English words: Kazakhstan to keep apace

300 English words, part 10 of 40 of the words starting with K, A to Z. 31 have a page of their own.

English words Kazakhstan to keep apace

Kazakhstan proper noun /ˌkæzəkˈstɑːn/: A country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Kazakhstan. Capital: Astana.
Kazakhstani adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to Kazakhstan, its people and culture.
kazakhstanite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and vanadium.
kazakovite noun: A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral light yellow mineral containing iron, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.
kazam interjection: Alternative form of kazaam.
kazan noun: a cauldron or cooking pot used in Central Asian cuisine
Kazanian adjective, noun: From, of or pertaining to Kazan.
Kazanjian proper noun: A surname from Armenian.
Kazansky proper noun: A surname
kazanskyite noun: A triclinic mineral containing barium, hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, sodium, silicon and titanium.
Kazarian proper noun: A surname from Armenian.
kazasker noun: A chief judge in the Ottoman Empire. There were two kadiaskers: the Rumeli Kadiaskeri, who oversaw the European part of the empire, and the Anadolu...
kazatski noun: Alternative form of kazatsky.
kazatsky noun: Synonym of kozachok
kazatzka noun: Alternative form of kazatsky.
Kazbek proper noun: A dormant volcano in the Caucasus, on the border between North Ossetia, Russia and Georgia.
Kazee proper noun: A surname.
Kazemi proper noun: A surname from Persian.
Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial noun: A member P_(y,w)(q) of a certain family of integral polynomials that are indexed by pairs of elements y, w of a Coxeter group W, which can in particular be...
kazi noun /ˈkɑːzi/: A civil judge in Arabic, Persian or Turkish countries.
kazillion noun: An unspecified large number (of).
kazillionaire noun: Someone who is immensely wealthy.
kazillionth adjective: The ordinal form of the number kazillion.
Kazim proper noun: A surname from Arabic.
Kazimir proper noun: A male given name from the Slavic languages.
Kazmi proper noun: A surname.
Kazmierczak proper noun: A surname from Polish.
kazonga noun: A woman's breast.
kazoo noun, verb /kəˈzuː/: A simple musical instrument (a membranophone) consisting of a pipe with a hole in it, producing a buzzing sound when the player hums into it.
kazooer noun: Synonym of kazooist.
kazooist noun: Someone who plays the kazoo.
kazoolike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a kazoo.
kazoom interjection, noun: An abrupt or explosive zooming noise; the sound of something powerfully speeding by.
kazowie interjection: Alternative form of zowie.
Kazue proper noun: A female given name from Japanese.
Kazuhisa proper noun: A male given name from Japanese.
Kazuki proper noun: A unisex given name from Japanese.
Kazuko proper noun: A female given name from Japanese.
Kazumasa proper noun: A male given name from Japanese.
Kazumi proper noun: A unisex given name from Japanese.
Kazuo proper noun: A male given name from Japanese.
Kazuyoshi proper noun: A male given name from Japanese.
kb noun, symbol: Abbreviation of kilobyte.
kB/s noun: Abbreviation of kilobyte per second.
KBA noun: Initialism of knowledge-based authentication.
kbar noun: Abbreviation of kilobar.
kbaud noun: Abbreviation of kilobaud.
KBBQ noun: Abbreviation of Korean barbecue (Korean BBQ).
kbd noun: Abbreviation of thousand barrels per day.
KBE noun: Initialism of knowledge-based engineering.
kbit symbol: Abbreviation of kilobit.
KBO noun, verb: Initialism of Kuiper belt object.
kbp noun: Abbreviation of kilobase pair.
kbps noun: Initialism of kilobits per second.
kbs noun: Initialism of Knowledge-based systems.
kbyte noun: Abbreviation of kilobyte.
kc noun: Initialism of King's Counsel.
kc/s noun: kilocycles per second
kcal noun: Abbreviation of kilocalorie.
kcalorie noun: Abbreviation of kilocalorie.
KCAS noun: Initialism of knots calibrated airspeed.
KCB noun: Initialism of Knight Commander, part of the Order of the Bath.
KCCT noun: Initialism of kaolin-cephalin clotting time
KCIE noun: Initialism of Knight Commander of the Indian Empire.
KCN noun: Potassium cyanide.
KCS noun: Initialism of keratoconjunctivitis sicca.
KCSIE noun: Initialism of keeping children safe in education.
KCT noun: Initialism of kaolin clotting time.
KD noun: Abbreviation of khaki drill, a form of British military uniform made of cotton.
KDA noun: Abbreviation of Kills Deaths Assists, a ratio used by MOBA players to evaluate their in-game performance. Used in a similar manner to the kill-death ratio.
kdalton noun: Abbreviation of kilodalton.
KDD noun: Initialism of knowledge discovery in databases.
KDE proper noun: A computer desktop environment that runs on Unix and Linux.
KDF noun: Initialism of key derivation function.
kdm. noun: Abbreviation of kingdom.
kdna noun: Alternative form of kDNA.
KDR noun: Initialism of kill-to-death ratio.
KDrama noun: Alternative letter-case form of K-drama.
KDS noun: Initialism of kitchen display system.
KDSS noun: Initialism of Kocher-Debre-Semelaigne syndrome.
KdVS noun: Initialism of Koolen-De Vries syndrome.
KE noun: Initialism of kinetic energy.
ke belakang pusing noun, verb /kəˈblɑkɑŋ ˌpuseŋ/: To make an about-turn; more precisely, to turn 180 degrees clockwise, then stomp one’s left foot.
ke-mo sah-bee noun: Alternative spelling of kemosabe
kea noun /ˈkiːə/: Nestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand.
Keady proper noun: A surname from Irish.
Keagan proper noun: A surname from Irish.
Keagy proper noun: A surname from German.
keak verb: To cackle or laugh.
Kealakekua proper noun: A census-designated place in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States, in the area of the bay where explorer Captain Cook was killed.
Kealey proper noun: A surname.
Kealy proper noun: A surname from Irish.
Keam proper noun: A surname.
Kean proper noun: A surname.
Keane proper noun /kiːn/: A surname from Irish.
Keaney proper noun: A surname from Irish.
Keano proper noun: Nickname for someone with the surname Keane.
Keansburg proper noun: A borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
Keanu proper noun /kiːˈɑːnuː/: A male given name from Hawaiian.
Kear proper noun: A surname.
Keara proper noun: A female given name from Irish, variant of Keira.
Kearney proper noun: A surname from Irish.
Kearns proper noun: A surname from Irish.
Kearns-Sayre syndrome noun: Oculocraniosomatic disease.
Kearny proper noun: A surname.
Kearse proper noun: A surname.
Kearsley proper noun /ˈkɜː(ɹ)zli/: A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7504).
keas noun: Initialism of knots equivalent airspeed.
Keast proper noun: A surname.
Keathley proper noun: A surname.
Keating proper noun: A surname.
keatite noun: A synthetic crystalline form of silica
Keatley proper noun: A surname.
Keaton proper noun /ˈkitən/: An English surname.
Keatonesque adjective: Of or relating to Buster Keaton (1895–1966), American comic actor, filmmaker, and producer, best known for silent films with deadpan slapstick.
Keatonian adjective: Synonym of Keatonesque.
Keats proper noun /ˈkiːts/: A surname transferred from the nickname or originating as a patronymic.
Keatsian adjective /ˈkiːtsɪ.ən/: Of or pertaining to the English poet John Keats (1795–1821), a key figure of the Romantic movement, or his writings.
Keaveney proper noun: A surname from Irish.
Keaveny proper noun: A surname from Irish.
keawe noun: Alternative form of kiawe.
Keay proper noun /ˈkeɪ/: A surname from Middle English, spelling variant of Kay.
Keays proper noun /kiːz/: A surname.
keb noun, verb: Of a ewe, to abort a lamb.
kebab noun, verb /kəˈbæb/: A hand-held dish consisting of slices of meat or fish roasted on an upright skewer, usually mixed with fresh vegetables and sauces and served in flatbread,...
kebab button noun: A dropdown menu whose presence is indicated by a vertical ellipsis (⋮).
kebab case noun: The practice of writing identifiers using hyphens to separate words.
kebab icon noun: A dropdown menu whose presence is indicated by a vertical ellipsis (⋮).
kebab menu noun: A dropdown menu whose presence is indicated by a vertical ellipsis (⋮).
kebab paratha noun: A famous street food combination from Lucknow, consisting of soft kebabs served wrapped alongside a layered Mughlai flatbread).
kebabche noun: A Bulgarian dish of grilled mincemeat in a cylinder.
kebablike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a kebab.
kebap noun: Alternative spelling of kebab.
kebaya noun: A traditional blouse worn by women in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, and Southern Thailand.
kebayah noun: Alternative spelling of kebaya.
kebbeh noun: Alternative form of kibbeh.
Kebbi proper noun: A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital: Birnin Kebbi.
kebbie noun: cudgel, staff
kebbock noun: Alternative form of kebbuck.
kebbuck noun /ˈkɛbək/: A whole wheel or ball of cheese.
kebby noun: Alternative form of kebbie.
Kebede proper noun: A surname from Amharic.
kebelakan pusing verb: Alternative form of ke belakang pusing.
kebelakang pusing verb: Alternative form of ke belakang pusing.
kebele noun: The smallest administrative unit of Ethiopia, contained within a woreda.
kebelle noun: Alternative form of kebele.
kebero noun: A type of double-headed drum used in Eritrea, Sudan and Ethiopia.
keblah noun: Alternative form of qibla.
keblakang pusing verb: Alternative form of ke belakang pusing.
Keble proper noun /ˈkiːbəl/: A surname from Old English.
kebob noun, verb: Alternative spelling of kebab.
Kebra proper noun: A female given name.
kebuzone noun: The drug ketophenylbutazone.
kebyar noun: A style of gamelan music based on a five-tone scale, with marked changes in tempo.
kecak noun: A type of ceremonial chant in Bali, based on the Ramayana story, where men sit in a circle and imitate the sounds of monkeys.
kecamatan noun: A district in Indonesia.
kecap noun: Soy sauce.
kecap manis noun /ˈkɛtʃʌp ˌmɑːnis/: A kind of thick, sweet, and flavourful soy sauce used in Indonesian cuisine.
kecapi noun /kəˈt͡ʃɑ.pi/: Alternative form of kacapi.
kecapi suling noun: Sundanese instrumental and improvisational form of music.
Kechumaran adjective: Alternative form of Quechumaran.
keck noun, verb /kɛk/: To heave or retch as if to vomit.
keck-handed adjective: Alternative form of cack-handed.
keckhanded adjective: Alternative spelling of keck-handed.
keckish adjective: having a tendency to retch or vomit
keckite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc.
keckle verb: To wind rope or chains around (a cable etc.) to protect its surface from friction, abrasion, or ice.
kecklish adjective: Inclined to vomit; squeamish.
kecks noun: Trousers.
keckses noun: Alternative form of kecksies.
kecksy noun: The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the hemlock.
ked noun: Any of the family Hippoboscidae of obligate parasites, especially the sheep ked, Melophagus ovinus.
KED board noun: A Kendrick Extrication Device.
ked itch noun: A cutaneous condition caused by sheep ked.
Kedah proper noun: A state in northwestern Malaysia. Capital: Alor Setar.
Kedahan noun /kəˈdɑːhən/: A resident of Kedah in Malaysia.
kedani noun: A mite of species (Trombicula akamushi), found in Japan.
Kedar proper noun: A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
kedarcidin noun: A particular chromoprotein antibiotic
Kedarite noun: Alternative form of Qedarite.
keddah noun /ˈkɛdə/: An elephant trap; an enclosure constructed to entrap wild elephants.
Keddie proper noun: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
keddle of fish noun: Alternative spelling of kettle of fish.
Keddy proper noun: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
kedgaree noun: Alternative form of kedgeree.
kedge noun, verb /kɛd͡ʒ/: A small anchor used for warping a vessel.
kedger noun: A small anchor; a kedge.
kedgeree noun /ˈkɛd͡ʒəɹi/: Khichdi.
kedgeree pot noun: A round pipkin of the kind commonly used in India for holding water and for cooking purposes.
Kediri proper noun: A city in East Java, Indonesia.
kedlock noun: Synonym of charlock (Rhampospermum arvense, syns. Sinapis arvensis, etc.)
kedoshim noun: The victims of the Holocaust.
keds noun: Plimsolls (canvas shoes with rubber soles) of the American brand Keds.
kedusha noun: Alternative form of kedushah.
kedushah noun: Any of several prayers involving the recitation of the biblical verses Isaiah 6:3 and Ezekiel 3:12.
Kedzie proper noun: A surname.
kee noun /kiː/: Alternative form of kye (“cow”).
kee chang noun [ˈkiː˨ t͡säŋ˩]: Alkaline zongzi (a Chinese dessert, sometimes filled with a sweet paste)
kee siao adjective [kʰiː˨˦ sjaʊ˦˨]: Mad, crazy.
keeb noun /ˈkiːb/: Clipping of keyboard.
Keeble proper noun /ˈkibəl/: A surname from Old English.
Keebler proper noun: A surname.
keech noun /kiːt͡ʃ/: A mass or lump of fat rolled up by the butcher.
Keechi noun: Alternative form of Kichai.
keed noun: Pronunciation spelling of kid.
Keedy proper noun: A surname.
keef noun: Alternative spelling of kif.
Keefe proper noun: A surname.
Keefer proper noun: A surname.
keefir noun: Alternative spelling of kefir.
Keegan proper noun /ˈkiɡən/: A surname from Irish
keeho noun, verb: loud laugh
keeill noun: A small monastic cell or chapel (especially during the pre-modern period).
keek noun, verb /kiːk/: To peek; peep.
keekar noun: Alternative form of kikar (“kind of tree”).
keeker noun: An eye.
keeking-glass noun: A mirror.
keekwilee-house noun: A semisubterranean winter dwelling of certain Native American peoples.
Keekwulee noun: A new member of the Rotary Club of Seattle.
keel noun, verb /kiːl/: A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
keel arch noun: A kind of four-centred arch with partially straight rather than curved sides, developed in Fatimid architecture.
keel haul verb: Alternative spelling of keelhaul.
keel-jawed needlefish noun: A large, yet long and thin needlefish of the species of genus Tylosurus, common gamefishes in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans.
keel over verb /ˈkiːl ˈəʊvə(ɹ)/: Of a vessel: to roll so far on its side that it cannot recover; to capsize or turn turtle.
keelage noun: The right of demanding a duty or toll for a ship entering port.
Keelan proper noun: A surname.
keelat adjective: Alternative spelling of kilat.
keelback noun: Any of various colubrid snakes of the subfamily Natricinae, whose dorsal scales exhibit strong keeling.
keelboat noun: Any sailboat having a keel (as opposed to a centerboard or daggerboard).
keelboater noun: Someone who travels by keelboat.
keelboatman noun: The person who operates a keelboat.
Keele proper noun /kil/: A surname.
keeled adjective, verb /ˈkiːld/: Furnished with a keel.
keeler noun /ˈkiːlə/: One who works on a barge or keel.
Keeley proper noun: A surname from Irish.
keeleyite noun: Synonym of zinkenite.
keelfat noun: A cooler; a vat in which liquor or wort is set for cooling.
keelful noun: As much as a keel (type of vat) will hold
keelhaul verb /ˈkiːlhɔːl/: To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship with the intent of causing painful injuries.
keelhauling noun, verb /ˈkiːlhɔːlɪŋ/: The act by which a person is keelhauled.
keelie adjective, noun /ˈkiːli/: A sparrowhawk or kestrel.
Keelin proper noun: A female given name from Irish.
keeling noun, verb: A cod, especially a small one.
Keeling curve noun: A graph that plots the ongoing change in concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere since the 1950s.
Keeling Islander noun: Someone from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Keeling schedule noun: In a bill or enactment, a schedule that shows how provisions of existing enactments would be amended.
keelivine noun: Synonym of keelyvine pen.
keelivine pen noun: Alternative form of keelyvine pen.
keelless adjective: having no keel.
keelman noun: A keeler; one who manages or works on a coal boat.
keels noun, verb: plural of keel
keelson noun: A longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for strength and stiffness.
Keelung proper noun: A city in north-eastern Taiwan.
keely adjective: Relating to, or characteristic of keel (ruddle)
keelyvine pen noun: A pencil of black lead.
Keem proper noun /kiːm/: A male given name from English.
keema noun /kiːmə/: Finely chopped mince as used in South Asia cookery, typically lamb with peas or potatoes and spices, sometimes used as a filling in samosas or naan.
Keemun noun: A variety of Chinese black tea.
keen adjective, noun, verb /kiːn/: Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
keen as a bean adjective: Very keen; enthusiastic; eager.
keen as knives adjective: Very keen or eager; avid.
keen as mustard adjective: Very keen, enthusiastic, eager.
keen on adjective: fond of; appreciative of
keen-witted adjective: Quickwitted.
keen-wittedness noun: The state of being keen-witted
Keena proper noun: A surname.
Keenan proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name
Keene's cement noun: A kind of plaster which sets white, made from gypsum with alum.
Keenen proper noun: A surname
keener adjective, noun: One who keens at a funeral.
Keeney proper noun: A surname from Irish.
keening adjective, noun, verb: Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.
keenish adjective: Somewhat keen.
keenly adverb /ˈkiːnli/: In a keen manner.
keenness noun: sharpness or cutting ability
keeno noun /ˈkiːnəʊ/: A pupil who works hard; a swot.
Keenum proper noun: A surname.
keep noun, verb /kiːp/: To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
keep a civil tongue verb: Alternative form of keep a civil tongue in one's head.
keep a civil tongue in one's head verb: To maintain a polite manner of speaking.
keep a civil tongue in one's mouth verb: Alternative form of keep a civil tongue in one's head.
keep a close watch verb: To pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems.
keep a cool head verb: To keep one's cool; to stay calm.
keep a dog and bark oneself verb: Alternative form of buy a dog and bark oneself.
keep a lid on verb: To keep something secret.
keep a look-out verb: Alternative form of be on the look-out.
keep a lookout verb: To remain vigilant for someone or something.
keep a low profile verb: To be discreet and quiet.
keep a tight rein on verb: To exercise strict control over; keep in check.
keep a watch out verb: Synonym of keep an eye out.
keep a weather eye open verb: to maintain a background awareness of something; to remain alert to changes without it occupying one's full attention.
keep across verb: To keep abreast of or up to date with; to keep people informed of.
keep ahead verb: To do enough of a task in order to remain ahead of schedule; to stay ahead.
keep an act verb: To hold an academical disputation.
keep an eye on verb: To watch and pay attention to, in case of misbehaviour or mishap.
keep an eye open verb: To remain vigilant for someone or something.
keep an eye out verb: To watch for or look out for.
keep an eye peeled verb: To look out (for something) attentively.
keep an eye skinned verb: Alternative form of keep an eye peeled.
keep apace verb: Alternative form of keep pace.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under K: 11,912 words, in 40 parts.