English words: Kladruber to kloof

300 English words, part 27 of 40 of the words starting with K, A to Z. 20 have a page of their own.

English words Kladruber to kloof

Kladruber noun: The oldest Czech horse breed and one of the world's oldest horse breeds and considered to be very rare.
klafter noun /ˈklɑf.tɚ/: A unit of length formerly widely used in Central Europe, derived from the span of a man's outstretched arms, typically defined as six local feet (equivalent...
Klagenfurt proper noun /ˈklɑːɡənfʊə(ɹ)t/: The capital city of Carinthia, Austria.
Klahn proper noun: A surname.
Klahr proper noun: A surname from German.
Klaipėda proper noun: The capital city of Klaipėda County, Lithuania.
Klaliff noun: An officer of the Ku Klux Klan.
Klallam noun: A member of a group of related Native American communities from the Pacific Northwest of North America.
Klamath noun /ˈklæməθ/: Any member of a Native American tribe formerly living along the Klamath River in California and Oregon.
Klamath plum noun: The Sierra plum, Prunus subcordata.
Klamath smallscale sucker noun: A fish found in the Klamath river, Catostomus rimiculus.
Klamath weed noun: Synonym of St. John's wort (“Hypericum perforatum”).
Klamathweed noun: Alternative form of Klamath weed.
Klamm proper noun: A surname from German.
Klan proper noun /klæn/: Ku Klux Klan
klandidate noun: A political candidate for elected office who is really or allegedly connected with or similar in views to the Ku Klux Klan.
Klandom noun: The whole body of Ku Klux Klan members.
klang noun: Any periodic sound, especially one composed of a fundamental and harmonics, as opposed to simple periodic sounds (sine tones).
klang association noun: The association of words or phrases based on sound rather than meaning, sometimes encountered in the speech of patients with psychiatric disorders.
Klanism noun: Synonym of Ku Klux Klanism.
Klankraft noun: The activities and beliefs of the Ku Klux Klan.
Klann proper noun: A surname.
Klanner noun: A member of the Ku Klux Klan.
Klannish adjective: Of or pertaining to the Ku Klux Klan.
Klanny adjective: Resembling or reminiscent of the Ku Klux Klan.
klansman noun: Alternative letter-case form of Klansman.
Klansperson noun: A member of the Ku Klux Klan.
klanswoman noun: A female member of the Ku Klux Klan.
klap verb: To strike; to smack.
klap skate noun: Alternative form of clap skate.
klapa noun: A traditional form of a cappella singing in Dalmatia, Croatia.
klapmatch noun: A female seal.
Klapp proper noun: A surname from German.
klapper noun: The Natal orange. (Strychnos spinosa)
klappvisier noun /ˈklæp.vɪˌzɪɹ/: A type of visor, found on medieval European (especially German) helmets, typically hinged at a single point in the middle of the brow of the helmet (rather...
klappvisor noun: Alternative form of klappvisier.
klaprothine noun: A basic aluminophosphate of magnesium and ferrous iron
klaprothite noun: A form of lazulite
klaprotholite noun: Synonym of klaprothite.
klapskate noun: A form of hinged ice skate
klar noun: In Karen animism, one of the thirty-seven spirits that are said to embody every individual.
Klara proper noun: A female given name, variant of Clara.
Klarogo noun: An inner guard at meetings of the Ku Klux Klan.
Klaskino noun: A First Nations people, historically the southernmost of the Kwakwaka'wakw, and today part of the Quatsino.
Klasky proper noun: A surname.
Klass proper noun: A surname from German.
klassevirus noun: A picornavirus, of the genus Klassevirus, associated with pediatric diarrhea.
klat noun: talk.
klatch noun /klæt͡ʃ/: An informal social gathering, especially one held over coffee for the purpose of conversation.
klatsch noun /klæt͡ʃ/: Alternative form of klatch.
Klatskin tumor noun: Cholangiocarcinoma at the confluence of the right and left hepatic bile ducts.
Klatt proper noun: A surname.
Klauer proper noun: A surname from German.
Klaus proper noun: A male given name from Ancient Greek, an alternative spelling of Claus.
Klausian adjective: Of or relating to Václav Klaus, a Czech economist, free markets supporting politician and president.
Klausner proper noun: A surname.
Klauss proper noun: A surname.
klavalier noun: A member of the Ku Klux Klan's "secret police" or flogging squads.
Klaver proper noun: A surname.
klavern noun: A local unit of the Ku Klux Klan.
klaxon noun, verb /ˈklæksən/: A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century.
klaxoning noun, verb /ˈklæks(ə)nɪŋ/: The sounding of a klaxon.
Klayman proper noun: A surname.
klazomaniac noun /ˌklæzəˈmeɪniæk/: a person who only speaks by shouting
Kleagle noun: A recruiter for the Ku Klux Klan.
klebelsbergite noun: An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
Kleberg proper noun: A surname.
kleberite noun: A mineral with the chemical formula FeTi₆O₁₃.
klebicin noun: A plasmid present in bacteria of the genus Klebsiella.
Klebold proper noun: A surname.
Klebs-Löffler bacillus noun: Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the pathogenic bacterium that causes diphtheria.
klebsiella noun: Any of the genus Klebsiella of rod-shaped bacteria, which cause many diseases in humans.
klebsiellal adjective: Of, pertaining to, or produced by one of the Klebsiella bacteria, especially Klebsiella pneumoniae.
klebsiellosis noun: infection by Klebsiella bacteria
Kleckner proper noun: A surname.
klecksography noun /klɛkˈsɒɡɹəfi/: The art of making images from inkblots.
klecktoken noun: A subscription fee paid by members of the Ku Klux Klan.
klectoken noun: Alternative form of klecktoken.
Kleeman proper noun: A surname.
kleemanite noun: A monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc.
Kleen proper noun: A surname.
Kleene proper noun: A surname.
Kleene algebra noun: A De Morgan algebra which also satisfies the inequation x∧∼x⩽y,∨∼y for all x and y, where "∼" here denotes the De Morgan involution.
Kleene closure noun: The set of all strings of finite length made up of elements of a given set. (Then the Kleene closure is said to be of that given set. For a given set S, its...
Kleene hierarchy noun: Synonym of arithmetical hierarchy.
Kleene-Mostowski hierarchy noun: Synonym of arithmetical hierarchy.
Kleene operator noun: Synonym of Kleene star.
Kleene plus noun: The plus symbol, +, used as an operator to concatenate one or more strings from a given set, widely used in regular expressions.
Kleene star noun: The asterisk, *, used as an operator to concatenate zero or more strings from a given set, widely used in regular expressions.
Kleenean adjective: Of or relating to Stephen Cole Kleene (1909–1994), American mathematician.
kleeneboc noun: Alternative form of kleenebok.
kleenebok noun: A blue duiker, a small, active antelope of South Africa (Philantomba monticola).
kleenex noun /ˈkli.nɛks/: A disposable tissue.
Kleenex testing noun: Software testing carried out with people who have never before seen or used the software.
Klees proper noun: A surname from German.
kleestengel noun: One of a pair of ornaments extending from the chest outward along the wing-bone of a bird, terminating in a trefoil, chiefly in German heraldry.
kleft noun: A type of brigand operating in the mountains of pre-Revolutionary Greece.
kleftiko noun: A Greek dish of lamb marinated and baked on the bone.
Kleiman proper noun: A surname.
Klein proper noun /klaɪn/: A surname from German, equivalent to English Small.
Klein bottle noun: The closed manifold obtained by identifying the boundary components of the annulus so that the resultant surface is nonorientable.
Klein geometry noun: A type of geometry (mathematical object representing a space and its spatial relationships); a homogeneous space X together with a symmetry group which...
Klein paradox noun: A surprising result of applying the Dirac equation to the problem of electron scattering from a potential barrier. In non-relativistic quantum mechanics,...
Klein quadric noun: The lines of a 3-dimensional projective space, S, can be viewed as points of a 5-dimensional projective space, T. In that 5-space, the points that represent...
Klein quartic noun: A compact Riemann surface of genus 3 with the highest possible order automorphism group for this genus, namely order 168 orientation-preserving...
Klein-Waardenburg syndrome noun: A form of Waardenburg syndrome with additional symptoms that affect the arms and hands.
Kleinberg proper noun: A surname.
Kleine-Levin syndrome noun: A neurological disorder characterized by recurring periods of excessive sleeping and eating.
Kleinert proper noun: A surname.
Kleinfeld proper noun: A surname from German.
Kleinian adjective: Of or pertaining to Christian Felix Klein (1849–1925), German mathematician.
kleinite noun: A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, mercury, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
Kleinman proper noun: A surname.
Kleinschmidt proper noun: A surname.
Kleinschmidt still noun: A device that uses vapor compression to produce distilled water.
kleisin noun: A subunit of cohesin
Kleisli category noun: A category naturally associated to any monad T, and equivalent to the category of free T-algebras.
kleisma noun /ˈklaɪzmə/: A very small interval that is the difference between 6 just minor thirds and a perfect twelfth.
Kleist proper noun: A surname.
Kleistian adjective: Of or relating to Heinrich von Kleist (1777–1811), German poet, dramatist, novelist, short story writer and journalist.
Kleistian jar noun: Synonym of Leyden jar.
kleistogamous adjective: Alternative form of cleistogamous.
Klem proper noun: A surname.
klementite noun: A variety of thuringite
Klemm proper noun: A surname.
Klemmer proper noun: A surname.
Klemp proper noun: A surname.
klendusic adjective: Resistant to infection.
klendusity noun: Resistance to infection.
Klenk proper noun: A surname.
klentong noun: A high-pitched gong used in gamelan music.
klepht noun: An anti-Ottoman insurgent living in the mountains when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.
klephtic adjective: Relating to the klephts.
klephtism noun: The theft and banditry characteristic of the anti-Ottoman insurgency when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.
Kleppe proper noun: A surname.
Klepper proper noun: A surname from German.
klepsudra noun: Alternative form of clepsydra.
klepsydra noun: Alternative form of clepsydra.
kleptarchy noun: Kleptocracy; rule by one or more thieves.
klepto adjective, noun, prefix /ˈklɛptoʊ/: Of or pertaining to an individual who suffers from kleptomania.
kleptobiosis noun: The practice, among some social insects, of stealing food from others
kleptocat noun: A cat that is prone to stealing; a kleptomaniac cat.
kleptochloroplast noun: Synonym of kleptoplast.
kleptochloroplastidic adjective: Relating to kleptochloroplasts
kleptocnida noun: A nematocyst that was stolen from prey.
kleptocnidy noun: The theft of nematocysts from prey.
kleptocoprid noun: Any dung beetle that steals a pile of dung from a telecoprid
kleptocracy noun: A corrupt and dishonest government or society characterised by theft and greed.
kleptocrat noun /ˈklɛptəˌkɹæt/: A ruling figure in a kleptocracy.
kleptocratic adjective /klɛptə(ʊ)ˈkɹatɪk/: Pertaining to a kleptocracy; characterised by rulers or leaders who are thieves.
kleptogamy noun: copulation strategy by which males attempt to mate stealthily
kleptogenesis noun /ˌklɛptəʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/: Reproduction by a unisexual species using sperm 'stolen' by mating with members of a related bisexual species.
kleptographic adjective: Relating to kleptography
kleptographically adverb: In a kleptographic manner
kleptography noun: The study of stealing information securely and subliminally.
kleptogyny noun: A mating strategy in which a male copulates with a female in a harem while the owner of the harem is not paying attention.
kleptohematophagy noun: kleptoparasitic hematophagy
kleptolagnia noun /ˌklɛp.tə(ʊ)ˈlæɡ.niə/: A paraphilia in which sexual arousal is engendered by theft.
kleptomania noun /ˌklɛp.təˈmeɪ.ni.ə: A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.
kleptomaniac noun /ˌklɛptəˈmeɪniæk/: One who steals compulsively.
kleptomaniacal adjective: Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
kleptomaniacally adverb: as a kleptomaniac, in a kleptomaniacal manner
kleptomnesia noun: The situation where a person comes up with an idea that they believe to be original, but which was in fact created by someone else and previously...
klepton noun /ˈklɛptɒn/: A species that requires input from another biological taxon (normally from a species which is closely related to the kleptonic species) to complete its...
kleptoparasite noun, verb: An animal that engages in kleptoparasitism.
kleptoparasitic adjective: Pertaining to kleptoparasitism.
kleptoparasitically adverb: In a kleptoparasitic way.
kleptoparasiting adjective, verb: One that employs kleptoparasitism.
kleptoparasitism noun /ˌklɛptəʊˈpæɹəsɪtɪz(ə)m/: The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species.
kleptoparasitize verb: To steal (prey, etc.) from animals of the same or another species.
kleptoparasitoid adjective, noun: Relating to or characteristic of a kleptoparasite
kleptophilia noun: A paraphilia in which a person is sexually aroused by stealing.
kleptophobia noun: Abnormal fear of theft.
kleptoplast noun: Any organism in a kleptoplastic relationship
kleptoplastic adjective: Relating to kleptoplasty
kleptoplastid noun: A plastid that is subject to kleptoplastidy
kleptoplastidal adjective: Relating to kleptoplastids or to kleptoplastidy
kleptoplastidic adjective: Relating to kleptoplastids or to kleptoplasty
kleptoplastidy noun: Alternative spelling of kleptoplasty.
kleptoplasty noun: A symbiotic phenomenon whereby plastids from algae are sequestered by host organisms.
kleptopredation noun: A feeding strategy where a predator hunts other predators who have recently fed on prey, thus eating both the prey animal and the prey's own undigested...
kleptopredator noun: An animal that engages in kleptopredation.
kleptose noun: A form of cyclodextrin
kleptosome noun: An organelle used to steal and encase organelles from cells of foreign organisms, and hijack them to use the stolen organelles as their own.
kleptosquamy noun: Hyalosphenid recycling of shell plates from euglyphid prey.
kleptotrichy noun: the act by birds of stealing hair from live mammals for the purpose of nestbuilding
kleren noun: Alternative form of clairin (“Haitian drink resembling rum”).
klerin noun: Alternative form of clairin (“Haitian drink resembling rum”).
Klerk proper noun: A surname from Dutch or Afrikaans.
Klerksdorp proper noun /ˈklɑːrksdɔːrp/: A city in North West province, South Africa.
Klerksdorp sphere noun: A small object, often spherical to disc-shaped, found in three-billion-year-old pyrophyllite deposits mined near Ottosdal in South Africa, and thought to...
kleros noun: A plot of agricultural land granted to a citizen under the cleruchy system.
kleroterion noun: A device used in sortition, consisting of a stone slab incised with rows of slots and with an attached tube, and operating on tokens representing citizens.
klesha noun /ˈkleɪʃə/: A mental state, such as fear or ignorance, that clouds the mind and leads to unwholesome actions.
kleshic adjective: Relating to the kleshas.
klet noun: Clipping of kletterschuh.
kletterschuh noun: A lightweight boot used in rock climbing.
Kleve proper noun: A town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Kleven proper noun: A surname.
klewang noun: A short, machete-like cutlass from Malaysia and Indonesia.
Klexter noun: An outer guard at meetings of the Ku Klux Klan.
klezmer noun /ˈklɛzmə/: A Jewish folk musician.
klezmer-like adjective: Similar to, or reminiscent of, klezmer music.
klezmerish adjective: Resembling klezmer (Jewish folk music).
klezmerlike adjective: Alternative spelling of klezmer-like.
KLH noun: Initialism of keyhole limpet hemocyanin.
kliachite noun: Synonym of bauxite.
klick noun /klɪk/: A kilometer.
Klickitat noun: A member of a certain Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest.
klieg noun: Any of several intense arc lamps used in cinematography
klieg light noun: An intense carbon arc lamp used in cinematography
Klien proper noun: A surname from German.
kligrapp noun: A secretary in the Ku Klux Klan.
klik noun: Alternative form of klick (“kilometer”).
Klikitat noun: Alternative form of Klickitat.
Klim proper noun: A transliteration of the Russian male given name Кли́м (Klím).
Klimas proper noun: A surname.
Klimek proper noun: A surname.
klimp noun: A metal clip or clamp used to fasten the walls of a crate together during shipment
Klimtian adjective: Of, pertaining to, or reminiscent of the Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt (1862–1918), best known for frank, erotic depictions of the female body.
kline noun, verb: Alternative form of k-line.
Klinefelter noun: A person with Klinefelter syndrome.
Klinefelter's syndrome noun: Alternative form of Klinefelter syndrome.
Klinefelter syndrome noun: A genetic condition in which a person is born with two X chromosomes and one Y chromosome.
Klingbeil proper noun: A surname.
Klingenberg proper noun: A surname.
Klinger proper noun: A surname.
Klingler proper noun: A surname.
Klingman proper noun: A surname.
Klingon noun /ˈklɪŋɒn/: A member of an alien warrior race in the Star Trek universe with distinctive forehead ridges and a culture based on the strict observance of honor, loyalty,...
Klingonesque adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a Klingon.
Klingonian adjective: Pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of, Klingons.
Klingonish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of Klingons.
Klingonist noun: A specialist or speaker of the Klingon language.
Klingsor syndrome noun: Synonym of Skoptic syndrome.
Klingsorian adjective: Of or relating to Klingsor, a magician in the Middle High German epic poem Parzival (c. 1200).
klingstone noun: clinkstone
klink noun: Alternative spelling of clink (“prison”).
klinker noun: Dated spelling of clinker.
klinki pine noun: Araucaria hunsteinii, a very large fast-growing evergreen tree native to Papua New Guinea.
klinkii pine noun: Alternative form of klinki pine.
klinokinesis noun: A form of kinesis in which the frequency or rate of turning is proportional to stimulus intensity.
klinokinetic adjective: Relating to klinokinesis.
klinokinetically adverb: In a klinokinetic manner
klinostat noun: Alternative form of clinostat.
klinotactic adjective: Relating to klinotaxis.
klinotactically adverb: In a klinotactic manner
klinotaxis noun: movement towards a stimulus gradient
Klinsmann dive noun: The act of running and diving onto the ground, with the momentum causing the body to slide along the floor
klip-salamander noun: Synonym of Cape girdled lizard (“Cordylus cordylus”).
klipbok noun: klipspringer
klipdachs noun: Alternative form of klipdas.
klipdas noun: A small mammal (Hyrax capensis), found in South Africa, that closely resembles the daman.
klipdassie noun: Alternative form of klipdas.
klipfish noun: Sun-dried salted cod, especially [Atlantic] cod and especially that exported from Norway.
klipkous noun: abalone, ear-shell, ormer
klippe noun: A geological feature of thrust fault terrains.
Klippel proper noun: A surname from German.
Klippel-Feil syndrome noun: A rare disease characterized by the congenital fusion of any two of the seven cervical vertebrae.
Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome noun: A rare congenital disorder affecting the vascular system.
Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome noun: A rare congenital medical condition in which blood vessels and/or lymph vessels fail to form properly. The three main features are nevus flammeus, venous...
klippot noun: Alternative spelling of Qliphoth.
klippspringer noun: Alternative form of klipspringer.
klipspringer noun /ˈklɪpˌsprɪŋə/: A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat (Oreotragus oreotragus).
klipsteinite noun: A hydrated silicate of manganese and iron
kliros noun: The section of an Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic church dedicated to the choir.
klismaphile noun: A person with klismaphilia (sexual arousal from enemas).
klismaphilia noun: The condition involving enjoyment of, and sexual arousal from, enemas.
klismaphiliac noun: A person with klismaphilia (sexual arousal from enemas).
klismos noun: A light Ancient Greek chair with curved legs.
klister noun: A soft wax used for grip on skis, especially for corn snow or crust.
KLite noun: An inhabitant of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
kljakite noun: Synonym of bauxite.
KLM proper noun: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, a Dutch airline.
klobasnek noun /kloʊˈbɑznɛk/: A kalach with sausage filling.
klobasnik noun: Alternative form of klobasnek.
Klobuchar proper noun /ˈkloʊbət͡ʃɑːr/: A surname from Slovene.
KLOC noun /ˈkeɪlɒk/: Abbreviation of thousand lines of code.
klöchite noun: A cyclosilicate mineral of the osumilite group.
Klock proper noun: A surname.
klockmannite noun: A copper-selenium mineral (CuSe)
kloedenellid noun: Any of a group of small, Paleozoic seed shrimps, noted for their distinct shell shapes.
Klokan noun: An officer of the Ku Klux Klan who investigates prospective members.
Klokard noun: A lecturer in the Ku Klux Klan.
klom noun: Synonym of kilometre (“km”)
klomp noun, verb /klɒmp/: A Dutch wooden clog.
klompie noun: A small, hard clay brick.
kloncilium noun: A judicial body in the Ku Klux Klan.
Klondicitis noun: Gold fever in the Klondike.
klondike noun, verb /ˈklɒnˌdaɪk/: A source of wealth or something else valuable.
klondiker noun: Alternative form of klondyker (“type of fishing boat”).
klondyke noun, verb: Alternative form of klondike.
klondyker noun: A ship involved in klondyking.
klong noun: Alternative form of khlong.
klonk noun /klɒŋk/: A dull, metallic or hollow sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact; a clunk.
klonklave noun: A meeting of the Ku Klux Klan.
klonvocation noun: A meeting of the Ku Klux Klan.
klooch noun: Alternative form of klootch.
kloochman noun: Alternative form of klootchman.
kloof noun /kluf/: A deep glen or ravine.

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.