English words: kettle stitch to keytarist

300 English words, part 16 of 40 of the words starting with K, A to Z. 41 have a page of their own.

English words kettle stitch to keytarist

kettle stitch noun: The stitch made in sewing at the head and tail of a book.
kettle trap noun: The kettle-like pitcher of any of the carnivorous pitcher plants, used to trap their prey.
kettlebell noun /ˈkɛtəlˌbɛl/: A weight consisting of a cast iron ball with a single handle for gripping the weight during exercise.
kettlebelly noun: A fat-bellied person
kettled adjective, verb: Drunk.
kettledrum noun: A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl.
kettledrummer noun: A musician who plays the kettledrum.
kettledrumming noun: The playing of a kettledrum.
kettleful noun: An amount sufficient to fill a kettle, particularly of a kettle used for cooking.
kettlelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a kettle.
kettleman noun: A foreman in charge of the kettles in which textile dyes are prepared.
kettler noun: The worker in charge of a kettle used in dyeing, bleaching, etc
Kettlewell proper noun: A village in Kettlewell with Starbotton parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD969723).
kettling noun, verb: A crowd control technique, used by police, where a hostile group of protesters or rioters are surrounded and not allowed to disperse, sometimes with the use...
Kettner proper noun: A surname.
kettnerite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing bismuth, calcium, carbon, fluorine, and oxygen.
Ketton proper noun: A village and civil parish in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK9804).
Ketu proper noun: The descending lunar node. In Hindu mythology, Ketu is generally referred to as a "shadow" planet, believed to have a tremendous impact on human lives and...
ketuba noun: Alternative form of ketubah.
ketubah noun: A traditional Jewish marriage contract that outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom in relation to the bride.
ketubbah noun: Alternative form of ketubah.
ketupat noun /kəˈtupat/: An Asian dumpling made from rice wrapped in a woven palm-leaf pouch and boiled.
Keturah proper noun /kɪˈtʊər.ə/: Keturah, the second wife of Abraham.
ketyl noun: Any of a class of organic radicals, R₂C-O^., formally derived from a ketone
Keuper proper noun: A lithostratigraphic unit (a sequence of rock strata) in the subsurface of large parts of west and central Europe, consisting of dolomite, shales or...
keurboom noun: A species of tree, Virgilia oroboides, noted for its pretty lilac flowers.
keurtjie noun: A small, pink legume of the species Podalyria calyptrata.
Keutel syndrome noun: A rare genetic disorder characterized by abnormal diffuse cartilage calcification, hypoplasia of the mid-face, peripheral pulmonary stenosis, hearing loss,...
KeV noun /kɛv/: Initialism of kiloelectronvolt.
kevalin noun: One who has attained a state of complete understanding or supreme wisdom.
Kevan proper noun: A male given name from Irish, variant of Kevin.
kevazingo noun: Synonym of bubinga (“timber of Guibourtia species”).
kevel noun: A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed.
kevil noun: A lot (object used to determine a question by chance or independently of human choice).
Kevin proper noun /ˈkɛvɪn/: A male given name from Irish.
Kevinism noun: A tendency to use exotic, especially American, first names for children, especially in German-speaking areas.
kevlar noun /ˈkɛvlɑɹ/: A brand name for a para-aramid fiber Alternative letter-case form of kevlar.
Kevlared adjective: Wearing Kevlar.
kevod hamet noun: Respect for the dead.
Kevon proper noun: A male given name.
kevork noun, verb: To commit suicide.
Kevorkian proper noun /kɛˈvɔɹkiːɛn/: A surname from Armenian.
Kevorkianesque adjective: Reminiscent of the beliefs or activities of Jack Kevorkian (1928–2011), American euthanasia activist.
kevutza noun: Alternative form of kvutza.
kevutzah noun: Alternative form of kvutza.
Kevvy proper noun /ˈkɛvi/: A diminutive of the male given name Kevin.
Kevy proper noun /ˈkɛvi/: A diminutive of the male given name Kevin.
Kevyn proper noun: A male given name from Irish, of rare usage, variant of Kevin.
kew interjection, noun: The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.
Kewa noun /ˈkiː.wə/: A federally recognized Pueblo people living in New Mexico; more commonly known as the Santo Domingo.
Kewanee proper noun: A city in Henry County, Illinois.
Kewaunee proper noun: A city, the county seat of Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States, on Lake Michigan.
kewchie noun: pussy (female genitalia)
kewda noun: Alternative form of kewra.
Keweenaw proper noun: A peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that projects northeasterly into Lake Superior, forming a bay.
keweenawite noun: A copper ore and discredited mineral species composed of arsenic, copper, nickel, and cobalt.
Kewell proper noun: A locality in the Rural City of Horsham and the Shire of Yarriambiack, western Victoria, Australia.
kewick noun: The call of a female tawny owl.
kewl beans interjection: Alternative spelling of cool beans.
kewpie noun: A kewpie doll.
kewpie doll noun: A plump doll with a curl of hair on its head.
kewra noun: The essence of pandanus flowers, used to make a syrup in North Indian and Pakistani cuisine.
kex noun /kɛks/: The dried stem of certain large herbaceous plants.
kexin noun: A yeast serine peptidase.
kext noun /kɛkst/: A loadable extension to the kernel of the macOS operating system.
key adjective, noun, verb /kiː/: An object designed to open and close a lock or to activate or deactivate something, especially a length of metal inserted into a narrow opening on the lock...
key alike adjective: To be unlockable by the same key.
key art noun: A single, iconic image that serves as the foundation for an entire marketing campaign, capturing the essence, mood, or story of a product, film, TV show, or...
key artwork noun: Synonym of key art.
key back noun: A key defender.
key bed noun: Synonym of marker horizon.
key binding noun: A key or key combination configured to trigger an action when pressed.
key bit noun: bitting
key bolt noun: A bolt which has a mortise near the end, and is secured by a cotter or wedge instead of a nut.
key bounce noun: Alternative spelling of keybounce.
key-bugle noun: A bugle with keys that allow different notes to be played.
key bump noun: A portion of a recreational drug in powdered form that is snorted from a key or similar small object.
key card noun: Alternative spelling of keycard.
key catcher noun: Alternative form of keycatcher
key chain noun: Alternative form of keychain.
key change noun: A change in key during a song or composition; a modulation.
key club noun: A private club, the members of which each have a key.
key-cold adjective: Cold as a metallic key; lifeless.
key combo noun: Synonym of keyboard shortcut.
key currency noun: A currency that is reliable, has little volatility, and widely used in trade and commerce on a worldwide scale.
key deer noun: A supspecies of the white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus clavium, found in the Florida Keys.
key defender noun: A tall defender (traditionally, a full-back or centre half-back).
key desk noun: A console that encloses a pipe organ's keys and stops.
key down verb: To lower in pitch, level, or intensity; to tone down.
key drive noun: Synonym of flash drive.
key encapsulation mechanism noun: A mechanism for sharing a secret key securely between recipients, despite the presence of adversaries.
key exchange noun: An exchange of peers' keys at the initialization phase of connection.
key finder noun: A small electronic device that can be fitted to keys, luggage, etc. and emits a signal to allow the object to be located if it is misplaced.
key fob noun: An item carried on a key ring either as decoration or for security.
key forward noun: A tall forward (traditionally, a centre half-forward or full-forward).
key frame noun: Alternative form of keyframe.
key fruit noun: A samara.
key grip noun: The head of the grip department, involved with lighting and camera movement.
key harp noun: Synonym of nyckelharpa.
key holder noun: Alternative form of keyholder.
key in verb: To enter data by keyboarding.
key in on verb: To focus attention on
key interest rate noun: Synonym of policy rate.
key into verb: To put (someone) into (a particular state, emotion etc.).
key-keeper noun: Alternative form of keykeeper.
key light noun: The most important light, used to highlight the form and dimension of the subject.
key lime noun: A small yellow (when ripe, usually sold green) lime, of hybrid Citrus × aurantiifolia, especially those from southern Florida.
key lime pie noun: An American dessert made of Key lime juice, egg yolks, and sweetened condensed milk in a pie crust, often with a meringue topping.
key log noun: The log which, if removed, would free up the whole logjam.
key logger noun: Software or hardware designed to record keyboard entries, often for the purpose of stealing passwords or other sensitive data.
key man insurance noun: Synonym of key person insurance.
key man risk noun: Synonym of key person risk.
key-mistress noun: Alternative form of keymistress.
key money noun: A payment required by a landlord or agent before accessing rented property.
key of the door noun: Twenty-one.
key of the street noun: An imaginary item said to be possessed by anyone who is locked outdoors.
key off verb: To take something as a controlling input datum.
key on verb: To anticipate a play by watching and analyzing the movements of one's opponent(s).
key out verb: To remove (something) or make (something) transparent in a scene through the use of a chromakey.
key pair noun: Alternative spelling of keypair.
key party noun: A group sex event where participants' car keys are randomly handed out, determining which couples will have sex.
key performance indicator noun: A financial or non-financial metric used to help an organization define and measure progress towards its goals.
key person insurance noun: An insurance policy taken out by a business to compensate that business for financial losses that would arise from the death or extended incapacity of an...
key person risk noun: A risk carried by an organization that depends to a great extent on one individual for its success.
key position noun: Any tall forward or defensive position (traditionally, full-back, centre half-back, centre half-forward, or full-forward).
key press noun: Alternative form of keypress.
key rate noun: Synonym of policy rate.
key ring noun: Alternative form of keyring.
key seat noun: Alternative form of keyseat.
key server noun: Alternative spelling of keyserver.
key set identifier noun: A value that is used to identify a key set.
key signature noun: An indication of the key of a composition, giving the number of sharps or flats in the corresponding scale.
key spoke noun: In wheelbuilding, the first spoke that is fitted to the wheel (next to the valve hole), determining the layout of the remaining spokes.
key stage noun: Alternative form of key stage.
key stretching noun: Techniques used to make a key more secure against brute force attacks by increasing the resources needed to test each possible key.
key to the city noun: An ornamental key sometimes given as a symbol of a freedom of the city.
key to the door noun: Twenty-one.
key to the kingdom noun: Alternative form of keys to the kingdom (in which the variant of the metaphor involves a single key).
key to the midway noun: A fictional item, the subject of a fool's errand.
key up verb: To raise (the whole ring of an arch) off its centering, by driving in the keystone forcibly.
key-value noun: A pair consisting of a key (usually unique) and a value associated with the key.
key visual noun: Synonym of key art.
key word noun: Alternative form of keyword.
key worker noun: Alternative form of keyworker.
key wrench noun: An adjustable wrench in which the movable jaw is made fast by a key.
keyable adjective: Able to be classified according to a key.
keyage noun: Alternative form of quayage.
keyaki noun: An Asian tree, Zelkova serrata.
Keyauwee noun: A member of a small tribe of Native Americans who inhabited what is now Randolph County, North Carolina, United States.
keybed noun: The support structure of the key of a piano or other keyboard instrument upon which the key rests when fully depressed.
keybedding noun: The fault of continuing to press down too hard on the keys of a keyboard instrument after the initial key depression that creates the sound, thus holding...
keybind noun: Synonym of key binding.
keybinding noun: Alternative spelling of key binding.
keybit noun: A binary digit forming part of a cryptographic key.
keyboard noun, verb /ˈki.bɔɹd/: A set of keys laid out in a gridlike pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer, etc.
keyboard army noun: A group of people paid to defend the interests of their employer on social media platforms.
keyboard bass noun: An electronic keyboard instrument specifically used to reproduce the bass note range.
keyboard cowboy noun: A person who runs a .com company, or someone who was around during the dot-com bubble.
keyboard diarrhea noun: Logorrhea, or verbal diarrhea, produced by typing on a keyboard.
keyboard distance noun: The shortest path between two keys in a keyboard layout in terms of the number of intermediate keys.
keyboard glockenspiel noun: A kind of glockenspiel operated by a piano keyboard.
keyboard instrument noun: Any musical instrument which features a keyboard, such as a piano, synthesizer or celesta.
keyboard layout noun: Any specific physical, visual, or functional arrangement of the keys or legends of a computer keyboard, mobile phone, or other device.
keyboard shortcut noun: A key, or more usually a combination of keys, on the keyboard of a personal computer that activates a specific, predefined function; a press (pressing) of...
keyboard smash noun: A seemingly random and unintelligible string of characters, as produced by smashing a keyboard.
keyboardable adjective: Easily generated with a typewriter or computer keyboard.
keyboarder noun: Someone who keyboards; a typist.
keyboardful noun: A lot to type.
keyboarding noun, verb: The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
keyboardism noun: The art or skill of playing a musical keyboard.
keyboardist noun: Someone who plays a keyboard.
keyboarditis noun: An affliction or other problem caused by the use of a keyboard.
keyboardless adjective: Without use of a keyboard.
keyboardlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a keyboard.
keybounce noun /ˈkiːbaʊns/: Multiple recorded keystrokes from a single press of a key on a computer keyboard due to poor electrical contact.
keyboy noun: A male hotel or motel employee in charge of room keys.
keybutton noun: A key on a keyboard.
keycap noun: The part of a key (on a keyboard) that is pressed by the user, as opposed to any electromechanical unit underneath.
keycard noun: A usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to operate an electronic access control lock.
keycard lock noun: An electronic lock operated by a keycard.
keycatcher noun: Synonym of key logger
keychain noun /ˈkiːˌt͡ʃeɪn/: A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.
keyclick noun: The sound produced by a keypress.
keycode noun: A code that represents a keypress.
keydesk noun: Alternative spelling of key desk
keyed adjective, verb /kiːd/: Having a key, mated to a keyseat and/or keyway, to either control or prevent movement.
keyed bugle noun: Alternative form of key-bugle.
keyed fiddle noun: Synonym of nyckelharpa.
keyed up adjective, verb: Nervous; worried.
keyer adjective, noun: One who, or that which, keys.
Keyes proper noun /kiːz/: A surname.
keyfile noun: A file that contains encryption or license keys
keyfob noun: Alternative spelling of key fob.
keyframe noun, verb /ˈkiˌfɹeɪm/: A single frame in an animation sequence drawn by an artist, between which others are tweened.
keyframer noun: A software tool that automates keyframing.
keygen noun /ˌkiːˈd͡ʒɛn/: A small program used to generate a license key used to unlock a trial version of software illegitimately.
keyguard noun: A plate or shield with a set of holes that fits over a keyboard.
keyholder noun: An individual or organization with access to a cryptographic key.
keyholding adjective, noun: The role of entrusting or holding the key to a building or other asset for security purposes.
keyhole noun, verb /ˈkiˌhoʊ̯l/: The hole in a lock where the key is inserted and turns.
keyhole arch noun: Synonym of horseshoe arch.
keyhole fly noun: A vertical slit in some types of men's underwear, used for urination.
keyhole limpet noun: A member of the family Fissurellidae of marine gastropods.
keyhole limpet hemocyanin noun: A carrier for making antigens. Because of its large size and distant relation to humans and many test animals, KLH causes a large antigenic response. When...
keyhole sand dollar noun: Synonym of keyhole urchin.
keyhole saw noun: A narrow, slender saw, used in cutting keyholes, etc.
keyhole surgery noun: Surgery using a fibre optic laparoscope through a small incision, either for examination or treatment.
keyhole urchin noun: Any of numerous clypeastroid sea urchins (sand dollars) of the genus Melitta
keyhole wound noun: A ragged wound caused by a bullet that enters the body at a shallow angle.
keyholing noun, verb: The tendency of a bullet fired down an excessively large barrel to wobble in flight and leave a keyhole-shaped puncture in the target.
keying noun, verb: In the sociology of Erving Goffman, an action or utterance that signals the meaning of interaction to participants.
keyite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic azure mineral containing arsenic, cadmium, calcium, copper, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
keykeeper noun: The holder of a key.
Keyla proper noun: A female given name.
keyless adjective: Lacking or not requiring a key.
keylessness noun: Absence of keys.
keylet noun: A small key
keylight noun: Alternative form of key light.
keylike adjective: Resembling a key.
keylime pie noun: Alternative form of Key lime pie.
keyline noun: A contour line connecting all points in valley at the same elevation as the keypoint, used in planning efficient water usage.
keylock noun: An armlock where the implementer isolates the opponent's arm and torques the shoulder in order to cause pain or injury.
keylogger noun: Alternative form of key logger.
keylogging noun: The logging of keystrokes, as with a key logger
keymaker noun: One who makes keys.
keyman noun: A telegraph operator.
keyman insurance noun: Alternative form of key man insurance.
keymap noun: A collection of keymappings.
keymapping noun: A mapping of keys on a keyboard to commands; a key binding.
keymask noun: A bitmask specifying which keypresses were made.
keymaster noun: A person in charge of a key or keys.
Keymer proper noun: A village in Hassocks parish, Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3115).
keymistress noun: A woman in charge of a key or keys.
keymove noun: The first and most important move in solving a chess problem.
Keynes proper noun /keɪnz/: An English surname from Old French.
Keynes effect noun: The phenomenon in which a decrease in price level leads to a decrease in interest rates, provided there's no liquidity trap or interest-unresponsive...
Keynesian adjective, noun /ˈkeɪnziən/: Of or pertaining to an economic theory based on the ideas of John Maynard Keynes, as put forward in his book The General Theory of Employment, Interest and...
Keynesian beauty contest noun: A theoretical beauty contest where judges are rewarded for selecting the most popular faces among all judges, rather than those they personally find the...
Keynesian cross noun: A kind of diagram that plots aggregate income against planned total spending or aggregate expenditure.
Keynesianism noun /ˈkeɪnziənɪz.m̩/: A prescriptive or normative economic stance according to which the state should actively stimulate economic growth and improve stability in the private...
Keynesianist noun /ˈkeɪnziənɪst/: Synonym of Keynesian.
keyness noun: The degree to which something is key, or important.
keynote noun, verb /ˈkiːˌnoʊt/: A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.
keynote speech noun: A speech that sets the central theme of a conference, seminar or other event.
keynoter noun /ˈkiːˌnoʊtər/: A speaker who delivers the keynote speech of a conference.
Keynsham proper noun /ˈkeɪnʃəm/: A town and civil parish with a town council in Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6568).
keypad noun /ˈkiːpæd/: A small board with keys primarily used for tactile input into a machine.
keypair noun: A public key and its associated private key (in public-key cryptography).
keypal noun: The email equivalent of a penpal; someone with whom to exchange email for the simple joy of communicating.
keypath noun: A path to a file or other component that is critical to the installation of a given program.
keyphone noun: A desk telephone with additional buttons and features.
keyphrase noun: A phrase used in encryption as a key, like a single keyword (password).
keyplate noun: The plate that prints the detail in an image.
keypoint noun: Part of a valley where the lower and flatter portion of the primary valley floor suddenly becomes steeper, used in computing a keyline for the efficient...
keypress noun: The depression of an input key.
keypunch noun, verb: A mechanical device whose keys are pressed, individually or in combination, to punch holes in punched cards or paper tape that correspond to particular...
keypuncher noun: A keypunch.
keyring noun /ˈkiːɹɪŋ/: A ring, normally of metal or plastic, for holding keys together.
keys noun, phrase, verb /kiːz/: plural of key
keys of the kingdom noun: Alternative form of keys to the kingdom.
keys to the kingdom noun: A resource, usually information or knowledge, the possession of which gives the possessor access to power.
keys, wallet, phone phrase: Alternative form of wallet, keys, phone.
Keysborough proper noun: A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Greater Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
keyscan noun: The process of scanning the state of a keyboard to determine which keys are being pressed.
keyseat noun, verb: A bed or groove to receive a key which prevents one mechanical part from turning on another; especially, one with blind ends and a press-fit, such as one...
keyseater noun: An instrument for keyseating.
keysender noun: A device that transmits information about which buttons are pressed.
keysending noun: The operation of a keysender.
Keyser proper noun: A surname.
Keyserlingian adjective: Of or relating to Leon Keyserling (1908–1987), American economist.
keyserver noun: In public key cryptography, the server that stores and distributes the public key files.
keyset noun: An input device whose few keys can be pressed in many combinations, often simultaneously, to enter different commands or characters.
keysigning noun: The process of digitally signing someone else's public key using one's own.
keysmash noun, verb /ˈki.smæʃ/: A haphazard striking of keys on a keyboard to convey frustration, laughter, or other emotion; the text so produced.
keysmith noun: A person who cuts keys.
keyspace noun /ˈkiː.speis/: The notional space that contains all possible cryptographic keys.
keyster noun: Alternative spelling of keister (“suitcase”).
keystone noun, verb /ˈkiː.stəʊn/: The top stone of an arch.
Keystone Cop noun: A bungling, incompetent policeman.
keystone corner noun: Second base, because it is often the key to scoring and defense.
keystone effect noun: The apparent distortion of an image caused by projecting it onto an angled surface.
Keystone Kop noun: Alternative form of Keystone Cop.
keystone pricing noun: A pricing method where the price is doubled at each level of distribution.
keystone species noun: A species that exerts a large, stabilizing influence throughout an ecological community, despite its relatively small numerical abundance.
Keystone Stater noun: Synonym of Pennsylvanian.
keystoned adjective, verb: Having a keystone.
keystoneite noun: A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, magnesium, nickel, oxygen, and tellurium.
Keystoner noun: A member of the 28th Infantry Division (United States).
keystore noun: A storage area for cryptographic keys.
keystream noun: A stream of random or pseudorandom characters that are combined with the plaintext to produce a ciphertext.
keystring noun: Any string of characters that has key (high) importance, such as a keyword or a keyphrase, but not necessarily a word in all senses of that term (as for...
keystrip noun: A physical overlay for a computer keyboard, indicating the functions of certain keys within a particular software package.
keystroke noun, verb: The act of pressing an input key on a computer keyboard, typewriter, or similar input device.
keystroker noun: One who keystrokes; an inputter of data on a keyboard or keypad.
keyswitch noun: A mechanical switch associated with a key on a keyboard.
keytag noun: A keychain.
keytainer noun: A small portable case for a person's keys.
keytap noun: A keypress.
keytar noun: A relatively lightweight keyboard or synthesizer supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders, as a guitar is supported by a guitar strap.
keytarist noun: Someone who plays a keytar.

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.