 2. fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh More Definitions → |
| kraft | 1. strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution More Definitions → |
| kennel | 1. outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog More Definitions → |
| kiosk | 1. small area set off by walls for special use More Definitions → |
| kangaroo | 1. any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail More Definitions → |
| knocking | 1. the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing) More Definitions → |
| kudos | 1. an expression of approval and commendation More Definitions → |
| krona | 1. the basic unit of money in Sweden 2. the basic unit of money in Iceland More Definitions → |
| kickoff | 1. (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score 2. the time at which something is supposed to begin More Definitions → |
| kicker | 1. a player who kicks the football More Definitions → |
| kiln | 1. a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks More Definitions → |
| khaki | 1. a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms More Definitions → |
| kindred | 1. group of people related by blood or marriage More Definitions → |
| krone | 1. the basic unit of money in Norway 2. the basic unit of money in Denmark More Definitions → |
| koruna | 1. the basic unit of money in Slovakia 2. the basic unit of money in Czech Republic More Definitions → |
| kitchenware | 1. hardware utensils for use in a kitchen More Definitions → |
| kidnapping | 1. (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment More Definitions → |
| keepsake | 1. something of sentimental value More Definitions → |
| kohl | 1. a cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to darken the edges of their eyelids More Definitions → |
| khi | 1. the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet More Definitions → |
| kelvin | 1. the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites More Definitions → |
| knockout | 1. a very attractive or seductive looking woman 2. a blow that renders the opponent unconscious More Definitions → |
| kroner | 1. the basic unit of money in Norway 2. the basic unit of money in Denmark More Definitions → |
| kip | 1. sleep 2. the basic unit of money in Laos More Definitions → |
| keel | 1. a projection or ridge that suggests a keel 2. the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly More Definitions → |
| kerosene | 1. a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters More Definitions → |
| karat | 1. the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold More Definitions → |
| kali | 1. bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash More Definitions → |
| knoll | 1. a small natural hill More Definitions → |
| koala | 1. sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark More Definitions → |
| kilometer | 1. a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) More Definitions → |
| kilt | 1. a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland More Definitions → |
| kingfisher | 1. nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish More Definitions → |
| kaleidoscope | 1. a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes 2. an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors More Definitions → |
| kinship | 1. a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character 2. (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption More Definitions → |
| kilo | 1. one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites More Definitions → |
| kremlin | 1. citadel of a Russian town More Definitions → |
| kava | 1. an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub More Definitions → |
| ketchup | 1. thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes More Definitions → |
| kroon | 1. the basic unit of money in Estonia More Definitions → |
| kinesiology | 1. the branch of physiology that studies the mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement More Definitions → |
| kneeling | 1. supporting yourself on your knees More Definitions → |
| knitwear | 1. knitted clothing More Definitions → |
| knuckles | 1. (used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand More Definitions → |
| keg | 1. the quantity contained in a keg 2. small cask or barrel More Definitions → |
| kino | 1. a gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning 2. East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning More Definitions → |
| kilometre | 1. a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) More Definitions → |
| knuckle | 1. a joint of a finger when the fist is closed More Definitions → |
| kelp | 1. large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds More Definitions → |
| kwacha | 1. the basic unit of money in Zambia 2. the basic unit of money in Malawi More Definitions → |
| kiddie | 1. informal term for a young child More Definitions → |
| knack | 1. a special way of doing something More Definitions → |
| kitchenette | 1. small kitchen More Definitions → |
| kimono | 1. a loose robe; imitated from robes originally worn by Japanese More Definitions → |
| kabbalah | 1. an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret More Definitions → |
| knickers | 1. (used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee 2. (used in the plural) underpants worn by women More Definitions → |
| kilogram | 1. one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites More Definitions → |
| kink | 1. a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) 2. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight More Definitions → |
| kor | 1. an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs More Definitions → |
| keystroke | 1. the stroke of a key; one depression of a key on a keyboard More Definitions → |
| kale | 1. informal terms for money 2. a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head More Definitions → |
| kinematics | 1. the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass More Definitions → |
| kestrel | 1. small North American falcon 2. small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind More Definitions → |
| kea | 1. large brownish-green New Zealand parrot More Definitions → |
| kilowatt | 1. a unit of power equal to 1000 watts More Definitions → |
| keyhole | 1. the hole where a key is inserted More Definitions → |
| kitsch | 1. excessively garish or sentimental art; usually considered in bad taste More Definitions → |
| kneel | 1. supporting yourself on your knees More Definitions → |
| kingpin | 1. the most important person in a group or undertaking 2. bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle More Definitions → |
| kamikaze | 1. a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II 2. a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash More Definitions → |
| kingwood | 1. handsome violet-streaked wood of the kingwood tree; used especially in cabinetwork 2. Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood More Definitions → |
| klondike | 1. 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 More Definitions → |
| knockoff | 1. an unauthorized copy or imitation More Definitions → |
| kiley | 1. an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex More Definitions → |
| kirsch | 1. from fermented juice of black morello cherries More Definitions → |
| kola | 1. tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract More Definitions → |
| ketone | 1. any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals More Definitions → |
| krypton | 1. a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air More Definitions → |
| kinsman | 1. a male relative More Definitions → |
| kylix | 1. a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece More Definitions → |
| kismet | 1. (Islam) the will of Allah More Definitions → |
| kyat | 1. the basic unit of money in Myanmar More Definitions → |
| knitter | 1. someone who makes garments (or fabrics) by intertwining yarn or thread More Definitions → |
| kwanza | 1. the basic unit of money in Angola More Definitions → |
| ketamine | 1. a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP More Definitions → |
| kudzu | 1. fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States More Definitions → |
| kiddy | 1. informal term for a young child More Definitions → |
| kerb | 1. an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) More Definitions → |
| kine | 1. domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age More Definitions → |
| kindling | 1. material for starting a fire 2. the act of setting something on fire More Definitions → |
| klick | 1. a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) More Definitions → |
| kickback | 1. a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction More Definitions → |
| kebab | 1. cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables More Definitions → |
| knotting | More Definitions → |
| keratin | 1. a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves More Definitions → |
| kitbag | 1. a knapsack (usually for a soldier) More Definitions → |
| keyboardist | 1. a musician who plays a keyboard instrument More Definitions → |
| kina | 1. the basic unit of money in Papua New Guinea More Definitions → |
| knocker | 1. (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person 2. a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance) More Definitions → |
| kibbutz | 1. a collective farm or settlement owned by its members in modern Israel; children are reared collectively More Definitions → |
| koto | 1. Japanese stringed instrument that resembles a zither; has a rectangular wooden sounding board and usually 13 silk strings that are plucked with the fingers More Definitions → |
| krill | 1. shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e.g. baleen whales More Definitions → |
| khakis | 1. a military uniform made of khaki fabric More Definitions → |
| knapsack | 1. a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder More Definitions → |
| klutz | 1. (Yiddish) a clumsy dolt More Definitions → |
| knell | 1. the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something More Definitions → |
| kaolin | 1. a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) More Definitions → |
| kook | 1. someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group More Definitions → |
| kinesis | 1. a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation More Definitions → |
| kameez | 1. a long tunic worn by many people from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars) More Definitions → |
| kookaburra | 1. Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry More Definitions → |
| kapok | 1. a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation 2. massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber More Definitions → |
| kingfish | 1. the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States 2. large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters More Definitions → |
| kurta | 1. a loose collarless shirt worn by many people on the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars or pyjama) More Definitions → |
| ketch | 1. a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost More Definitions → |
| knighthood | 1. aristocrats holding the rank of knight More Definitions → |
| kingship | 1. the dignity or rank or position of a king More Definitions → |
| knockdown | 1. a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet More Definitions → |
| killdeer | 1. American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry More Definitions → |
| kipper | 1. salted and smoked herring More Definitions → |
| kayo | 1. a blow that renders the opponent unconscious More Definitions → |
| kaon | 1. an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision More Definitions → |
| kampong | 1. a native malay village More Definitions → |
| knave | 1. a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel 2. one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince More Definitions → |
| klebsiella | 1. a genus of nonmotile rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some cause respiratory and other infections More Definitions → |
| kudu | 1. either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush More Definitions → |
| kilter | 1. in working order More Definitions → |
| kibble | 1. coarsely ground grain in the form of pellets (as for pet food) 2. an iron bucket used for hoisting in wells or mining More Definitions → |
| kisser | 1. someone who kisses 2. the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) More Definitions → |
| kazoo | 1. a toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a sound when you hum into the mouthpiece More Definitions → |
| kauri | 1. resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum 2. tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood More Definitions → |
| kludge | 1. a badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose More Definitions → |
| kob | 1. an orange-brown antelope of southeast Africa More Definitions → |
| kachina | 1. a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit 2. a deified spirit of the Pueblo people More Definitions → |
| koan | 1. a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning More Definitions → |
| kerfuffle | 1. a disorderly outburst or tumult More Definitions → |
| kanamycin | 1. antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections More Definitions → |
| kaki | 1. small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit 2. blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt More Definitions → |
| karyotype | 1. the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes) More Definitions → |
| keeshond | 1. a spitz-like dog having a shaggy greyish coat and tightly curled tail originating in Holland More Definitions → |
| kuru | 1. a progressive disease of the central nervous system marked by increasing lack of coordination and advancing to paralysis and death within a year of the appearance of symptoms; thought to have been transmitted by cannibalistic consumption of diseased brain tissue since the disease virtually disappeared when cannibalism was abandoned More Definitions → |
| keratitis | 1. inflammation of the cornea causing watery painful eyes and blurred vision More Definitions → |
| kilobyte | 1. a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes 2. a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes More Definitions → |
| keratosis | 1. a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin More Definitions → |
| kidnapper | 1. someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) More Definitions → |
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