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kinetic

adjective · supplying motive force- H.O.Taylor

Example: the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center

kinetochore

noun · a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape

Example: the centromere is difficult to sequence

king harold ii

noun · King of England who succeeded Edward the Confessor in 1066 and was the last of the Anglo-Saxon monarchs; he was killed fighting the invasion by William the Conqueror (1045-1066)

king john

noun · youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)

king oliver

noun · United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)

king-size

adjective · extra large

Example: a king-size bed

king-sized

adjective · extra large

Example: a king-size bed

kingdom plantae

noun · (botany) the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants

kinglike

adjective · having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king

Example: symbolizing kingly power

kingly

adjective · having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king

Example: symbolizing kingly power

kingsnake

noun · any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals

kink up

verb · curl tightly

Example: crimp hair

kinky

adjective · informal terms; strikingly unconventional

kip down

verb · prepare for sleep

Example: I usually turn in at midnight

kirchner

noun · German expressionist painter (1880-1938)

kirghiz

noun · the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz

kit and caboodle

noun · everything available; usually preceded by `the'

Example: we saw the whole shebang

kit fox

noun · small grey fox of the plains of western North America

kit out

verb · supply with a set of articles or tools

kit up

verb · supply with a set of articles or tools

kitschy

adjective · effusively or insincerely emotional

Example: a bathetic novel

kittenish

adjective · playful like a lively kitten

kitty-corner

adjective · slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line

Example: set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot

kitty-cornered

adjective · slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line

Example: set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot

klamath

noun · a river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern California to the Pacific Ocean

klansman

noun · a member of the Ku Klux Klan

klaxon

noun · a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles

klee

noun · Swiss painter influenced by Kandinsky (1879-1940)

knap

verb · break a small piece off from

Example: chip the glass

knavish

adjective · marked by skill in deception

Example: cunning men often pass for wise

knavishly

adverb · in an artful manner

Example: he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced

knead

verb · manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes

Example: She rubbed down her child with a sponge

knee-deep

adjective · coming only to the ankle or knee

knee-hi

noun · a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees

knee-high

adverb · up to the knees

Example: we were standing knee-deep in the water

knee-jerk reflex

noun · a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon

knifelike

adjective · having a sharp or distinct edge

Example: a narrow knifelike profile

knight banneret

noun · a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command

knightia

noun · small genus of trees or shrubs of New Zealand and New Caledonia

knightly

adjective · being attentive to women like an ideal knight

knitted

adjective · made by intertwining threads in a series of connected loops rather than by weaving

Example: knitted garments

knobbed

adjective · used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots

Example: gnarled and knotted hands

knobbly

adjective · having knobs

Example: had knobbly knees

knobby

adjective · having knobs

Example: had knobbly knees

knock about

verb · strike against forcefully

Example: Winds buffeted the tent

knock against

verb · collide violently with an obstacle

Example: I ran into the telephone pole

knock back

verb · cost a certain amount

Example: My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000

knock cold

verb · knock unconscious or senseless

Example: the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds

knock off

verb · stop pursuing or acting

Example: drop a lawsuit

knock out

verb · destroy or break forcefully

Example: The windows were knocked out

knock over

verb · cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

Example: The cat knocked over the flower vase

knock up

verb · make pregnant

Example: He impregnated his wife again

knockabout

adjective · suitable for rough use

Example: a knockabout overcoat

knockdown

adjective · (furniture) easily assembled and dismantled

Example: I bought a knockdown chest at the do-it-yourself store

knockdown-dragout

adjective · extremely violent

Example: a knock-down-and-drag-out fight