English Words: K

9,255 words · Page 7 of 186

kagomenoun

An arrangement of laths composed of interlaced triangles such that each point where two laths cross has four neighboring points. Although called a lattice, it is more closely related to the trihexagonal tiling than to a mathematical lattice.

Kagoshimaname

A prefecture in southwestern Japan, on the south coast of the island of Kyushu.

Kagoshimanadj

Of, from or relating to the city or Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

kagunoun

A New Caledonian endemic bird species, Rhynochetos jubatus, the only surviving member of the family Rhynochetidae.

kaguranoun

A kind of Shinto theatrical dance in Japan.

Kagutsuchiname

The Japanese god of fire, son of Izanagi and Izanami and brother of Amaterasu, Susanoo, Tsukuyomi and Ōyamatsumi; he burned his mother to death while being born.

Kaguyaname

The protagonist of 赫映姫の物語 (Kaguya-hime no Monogatari, “The Tale of Princess Kaguya”), a mysterious girl from the moon, discovered as a baby inside the stalk of a glowing bamboo plant.

kagwangnoun

A Philippine flying lemur (Cynocephalus volans).

Kagyuname

One of four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

kahalnoun

The local governing body of a former European Jewish community, administering religious, legal and communal affairs.

kahalalidenoun

Any of a family of depsipeptides that show antitumour activity

Kahan summation algorithmname

An algorithm that significantly reduces the numerical error in the total obtained by adding a sequence of finite-precision floating-point numbers, compared to the obvious approach, by tracking the accumulated small errors in a separate variable.

Kahananame

A surname from Aramaic.

Kahanismnoun

A Jewish ideology based on the views of Rabbi Meir Kahane, holding that the Palestinian Authority is enemies of Jews and Israel itself, and that a State of Judea ("Jewish National Authority") to be created.

Kahanistnoun

A supporter of Kahanism.

Kaharlykname

A city in Kyiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine.

kahaunoun

The proboscis monkey.

kahawainoun

An edible marine fish, Arripis trutta, found around the southeastern coast of Australia and New Zealand, having a dark bluish-green body with indistinct rows of spots forming narrow irregular bands on the upper sides.

kahennoun

a Haymanot religious role, analogous to a rabbi in other Jewish communities

kahikanoun

Synonym of kahikatea.

kahikateanoun

Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, a coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand.

kahikatoanoun

Leptospermum scoparium, the manuka.

kahilinoun

A feather standard mounted on a pole, as traditionally used in Hawaii on ceremonial occasions.

kahkenoun

A kind of Armenian baked good, flavored with mahleb.

Kahlname

A surname.

Kahlenbergerdorfname

A neighborhood of Vienna, Austria.

Kahlername

A surname from German.

Kahler's diseasenoun

multiple myeloma

kahleritenoun

A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and uranium.

Kahloesqueadj

Reminiscent of the paintings of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.

Kahlúaname

A brand of heavy, sweet, coffee flavored liqueur made in Mexico; a variety or serving of this drink.

kahmnoun

Yeast which tends to form on fermented foods, such as sauerkraut.

Kahnname

A surname from German.

Kahnawakename

a large Mohawk community on the South Shore region of Montreal

Kahnianadj

Of or relating to Herman Kahn (1922–1983), futurist and military strategist known for analyzing the consequences of nuclear war and recommending ways to improve survivability.

Kahnwaldname

A surname from German.

Kahoolawename

An uninhabited island, the smallest of the main 8 islands of Hawaii in the United States.

Kahrname

A surname from German.

Kahramanmaraşname

A province and metropolitan municipality in southern Turkey.

kahunoun

swamp harrier (Circus approximans)

Kahuluiname

A census-designated place, the county seat of Maui County, Hawaii, United States.

kahunanoun

A priest or priestess of the traditional Hawaiian religion.

Kahutaraname

A small settlement in South Wairarapa district, Wellington region, New Zealand.

kahweolnoun

A diterpene found in the beans of Coffea arabica, structurally related to cafestol.

kainoun

Food.

Kai Kennoun

A dog of a rare Japanese breed with a wedge-shaped head and prick ears.

Kai Takname

An area of Kowloon City district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

kai-kainoun

Moonshine; illicit alcohol.

kai-lannoun

Alternative spelling of kailan.

Kaiapoiname

A town in Waimakariri district, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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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 7. 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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