English words: kidney-shaped to killeen

300 English words, part 20 of 40 of the words starting with K, A to Z. 19 have a page of their own.

English words kidney-shaped to killeen

kidney-shaped adjective: Having a shape like a kidney, that is, an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side.
kidney stone noun: A calculus in the kidney.
kidney vetch noun: A medicinal plant, of species Anthyllis vulneraria, in the pea family.
kidneyed adjective: Having (or having the characteristics associated with) a specified form of kidneys.
kidneyless adjective: Without a kidney or kidneys.
kidneylike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a kidney.
kidneyshell noun: Any of various freshwater mussels in the genus Ptychobranchus.
kidneywood noun: Any of the genus Eysenhardtia of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae.
kidneywort noun: Hepatica nobilis; any hepatica (Hepatica spp.).
kidology noun: The art of kidding, teasing mocking.
kidpic noun /ˈkɪdpɪk/: A film aimed at children.
kidproof adjective, verb: childproof
Kidron proper noun: A surname
kids' stuff noun: Alternative form of kid stuff.
kids' table noun: Alternative form of kiddie table.
kids will be kids proverb: Children cannot be expected to act like adults.
Kidsgrove proper noun: A town and civil parish with a town council in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8354).
kidsicle noun: A cold or frozen child.
kidskin noun: The skin or hide of a kid, i.e., a young goat.
kidsman noun: An adult who recruits children to train them as criminals.
Kidson proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
kidspeak noun: The slang used by children.
kidstakes noun: childish behaviour; foolery
Kidston proper noun: A surname from Old English.
kidswear noun: Childrenswear.
kidsy adjective: Designed for or primarily aimed at children.
kidult adjective, noun /ˈkɪd.ʌlt/: An adult who participates in youth culture and activities traditionally intended for children.
kidulthood noun: The state or condition of being a kidult.
kidvid noun: Video material produced for children.
Kidwell proper noun: A surname.
kidwellite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.
Kidwelly proper noun: A town and community with a town council in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN4006).
kidz noun: Eye dialect spelling of kids; plural of kid.
kie noun /kaɪ/: Alternative spelling of kye, plural of cow
kiełbasa noun: Alternative form of kielbasa.
kiebosh noun: Alternative spelling of kibosh.
kief noun: Alternative spelling of kif.
kiefekil noun: Alternative form of keffekil.
Kiefer proper noun: A surname.
Kieffer proper noun: A surname.
Kieft proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
kieftite noun: An isometric-diploidal tin white mineral containing antimony and cobalt.
Kiehl proper noun: A surname.
Kiehn proper noun: A surname.
Kiekefretter noun: A native or inhabitant of Brussels.
kiekie noun: Freycinetia banksii, a high-climbing shrub of New Zealand.
Kiel proper noun: The capital city of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
kielbasa noun /kilˈbɑsə/: A spicy, smoked sausage of a particular kind from Eastern Europe.
kielbasi noun: Alternative spelling of kielbasa.
Kielburger proper noun: A surname.
Kielce proper noun: The capital and largest city of Holy Cross Voivodeship, in central Poland.
Kielder proper noun: A small village and civil parish in western Northumberland, England, the parish has a long border with Scotland (OS grid ref NY6293).
Kieler noun: A native or inhabitant of the city of Kiel, capital of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Kielty proper noun /kiːlti/: A surname from Irish.
Kiely proper noun: A surname from Irish.
Kien proper noun: A surname.
Kienbock's disease noun: A painful disease of the wrist that results from loss of circulation to the lunate bone.
Kienzle proper noun: A surname.
kier noun: A bleaching vat.
Kiera proper noun: A female given name from the Celtic languages, variant of Keira.
Kieran proper noun /ˈkɪəˌɹɔːn/: A unisex given name from Irish, an anglicized form of Ciarán.
Kierans proper noun: A surname.
kierie noun /ˈkɪəɹi/: A traditional club used as a weapon by certain indigenous groups of South Africa.
kiering noun: boiling in a kier
Kierkegaard proper noun /ˈkɪərkəɡɑːrd/: A surname from Danish.
Kierkegaardian adjective /ˌkɪəkəˈɡɑːdɪ.ən/: Of or pertaining to the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855) or his existentialist philosophy.
Kierkegaardianism noun /ˌkɪəkəˈɡɑːdɪ.ənɪzəm/: The philosophical or religious views of the Danish thinker Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855).
kierman noun: A worker who uses a kier (bleaching vat).
Kiernan proper noun: A surname.
Kieron proper noun: A male given name from Irish.
Kiersten proper noun: A female given name of American usage, variant of Kirsten.
Kies proper noun: A surname.
kieselguhr noun /ˈkiːzəlɡʊə/: Diatomaceous earth, a kind of soft rock containing the remains of diatoms; it absorbs nitroglycerine and is used to manufacture dynamite.
kieselgur noun: Alternative spelling of kieselguhr.
Kieser proper noun: A surname from German.
kieserite noun: An evaporite, consisting of hydrated magnesium sulphate
kieseritic adjective: Of or relating to kieserite.
Kiesling proper noun: A surname from German.
Kieślowskian adjective: Of or relating to Krzysztof Kieślowski (1941–1996), Polish film director and screenwriter.
Kiessling proper noun: A surname from German.
kiester noun: Alternative spelling of keister.
Kieu proper noun: A surname.
kiev noun /ˈkiːɛv/: Alternative form of kiev (“chicken Kiev or similar dish”).
Kiev cake noun: A Ukrainian dessert cake having two layers of meringue with hazelnuts, chocolate glaze, and a buttercream-like filling.
Kiev-style chicken noun: Synonym of chicken Kiev.
Kiev-style chicken cutlet noun: Synonym of chicken Kiev.
Kiev-style cutlet noun: Synonym of chicken Kiev.
Kievan adjective, noun /ˈkiːɛfən/: Alternative form of Kyivan.
kieve noun, verb: Alternative form of keeve.
Kievian adjective, noun: Alternative form of Kyivan.
Kievite adjective, noun: Alternative form of Kyivite.
kievitone noun: A complex prenylated isoflavanol.
Kiewa proper noun: A locality in Victoria, Australia.
kiewiet noun: The crowned lapwing (Vanellus coronatus)
kieye noun: A fish, the bloater (Coregonus hoyi).
kif adjective, noun /kiːf/: A kind of cannabis smoked in Morocco and Algeria, for its narcotic or intoxicating effects.
kifaya interjection: Enough!
kife verb /kaɪf/: To steal.
Kifer proper noun: A surname.
kiff adjective: Great; excellent.
kifli noun: A Hungarian crescent-shaped bread roll.
kifu noun /ˈki.fuː/: A record of an abstract strategy game, especially Go or shogi.
kifunensin noun: Alternative form of kifunensine.
kifunensine noun: An alkaloid (a cyclic oxamide of mannojirimycin) produced by the actinomycete Kitasatosporia kifunense
kig noun: A full-body costume of a cartoon character.
kig ha farz noun: A traditional Breton dish of various meats simmered in a broth with a buckwheat-flour pudding.
kigaku noun: A form of fortune-telling of Japanese origin based on Chinese twelve year zodiac cycle calendar, and the five traditional elements of wood, fire, earth,...
Kigali proper noun /kɪˈɡɑːli/: The capital city of Rwanda.
Kigalian adjective, noun: Of or relating to the city of Kigali in Rwanda.
kigelia noun: The African flowering plant Kigelia africana, sole species in its genus in the family Bignoniaceae.
Kiger proper noun: A surname.
Kightlinger proper noun: A surname from German.
Kightly proper noun: A surname.
kigilyakh noun: a pillar-like rock formation resembling tall monoliths.
kigo noun: A seasonal word; a word required in haiku to indicate the season.
Kigoma proper noun: A city and lake port on Lake Tanganyika, in Kigoma Region, western Tanzania.
kigu noun: A full-body costume of a cartoon character.
kigurumi noun /kɪ.ɡuːˈɹuː.mi/: A full-body costume of a cartoon character (typically a mascot of cartoonish proportions) originating in Japan.
Kihei proper noun: A census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
Kii proper noun: A former province of Japan, in the part of Honshu that is today Wakayama Prefecture.
kiiking noun: An Estonian extreme sport involving a person making a swing known as a kiik gain increasingly more momentum.
kijanimicin noun: An antibiotic produced by the actinobacterium Actinomadura kijaniata
kijichon noun: A camptown.
kijillion noun: Alternative form of kajillion.
Kik proper noun: A surname.
Kikai proper noun: An island of the Amami archipelago, Japan.
Kikapoo noun: Dated form of Kickapoo.
kikar noun: A tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica, formerly Acacia arabica var nilotica.
Kikatsik noun: A subgroup of the Shasta (Native American tribe).
kikau noun: Foulehaio procerior, a honeyeater endemic to Fiji.
kikawaeo noun: The fern Dryopteris cyatheoides.
kikay noun: A flirtatious girl or woman.
kikay kit noun: A soft case in which a woman's toiletries and cosmetics are stored.
kikayon noun: A plant mentioned in the Book of Jonah, where it provides shade; possibly a gourd or a castor bean/castor oil plant.
kikeness noun: Jewishness.
kikepa noun: A Hawaiian garment like a sarong.
Kiker proper noun: A surname.
kiki noun, verb /ˈkiːkiː/: A gathering of friends for the purpose of gossiping and chit-chat.
kiki/bouba effect noun: Alternative form of bouba/kiki effect.
kikiam noun /ˈkxikjɐm/: steamed and pan-fried elongated beancurd rolls over meatloaves of meat (usually ground pork) and vegetables, served as streetfood snack or dish topping
kikimora noun: a female house spirit in the Slavic mythology
kikish adjective: Jewish.
Kiko proper noun: A female given name from Japanese.
kikoi noun /kiˈkɔi/: A piece of colored cloth used as clothing in Africa, wrapped around the waist and legs or shoulders.
kikokushijo noun: A child of Japanese expatriates who lives abroad, then later returns to Japan.
Kikombe cha Umoja noun: Any cup used for pouring libations to honor ancestors and communal drinking at dinner during the Kwanzaa holiday
Kikongo proper noun /kɪˈkɒŋɡəʊ/: Synonym of Kongo (“the language”)
Kikuchi proper noun: A city in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan.
kikuel oil noun: An oil derived from the seeds of the toothbrush tree.
Kikuko proper noun: A female given name from Japanese.
kikumon noun: The Imperial crest of Japan, a stylized chrysanthemum used as a mon by the Japanese emperor and his family.
Kikuyu noun: A member of a Bantu people of Kenya.
kikuyu grass noun: A tropical grass, Pennisetum clandestinum, native to Kenya and now a common lawn grass and invasive species elsewhere.
kikuyugrass noun: Alternative form of Kikuyu grass.
kikwembe noun: A type of wraparound cloth worn by women in the Congo.
Kikwit proper noun: The largest city of Kwilu Province, lying on the Kwilu River in the southwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
kikyo noun: A Japanese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus).
kikyou noun: Alternative spelling of kikyo.
Kil proper noun: A surname.
kila noun: Synonym of phurba (“Tibetan dagger”).
kiladar noun: The governor of a fort or large town in medieval India.
kilah noun: Alternative form of keleh (“unit of volume”)
kilat adjective [ˈk˭i(ː)lat̚]: Impressive, top-notch or outstanding.
Kilauea proper noun: An active volcano in Hawaii Island, (Big Island, Island of Hawaii) Hawaiian Islands, Pacific, Hawaii, United States.
kilawin noun: Synonym of kinilaw.
Kilbane proper noun: A surname from Irish.
Kilbarchan proper noun: A village in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4063).
Kilbey proper noun: A surname.
Kilbirnie proper noun: A small town in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3154).
Kilborn proper noun: A surname.
Kilbourn proper noun: A surname.
Kilbourne proper noun: A surname.
kilbrickenite noun: A mixed sulphide and antimonide of lead.
Kilbride proper noun: A surname.
Kilburn proper noun /kɪlbɜːn/: A suburb in the borough of Brent and borough of Camden, London, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ245835).
Kilby proper noun: A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP618729).
kilch noun: Synonym of whitefish (Coregonus)
Kilcher proper noun: A surname
kilchoanite noun: An orthorhombic-pyramidal colorless mineral containing calcium, oxygen, and silicon.
Kilcoyne proper noun: A surname.
Kilcullen proper noun: A surname from Irish.
Kildare proper noun /kɪlˈdɛɹ/: A county of Ireland.
Kilday proper noun: A surname from Irish.
kildee noun: Alternative form of killdeer.
kildeer noun: Alternative form of killdeer.
kilderkin noun: A small barrel.
Kildonan proper noun: A village on the Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS0320).
Kilduff proper noun: A surname from Irish.
kile noun /kaɪl/: An ulcer; sore.
kileh noun: Alternative form of keleh (“unit of volume”)
kilerg noun: Alternative form of kiloerg.
Kilgore proper noun /ˈkɪlɡɔɹ/: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Kilgoreite noun: A native or resident of Kilgore, Texas, USA.
Kilgour proper noun: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Kilham proper noun /ˈkɪləm/: A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0664).
Kilhamite noun: A member of the Methodist New Connexion, a Protestant nonconformist church formed in 1797 by secession from the Wesleyan Methodists.
kilhig noun: A short pole used as a lever to direct the fall of a tree during logging.
Kili proper noun: Mount Kilimanjaro
kilian noun: A type of ice dance performed by a pair of skaters side-by-side
Kilic proper noun: A surname from Turkish.
Kilifi proper noun: A large town, the capital of Kilifi County, Kenya.
kilig adjective: excited; thrilled; the feeling of butterflies in one's stomach due to romantic tension.
kilij noun: A kind of Turkish saber.
kilikiki noun: Alternative spelling of kilikiti.
kilikili power noun /kɪlɪˌkilɪ ˈpɐ.wəɹ/: foul underarm smell; smelly armpit odor
kilikinick noun: Alternative form of kinnikinnick.
kilikiti noun: A variant of cricket, originating in Samoa and now played throughout Polynesia, with three-sided wooden bats and teams of no fixed size.
kilil noun: A subdivision of Ethiopia. See Wikipedia:Regions of Ethiopia
kilim noun /kɪˈliːm/: A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug from Turkey or Kurdistan.
Kilimanjaro proper noun /ˌkɪləmənˈd͡ʒɑɹoʊ/: A volcano in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa at 5,895 meters (19,321 feet).
Kilimanjaro mahogany noun: Synonym of brown mahogany
kilin noun: Alternative form of qilin.
Kilindini proper noun: A harbour and port adjacent to Mombasa, Kenya.
Kilis proper noun: A province in southernmost Turkey.
kilishi noun: A form of jerky from Hausaland, made from the dried meat of cows, sheep or goats, seasoned, coated in peanut paste, and then roasted.
Kiliwa noun: A member of an aboriginal people of northern Baja California, Mexico.
kilk noun: Synonym of charlock (Phamphospermum arvense, syn. Sinapis arvensis, etc.)
Kilkee proper noun: A small coastal town in County Clare, Ireland (Irish grid ref Q 8860).
Kilkenny proper noun /kɪlˈkɛni/: A county of Leinster, Ireland.
Kilkenny cat noun: A tenacious fighter.
kill noun, verb /ˈkɪl/: To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
kill bit noun: Alternative form of killbit.
kill box noun: An area preprepared to allow friendly forces to immediately fire on any enemy forces who enter.
kill chain noun: The process of making an attack, from identifying the target to dispatching forces and destroying it.
kill cord noun: On a small boat, a safety device consisting of a cord attached to the helmsman's leg or arm and linked to an engine cut-out switch, such that the switch is...
kill-courtesy noun: A rude person,
kill-death ratio noun: Alternative form of kill-to-death ratio.
kill-deer noun: Alternative form of killdeer.
kill-devil noun: Synonym of rum, an alcoholic beverage distilled from sugarcane, similar spirits.
kill fee noun: The reduced fee paid to a writer whose commissioned work does not get published.
kill file noun, verb /ˈkɪl ˌfaɪ̯l/: A user's file listing the users of a newsgroup whose postings are to be ignored, or other criteria for ignoring posts.
kill house noun: A live shooting range used to train military and police personnel, usually built to mimic spaces in authentic everyday buildings
kill it verb: To perform or do something outstandingly, to be very impressive.
kill it with fire interjection: Used to express fear, disgust, or strong objection in reaction to something.
kill kit noun: A collection of items, often including duct tape, rope, handcuffs, knives, and guns, usually kept out of sight, and used by criminals to commit a murder, or...
kill leader noun: The player in a multiplayer game with the most kills (who has killed the most other players).
kill line noun: The threshold of hit points below which any damage will kill the character.
kill me interjection: Alternative form of shoot me.
kill-me-quick noun: illicitly manufactured alcohol; moonshine
kill off noun, verb /kɪl ɒf/: To eliminate, to make extinct.
kill one's darlings verb: To destroy things or characters, particularly in art, of which one is fond, often reluctantly in order to improve one's artistic output.
kill oneself verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kill, oneself.
kill or be killed adjective: Synonym of dog eat dog.
kill-priest noun: Port wine.
kill screen noun: A level in a computer game that is impossible to win, usually due to programming errors.
kill shelter noun: An animal shelter that eventually carries out euthanasia on those animals for which no homes can be found.
kill shot noun: Alternative form of killshot.
kill someone dead verb: To murder someone and ensure that they are dead.
kill switch noun, verb: A security measure used to switch off a device in an emergency.
kill team noun: A small group of combatants that work together to attack an enemy.
kill-the-beggar noun: Cheap and poor-quality whiskey.
kill the fatted calf verb: To begin a festive celebration and rejoice for someone's long-awaited return.
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs verb: To seek short-term gain at the sacrifice of long-term profit.
kill the messenger verb: Alternative form of shoot the messenger.
kill the rabbit verb: To get a positive test result from an old-fashioned pregnancy test.
kill time noun, verb: To engage in an activity whose only purpose is to make the time seem to pass more quickly; to fill the time between activities.
kill-to-death ratio noun: In multiplayer fighting and shooting video games, the number of kills a player scores divided by their number of deaths.
kill trees verb: To use paper.
kill two birds with one shot verb: Alternative form of kill two birds with one stone.
kill two birds with one stone verb: To solve two problems with one single action.
kill with kindness verb: To pacify somebody by remaining goodhearted.
kill-worthy adjective: Alternative form of killworthy.
kill your heroes phrase: One should not idolize specific people (particularly celebrities), as this will distort one's perception of those one idolizes.
kill your idols phrase: Synonym of kill your heroes.
kill zone noun: The area of engagement where an attack on the enemy is focused and which has the highest percentage of fatalities.
kill0r verb: To kill.
killa noun: Pronunciation spelling of killer.
killability noun: The quality of being killable; susceptibility to being killed.
killable adjective /ˈkɪl.ə.bəl/: Able to be killed.
killadar noun: Alternative form of kiladar.
killah noun: Pronunciation spelling of killer.
killalaite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
Killaloe proper noun: A small town on the River Shannon, County Clare, Ireland.
Killam proper noun /ˈkɪləm/: A surname.
Killara proper noun: A suburb of Sydney in the Ku-ring-gai council area, New South Wales.
Killarney proper noun: A town in County Kerry, south-western Ireland (Irish grid ref V 9690).
Killarney strawberry tree noun: Synonym of strawberry tree (“Arbutus unedo”).
Killary proper noun /ˈkɪləɹi/: Nickname for Hillary Clinton, chiefly used by American conservatives.
killas noun: clay slate
killaut noun: Alternative form of khalat.
killbit noun: A setting that disables a specific web browser plug-in, typically to prevent a security vulnerability from being exploited.
killboard noun: A table that ranks players by number of kills.
killbot noun: A robot designed to kill; a robotic assassin.
killbox noun: Alternative form of kill box.
killbuck noun: A butcher.
killcalf noun: A butcher.
killcam noun: A replay showing how a player or enemy was killed.
Killcare proper noun: A locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
killcow noun: A butcher.
killcrop noun: A changeling.
killdee noun: Alternative form of killdeer.
killdeer noun /ˈkɪldɪɹ/: A North American plover (Charadrius vociferus) with a distinctive cry and territorial behavior that includes feigning injury to attract predators and spare...
Kille proper noun: A surname.
Killearn proper noun: A village in Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5285).
Killebrew proper noun: A surname from Cornish.
killed adjective, verb /kɪld/: Deoxidized.
killed in action adjective: The designation for a member of an organization (primarily military) who has died while on duty.
killedar noun: Alternative form of kiladar.
killee noun: One who is killed.
killeen noun: An ancient Irish burial ground.

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.