English words: kloofing to Knerr

300 English words, part 28 of 40 of the words starting with K, A to Z. 26 have a page of their own.

English words kloofing to Knerr

kloofing noun: A recreational activity involving descent into a deep ravine or watercourse.
klootch noun: klootchman: woman, wife (especially if Native American).
klootchman noun: Woman, wife (especially if Native American).
klopemania noun: A compulsion to steal; kleptomania.
Klopfenstein proper noun: A surname.
Klopp proper noun: A surname.
Klos proper noun: A town in north-central Albania, located in the Mat river valley with mountains to the east and west; it is the seat of its eponymous municipality.
Klose proper noun: A surname.
Kloss proper noun: A surname from German.
Kloss's gibbon noun: A small black gibbon (Hylobates klossii), of the Mentawai Islands to the west of Sumatra.
Klossowski proper noun: A surname.
Klossowskian adjective: Of or relating to Pierre Klossowski (1905–2001), French writer, translator and artist.
Kloster proper noun: A surname from German.
Klosterman proper noun: A surname from German.
Klostermann proper noun: A surname from German.
Kloth proper noun: A surname from German.
klotho noun: A transmembrane protein, a novel β-glucuronidase, that, in addition to other effects, provides some control over the sensitivity of the organism to insulin...
kloyz noun /klɔɪz/: a small private synagogue or circle of religious learning
KLP adjective: Initialism of kosher l'Pesach
Kluck proper noun: A surname.
kludd noun: A chaplain or preacher in the Ku Klux Klan.
kludge noun, verb /klʌd͡ʒ/: An improvised device, typically crudely constructed to test the validity of a principle before implementing a finished design.
kludge out verb: To work out or fix a problem, usually in a makeshift fashion.
kludgeocracy noun /klʌd͡ʒˈɒ.kɹə.si/: A government characterized by complex, inefficient, and ad-hoc solutions to problems.
kludgey adjective: Alternative spelling of kludgy.
kludgeyness noun: Alternative form of kludginess.
kludgie noun /ˈklʌd͡ʒi/: A toilet.
kludgily adverb: In a kludgy manner.
kludginess noun: The quality of being kludgy.
kludgy adjective /klʌd͡ʒi/: Sloppy, hasty, shoddy, or inelegant.
kluftkarren noun: A form of karren with widened joints.
Klug proper noun: A surname from German.
Klug's xenica noun: Synonym of common xenica.
kluge noun, verb /kluːd͡ʒ/: Something that should not work, but does.
Kluger proper noun: A surname from German.
klugey adjective: Alternative form of kludgy.
klugeyness noun: Alternative form of kludginess.
kluggy adjective: Alternative form of kludgy.
Klugh proper noun: A surname from German.
klugily adverb: Alternative form of kludgily.
kluginess noun: Alternative form of kludginess.
Klugman proper noun: A surname.
klugy adjective: Alternative form of kludgy.
klumene noun: acetylene
Klump proper noun: A surname.
Klumpp proper noun: A surname.
Klunder proper noun: A surname.
klunk noun, verb: Alternative form of clunk.
klunk out verb: Synonym of conk out (all senses)
klunker noun: Alternative spelling of clunker; a dilapidated, worn-out, or noisy machine.
klunky adjective: Alternative form of clunky.
kluski noun /ˈklu.ski/: Noodles prepared in an ethnic Polish manner; specifically, thin strips of dough, as opposed to filled shells.
klutzhood noun: The state or condition of a klutz.
klutzily adverb: In a klutzy manner.
klutziness noun: The quality of being klutzy, or being a klutz.
klutzish adjective /ˈklʌtsɪʃ/: Characteristic of a klutz; klutzy.
Kluver proper noun: A surname.
Klüver-Bucy syndrome noun: A syndrome caused by bilateral lesions of the medial temporal lobe, characterized by hypersexuality, hyperorality, dietary changes, docility, and visual...
Kluwe proper noun: A surname.
Kluxer noun: Synonym of Klansman (“member of the Ku Klux Klan”).
KLV noun: Abbreviation of key-length-value encoding.
kly noun: Abbreviation of kilolightyear.
klydonograph noun: A device that makes a photographic record of a voltage surge.
klydonographic adjective: Relating to the klydonograph.
klystron noun: an electron tube used to amplify microwave-frequency electromagnetic radiation.
klyuchevskite noun: A monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, copper, iron, oxygen, potassium, and sulfur.
klyukva noun: Ignorant stereotypes and tall tales in Western depictions of Russia and Russians.
KM noun: Initialism of knowledge management.
km 0 noun: Abbreviation of kilometre zero.
km/hr noun: Abbreviation of kilometers per hour.
km-wide adjective: Synonym of kilometer-wide.
KMAG phrase: Abbreviation of kiss my ass guys/goodbye.
kmc noun: Abbreviation of kilomegacycle.
kmer noun: A motif of length "k"
kmet noun /kmɛt/: A serf in Southeastern Europe, especially one holding land under the estate system introduced by the Ottomans and retained in some areas by Austria-Hungary.
Kmhmu noun: Alternative form of Khmu.
Kmiec proper noun: A surname from Polish.
KMO noun: Initialism of Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test.
kmph noun: Abbreviation of kilometers per hour.
kmps symbol: Initialism of kilometre(s) per second.
kms adjective, interjection, noun, verb: Initialism of Kasabach-Merritt syndrome.
kmt phrase: Initialism of kissing my teeth: used to express disapproval, annoyance, or frustration.
KN noun: Abbreviation of kilonova.
KN94 noun: A type of modified N95 surgical mask.
KN95 noun: An air particulate filtration standard originating in the People's Republic of China, which requires filtration of 95% of air particulates that are 0.3...
knaa verb /naː/: To know
Knaak proper noun: A surname.
knab noun, verb /næb/: To nab or steal.
knabble verb: Synonym of nibble
Knabstrupper noun: A Danish breed of warmblood horse.
knack noun, verb /næk/: A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something.
knack-kneed adjective: Alternative form of knock-kneed.
knacked adjective, verb: Very tired; knackered.
knacker noun, verb /ˈnakə/: One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.
knacker's yard noun /ˈnæk.əz ˌjɑːd/: The area of a slaughterhouse where carcasses unfit for human consumption or other purposes are rendered down to produce useful materials such as glue.
knackeredness noun: Quality of being knackered.
knackery adjective, noun: Something to do with knackers.
knackiness noun: The quality of being knacky.
knackish adjective: Trickish; artful.
knackless adjective /ˈnækləs/: Not having the knack for something; inept; unskilful.
knackwurst noun: A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
knacky adjective: Having a knack; cunning; crafty.
knadel noun: Alternative spelling of knaidel.
knafah noun: Alternative form of kanafeh.
knafeh noun: Alternative spelling of kanafeh.
knag noun, verb /ˈnæɡ/: A short spur or stiff projection from the trunk or branch of a tree, such as the stunted dead branch of a fir
knagged adjective, verb: Having protuberances, knobs or knots
knaggie noun: A small wooden drinking vessel with an upright handle
Knaggs proper noun /næɡz/: A Northern English surname from North Germanic.
knaggy adjective: Having many protuberances, knobs or knots; knotty, rough or rugged.
knaidel noun /ˈkneɪdl̩/: A type of dumpling made of matzo eaten by Ashkenazi Jews during Passover.
knaidl noun: Alternative spelling of knaidel.
knap noun, verb /næp/: To break (something) into small pieces with a cracking sound; to fragment, to smash; also, to break (something) apart sharply; to snap.
knap it verb: Synonym of catch it (“to be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten”).
knapbasket noun: A type of indigenous basket backpack found among the various ethno-linguistic groups of Northern Luzon.
knapbottle noun: Bladder campion.
Knapdale proper noun: A geographical area in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, between Kintyre and Crinan.
knape noun /neɪp/: A lad.
Knapman proper noun: A surname.
Knapp proper noun: A surname.
knappability noun: The condition of being knappable
knappable adjective: Suitable for knapping.
knapper noun: One who knaps.
knapping noun, verb: The process or result of a stone being knapped.
knappish adjective: Peevish; snappish.
knappy adjective: Having knaps; full of protuberances or humps; knobby
knapsack noun, verb /ˈnæpsæk/: A case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back.
knapsack problem noun: A problem in combinatorial optimization: given a set of items, each with a weight and a value, determine which items to include in the collection so that...
knapsacked adjective, verb: Wearing a knapsack.
knapsacker noun: One who goes travelling with a knapsack.
knapskull noun: Synonym of knapscall (“a type of helmet generally worn by a low-ranking person, possibly a servant of a cavalryman”).
Knapton proper noun: A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG305340).
knapweed noun /ˈnæpwiːd/: Any of various common weeds of, or formerly of, the genus Centaurea.
knar noun /nɑː(ɹ)/: A knot or burl in a tree; a knurl, a gnarl.
knare noun: Alternative form of knar.
Knaresborough proper noun: A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE3557).
knarl noun: Alternative spelling of gnarl (“A knot in wood”).
knarled adjective: Alternative form of gnarled.
knarly adjective: Alternative form of gnarly.
knarr noun /nɔːɹ/: A kind of Norse merchant ship used by the Vikings.
knarred adjective /ˈnɑː(ɹ)d/: knotty; gnarled
knarry adjective /ˈnɑːɹi/: knotty; gnarled
knasibfite noun: An orthorhombic, vitreous mineral found in Sicily.
knaster noun: canaster
Knauer proper noun: A surname.
knaulage noun: Obsolete form of knowledge.
knaulege noun: Obsolete form of knowledge.
knaur noun: A knot or burl in a tree.
Knaus proper noun: A surname from German.
Knaus-Ogino method noun: Synonym of rhythm method
Knauss proper noun: A surname from German.
knauvshawl verb: Alternative form of knawvshawl.
knave noun /neɪv/: A boy; especially, a boy servant.
knave bairn noun: A male child; a boy.
knave of clubs noun: Synonym of jack of clubs.
knave of diamonds noun: Synonym of jack of diamonds.
knave of hearts noun: jack of hearts
knave of spades noun: Alternative form of jack of spades.
knaveproof adjective: For a system or body: protected, or designed to be proof against misuse or error; fail-safe.
knavery noun /ˈneɪvəɹi/: The antics or tricks of a knave; boyish mischief.
knaveship noun: The condition of being a knave (used mockingly)
knavess noun /ˈneɪvɛs/: A knavish woman.
knavish adjective /ˈneɪvɪʃ/: Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent.
knavishly adverb: In a knavish manner.
knavishness noun: The quality of being knavish.
knawel noun: Scleranthus annuus, common in sandy soil.
knawlage noun: Obsolete form of knowledge.
knawvshawl verb: to mutter or complain sullenly
knaydel noun: Alternative spelling of knaidel.
knaydl noun: Alternative spelling of knaidel.
knead noun, verb /niːd/: To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials...
kneadability noun: Ability to be kneaded, or worked into a mass.
kneadable adjective: Capable of being kneaded, or worked into a mass.
kneaded eraser noun: A tool made from pliable material resembling putty or chewing gum that is used to absorb graphite or charcoal.
kneader noun: One who kneads.
kneading noun, verb /ˈniːdɪŋ/: The process by which something is kneaded.
kneading trough noun: A (usually wooden) trough in which dough is kneaded before baking into bread.
kneadingly adverb: In the manner of one who is kneading.
Kneale proper noun: A surname.
Knebel proper noun: A surname from German.
knebelite noun: A silicate mineral, a manganese variety of fayalite that forms dark green orthorhombic crystals.
Knebworth proper noun: A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2520).
Knecht proper noun: A surname from German.
knedle noun: Boiled ball- or oval-shaped dumplings with a filling, with the dough either being potato-based or made of choux pastry, or sometimes curd-based, and filled...
knedlo-vepro-zelo noun: A traditional Czech dish consisting of dumplings, pork and sauerkraut.
knee noun, verb /niː/: In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
knee ache noun /niˌeɪk/: A pain in the knee, often caused by joint pain.
knee baby noun: A young child, slightly older than a baby.
knee-band noun: Alternative form of kneeband.
knee-breeches noun /ˌniːˈbɹɪtʃɪz/: Breeches reaching down to or just below the knee.
knee britches noun: Synonym of britches.
knee-buckler noun: A curveball (or occasionally a knuckleball) that fools the hitter, causing his or her knees to buckle (i.e. bend).
knee cap noun: Alternative spelling of kneecap.
knee-capping noun: Alternative spelling of kneecapping.
knee-cords noun: knee-breeches made of corduroy
knee-crooking adjective: Obsequious; submissive.
knee-deep adjective: Reaching up to the knees.
knee-deep in the Big Muddy adjective: Stuck in a predicament; mired in a difficult situation, especially one resulting from poor judgment or bad leadership.
knee dragging noun: A technique used in motorcycle racing for aggressive cornering, in which the rider leans the bike over and extends their knee outward, often just grazing...
knee drop noun: Alternative form of kneedrop.
knee grows noun: Alternative spelling of kneegrows
knee guard noun: knee pad
knee high adjective, noun /ˌniːˈhaɪ/: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see knee, high: reaching to the height of a person's knees.
knee-high blackberry noun: Synonym of sand blackberry.
knee-high by the Fourth of July proverb /ˌniːˈhaɪ baɪ ðə ˌfɔːθ‿əv d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ/: If a corn (maize) crop planted in spring has grown knee-high by the Fourth of July (Independence Day of the United States), a bountiful harvest is expected.
knee-high to a grasshopper adjective: short; especially relating to when the subject was a small child
knee holly noun: The plant butcher's broom.
knee jerk adjective, noun: Unthinking, not carefully considered, (nearly) automatic, spontaneous, easily predictable.
knee-jerk reaction noun: An instantaneous reaction made without thought.
knee-jerkery noun: knee-jerk action or thinking.
knee-jerking noun: Reacting instantaneously and without thought.
knee-jerkish adjective: Exhibiting or characteristic of a rash or automatic response.
knee-jerkishly adverb: In a knee-jerkish manner.
knee-jerkism noun: Knee-jerk behavior.
knee-jerky adjective: Exhibiting or characteristic of a rash or automatic response.
knee kicker noun: A device for stretching a carpet for installation, having tension applied by a kick of the knee to the back of the tool.
knee-length adjective: Reaching to the knee.
knee pad noun: A protective garment worn on a knee to protect it from injury, for example due to a blow or a fall.
knee-paddle verb: To paddle while kneeling.
knee pit noun: The shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint; the backside of the knee.
knee push-up noun: Synonym of modified push-up.
knee raise noun: Any of several exercises that involve lifting one's knees up high; one version is constituted by stepping energetically, whereas other versions involve...
knee roll noun: the thick part of a batsman's pads that protects the knee
knee scooter noun: A mobility device for a person with an injured leg, allowing them to kneel with the injured leg and propel themselves with the other.
knee slapper noun: Alternative form of knee-slapper.
knee-slapping noun: The action of striking one's own knee with the hand, associated with hearty laughter.
knee slide noun, verb: The act of sliding along a surface on one's knees. It is a common goal celebration
knee sock noun: A sock that reaches almost up to the knee.
knee stop noun: A lever worked by the performer's knee, for regulating the air supply of a reed organ, etc.
knee swell noun: Synonym of knee stop.
knee tickler noun: A decorative dangling ornament attached to the hem of a miniskirt.
knee-tremble noun: Alternative form of knee-trembler.
knee-trembler noun: A casual outdoor sexual encounter (commonly with a prostitute), usually in an alleyway or against a wall, with the man standing and the woman's knees raised.
knee-trembling adjective: Terrified.
knee wall noun: A short wall, less than half the normal height, that supports rafters near their low end.
kneeache noun: Alternative form of knee ache
kneeband noun: The band at the bottom of a leg on a pair of breeches.
kneebar noun: A joint lock where the knee is hyperextended in order to cause pain and/or injury.
kneeboard noun, verb: A short (often less than 6'), broad (sometimes extremely broad) surfboard designed to be ridden in the surf in a kneeling position, and often having...
kneeboarder noun: One who surfs with a kneeboard.
kneebound adjective: on one's knees in an act of worship
kneebuckle noun: A buckle that fastens the kneeband on a leg of a pair of knee breeches.
kneecap noun, verb /ˈniːˌkæp/: The flat, roundish bone in the knee.
kneecapper noun: The person who carries out kneecapping.
kneecapping noun, verb: The act of injuring the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees; often a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.
kneed adjective, verb /niːd/: Having a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or knees.
kneedeep adjective: Alternative spelling of knee-deep.
kneedness noun: The state or quality of having a particular type of or number of knees.
kneedrop noun: A move in professional wrestling in which an opponent is dropped onto the attacker's bended knee.
kneeful adjective, noun: Enough to cover of fill a knee.
kneehigh noun: Alternative form of knee-high.
kneehole noun: A space for the knees (and lower legs), especially under a desk.
kneehole desk noun: A desk consisting of a flat surface resting on two columns of drawers with a space between for the legs
kneeing noun, verb: A blow made with the knee.
kneejerk adjective, noun: Alternative form of knee-jerk.
kneejerk reflex noun: Synonym of patellar reflex.
kneejoint noun: The joint of the knee.
kneejointed adjective: Having bent joints like those of knees.
kneel verb /niːl/: To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.
kneel before verb: to kneel in front of someone or something, especially in order to worship or supplicate
kneel down verb: To kneel, especially as an act of reverence or prayer.
Kneeland proper noun: A surname.
kneeler noun: A person who kneels.
kneeless adjective: Without knees.
kneelet noun: A band or piece of jewellery worn around the knee.
kneelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a knee.
kneeling noun, verb /ˈniːlɪŋ/: The act by which someone kneels.
kneeling bus noun: A bus with a mechanism for lowering itself to allow people to board without having to climb steps.
kneeling chair noun: A type of chair for sitting in a position with the thighs dropped to an angle of about 60 to 70 degrees from vertical (as opposed to 90 degrees when sitting...
kneelingly adverb: In a kneeling position.
kneelo noun: A kneeboarder.
kneepad noun: Alternative spelling of knee pad.
kneepan noun: The kneecap; the patella.
kneepiece noun: The piece of armour that covers the knee.
kneepit noun: Alternative spelling of knee pit.
kneeprint noun: The mark or impression left by a knee pressed against a surface.
kneeroom noun: The amount of space available for a person's knees, for example in a vehicle.
knees-up noun: A party.
kneesie noun: Knee.
kneesies noun: flirtatious touching using the knee(s)
kneesock noun: Alternative form of knee sock.
kneestone noun: Synonym of kneeler (“type of stone on a gable end”).
kneesy noun: Amorous touching of each others knees
kneetop noun: A portable computer.
kneidel noun: Alternative spelling of knaidel.
kneidl noun: Alternative spelling of knaidel.
kneidlach noun: matzo balls
kneipping noun: Synonym of Kneippism.
Kneippism noun: The treatment of disease by forms of hydrotherapy, such as walking barefoot in the morning dew, baths, wet compresses, cold affusions, etc.
knell noun, verb /nɛl/: To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
Kneller proper noun: A surname.
knelling noun, verb: The tolling of a bell.
knemometer noun: The measuring device used in knemometry
knemometry noun: The measurement of the distance between knee and heel when seated.
knep noun, verb: To bite gently, nibble.
Knepp proper noun: A surname.
kneppars noun: Long-shafted pincers.
Knepper proper noun: A surname.
kneriid noun: Any gonorynchiform fish in the family Kneriidae.
Knerr proper noun: A surname from German.

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.