English Words: K

9,255 words · Page 6 of 186

Kafferskraalname

A place name for many farms originally worked by black natives.

kaffirnoun

In Islamic contexts, a non-Muslim.

kaffir cabbagenoun

spiderwisp; Gynandropsis gynandra

Kaffir Circusname

Traders in South African mining shares.

kaffir cornnoun

The cultivated species of sorghum, Sorghum bicolor, used as a food for people and animals and in ethanol production.

kaffir dognoun

A type of hunting dog used by indigenous peoples in parts of southern Africa; (loosely), a mongrel dog.

kaffir finknoun

Synonym of sakabula.

kaffir limenoun

Citrus hystrix, a species of fragrant, small lime native to Southeast Asia, the leaves of which are used in cooking for their citrus flavor.

kaffirgramnoun

Mail carried by native runners, smuggled out of the siege of Mafeking during the Boer War.

kaffiyanoun

Alternative form of keffiyeh.

kaffiyehnoun

Alternative spelling of keffiyeh.

kafflenoun

Alternative form of coffle.

Kaffrarianame

Territories now belonging to the East Cape region of South Africa.

Kaffrarianadj

Of or relating to Kaffraria.

Kaffrenoun

Alternative form of Kaffir.

Kaffresname

plural of Kaffre

kafinoun

A classical form of Sufi poem.

kafirnoun

A disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim.

kafirinnoun

Any of a group of storage proteins found in sorghum.

Kafirismnoun

The kafir mindset

kafirizationnoun

The act or process of kafirizing.

kafirizeverb

To make or become kafir.

kafirnessnoun

The quality of being kafir

Kafkaname

A surname from German.

Kafkaesqueadj

Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity.

Kafkaesquelyadv

In a Kafkaesque manner.

Kafkaesquenessnoun

The state, quality, or characteristic of being Kafkaesque.

Kafkaishadj

Synonym of Kafkaesque.

Kafkaismnoun

The literary style associated with Franz Kafka

Kafkatrapnoun

A sophistical rhetorical device in which any denial by an accused person serves as evidence of guilt.

Kafkatrappingnoun

gerund of Kafkatrap: the action of employing a Kafkatrap against (someone).

Kafkianadj

Of or relating to Franz Kafka (1883–1924), German-language author of novels and short stories.

Kafrname

A village in Shurab district, Fars Province, Iran.

Kafr El Sheikhname

A governorate in north-eastern Egypt.

kaftannoun

A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.

kaftanedadj

Dressed in a kaftan.

kaftanlikeadj

Resembling a kaftan.

kafundanoun

A bar (business that sells alcohol).

Kag-Fer-Jiir-Koor-Ror-Us-Zuksunname

A Niger-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.

Kagaminame

A female given name from Japanese.

Kaganname

A surname.

Kagan's reagentname

Samarium(II) iodide when used as a solution for organic synthesis.

kaganatenoun

Alternative spelling of khaganate.

Kagawaname

A prefecture of Japan. Its capital is Takamatsu.

Kagay-anonnoun

A person from Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

Kagelname

A surname from German.

Kagi chartnoun

A style of financial chart, mostly independent of time, used to track price movements and make decisions on purchasing stock.

Kagitinganname

A barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.

kagonoun

An open and suspended Japanese style of sedan chair.

kagoknoun

A genre of Korean vocal music for mixed female and male voices. Accompaniments and interludes are played by a small ensemble of traditional Korean musical instruments

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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 6. 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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