English words: Killen to Kimjongilia

300 English words, part 21 of 40 of the words starting with K, A to Z. 23 have a page of their own.

English words Killen to Kimjongilia

Killen proper noun: A surname.
killer adjective, noun /ˈkɪlə/: One who or that which kills.
killer app noun: A killer application.
killer application noun: A technological product that is so good, or so innovative, that it is irresistible to potential customers; especially a software product that persuades...
killer bee noun: An Africanized bee.
killer cancel noun: A cancellation mark that is so heavy that it defaces the postage stamp to which it is applied, devaluing it from a collector's point of view.
killer diller adjective, noun: A person or thing that is astonishing, outstanding, or exciting.
killer game noun: An electronic game that has compelled many to buy a particular video game console or upgrade their computer hardware simply to play it.
killer green bud noun: Potent marijuana.
killer instinct noun: The natural inclination to aggressively achieve dominance or success in a particular endeavor.
killer language noun: A dominant and prestigious language which gradually causes extinction of other, especially minor languages.
killer litter noun: Unwanted items thrown from high-rise apartment buildings, posing a danger to pedestrians below.
killer poke noun /ˈkɪlə(ɹ)pəʊk/: Any method of inducing physical harm to a computer or peripheral by software means, especially by inserting invalid values into a control register or by...
killer sudoku noun: A sudoku variant where the grid also contains cages which must sum to the total where indicated, without repeating any digit within the cage.
killer T cell noun: A cytotoxic T cell.
killer whale noun: A sea mammal related to dolphins and porpoises (Orcinus orca).
killerball noun: Synonym of murderball (“team sport resembling dodgeball”).
killeress noun: a female killer
killerish adjective: Like or resembling a killer.
killerly adjective: Excellently.
killership noun: The state of being a killer; the body of skills and personal traits required to be a killer.
killery noun: Killing.
killese noun: Alternative form of killesse.
killesse noun: A gutter, groove, or channel.
Killey proper noun: A surname.
killfie noun /ˈkɪlfi/: A selfie taken in an extremely dangerous situation, possibly resulting in the death of the selfie taker.
killfile noun, verb: Alternative form of kill file.
killfilter noun: kill file
Killgore proper noun: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
killhouse noun: Alternative form of kill house.
Killian proper noun: A male given name from Irish.
Killian's dehiscence noun: A triangular area in the wall of the pharynx between the cricopharyngeus and thyropharyngeus.
Killian's triangle noun: Synonym of Killian's dehiscence.
killick noun: Alternative form of killock.
killick hitch noun: Alternative form of killock hitch.
killickinnic noun: Alternative form of kinnikinnick.
Killie proper noun: Kilmarnock Football Club, a football club based in Kilmarnock, Scotland.
Killie pie noun: A kind of steak and gravy pie.
Killiecrankie proper noun: A village in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN9162).
Killiecrankie diamond noun: A type of hard colourless topaz (not actual diamond as such).
killifish noun /ˈkɪ.li.fɪʃ/: Any of a number of tiny fish in the Cyprinodontiformes order of ray-finned fish.
killigrew noun: A bird, the red-billed chough.
killikinick noun: Alternative form of kinnikinnick.
killikinnick noun: Alternative form of kinnikinnick.
killin' verb: Alternative spelling of killing.
Killiney proper noun: A suburb in south-east Dublin, and seaside resort in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 2525).
killing adjective, noun, verb /ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/: That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.
killing bottle noun: Synonym of killing jar.
killing box noun: An enclosure for killing an animal (by various means), as in an abattoir or a kill shelter.
killing field noun: The field of fire of a machine gun or artillery.
killing floor noun: that part of a slaughterhouse where the animals are killed and initial processing is carried out.
Killing form noun: A symmetric bilinear form that plays a basic role in the theories of Lie groups and Lie algebras.
killing frost noun: Synonym of black frost (“cold that freezes vegetation”).
Killing horizon noun: A geometrical construct used in general relativity and its generalizations to delineate spacetime boundaries without reference to the dynamic Einstein field...
killing jar noun: A sealable container used by entomologists to kill captured insects quickly and with minimum damage.
killing spree noun: A number of murders in a short span of time; a rampage.
killing time noun, verb: A time of the year when animals, especially pigs, are slaughtered.
Killing vector field noun: Synonym of Killing field.
Killinger proper noun: A surname.
killingly adverb: So as to kill; fatally.
killingness noun: The quality of being devastatingly attractive.
killingry noun: The systems and institutions which lead to killing, considered collectively.
Killingsworth proper noun: A surname.
Killingworth proper noun: A town in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2771).
killinite noun: A form of spodumene
killion noun: An unspecified large number (of).
killjoyism noun: The behaviour of a killjoy.
Killke noun: A culture that occupied the South American region around Cuzco, Peru from 900 to 1200 AD, prior to the arrival of the Incas in the 13th century.
killock noun: A small anchor.
killock hitch noun: A timber hitch knot with added half hitch used to attach a line or rope to a killock anchor, usually a simple stone.
killoff noun: Alternative form of kill-off.
killogie noun: The fireplace of a kiln.
killographic adjective: Featuring graphic depictions of violence, especially of an intensity or form considered excessive and socially harmful.
killology noun: The study of the psychological and physiological effects of killing and combat on the human psyche.
Killoran proper noun: A surname.
Killorglin proper noun: A town in County Kerry, Ireland (Irish grid ref V 7796).
Killough proper noun: A surname.
killow noun: An old unit of measure for grain, used in Constantinople.
killproof adjective: Resistant to being killed.
killscreen noun: Alternative form of kill screen.
killshot noun: The killing impact of anything projected.
killsteal verb: To kill a player while someone else is fighting them.
killstreak noun /ˈkɪlˌstɹik/: An unbroken streak (continuous series) of kills.
killswitch noun: Alternative spelling of kill switch.
killut noun: Alternative form of khalat.
killwort noun: The plant Chelidonium majus.
killworthy adjective: Worthy of being killed; killable.
killy adjective: Involving killing.
Killybegs proper noun /ˌkɪliˈbɛɡz/: A coastal town in south-west County Donegal, Ireland (Irish grid ref G 7176).
killzone noun: Alternative form of kill zone.
Kilmacolm proper noun: A village in Inverclyde council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3669).
Kilmallock proper noun /kɪlˈmælək/: A small town in County Limerick, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 6127).
Kilman proper noun: A surname.
Kilmarnock noun: A closely woven broad bonnet, having a peak of the same material at the top, originally made at Kilmarnock.
Kilmarnock cowl noun: A knitted woollen conical skullcap, worn as a nightcap, or by indoor workers.
Kilmarnock hood noun: Synonym of Kilmarnock cowl
Kilmarnock willow noun: Salix caprea 'Pendula', a small kind of goat willow.
Kilmartin proper noun: A surname.
Kilmer proper noun /ˈkɪlmɚ/: A surname.
Kilmerian adjective: Of or relating to Alfred Joyce Kilmer (1886–1918), American writer and critic.
Kilmore proper noun: A civil parish (also two townlands) in County Cavan.
kiln noun, verb /kɪln/: An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or...
Kilner proper noun: A surname.
Kilner jar noun: A rubber-sealed screwtop jar used to store food.
kilnhole noun: The opening of a kiln into which material is fed.
kilnlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a kiln.
kilnman noun: A man employed to operate a kiln.
kilnsite noun: A location where kilns are used.
kilo noun, prefix /ˈkiːləʊ/: Clipping of kilogram.
kilo-amp noun: One thousand (10³) amperes. Symbol: kA or KA.
kilo-joule noun: One thousand (10³) joules. Symbol: kJ or KJ.
kilo-newton noun: Alternative spelling of kilonewton.
kilo-ohm noun: Alternative form of kiloohm.
kilo-volt noun: One thousand ( 10³ ) volts. Symbol: kV or KV.
kilo-watt noun: One thousand (10³) watts. Symbol: kW or KW.
kiloamp noun: One thousand ( 10³ ) amperes. Symbol: kA or KA.
kiloampere noun: One thousand amperes
kiloannum noun: Synonym of kiloyear (“a thousand years”).
kilobar noun: A unit of pressure equal to 1,000 bars (Symbol: kb)
kilobarn noun: A unit of surface area equal to 1,000 barns.
kilobase noun /ˈkɪl.ə.beɪs/: A length of double-stranded DNA containing two thousand nucleotides, one thousand on each strand.
kilobase pair noun: One thousand base pairs in succession (used as a measure of the size of a nucleic acid or a gene).
kilobasepair noun: Alternative form of kilobase pair.
kilobaud noun: one thousand baud; symbol kBd
kilobecquerel noun: A unit of radioactivity equal to one thousand becquerels
kilobinary adjective: Relating to the units prefixed kibi-, such as the kibibyte as opposed to the kilobyte.
kilobit noun: One thousand (10³, or 1,000) bits.
kilobuck noun: A thousand dollars.
kilobyte noun: One thousand (10³, or 1,000) bytes.
kilocal noun: A kilocalorie: a kilogram-calorie: one thousand gram-calories.
kilocaloric adjective: Of or relating to kilocalories.
kilocalorie noun: A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories (small calories), used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.
kilocandela noun: An SI unit of luminous intensity equal to 10³ candelas. Symbol: kcd
kilocount noun: One thousand counts (of ionising radiation, typically per minute)
kilocurie noun: A unit equal to 1,000 curies.
kilocycle noun: A thousand cycles (of any periodic phenomenon).
kilodalton noun: An atomic mass unit equal to 1,000 daltons; usually used to describe the molecular weight of large molecules such as proteins.
kiloday noun: A period of one thousand days.
kilodegree noun: One thousand degrees of any kind, though usually not temperature.
kilodisintegration noun: A thousand disintegrations (as a measure of ionizing radiation)
kilodyne noun: A unit of force equal to one thousand dynes.
kiloelectronvolt noun: A unit of energy equal to a thousand electron volts
kiloerg noun: A unit of work equal to one thousand ergs.
kiloflop noun: A unit of computing power equal to 1,000 floating point operations per second
kilofoot noun: A unit of measure for length, equal to one thousand feet.
kilogallon noun: A unit of volume equal to one thousand gallons.
kilogauss noun: A unit of magnetic field equal to 1,000 gauss
kilogirl-hour noun: A unit of computing power equal to 1000 girl-hours.
kilogon noun: A polygon having 1000 sides.
kilogram noun /ˈkɪləɡɹæm/: In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical...
kilogram calorie noun: Synonym of kilocalorie.
kilogram-force noun: A unit of force equal to the weight, on earth (subject to standard gravity at 9.80665 m/s²), of a mass of one kilogram; equal to 9.80665 newtons. Symbol kgf...
kilogram-meter noun: Alternative form of kilogram-metre.
kilogram-metre noun: a unit of work, equal to that done by a force of one kilogram-force acting through a distance of one metre
kilogrammage noun: Mass (loosely weight) measured in kilograms.
kilogramme noun: Alternative spelling of kilogram.
kilogrammeter noun: Alternative spelling of kilogram-meter.
kilogrammetre noun: Alternative spelling of kilogram-meter.
kilogray noun: An SI unit of absorbed energy from ionizing radiation equal to 10³ grays. Symbol: k
kilohertz noun /ˈkɪləhɜːts/: A unit of frequency equal to one thousand cycles per second; one thousand hertz
kilohm noun: Alternative spelling of kiloohm.
kilohour noun: One thousand hours. Symbol: khrs.
kilojoule noun: An SI unit of energy equal to 10³ joules. Symbol: kJ
kilokatal noun: An SI unit of catalytic activity equal to 10³ katals. Symbol: k
kilokelvin noun: An SI unit of temperature equal to 10³ kelvins. Symbol: kK
kilolambda noun: 1000 lambdas
kilolight noun: a unit of velocity equal to one thousand times the velocity of light
kilolightyear noun: A unit of a thousand light years.
kiloliter noun: Alternative spelling of kilolitre One thousand liters.
kilolitre noun: A unit of volume equivalent to 1000 litres, and equal to one cubic metre. Symbol: kL or kl.
kilolumen noun: A unit of luminous flux equal to one thousand lumens.
kilolux noun: A unit of illuminance equal to 1000 lux.
kilomaser noun: An extragalactic water maser that is weaker than a megamaser
kilomegacycle noun: gigahertz (1000 megacycles)
kilometer noun /kɪˈlɒm.ɪ.tə/: US spelling of kilometre.
kilometer-wide adjective: Of a length or distance, measuring one kilometer.
kilometer zero noun: Alternative spelling of kilometre zero.
kilometrage noun: The total distance travelled, in kilometres.
kilometre noun /kɪˈlɒmɪtə/: An SI unit of length equal to 10³ metres. Symbol: km
kilometre zero noun: A location, usually in a nation's capital city, from which distances are conventionally measured.
kilometric adjective: Measured in kilometres/kilometers
kilometrically adverb: In a kilometric way; on a scale of kilometers.
kilomile noun: A unit of length equal to one thousand miles.
Kilominx noun: A twisty puzzle in the shape of a dodecahedron that consists entirely of corner and center pieces; effectively the 2×2 version of the Megaminx.
kilomole noun: An SI unit of amount of substance equal to 10³ moles. Symbol: kmol
kilonewton noun: One thousand newtons.
kilonova noun: A type of supernova that is underluminous, caused by the merger of two neutron stars
kilonucleotide noun: A sequence of a thousand nucleotides in a nucleic acid
kiloohm noun: One thousand (10³) ohms. Symbol: kΩ.
kiloparsec noun: A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs.
kilopascal noun: one thousand (1000) pascals, symbol kPa.
kilopixel noun: A thousand pixels
kilopond noun /ˈkɪləˌpɒnd/: A gravitational metric unit of force equal to the magnitude of the force exerted by a mass of one kilogram in the standard gravity (i.e. at the surface of...
kilopound noun: A non-SI unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force.
kilorad noun: A unit of absorbed radiation dose, equivalent to 1000 rads.
kilorayleigh noun: A unit of brightness equal to one thousand rayleighs.
kiloroentgen noun: A unit equal to 1,000 roentgens.
kilosample noun: A thousand samples
kilosecond noun: An SI unit of time equal to 10³ seconds. Symbol: ks. (= 16.666̄̄ minutes)
kilostere noun: A unit equal to one thousand cubic metres.
kilotex noun: A gram per meter, a unit of linear mass density for thread or fiber.
kiloton noun /ˈkɪləˌtʌn/: A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for...
kilotonnage noun: The destructive power of an explosive, measured in kilotons.
kilotonne noun: Alternative spelling of kiloton.
kilotorr noun: A unit of pressure equal to one thousand torrs.
kilotrial noun: A thousand trials
kilounit noun: A unit equal to one thousand of another unit.
kilovar noun: A unit of electrical power equal to 1,000 vars.
kilovirion noun: A unit of viral load equal to a thousand virions
kilovolt noun: One thousand volts. Symbol: kV or KV.
kilovoltage noun: A voltage in the region of thousands of volts.
kilovoltmeter noun: A voltmeter capable of measuring large voltages in the region of thousands of volts.
kiloware noun: Postage stamps bought by weight, rather than numerical quantity, and commonly still on paper.
kilowarhol noun: A unit of fame equal to 1000 warhols, or 15,000 minutes of fame (about 10.42 days).
kilowatt noun /ˈkɪ.ləˌwɒt/: One thousand (10³) watts, an amount of power large enough to power such things as a typical home appliance (e.g., a microwave oven, a toaster, or a hair...
kilowatt hour noun: A unit of energy equal to that provided by one kilowatt acting for one hour (3·6 × 10⁶ joules).
kilowatt year noun: A unit of energy equal to that provided by one kilowatt of power acting for one year (31·536 × 10⁹ joules).
kilowattage noun: An amount of power expressed in kilowatts.
kiloword noun: A unit of storage capacity, equal to 1000 words.
kiloyard noun: A unit of length equal to one thousand (10³) yards. Symbol : kyd.
kiloyear noun: Synonym of millennium: A period of one thousand years.
kilp noun: Kelp.
Kilpatrick proper noun: A surname.
Kilrea proper noun: A village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref C 9212).
Kilroy proper noun /ˈkɪlɹɔɪ/: A surname from Irish.
Kilroy was here phrase: Inserted in the manner of graffiti in many remote and difficult-to-access locations to mark the presence of American workers or military personnel.
Kilrush proper noun: A coastal town in County Clare, Ireland (Irish grid ref Q 9955).
Kilsby proper noun: A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5671).
Kilsyth proper noun: A town in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7177).
kilt noun, verb /kɪlt/: To gather up (skirts) around the body.
kilt jacket noun: A short fitted jacket with decorative (often tassled) buttons on pockets and sleeves.
kilt pin noun: A pin, somewhat similar in shape, though larger than, a safety pin or bobby pin, which is inserted through the outer, front apron, or through both aprons of...
kilted adjective: Having on a kilt.
kilted sausage noun: A sausage wrapped in bacon, traditionally served for Christmas dinner in Scotland and parts of England.
kilter noun /ˈkɪltə/: Chiefly in out of kilter: (good) condition, form, or order; fettle.
kiltie noun /ˈkɪl.tiː/: A shoe having a fringed tongue or fringed extra piece that lies over the tongue.
Kiltimagh proper noun: A small town in County Mayo, Ireland (Irish grid ref M 3489).
kilting noun, verb: A method of vertically arranging flat plaits such that each plait is folded so as to cover half the of the one before it.
kiltless adjective: Without a kilt.
kiltlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a kilt.
kiltmaker noun: A manufacturer of kilts.
kiltmaking noun: The manufacture of kilts.
Kilton proper noun /ˈkɪltən/: A small settlement in Lockwood parish, Redcar and Cleveland district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ7018).
kiltwise adverb: Worn in the manner of a kilt.
kilty noun: A flap of fringed leather covering part of a boot's tongue and lace.
Kilvert proper noun: A surname.
Kilwinning proper noun /kɪlˈwɪnɪŋ/: A town in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2943).
kim noun: Alternative form of gim (“edible seaweed”).
kim chee noun: Alternative spelling of kimchi.
Kimani proper noun: A surname.
kimarite noun: any of the 82 techniques that may be used to win a match
kimarite-gakari noun: The official who announces the winner of the torikumi and the kimarite used.
Kimba proper noun: A surname.
kimbab noun: Alternative form of kimbap.
Kimball proper noun: A surname from Welsh.
kimbang noun: An old Asian unit of capacity, equal to 5 piculs.
Kimbanguist noun: An adherent of Kimbanguism.
kimbap noun: A Korean dish of steamed white rice and other ingredients rolled in sheets of dried laver seaweed and served in bite-size slices.
Kimbel proper noun: A surname.
Kimbell proper noun: A surname.
Kimber proper noun: A surname originating as a matronymic.
kimberellomorph noun: A member of the genus Kimberella.
Kimberlee proper noun: A female given name.
Kimberley proper noun /ˈkɪmbəli/: The capital city of the Northern Cape, South Africa, noted for diamond mining.
Kimberley death adder noun: Any member of the species Acanthophis cryptamydros of Australian snake.
Kimberley horse disease noun: Crotalaria poisoning in horses.
kimberlin noun: In Portland, Dorset, England, an outsider; somebody living on the island that wasn't born on the island.
Kimberling proper noun: A surname.
kimberlite noun: A variety of peridotite containing a high proportion of carbon dioxide; often contains diamonds.
kimberlite pipe noun: A natural volcanic pipe composed of kimberlite, by which geological matter from deep within the Earth can be projected violently to the surface.
kimberlitic adjective: Of or relating to the mineral kimberlite.
Kimberly proper noun [ˈkʰɪmbɚli]: A surname.
kimberwick noun: Alternative form of kimblewick.
kimberwicke noun: Alternative form of kimblewick.
Kimbit noun: A fan of Kim's Convenience (2016–2021 on CBC), a Canadian sitcom about a Korean-owned convenience store and the Korean-Canadian family which runs it.
Kimble proper noun: A surname.
kimblewick noun: A type of bit that has bit shanks, D rings, and a curb chain
kimbo verb: To position (the arms) akimbo.
kimboed adjective, verb: akimbo
Kimbolton proper noun: A village and civil parish (served by Kimbolton and Stonely Parish Council) in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL0967).
Kimbrel proper noun: A surname.
Kimbrell proper noun: A surname.
Kimbro proper noun: A surname.
Kimbrough proper noun: A surname.
kimchee noun: Alternative spelling of kimchi.
kimchi noun: A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation.
kimchi-jjigae noun: A Korean stew, a jjigae, or stew-like Korean dish, made with kimchi and other ingredients
Kime proper noun: A surname.
kimedashi noun: A kimarite in which the attacker bars or locks the opponent's arms by wrapping his own arms round them from the outside, then grabs one of the wrists and...
Kimes proper noun: A surname.
kimetaoshi noun: a kimarite in which the attacker bars or locks his opponent's arms from the outside then forces him down by throwing his weight on top of him
Kimi proper noun: A diminutive of the female given name Kimberley, variant of Kimmy.
Kimie proper noun: A female given name from Japanese.
Kimiko proper noun: A female given name from Japanese.
Kimilsungism noun: Juche, the political thesis formed by the former North Korean leader Kim Il Sung.
Kimilsungist adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to Kim Il Sung.
Kimishima proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Kimism noun: The political philosophy of the former North Korean leader Kim Il Sung.
Kimist noun: A supporter of Kimism.
Kimjongilia noun: A hybrid cultivar of tuberous begonia.

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.