English words: Kirksville to kitchen sink

300 English words, part 25 of 40 of the words starting with K, A to Z. 19 have a page of their own.

English words Kirksville to kitchen sink

Kirksville proper noun: A city, the county seat of Adair County, Missouri, United States.
kirkton noun: Alternative form of kirktown.
kirktown noun: A small town or village in the vicinity of a parish church.
Kirkuk proper noun: A city in northeastern Iraq.
Kirkup proper noun: A surname from Old English.
Kirkwall proper noun /ˈkɪɹkwɔl/: A town in and the administrative centre of the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.
kirkwarden noun: churchwarden
Kirkwood proper noun /ˈkɝkwʊd/: A suburb of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7163).
Kirkwood Gap noun: A gap in the distribution of semi-major axes of asteroids in the main belt.
kirkyard noun /ˈkɪɹkjaɹd/: A churchyard, especially one in Scotland.
Kirlian adjective: Of or pertaining to the Russian inventor Semyon Davidovich Kirlian, and to his process of recording corona discharges from the surface of objects onto...
Kirlian photography noun: A technique for recording photographic images of corona discharges and hence, supposedly, the auras of living creatures.
kirlianographic adjective: Of or relating to Kirlianography.
Kirlianography noun: Synonym of Kirlian photography.
Kirman noun: Alternative form of Kerman (“type of Persian carpet”).
kirmess noun /ˈkɜː(ɹ)məs/: An outdoor festival and fair, originally in a German or Dutch-speaking country
kirmew noun: The common tern.
Kirn proper noun: A surname.
kirner noun: A hand-operated jumper.
kirombo noun: Synonym of cuckoo-roller (“Leptosomus discolor”).
Kiron proper noun: A city in Iowa.
Kirov proper noun: A transliteration of the Russian surname Киров (Kirov).
kirpan noun /kɪə(ɹ)ˈpɑːn/: A ceremonial sword that must be worn at all times by baptized Sikhs, and one of the five Ks.
Kirrawee proper noun: A suburb of Sydney in the Sutherland council area, New South Wales, Australia.
kirri noun: An Afghan settlement or encampment.
Kirribilli proper noun: A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
Kirriemuir proper noun: A town or burgh in Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3853).
kirromycin noun: An antibiotic that inhibits protein biosynthesis
kirsch noun /kɪə(ɹ)ʃ/: A clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser.
Kirschenbaum proper noun: A surname from Yiddish.
Kirschner proper noun: A surname.
Kirschner number noun: Synonym of Kirschner value.
Kirschner value noun: A value indicating how much volatile fatty acid can be extracted from a given fat through saponification, in terms of the number of millilitres of 0.1...
Kirschner wire noun: A sterilized, sharpened, smooth stainless steel pin, used in orthopaedics and other types of medical and veterinary surgery to hold bone fragments together...
kirschsteinite noun: A grey orthorhombic silicate mineral of the olivine group.
kirschwasser noun: A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the species Cerasus avium; kirsch.
kirsebaer noun: Danish cherry brandy.
kirsome adjective /ˈkɜː(ɹ)səm/: Christian; christened.
Kirst proper noun: A surname.
Kirsteen proper noun: A female given name from Ancient Greek, a Scottish variant of Kirsten (Christina).
Kirstein proper noun: A surname from German [in turn transferred from the given name].
Kirsten proper noun /ˈkɜːstən/: A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Kirstie proper noun: A diminutive of the female given name Kristine, variant of Kirsty.
Kirsty proper noun /ˈkɜːsti/: A female given name, Scottish diminutive of Christine.
Kirstyn proper noun: A female given name.
kirta noun: A floating island on Lake Chad.
kirtan noun /ˈkɪə(ɹ)tən/: A call-and-response chant performed in India's devotional traditions.
kirtankar noun: One who performs a kirtan.
Kirti proper noun: A female given name from Sanskrit.
Kirtland proper noun: A surname.
Kirtland's warbler noun: a small songbird, Setophaga kirtlandii, that nests in Michigan, United States and winters in the Bahamas
kirtle noun, verb /ˈkəːt(ə)l/: A knee-length tunic.
kirtled adjective, verb /ˈkəːt(ə)ld/: Clothed or covered with, or as if with, a kirtle.
Kirtley proper noun: A surname.
Kirton proper noun /ˈkɜːtn̩/: A village and civil parish in Boston borough, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3038).
kirumbo noun: A bird of Madagascar, the cuckoo-roller, Leptosomus discolor.
Kiruna proper noun: A town and municipality of Lapland, in northern Sweden.
kiruv noun: religious outreach work by Orthodox Jews
Kirven proper noun: A surname.
Kirwan proper noun /ˈkɜː(ɹ)wən/: A surname from Irish.
Kirwanian adjective: Of or relating to Richard Kirwan (1733–1812), Irish scientist.
kirwanite noun: A form of chlorite associated with basalt in the north of Ireland
Kirwin proper noun: A surname.
kis-kilim noun: A kind of Turkey carpet woven by a girl as a gift for her future husband.
kisaeng noun: A member of a traditional Korean caste of female entertainers, whose work often included prostitution.
Kisan noun: An Indian tribal group found in Odisha, West Bengal, and Jharkhand.
Kisangani proper noun: The capital city of the Orientale Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
kisanji noun: A small plucked lamellophone, originating among the Ngala people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kisarazu proper noun: A city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
kisbet noun: A pair of loose-fitting leather trousers worn by wrestlers in Turkish oil wrestling competitions.
Kise proper noun: A surname from Norwegian.
Kisei Eliyahu noun: The chair in which the sandek sits during brit milah, dedicated to the prophet Elijah.
kisel noun /ˈkiːsəl/: A dessert (sometimes consumed as a drink) made from fruit or berry juice and thickened with starch, common in Slavic and Baltic countries as well as Finland...
Kiser proper noun: A surname.
kish noun /kɪʃ/: A basket used in Ireland, mainly for carrying turf.
Kishan proper noun: an epithet of Krishna, eighth avatar of Vishnu.
Kishi proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Kishinev proper noun: The capital city of Moldova, also known as Chisinau.
kishka noun: Alternative spelling of kishke.
kishke noun /ˈkɪʃkə/: A dish made from stuffed intestine.
kishkeh noun: A fermented mixture of grain and yogurt, dried and ground to a flour.
kishlak noun: Alternative form of qishlaq.
kishmish noun: A small seedless raisin originally imported from Persia.
kishon noun: A measure used in the Isle of Man, similar to a peck.
Kishore proper noun: A male given name from Sanskrit.
kishri noun: Alternative form of khichdi.
kishta noun: Alternative form of qishta.
Kishu proper noun: Synonym of Kii (historical region of Japan)
Kishu Ken noun: A dog of a Japanese breed descended from ancient medium-sized breeds.
Kisi proper noun: An African language of the Bantu family spoken in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Kisiel proper noun: A surname from Polish.
kisir noun: A spicy salad dish from Turkey made from bulgur wheat, similar to tabbouleh.
Kiska proper noun /ˈkɪskə/: A village in Pärnu County, Estonia.
kiskadee noun: Either of two species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family.
kisky adjective /ˈkɪski/: Drunk.
Kislev proper noun: The third month of the civil year and the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Cheshvan and before Tevet.
kismat noun: Alternative spelling of kismet.
kismesis noun: A person with whom one shares an intense but adversarial romantic connection based on a feeling of hatred; a nemesis; a rival.
kismet noun /ˈkɪz.mɛt/: Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny.
kismetic adjective: Of, like, or pertaining to kismet; fatiloquent; predestined; ineluctable.
kismetically adverb: In a kismetic manner.
kismutgar noun: Alternative spelling of khitmatgar.
Kisner proper noun: A surname.
kispet noun: Alternative spelling of kisbet.
kispina noun: Alternative form of quispina.
kisra noun: A thin fermented bread made in Sudan.
kisrhombille noun: A uniform tiling of rhombic faces divided by central points into four triangles.
kiss noun, phrase, verb /kɪs/: To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
kiss and cry noun: The publicly viewable enclosure in which figure skaters sit immediately after a performance, while they await and receive the judging results.
kiss and fly noun: A car park or other roadside location at an airport for brief stops to allow the dropping off and picking up of passengers.
kiss and make up verb: To settle one's differences and forgive.
kiss and ride noun: A car park or other roadside location at a railway station, airport, etc. for brief stops to allow the dropping off and picking up of passengers.
kiss and tell adjective, verb: Betraying a confidence by disclosing private information.
kiss ass noun, verb /ˈkɪsˌæs/: An obsequious person who tries to win the favor of someone, usually their superior.
kiss cam noun: A camera that photographs couples kissing during a sports event and displays the image on a giant screen.
kiss chase noun: A children's game similar to tag, the object being for the person who is "it" to catch and kiss another of the participants, who then subsequently becomes "it".
kiss chasey noun: Synonym of kiss chase (“children's game”).
kiss, cuddle or torture noun: A form of the game of kiss chase.
kiss curl noun: A spiral-shaped curl of hair upon the forehead.
kiss-cut adjective: Of a sticker: cut so that the sticker is shaped but the backing is intact.
kiss goodbye verb: To kiss prior to departing.
kiss hands verb: To formally accept an appointment as prime minister or certain other ministerial positions in a royal ceremony.
kiss-her-in-the-buttery noun /ˈkɪs həɹ‿ɪn ðə ˈbʌt(ə)ɹi/: Synonym of wild pansy (“Viola tricolor, a European wildflower with medicinal properties, which was formerly believed to ease heartache”)
kiss-in noun: A peaceful form of protest in which people kiss in a public place; especially, a protest with same-gender kissing by LGBTQ people to demonstrate their...
kiss in the ring noun: A variety of duck, duck, goose, in which a successful catcher can claim a kiss (in the middle of the ring of players) from the picker.
kiss me phrase: I informally request that you kiss me–that you touch my lips with your lips or press the lips against, as an expression of love or affection.
kiss-me-at-the-gate noun: Cultivated heartsease.
kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate noun: A flowering plant of species Persicaria orientalis.
kiss-me-quick noun: The flowering plant Brunfelsia pauciflora.
kiss my balls phrase: Synonym of kiss my ass or suck my balls.
kiss 'n' ride noun: Contraction of kiss and ride.
kiss of charity noun: Synonym of kiss of peace.
kiss of death noun: A kiss on the cheek that signifies the death of the receiver, as delivered by a mob boss or one with such influence.
kiss of life noun: Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
kiss of peace noun: An early Christian greeting consisting of a kiss, originally on the mouth but later on the cheek, still used in some traditional churches.
kiss off noun, verb: A dismissal.
kiss one's teeth verb: Synonym of steups.
kiss out verb: To err resulting in the interaction between the cue ball and another ball(s) causing the shot to miss.
kiss someone's arse verb: Alternative form of kiss someone's ass.
kiss someone's ass verb: To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion to gain their favor.
kiss someone's hem verb: Alternative form of touch the hem of someone's garment.
kiss someone's ring verb /kɪs ˈsʌmwʌnz ɹɪŋ/: To give respect or reverence to someone; to express servitude to someone.
kiss the book verb: To kiss a copy of the New Testament, in England, after taking a legal oath.
kiss the dust verb: Synonym of bite the dust.
kiss the ground someone walks on verb: To praise someone highly.
kiss the gunner's daughter verb: To be flogged or beaten while restrained over a cannon.
kiss the hem of someone's garment verb: Alternative form of touch the hem of someone's garment.
kiss the ring verb: Alternative form of kiss someone's ring.
kiss the rod verb: To submit to punishment.
kiss up noun, verb: One who flatters a supervisor, or superior, in order to get special attention
kiss up, kick down adjective: Inclined to be polite to one's superiors and abusive to one's subordinates.
kiss up to verb: To pay false compliments to; to flatter in excess.
kissa noun: Synonym of kissaten, a type of Japanese café.
kissability noun: The quality of being kissable.
kissable adjective /ˈkɪsəbəl/: Capable of being kissed.
kissableness noun: The quality of being kissable.
kissably adverb: In a kissable way.
kissage noun: the act of kissing hands is a British term to describe the assumption of a high post in government
kissagram noun: Alternative form of kissogram.
kissaki noun: The curved tip of a Japanese sword, just behind the point.
Kissam proper noun: A surname.
Kissane proper noun /kɪˈseɪn/: A surname from Irish.
kissar noun: A five-stringed lyre used in Nubia, Abyssinia, and northern Africa.
kissass noun: Alternative form of kiss-ass.
kissaten noun: A type of Japanese coffee shop.
kissathon noun: A prolonged period of kissing.
kissee noun: One who is kissed.
kissel noun: Alternative spelling of kisel (“type of dessert”).
Kissell proper noun: A surname.
kisser noun /ˈkɪsɚ/: One who kisses.
kissfest noun: An encounter featuring a lot of kissing.
Kissi noun: A West African ethnolinguistic group found in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Kissi penny noun: A former currency made in Sierra Leone and used by the Kissi and other peoples, consisting of a long metal rod with one end T-shaped and the other having a...
Kissick proper noun: A surname.
Kissimmee proper noun: A city, the county seat of Osceola County, Florida, United States.
kissin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of kissing.
kissiness noun: The state or condition of being kissy.
kissing adjective, noun, verb /ˈkɪsɪŋ/: That kisses; engaged in a kiss or kissing.
kissing ball noun /ˈkɪsɪŋ ˌbɔːl/: A hanging ornament, often used as a Christmas decoration, made by arranging plant parts, especially sprigs of holly or mistletoe, and evergreen leaves, into...
kissing booth noun: A booth at a carnival, in which a person (or sometimes an animal) kisses other people in exchange for money, often as a charity fundraiser.
kissing bridge noun: Synonym of covered bridge.
kissing bug noun: Any of a number of haematophagous bugs belonging to the subfamily Triatominae that feed on the blood of vertebrates, including humans, and which are known...
kissing-bunch noun: A bundle of evergreen leaves or branches, typically with berries, hung up at Christmas-time, under which people may kiss.
kissing comfit noun: A perfumed sugar-plum previously used to sweeten the breath.
kissing cousin noun /ˌkɪsɪŋ ˈkʌzn̩/: A relatively distant relative, or a friend, who is familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss.
kissing-crust noun: The portion of the upper crust of a loaf which has touched another loaf in baking.
kissing dance noun: Synonym of cushion dance.
kissing disease noun: Mononucleosis.
kissing gate noun: A small gate, used instead of a stile at the boundary of a field, that swings in a U- or V-shaped enclosure and touches (kisses) each of two gateposts,...
kissing goes by favor proverb: People often practice favoritism when awarding benefits to others.
kissing gourami noun: A large tropical freshwater fish (Helostoma temminckii), commercial food fish which are farmed in their native Southeast Asia and are also popular with...
kissing kin noun: Kissing cousins.
kissing number noun: For a given space, the maximum number of non-overlapping unit spheres that can be arranged in that space such that they each touch a common unit sphere.
kissing string noun: One of the strings of a cap or bonnet, made long to tie under the chin.
Kissinger proper noun /ˈkɪsənd͡ʒə(ɹ)/: A surname from German.
Kissingerian adjective: Of or pertaining to Henry Kissinger (1923-2023), German-born American political scientist, diplomat, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Kissingerism noun: Kissingerian politics.
kissingly adverb: So as to kiss, or make contact as if kissing.
kissle verb: To smother with kisses; kiss repeatedly; kiss.
kissless adjective: Having never been kissed by a partner.
kisslessness noun: Absence of kisses.
kisslike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a kiss.
Kissling proper noun: A surname.
kissoff noun: Alternative spelling of kiss-off.
kissogram noun: A message delivered along with a kiss, usually arranged as a surprise on a special occasion.
Kissoon proper noun: A surname.
kisspeptin noun: A protein-coupled ligand that plays a role in puberty
kisspeptinergic adjective: Activated by kisspeptin
kissper noun, verb /ˈkɪspə/: Close whispering that becomes kissing.
kissproof adjective: Resistant to smearing when the wearer is kissed.
kissra noun: Alternative form of kisra (“Sudanese bread”).
kisstory noun: A history of kissing.
kissworthy adjective: Synonym of kissable.
kissy adjective, noun: Sentimentally affectionate.
kissy-kissy adjective, noun, verb: Cloyingly intimate.
kissy up verb: Synonym of kiss up.
kissybug noun: Synonym of honeymoon fly
kist noun, verb: A chest.
kistbandi noun: The settlement of the yearly land revenue in instalments called kists.
Kister proper noun: A surname from German.
kistful noun: A chestful.
Kistian noun: Synonym of Kist, a Caucasian people, particularly those resident in Georgia.
kistibandi noun: Alternative form of kistbandi.
Kistler proper noun: A surname.
kistmutgar noun: Alternative form of khitmatgar.
Kistner proper noun: A surname.
kistrin noun: A particular disintegrin.
kistvaen noun /ˈkɪstvaɪn/: A stone coffin in the form of a pit covered with earth and surrounded by stones.
Kisumu proper noun: A city, the third-largest in Kenya, situated on Lake Victoria.
kiswa noun: Alternative form of kiswah.
kiswah noun: The cloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Kiswahili proper noun: Swahili, an agglutinative Bantu language widely spoken in East Africa.
kit noun, phrase, verb /ˈkɪt/: A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.
kit and caboodle adverb, noun: Everything entirely, the whole lot.
kit and kaboodle noun: Alternative spelling of kit and caboodle.
kit bag noun: Alternative spelling of kitbag.
kit-bash verb: Alternative form of kitbash.
kit car noun: an automobile available as a set of parts that a manufacturer sells and the buyer then assembles into a functioning car
kit-cat noun: A short portrait, measuring 28 or 29 by 36 inches, less than half-length, but including the hands.
kit fox noun: Vulpes macrotis, a species of fox found in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
kit gun noun: Synonym of ghost gun.
kit-kat noun: Alternative form of kit-cat.
kit lens noun: A camera lens that is bundled with a camera body, usually at a discount price.
kit man noun: A man in charge of the equipment in a sports team
kit out verb: To provide with equipment.
kit up verb: To don uniform and/or equipment for a particular purpose.
kit violin noun: A very small long-necked violin that came in a variety of shapes and configurations, meant to be carried in a pocket and intended for dancing instructors to...
Kita proper noun: A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Saitama Prefecture, Adachi, Arakawa, Bunkyō, Toshima, and Itabashi...
kitab noun: An Islamic book.
kitabi noun: One of the People of the Book.
Kitagawa proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Kitai proper noun: Synonym of Khitan, in its various senses.
kitaibelite noun: A particular pavonite mineral.
kitakitsune noun: The Ezo red fox.
Kitakyushu proper noun: A large city in Fukuoka Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu, Japan.
kitambilla noun: Alternative form of ketembilla.
Kitamura proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Kitan noun: Alternative form of Khitan.
Kitanemuk noun: An indigenous people of California, traditionally inhabiting the Tehachapi Mountains and the Antelope Valley area of the western Mojave Desert of southern...
Kitaoka proper noun: A surname from Japanese
kitar noun: Alternative form of katara (“type of dagger”).
Kitara proper noun: A legendary empire in African oral tradition, supposed to have lasted until the 16th century and to have included territory in modern Uganda, northern...
kitasamycin noun: A macrolide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces kitasatoensis bacteria.
Kitasato flask noun: Alternative form of Kitassato flask.
Kitasoo noun: A member of a particular Tsimshian tribe of Canada.
Kitassato flask noun: Synonym of Büchner flask.
Kitazato flask noun: Alternative form of Kitassato flask.
kitbag noun /ˈkɪtbæɡ/: A large cylindrical holdall.
kitbag question noun /ˈkɪtbæɡ ˈkwɛstʃən/: A question which causes a disadvantage to the asker and third parties simply by virtue of being asked.
kitbash noun, verb /ˈkɪtˌbæʃ/: To create a new scale model using pieces from existing commercial kits.
kitbasher noun: One who kitbashes.
kitbashing noun, verb: The creation of a new scale model using pieces from existing commercial kits.
kitcat noun: Alternative form of kit-cat.
kitcha noun: an unleavened bread typical of Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine
kitcharee noun: Alternative spelling of kedgeree.
kitchari noun: Alternative spelling of khichdi.
Kitchawan noun: A member of this group.
Kitchell proper noun: A surname.
kitchen noun, verb /ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ɪ)n/: A room or area for preparing food.
kitchen bouquet noun: A sauce for browning and seasoning, primarily composed of caramel with vegetable flavorings.
kitchen boy noun: A boy who does menial tasks in the kitchen of a large establishment.
kitchen brigade noun: A kitchen staff that operates under the brigade system.
kitchen cabinet noun: A built-in cabinet found in a kitchen.
kitchen cake noun: An undecorated wedding cake (or similar) designed to be cut into slices for distribution, with the individual servings matching those cut from the decorated...
kitchen drawer noun: Synonym of junk drawer.
kitchen dresser noun: A kitchen cabinet.
kitchen-fee noun: The fat that falls from meat being roasted; drippings.
kitchen garden noun: Synonym of vegetable garden.
kitchen hand noun: Alternative form of kitchenhand.
kitchen herb noun: Any herb grown for culinary use; a potherb.
kitchen hood noun: An electrical kitchen device fitted over a cooker and connected to a flue designed to suck off any vapours from cooking.
kitchen island noun: A freestanding work area with worktop, cabinets, etc. in the middle of a kitchen, not against any outer wall.
kitchen knife noun: Any knife designed for preparing food in the kitchen; any knife so used.
kitchen midden noun: An ancient refuse heap composed primarily of domestic waste from daily meals, such as animal bones, mollusc shells, charcoal, and broken tools.
kitchen paper noun: Paper towels intended for kitchen purposes such as absorbing spillages and wrapping sandwiches.
kitchen pass noun: Permission given to one's partner (usually from wife to husband) to go out independently on a social outing.
kitchen roll noun: (a roll of) thick absorbent paper used especially in kitchens for wiping up spills etc.
kitchen salt noun: A grade of common salt identical to table salt except coarser; usually differentiated from rock salt.
kitchen sign noun: Synonym of home sign.
kitchen sink adjective, noun, verb /ˌkɪt͡ʃ(ɪ)n ˈsɪŋk/: A sink in a kitchen used for washing crockery, cutlery, utensils, food, etc., and disposing of waste.

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.