English Words: K

9,255 words · Page 35 of 186

katabasisnoun

A mytheme or trope in which the hero embarks on a journey to the underworld.

katabaticadj

Downslope on a mountainside.

katabaticallyadv

In a katabatic manner.

katabolicadj

Alternative form of catabolic.

katafrontnoun

A weak frontal condition in which warm-sector air sinks relative to colder air.

katagelastnoun

One who engages in katagelasticism.

katagelasticadj

Showing a predilection for mocking humor, that is, humor at the expense of others.

katagelasticismnoun

Obtaining pleasure from laughing at or mocking others.

katagelasticistnoun

One who enjoys mocking and laughing at others.

Katahdinname

Ellipsis of Mount Katahdin.

kataifinoun

A very fine vermicelli-like pastry used to make desserts in various Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines, particularly Palestinian.

katakananoun

A Japanese syllabary used when writing words borrowed from foreign languages other than Chinese, specific names of plants and animals and other jargon, onomatopoeia, or to emphasize a word or phrase. Also used to write the Ainu language.

katakiriborinoun

A Japanese sword-making technique employing a chisel at two different angles.

Katakoloname

A small town on the sea in Elis, West Greece, Greece.

katalnoun

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of catalytic activity; one mole per second. Symbol: kat.

katamarinoun

Something which rolls up other objects, growing increasingly large.

katananoun

A type of Japanese longsword, having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.

Katanganadj

Of or from Katanga.

kataninnoun

A heterodimeric protein which functions to sever microtubules

kataphaticallyadv

Alternative form of cataphatically.

Katarname

Alternative form of Qatar.

kataranoun

An Indian push dagger with an H-shaped handle, used predominantly ceremonially, and rarely as a weapon.

kataribenoun

A Japanese storyteller or narrator

katashironoun

A traditional Japanese paper doll, used as a talisman to perform a certain form of self-purification.

katastatenoun

Alternative form of catastate.

katastematicadj

Pertaining to a constant state of being, as opposed to a kinetic state (of change).

katasukashinoun

A kimarite in which the attacker forces his opponent down by placing his hands on the opponent's shoulder blade (one inside and one outside) and pulling him down and forward while backing away.

katautanoun

A particular kind of Japanese poem, having a 5-7-7 meter and forming half of an exchange of two poems.

Katayamaname

A surname from Japanese.

Katchername

A surname from German.

Katchongvaname

A surname from Hopi.

katchoointj

Synonym of achoo, characteristic sound of a person sneezing.

katchungnoun

Synonym of groundnut (“Arachis hypogaea”).

Katename

A diminutive of the female given name Katherine and related names, also used as a formal given name.

Kate Greenawayname

A style of clothing for young children, resembling late 18th-century and Regency fashions, with smock frocks and skeleton suits for boys, and high-waisted pinafores and dresses with mob caps and straw bonnets for girls.

katechonnoun

Someone or something (of disputed identity) whose removal is necessary before the Antichrist can be fully manifested, according to 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 in the Bible.

kategorianoun

Synonym of accusation.

katelectrotonusnoun

The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the negative electrode or cathode on the passage of a current of electricity through it.

katemfenoun

The shrub Thaumatococcus danielli.

katepimeronnoun

The lower part of the epimeron.

Kater's pendulumnoun

A reversible free-swinging pendulum used as a gravimeter.

Katerinaname

A female given name.

Katerynaname

A female given name from Ukrainian.

Katerynoslavname

Alternative form of Yekaterinoslav.

Kathname

A diminutive of the female given names Katherine, Kathleen, or related names.

kathanoun

The recitation of a Hindu religious story.

kathaknoun

One of the eight classical dance forms of India.

kathakalinoun

a spectacular lyric dance drama of southern India performed with acrobatic energy and highly stylized pantomime.

Katharevousaname

A learned, archaising form of Modern Greek, based on Classical Greek and used for formal and official purposes; it was legally displaced as the official language of Greece in 1976 by Demotic Greek.

Katharinename

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter K contains 9,255 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 186 pages, and you are currently viewing page 35. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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