6 Letter 7 Letter 9 Letter 9 Letter Boggle Words Starting With K

KAB (9) [noun] A taxi or cab. | [noun] A Hebrew word meaning "cabala" or mystical tradition. KAE (7) KAF (10) [noun] The 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. KAS (7) [noun] A spiritual part of the soul in Egyptian mythology, which survived after death. KAT (7) [noun] A stimulant drug made from the leaves of an Arabian shrub, also spelled khat. KAY (10) [interjection] Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance. | [interjection] Used to introduce a sentence in order to draw attention to the importance of what is being said. | [interjection] Used in turn-taking, serving as a request to the speaker to grant the turn to the interrupter. KEA (7) [noun] Nestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand. KEF (10) [noun] A kind of cannabis smoked in Morocco and Algeria, for narcotic or intoxicating effect. | [noun] The state of relaxed stupor induced by cannabis. | [noun] The trichome of marijuana, a green powdery substance that falls from dry marijuana high in THC and other cannabinoid compounds. KEG (8) [noun] A round, traditionally wooden container of lesser capacity than a barrel, often used to store beer. | [verb] To store in a keg. KEN (7) [verb] To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life). | [noun] Knowledge, perception, or sight. | [noun] Range of sight. | [noun] (thieves' cant) A house, especially a den of thieves. | [noun] A Japanese unit of length equal to six shakus KEP (9) [verb] To catch or intercept. | [noun] A catching or interception. KEX (14) [noun] The dry stem or stalk of grass, grain, or other plants remaining after the seed has been removed. KEY (10) [noun] An object designed to open and close a lock. | [noun] An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation. | [noun] A crucial step or requirement. | [noun] One of a string of small islands. | [noun] A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf. | [noun] In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg KHI (10) KID (8) [noun] A young goat. | [noun] Of a female goat, the state of being pregnant: in kid. | [noun] Kidskin. | [noun] A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze. KIF (10) [noun] A kind of cannabis smoked in Morocco and Algeria, for narcotic or intoxicating effect. | [noun] The state of relaxed stupor induced by cannabis. | [noun] The trichome of marijuana, a green powdery substance that falls from dry marijuana high in THC and other cannabinoid compounds. KIN (7) [noun] Race; family; breed; kind. | [noun] Persons of the same race or family; kindred. | [noun] One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively. | [noun] A primitive Chinese musical instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings. | [noun] A day, in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar. | [verb] (auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to. KIP (9) [noun] The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat. | [noun] A bundle or set of such hides. | [noun] A unit of count for skins, 30 for lamb and 50 for goat. | [noun] (chiefly UK) A place to sleep; a rooming house; a bed. | [verb] To snatch; take up hastily; filch | [noun] A unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force (lbf) (4.44822 kilonewtons or 4448.22 newtons); occasionally called the kilopound. | [noun] The unit of currency in Laos, divided into 100 att, symbol ₭, abbreviation LAK. | [noun] A basic skill or maneuver in artistic gymnastics on the uneven bars, parallel bars, high bar and still rings used, for example, as a way of mounting the bar in a front support position, or achieving a handstand from a hanging position. In its basic form, the legs are swung forward and upward by bending the hips, then suddenly down again, which gives the upward impulse to the body. KIR (7) [noun] A cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis topped up with white wine. KIT (7) [noun] A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves. | [noun] A kind of basket made especially from straw of rushes, especially for holding fish; by extension, the contents of such a basket or similar container, used as a measure of weight. | [noun] A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack. | [noun] A kitten (young cat). | [noun] A very small long-necked violin that came in a variety of shapes and configurations, meant to be carried in a pocket and intended for instructors (dancing masters) to carry to accompany their students. | [noun] A school of pigeons, especially domesticated, trained pigeons. KOA (7) [noun] Acacia koa, a species of large tree in the family Fabaceae which is endemic to and common on the islands of Hawaii; or the wood of this tree. KOB (9) [noun] An African antelope closely related to the lechwe and the waterbuck, Kobus kob. | [noun] Any of several large game fish of the family Sciaenidae, especially the kabeljou (Dusky Kob or Great Kob), or perhaps the smaller Squaretail Kob. KOI (7) [noun] Ornamental domesticated varieties of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio), of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring. KOP (9) [noun] A hill or mountain. KOR (7) KOS (7) KUE (7)

KAAS (8) KABS (10) [noun] Plural of kab, an alternative spelling of cab (a taxi vehicle or the driver's compartment of a truck). | [noun] Plural of kab, a variant spelling of kabar or kebab. KADI (9) [noun] A civil judge in certain Islamic countries. KAES (8) [noun] Plural of "kae," a Scottish word for jackdaw (a bird). | [noun] Plural of "ka," the spiritual double or life force in ancient Egyptian mythology. KAFS (11) KAGU (9) [noun] A New Caledonian endemic bird species, Rhynochetos jubatus, the only surviving member of the family Rhynochetidae. KAIF (11) [noun] A state of dreamy intoxication or blissful enjoyment, especially from smoking cannabis or hashish. KAIL (8) [noun] Any cabbage, greens, or vegetables. | [noun] A broth made with kale or other vegetables; hence, any broth; also, a dinner. | [noun] An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) KAIN (8) [noun] A form of rent or tax paid in kind (goods or produce) rather than in money, historically used in Scotland and other regions. KAKA (12) [noun] Any of four taxa of birds in the genus Nestor in the parrot family confined to New Zealand and adjacent islands. KAKI (12) [noun] A persimmon, more specifically the Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki). KALE (8) [noun] An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) | [noun] Any of several cabbage-like food plants that are kinds of Brassica oleracea. | [noun] Broth containing kale as a chief ingredient. KAME (10) [noun] A round hill or short ridge of sand or gravel deposited by a melting glacier. KAMI (10) [noun] An animistic God or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan. | [noun] The metaphysical causal generator of motion, life, or divinish aura. | [noun] (papercraft) A basic origami paper, usually printed with a colour or pattern on one side. | [noun] An animistic God or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan. KANA (8) [noun] The hiragana and katakana syllabaries. These are made up of characters that represent individual syllables, which are are used to write Japanese words and particles. Kana are derived from kanji. | [noun] A hiragana or katakana character. KANE (8) [noun] A male animal, especially a male goat or male deer. | [noun] A walking stick or staff. KAON (8) [noun] Any of four unstable subatomic particles, mesons, they are a combination of a strange quark or antiquark and either an up or down quark or antiquark KAPA (10) [noun] A cloth made from the bark of the paper mulberry tree, used traditionally in Pacific Islands. KAPH (13) [noun] The 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. | [noun] The palm of the hand or sole of the foot in anatomy. KARN (8) KART (8) [noun] A go-cart. | [verb] To ride in a go-cart. KATA (8) [noun] Any of a sequence of positions and movements used in many martial arts. | [noun] (in combination) A drop (in temperature). | [adverb] In a direction analogous to down, but along the additional axis added by the fourth dimension. | [noun] A kind of pastry in Armenia and some neighboring countries. KATS (8) [noun] Plural of kat, an evergreen shrub whose leaves are chewed as a stimulant in some cultures. | [noun] Plural of kat, a variant spelling of khat. KAVA (11) [noun] A plant from the South Pacific, Piper methysticum. | [noun] An intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant. KAYO (11) [noun] A knockout (in boxing). | [verb] To knock someone out, or render them unconscious or senseless. KAYS (11) [noun] Plural of kay, the letter K. | [noun] Plural of kay, a key or quay. KBAR (10) KEAS (8) [noun] Nestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand. KECK (14) [verb] To retch or heave as if to vomit. | [noun] The cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris). | [noun] (Manx) animal dung KEEF (11) [noun] A substance consisting of the trichomes (crystal-like structures) that cover cannabis flowers, containing concentrated cannabinoids. | [noun] In Jamaican English, marijuana or cannabis. KEEK (12) [noun] A look, especially a quick one; a peek. | [verb] To peek; peep. KEEL (8) [noun] Red chalk; ruddle. | [verb] To mark with ruddle. | [verb] To put to death; to extinguish the life of. KEEN (8) [verb] To make cold, to sharpen. | [adjective] Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. | [adjective] Fierce, intense, vehement. | [noun] A prolonged wail for a deceased person. KEEP (10) [noun] The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls. | [noun] The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance. | [noun] The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge; notice. KEET (8) [noun] A young guinea fowl. KEFS (11) [noun] Plural of kef, a state of dreamy intoxication or cannabis used to produce such a state. KEGS (9) [noun] A round, traditionally wooden container of lesser capacity than a barrel, often used to store beer. | [noun] Underpants. | [noun] Trousers (pants). KEIR (8) [noun] A vat or tub used in dyeing or bleaching cloth. KELP (10) [noun] Any of several large brown seaweeds (order Laminariales). | [noun] The calcined ashes of seaweed, formerly used in glass and iodine manufacture. KEMP (12) [noun] Coarse, rough hair, wool, or fur; (in the plural) knotty hairs that will not felt. | [adjective] Shaggy; rough. | [noun] A contest in work, etc. | [noun] A champion; a knight. KENO (8) [noun] A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered. KENS (8) [verb] To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life). | [verb] To know, perceive or understand. | [verb] To discover by sight; to catch sight of; to descry. KENT (8) [verb] To know, perceive or understand. | [verb] To discover by sight; to catch sight of; to descry. | [noun] A shepherd's staff. KEPI (10) [noun] A cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated with French uniforms. KEPS (10) [verb] Third person singular of "kep," meaning to catch or intercept. KEPT (10) [verb] To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain. | [verb] (heading) To hold the status of something. | [verb] (heading) To hold or be held in a state. KERB (10) [noun] The edge between the pavement and the roadway, consisting of a line of kerbstones. | [noun] A stone ring built to enclose and sometimes revet the cairn or barrow built over a chamber tomb. | [verb] To damage vehicle wheels or tyres by running into or over a pavement kerb. KERF (11) [noun] The act of cutting or carving something; a stroke or slice. | [noun] The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision. | [noun] The distance between diverging saw teeth. KERN (8) [noun] A corn; grain; kernel. | [noun] The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest. | [noun] The harvest home. | [noun] Any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter. | [noun] A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; in archaic contexts often used as a term of contempt. | [noun] A mill for grinding corn, especially a hand-mill made of two circular stones. | [noun] A churn. KETO (8) [noun] A ketone body or state of ketosis, particularly as relating to a ketogenic diet. KEYS (11) [noun] An object designed to open and close a lock. | [noun] An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation. | [noun] A crucial step or requirement. KHAF (14) [noun] The eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet. KHAN (11) [noun] A ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages. | [noun] An Ottoman sultan. | [noun] A noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan. | [noun] A caravanserai; a resting-place for a travelling caravan. KHAT (11) [noun] A shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; also a drug produced from this plant. KHET (11) KHIS (11) KIBE (10) [noun] A chilblain or ulcer, especially on the heel of the foot. KICK (14) [noun] A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee. | [noun] The action of swinging a foot or leg. | [noun] Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing. | [verb] To die. KIDS (9) [noun] A young goat. | [noun] Of a female goat, the state of being pregnant: in kid. | [noun] Kidskin. KIEF (11) KIER (8) [noun] A bleaching vat. KIFS (11) KIKE (12) [noun] A Jew. | [noun] A contemptible person, especially one who is stingy. KILL (8) [noun] The act of killing. | [noun] Specifically, the death blow. | [noun] The result of killing; that which has been killed. | [noun] (north-east US) A creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea. | [noun] A kiln. KILN (8) [noun] An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain. | [verb] To bake in a kiln. KILO (8) [noun] In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg | [noun] The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight. KILT (8) [noun] A traditional Scottish garment, usually worn by men, having roughly the same morphology as a wrap-around skirt, with overlapping front aprons and pleated around the sides and back, and usually made of twill-woven worsted wool with a tartan pattern. | [noun] Any Scottish garment from which the above lies in a direct line of descent, such as the philibeg, or the great kilt or belted plaid | [noun] A plaid, pleated school uniform skirt sometimes structured as a wrap around, sometimes pleated throughout the entire circumference; also used as boys' wear in 19th century USA. | [verb] To put to death; to extinguish the life of. KINA (8) [noun] The national currency of Papua New Guinea, divided into 100 toea. | [noun] Evechinus chloroticus, a sea urchin endemic to New Zealand. KIND (9) [noun] A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together. | [noun] A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen. | [noun] One's inherent nature; character, natural disposition. | [adjective] Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others. KINE (8) [noun] (properly) An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved. | [noun] (formerly inexact but now common) Any member of the species Bos taurus regardless of sex or age, including bulls and calves. | [noun] Beef: the meat of cattle as food. | [noun] The unit velocity in the CGS system, equal to one centimeter per second. KING (9) [noun] A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it's an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation. | [noun] A powerful or majorly influential person. | [noun] Something that has a preeminent position. | [noun] A sounding stone, a Chinese musical instrument. KINK (12) [noun] A convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying. | [verb] To laugh loudly. | [verb] To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing. | [noun] A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc. KINO (8) [noun] (pickup community) Physical contact with another person, touch. | [noun] A botanical gum produced by various trees and other plants, particularly bloodwood species of eucalypts (Angophora, Corymbia, Eucalyptus), Butea, and Pterocarpus, used in tanning and dyeing and as an astringent in medicine. | [noun] Especially good or sophisticated cinema. KINS (8) [noun] A day, in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar. | [noun] A primitive Chinese musical instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings. KIPS (10) [noun] The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat. | [noun] A bundle or set of such hides. | [noun] A unit of count for skins, 30 for lamb and 50 for goat. KIRK (12) [noun] A church. KIRN (8) KIRS (8) [noun] A cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis topped up with white wine. KISS (8) [verb] To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting. | [verb] To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact. | [verb] Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion. | [noun] A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting. KIST (8) [verb] To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting. | [verb] To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact. | [verb] Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion. | [noun] A chest. KITE (8) KITH (11) [noun] Friends and acquaintances. | [noun] (rural) An acquaintance or a friend. KITS (8) [noun] A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves. | [noun] A kind of basket made especially from straw of rushes, especially for holding fish; by extension, the contents of such a basket or similar container, used as a measure of weight. | [noun] A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack. KIVA (11) [noun] A ceremonial underground chamber in a Pueblo village. KIWI (11) [noun] A New Zealander. | [noun] A flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand. | [noun] A New Zealand dollar. KNAP (10) [noun] A sharp blow or slap. | [verb] To shape a brittle material having conchoidal fracture, usually a mineral (flint, obsidian, chert etc.), by breaking away flakes, often forming a sharp edge or point. | [verb] To rap or strike sharply. | [noun] A protuberance; a swelling; a knob. KNAR (8) [noun] A knot or burl in a tree; a knurl, a gnarl. KNEE (8) [noun] In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. | [noun] In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans. | [noun] The part of a garment that covers the knee. KNEW (11) [verb] To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that. | [verb] To be aware of; to be cognizant of. | [verb] To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered. KNIT (8) [noun] A knitted garment. | [noun] A session of knitting. | [verb] To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine. KNOB (10) [noun] A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle. | [noun] A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers. | [noun] A ball-shaped part of a handle, lever, etc., designed to be grabbed by the hand. KNOP (10) [noun] A knob, usually ornamental KNOT (8) [noun] A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops. | [noun] (of hair, etc) A tangled clump. | [noun] A maze-like pattern. | [noun] One of a variety of shore birds; the red-breasted sandpiper (variously Calidris canutus or Tringa canutus). KNOW (11) [noun] Knowledge; the state of knowing. | [verb] To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that. | [verb] To be aware of; to be cognizant of. KNUR (8) [noun] A knurl. | [noun] The small wooden ball in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell. KOAN (8) [noun] A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms in the Zen student’s mind leading to satori. | [noun] A riddle with no solution, used to provoke reflection on the inadequacy of logical reasoning, and to lead to enlightenment. KOAS (8) [noun] Acacia koa, a species of large tree in the family Fabaceae which is endemic to and common on the islands of Hawaii; or the wood of this tree. KOBO (10) [noun] A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Nigerian naira. KOBS (10) KOEL (8) [noun] A cuckoo of the genus Eudynamys, native to Asia, Australia and the Pacific. KOHL (11) [noun] A dark powder (usually powdered antimony) used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries; stibnite. | [verb] To decorate one's eyes with kohl. KOLA (8) [noun] The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts. | [noun] A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water. | [noun] A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract. KOLO (8) [noun] A national folk dance common in regions pertaining to South Slavic people, performed in a circle. KONK (12) KOOK (12) [noun] An eccentric, strange or crazy person. | [noun] (kiteboarding, wakeboarding) A boardsport participant who lacks style or skill; a newbie who acts as if they are better at the sport than they are. KOPH (13) KOPS (10) [noun] A hill or mountain. KORE (8) [noun] An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle. KORS (8) KOSS (8) KOTO (8) [noun] A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand. KRIS (8) [noun] An Indonesian or Malay dagger with a wavy, or rigid serpentine blade. | [noun] A Moro sword with an asymmetrical blade. | [verb] To stab with a kris. KUDO (9) KUDU (9) [noun] A large, striped, African antelope of the species Tragelaphus imberbis (the lesser kudu) or Tragelaphus strepsiceros (the greater kudu). KUES (8) KURU (8) [noun] A chronic, progressive, fatal central nervous system disease found mainly among the Fore and neighboring peoples of New Guinea, caused by a prion that probably resembles the scrapie agent of sheep, transmissible to nonhuman primates, and believed to be transmitted by ritual cannibalism. KVAS (11) KYAK (15) KYAR (11) KYAT (11) [noun] The official currency of Myanmar. KYTE (11) [noun] Obsolete form of kite. | [noun] Alternative spelling of kite

KABAB (13) [noun] A dish of meat cooked on a skewer or spit, originating from Middle Eastern cuisine. | [noun] Pieces of meat or vegetables threaded on a skewer and grilled. KABAR (11) KABOB (13) [noun] A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab. | [noun] A shish kebab or any other food on a skewer. | [noun] The outward growing portions of a shish kebab structure. KADIS (10) [noun] A civil judge in certain Islamic countries. KAFIR (12) [noun] A disbeliever, a denier: someone who denies the truths from Allah; or more broadly any non-Muslim. KAGUS (10) [noun] A New Caledonian endemic bird species, Rhynochetos jubatus, the only surviving member of the family Rhynochetidae. KAIAK (13) [noun] A small, narrow boat with a covered deck, propelled by a double-bladed paddle, traditionally used by Inuit peoples. | [noun] A kayak; a variant spelling of kayak. KAIFS (12) [noun] A state of dreamy intoxication or a cannabis-induced state of euphoria. | [noun] Plural of kaif, referring to multiple instances or types of such states. KAILS (9) [noun] Plural of kail, a Scottish and Northern English word for kale, a leafy green vegetable. | [verb] Third person singular of kail, meaning to toss or throw. KAINS (9) [noun] Plural of kain, a form of rent or tax paid in kind (produce or goods) rather than money, historically used in Scotland and other regions. KAKAS (13) [noun] Any of four taxa of birds in the genus Nestor in the parrot family confined to New Zealand and adjacent islands. KAKIS (13) [noun] A persimmon, more specifically the Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki). KALAM (11) KALES (9) [noun] Plural of kale, a leafy green cruciferous vegetable of the cabbage family. KALIF (12) [noun] A variant spelling of caliph, an Islamic religious and political leader. | [noun] A title used in some Muslim countries for a chief or commander. KALPA (11) [noun] A period of 4.32 billion years (1000 yugas). KAMES (11) [noun] A round hill or short ridge of sand or gravel deposited by a melting glacier. KAMIK (15) [noun] A soft waterproof boot worn by Inuit peoples, traditionally made from seal or reindeer skin. KANAS (9) [noun] Plural of kana, the Japanese syllabic writing systems (hiragana and katakana). KANES (9) [noun] Plural of kane, a Hawaiian warrior or man. | [noun] Plural of kane, a type of walking stick or cane. KANJI (16) [noun] The system of writing Japanese using Chinese characters. | [noun] Any individual Chinese character as used in the Japanese language. KAONS (9) [noun] Any of four unstable subatomic particles, mesons, they are a combination of a strange quark or antiquark and either an up or down quark or antiquark KAPAS (11) [noun] A tropical tree that produces silky fibers used in making kapok, a material used for stuffing pillows and life jackets. KAPHS (14) [noun] Plural of kaph, the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. KAPOK (15) [noun] A silky fibre obtained from the silk-cotton tree used for insulation and stuffing for pillows, mattresses, etc. KAPPA (13) [noun] The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet. | [noun] A measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying asset. | [noun] A tortoise-like creature in the Japanese mythology. KAPUT (11) [adjective] Out of order; not working. KARAT (9) [noun] A unit of fineness or concentration of gold equalling 1/24 part of gold in an alloy. KARMA (11) [noun] The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth. | [noun] A force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate. | [noun] A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere. KARNS (9) [noun] Plural of karn, a cairn or heap of stones, particularly used in Scottish and Northern English dialects to mark boundaries or routes. KAROO (9) [noun] A high, dry plateau in South Africa with sparse vegetation and little rainfall. KARST (9) [noun] A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage. KARTS (9) [noun] A go-cart. KASHA (12) [noun] A porridge made from boiled buckwheat groats, or sometimes from other cereal groats. KATAS (9) [noun] A kind of pastry in Armenia and some neighboring countries. | [noun] Any of a sequence of positions and movements used in many martial arts. | [noun] (in combination) A drop (in temperature). KAURI (9) [noun] A conifer of the genus Agathis, family Araucariaceae, found in Australasia and Melanesia. | [noun] Agathis australis, a large conifer of the family Araucariaceae. | [noun] A resinous product of the kauri tree, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber. KAURY (12) KAVAS (12) [noun] A plant from the South Pacific, Piper methysticum. | [noun] An intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant. KAYAK (16) [noun] A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck | [verb] To use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak. | [verb] To traverse (a body of water) by kayak. KAYOS (12) [noun] A knockout (in boxing). KAZOO (18) [noun] A simple musical instrument (membranophone) consisting of a pipe with a hole in it, producing a buzzing sound when the player hums into it. | [verb] To play the kazoo. KBARS (11) KEBAB (13) [noun] A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab. | [noun] A shish kebab or any other food on a skewer. | [noun] The outward growing portions of a shish kebab structure. KEBAR (11) KEBOB (13) [noun] Meat, vegetables, or other food cooked on a skewer or spit. | [noun] A Middle Eastern dish of seasoned meat formed into a cylinder and cooked on a vertical rotating spit. KECKS (15) [noun] Trousers | [noun] Underpants KEDGE (11) [noun] A small anchor used for warping a vessel; also called a kedge anchor. | [noun] A glutton. | [verb] To warp (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it. KEEFS (12) KEEKS (13) [noun] A look, especially a quick one; a peek. | [verb] To peek; peep. KEELS (9) [verb] To mark with ruddle. | [verb] To put to death; to extinguish the life of. | [verb] To render inoperative. KEENS (9) [verb] To make cold, to sharpen. | [noun] A prolonged wail for a deceased person. | [verb] To utter a keen. KEEPS (11) [noun] The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls. | [noun] The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance. | [noun] The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge; notice. KEETS (9) [noun] Young guinea fowls. | [noun] Plural of keet, the chick of a guinea fowl. KEEVE (12) [noun] A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub. | [noun] (bleaching) A bleaching vat; a kier. | [noun] A large vat used in dressing ores. KEFIR (12) [noun] A fermented milk drink from the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, similar to yogurt but more liquidy. | [noun] A disbeliever, a denier: someone who denies the truths from Allah; or more broadly any non-Muslim. KEIRS (9) KELEP (11) KELIM (11) [noun] A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug. KELLY (12) KELPS (11) [noun] Any of several large brown seaweeds (order Laminariales). | [noun] The calcined ashes of seaweed, formerly used in glass and iodine manufacture. KELPY (14) [noun] A water spirit from Scottish folklore, typically depicted as a horse that haunts lakes and rivers. | [noun] A Australian wild dog, also called a dingo. KEMPS (13) [noun] Coarse, rough hair, wool, or fur; (in the plural) knotty hairs that will not felt. | [noun] A contest in work, etc. | [noun] A champion; a knight. KEMPT (13) [adjective] Neat and tidy; especially used of hair KENAF (12) [noun] Hibiscus cannabinus, an annual or biennial herbaceous plant found mainly in Asia. | [noun] The fibre obtained from this plant, similar to jute. KENCH (14) [verb] To laugh loudly or heartily. | [noun] A loud laugh or guffaw. KENDO (10) [noun] A Japanese martial art using "swords" of split bamboo. KENOS (9) [noun] Plural of keno, a gambling game similar to bingo in which numbered balls are drawn and players mark off numbers on cards. | [noun] The cards or tokens used in the game of keno. KEPIS (11) [noun] A cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated with French uniforms. KERBS (11) [noun] The edge between the pavement and the roadway, consisting of a line of kerbstones. | [noun] A stone ring built to enclose and sometimes revet the cairn or barrow built over a chamber tomb. KERFS (12) [noun] The act of cutting or carving something; a stroke or slice. | [noun] The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision. | [noun] The distance between diverging saw teeth. KERNE (9) [noun] Any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter. | [noun] A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; in archaic contexts often used as a term of contempt. | [noun] A boor; a low person. KERNS (9) [noun] A corn; grain; kernel. | [noun] The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest. | [noun] The harvest home. KERRY (12) KETCH (14) [noun] A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post. | [verb] (heading) To capture, overtake. | [verb] (heading) To seize hold of. | [noun] A hangman. KETOL (9) [noun] A type of organic compound containing both a ketone and an alcohol functional group. KEVEL (12) [noun] A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed. | [noun] A stonemason's hammer. | [noun] A gazelle. KEVIL (12) [noun] A post or timber secured to the ground to which a rope or cable is attached for hoisting or hauling. | [noun] A device used in sailing to guide a rope or cable around a corner or edge. KEXES (16) [noun] Plural of kex, which is a dry hollow stem of a plant, especially grass or a similar plant. KEYED (13) [verb] To fit (a lock) with a key. | [verb] To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them. | [verb] To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class. KHADI (13) [noun] A coarse homespun cotton cloth from India. KHAFS (15) KHAKI (16) [noun] A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust. | [noun] Khaki green, a dull green colour. | [noun] A strong cloth of wool or cotton, often used for military or other uniforms. KHANS (12) [noun] A ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages. | [noun] An Ottoman sultan. | [noun] A noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan. KHAPH (17) [noun] The 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. | [noun] A palm of the hand or sole of the foot in anatomy. KHATS (12) [noun] A shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; also a drug produced from this plant. KHEDA (13) [noun] An enclosure or trap for catching wild elephants, used in India. KHETH (15) KHETS (12) KHOUM (14) [noun] A subdivision of the Mauritanian ouguiya. 5 khoums equal one ouguiya. KIANG (10) [noun] A large wild ass, Equus kiang, native to the Tibetan Plateau. KIBBE (13) KIBBI (13) KIBEI (11) KIBES (11) [noun] A chilblain or ulcer, especially on the heel of the foot. KIBLA (11) [noun] The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca. KICKS (15) [noun] A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee. | [noun] The action of swinging a foot or leg. | [noun] Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing. KICKY (18) [adjective] Lively, exciting, thrilling. | [adjective] Characterised by kicking motions. | [adjective] Describing a wicket that sometimes causes the ball to kick (bounce unevenly). KIDDO (11) [noun] A close friend; especially used as a form of address. | [noun] A child. KIDDY (14) [noun] A child. | [verb] To kid; to hoax or tease. | [adjective] Alternative spelling of kiddie KIEFS (12) KIERS (9) [noun] A bleaching vat. KIKES (13) [noun] A Jew. | [noun] A contemptible person, especially one who is stingy. KILIM (11) [noun] A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug. KILLS (9) [noun] The act of killing. | [noun] Specifically, the death blow. | [noun] The result of killing; that which has been killed. KILNS (9) [noun] An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain. | [verb] To bake in a kiln. KILOS (9) [noun] In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg | [noun] The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight. KILTS (9) [noun] A traditional Scottish garment, usually worn by men, having roughly the same morphology as a wrap-around skirt, with overlapping front aprons and pleated around the sides and back, and usually made of twill-woven worsted wool with a tartan pattern. | [noun] Any Scottish garment from which the above lies in a direct line of descent, such as the philibeg, or the great kilt or belted plaid | [noun] A plaid, pleated school uniform skirt sometimes structured as a wrap around, sometimes pleated throughout the entire circumference; also used as boys' wear in 19th century USA. KILTY (12) KINAS (9) KINDS (10) [noun] A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together. | [noun] A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen. | [noun] One's inherent nature; character, natural disposition. KINES (9) KINGS (10) [noun] A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it's an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation. | [noun] A powerful or majorly influential person. | [noun] Something that has a preeminent position. KININ (9) [noun] Any of various structurally related polypeptides of the autacoid family, such as bradykinin and kallikrein, that act locally to induce vasodilation and contraction of smooth muscle. KINKS (13) [noun] A convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying. | [verb] To laugh loudly. | [verb] To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing. KINKY (16) [adjective] Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl. | [adjective] Marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior, as fetishism, sadomasochism, and other sexual practices. | [adjective] Queer; eccentric; crotchety. KINOS (9) KIOSK (13) [noun] A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc. | [noun] A similar unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc. | [noun] A public telephone booth. KIRKS (13) [noun] A church. KIRNS (9) KISSY (12) [noun] A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting. | [noun] An 'X' mark placed at the end of a letter or other type of message. | [noun] A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey's Kisses. KISTS (9) [noun] A chest. | [noun] A coffin. | [verb] To place in a coffin. KITED (10) KITER (9) KITES (9) KITHE (12) KITHS (12) [noun] Friends and acquaintances. | [noun] (rural) An acquaintance or a friend. KITTY (12) [noun] A kitten or young cat. | [noun] (sometimes capitalized) A pet name for a cat. | [noun] A money pool, as for a card game, or for shared expenses. KIVAS (12) [noun] A ceremonial underground chamber in a Pueblo village. KIWIS (12) [noun] A New Zealander. | [noun] A flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand. | [noun] A New Zealand dollar. KLONG (10) [noun] A canal on the central plain of Thailand. KLOOF (12) [noun] A deep glen or ravine. KLUGE (10) [verb] To build or use a kludge. | [noun] Something that should not work, but does. | [noun] A device assembled from components intended for disparate purposes. KLUTZ (18) [noun] A clumsy or stupid person. KNACK (15) [noun] A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something. | [noun] A petty contrivance; a toy. | [noun] Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity. KNAPS (11) [verb] To shape a brittle material having conchoidal fracture, usually a mineral (flint, obsidian, chert etc.), by breaking away flakes, often forming a sharp edge or point. | [verb] To rap or strike sharply. | [verb] To bite; to bite off; to break short. KNARS (9) [noun] A knot or burl in a tree; a knurl, a gnarl. KNAUR (9) KNAVE (12) [noun] A boy; especially, a boy servant. | [noun] Any male servant; a menial. | [noun] A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person. KNEAD (10) [noun] The act of kneading something. | [verb] 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 of bread, cake, etc. | [verb] To treat or form as if by kneading; to beat. KNEED (10) [verb] To kneel to. | [verb] To poke or strike with the knee. | [verb] To move on the knees; to use the knees to move. KNEEL (9) [verb] To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position. | [verb] To cause to kneel. | [verb] To rest on (one's) knees KNEES (9) [noun] In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. | [noun] In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans. | [noun] The part of a garment that covers the knee. KNELL (9) [noun] The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death). | [noun] A sign of the end or demise of something or someone. | [verb] To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll. KNELT (9) [verb] To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position. | [verb] To cause to kneel. | [verb] To rest on (one's) knees KNIFE (12) [noun] A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing. | [noun] A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing and/or stabbing and too short to be called a sword. A dagger. | [noun] Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper. KNISH (12) [noun] An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a dumpling covered with a shell of baked or fried dough KNITS (9) [noun] A knitted garment. | [noun] A session of knitting. | [verb] To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine. | [noun] Small particles of ore. KNOBS (11) [noun] A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle. | [noun] A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers. | [noun] A ball-shaped part of a handle, lever, etc., designed to be grabbed by the hand. KNOCK (15) [noun] Sudden fatigue as a result of glycogen depletion from not having taken in enough nutrition. | [noun] An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood. | [noun] A sharp impact. KNOLL (9) [noun] A small mound or rounded hill. | [noun] A knell. | [verb] To ring (a bell) mournfully; to knell. | [verb] To arrange related objects in parallel or at 90 degree angles. KNOPS (11) [noun] A knob, usually ornamental KNOSP (11) KNOTS (9) [noun] A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops. | [noun] (of hair, etc) A tangled clump. | [noun] A maze-like pattern. KNOUT (9) [noun] A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia. | [verb] To flog or beat with a knout. KNOWN (12) [verb] To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that. | [verb] To be aware of; to be cognizant of. | [verb] To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered. KNOWS (12) [noun] Knowledge; the state of knowing. | [verb] To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that. | [verb] To be aware of; to be cognizant of. KNURL (9) [noun] A contorted knot in wood. | [noun] A crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection. | [noun] A lined or crossgrained pattern of ridges or indentations rolled or pressed into a part for grip. KNURS (9) [noun] A knurl. | [noun] The small wooden ball in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell. KOALA (9) [noun] A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia. KOANS (9) [noun] A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms in the Zen student’s mind leading to satori. | [noun] A riddle with no solution, used to provoke reflection on the inadequacy of logical reasoning, and to lead to enlightenment. KOELS (9) [noun] A cuckoo of the genus Eudynamys, native to Asia, Australia and the Pacific. KOHLS (12) KOINE (9) [noun] A lingua franca. | [noun] A regional language that becomes standard over time. KOLAS (9) [noun] The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts. | [noun] A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water. | [noun] A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract. KOLOS (9) [noun] A national folk dance common in regions pertaining to South Slavic people, performed in a circle. KONKS (13) KOOKS (13) [noun] An eccentric, strange or crazy person. | [noun] (kiteboarding, wakeboarding) A boardsport participant who lacks style or skill; a newbie who acts as if they are better at the sport than they are. KOOKY (16) [adjective] Eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish. | [adjective] Behaving like a kook (a person with poor style or skill); kook-like. KOPEK (15) [noun] A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble. | [noun] A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia. KOPHS (14) KOPJE (18) [noun] A small hill or mound (especially on the African veld). KOPPA (13) KORAI (9) [noun] An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle. KORAT (9) KORUN (9) KOTOS (9) [noun] A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand. KOTOW (12) KRAAL (9) [noun] In Central and Southern Africa, a small rural community. | [noun] In Central and Southern Africa, a rural village of huts surrounded by a stockade. | [noun] An enclosure for livestock. KRAFT (12) [noun] A kind of strong, smooth brown wrapping paper. KRAIT (9) [noun] Any of several brightly-coloured, venomous snakes, of the genus Bungarus, of southeast Asia. KRAUT (9) [noun] A dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage. | [noun] A German person. | [noun] A German. KREEP (11) KRILL (9) [noun] Any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca. KRONA (9) [noun] The official currency of Sweden. KRONE (9) [noun] The currency of Iceland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands) and Norway, divided into 100 øre, except in Iceland where 1 króna = 100 aurar. KROON (9) [noun] The former currency of Estonia, divided into 100 senti KRUBI (11) KUDOS (10) [noun] Praise; accolades. | [noun] Credit for one's achievements. | [noun] A compliment or praise. KUDUS (10) [noun] A large, striped, African antelope of the species Tragelaphus imberbis (the lesser kudu) or Tragelaphus strepsiceros (the greater kudu). KUDZU (19) [noun] An Asian vine (several species in the genus Pueraria, but mostly Pueraria montans var. lobata, syn. Pueraria lobata in the US), grown as a root starch, and which is a notorious invasive weed in the United States. KUGEL (10) [noun] A traditional Jewish dish consisting of baked pudding of rice, pasta, or potatoes with vegetables or raisins and spices | [noun] Traditional house ornament made of glass | [noun] Overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish woman KUKRI (13) [noun] A curved Nepalese knife used especially by Gurkha fighters. KULAK (13) [noun] A prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union, who owned land and could hire workers. KUMYS (14) KURTA (9) [noun] A traditional article of clothing worn in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, consisting of a loose, collarless, long-sleeved, knee-length shirt worn by both men and women. KURUS (9) [noun] A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Turkish lira KUSSO (9) KVASS (12) [noun] A type of traditional fermented Russian beverage with little or no alcohol, made from bread, often flavored with fruit. KYACK (18) KYAKS (16) KYARS (12) KYATS (12) [noun] The official currency of Myanmar. KYLIX (19) [noun] An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body KYRIE (12) [noun] A short prayer or petition including the phrase kyrie eleison, meaning “Lord, have mercy”. | [noun] A setting of the traditional kyrie text to music for a Mass. KYTES (12) [noun] Obsolete form of kite. | [noun] Alternative spelling of kite KYTHE (15)

KABABS (14) [noun] Pieces of meat or vegetables grilled on skewers, a Middle Eastern or South Asian dish. KABAKA (16) [noun] The title of the king of Buganda. KABALA (12) [noun] An alternate spelling of Kabbalah, referring to Jewish mystical teachings and esoteric traditions. | [noun] A system of divination or mystical philosophy based on Hebrew letters and numbers. KABARS (12) KABAYA (15) [noun] A loose long-sleeved blouse or jacket worn by women in Malaysia and Indonesia. KABIKI (16) KABOBS (14) [noun] A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab. | [noun] A shish kebab or any other food on a skewer. | [noun] The outward growing portions of a shish kebab structure. KABUKI (16) [noun] (often capitalized) A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies. KAFFIR (16) [noun] In Islamic contexts, a non-Muslim. | [noun] A member of the Nguni people of southern Africa, especially a Xhosa. | [noun] (Rhodesia) A black person. KAFIRS (13) [noun] A disbeliever, a denier: someone who denies the truths from Allah; or more broadly any non-Muslim. KAFTAN (13) [noun] A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean. | [noun] A long dress or shirt similar in style to those worn in the Eastern Mediterranean. KAHUNA (13) [noun] A priest or priestess of the traditional Hawaiian religion. | [noun] A great surfer. KAIAKS (14) [noun] Plural of kayak, a small narrow boat propelled by a double-bladed paddle. KAINIT (10) [noun] A mineral containing potassium chloride and magnesium sulfate, used as a fertilizer and source of potassium salts. KAISER (10) [noun] An emperor of a German-speaking country, particularly the Holy Roman Empire (962–1806), the Austrian Empire (1806–1918), or the German Empire (1871–1918) — often specifically Wilhelm II — or any emperor. | [noun] A Kaiser roll. | [noun] A person who exercises or tries to exercise absolute authority; autocrat. KAKAPO (16) [noun] A large flightless parrot, Strigops habroptilus, with greenish plumage, that is nocturnal and native to New Zealand. KALAMS (12) [noun] A pen or stylus used in South Asian calligraphy and art, particularly in Indian and Persian traditions. | [noun] Plural of kalam, referring to multiple such writing instruments or pens. KALIAN (10) [adjective] Describing minerals containing potassium | [noun] A hookah. KALIFS (13) [noun] Plural of kalif, an alternative spelling of caliph, a Muslim religious and political leader. KALIPH (15) [noun] A Muslim leader or caliph; a variant spelling of caliph. KALIUM (12) [noun] The Latin name for the element potassium, used in scientific contexts and chemistry. KALMIA (12) [noun] Any plant in the taxonomic genus Kalmia. KALONG (11) [noun] A fruit bat, especially the Indian edible fruit bat or black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus). KALPAK (16) [noun] A tall felt cap worn in Central Asia and the Caucasus region. KALPAS (12) [noun] A period of 4.32 billion years (1000 yugas). KAMALA (12) KAMIKS (16) [noun] Soft Inuit boots made of sealskin or reindeer hide. KAMSIN (12) [noun] A hot, dry, dust-laden wind that blows across North Africa and the Middle East, typically in spring. KANBAN (12) [noun] A card containing a set of manufacturing specifications and requirements, used to regulate the supply of components. | [noun] A coordinated manufacturing system using such cards. KANJIS (17) [noun] Plural of kanji; Japanese characters that represent words or concepts, adopted from Chinese writing. | [noun] In word games, tiles or letters representing these Japanese characters. KANTAR (10) [noun] A unit of weight used in some Muslim countries, typically equal to about 100 pounds or 45 kilograms. | [noun] A steelyard or weighing scale used for weighing goods. KAOLIN (10) [noun] A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, paper-making, etc. KAPOKS (16) [noun] The silky fibers from the seed pods of the kapok tree, used for stuffing pillows and life jackets. | [noun] Plural of kapok. KAPPAS (14) [noun] The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet. | [noun] A measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying asset. | [noun] A tortoise-like creature in the Japanese mythology. KAPUTT (12) [adjective] Broken or not functioning; ruined or destroyed. KARATE (10) [noun] An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting. | [verb] To attack (somebody or something) with karate or similar techniques. KARATS (10) [noun] A unit of fineness or concentration of gold equalling 1/24 part of gold in an alloy. KARMAS (12) [noun] Plural of karma, the sum of a person's actions in one life that determines their fate in future lives, or the principle of cause and effect in Buddhism and Hinduism. | [noun] The cumulative effect of a person's actions and conduct, believed to influence their future. KARMIC (14) [adjective] Of or pertaining to karma. KAROOS (10) [noun] Plural of karoo, a semi-arid tableland in southern Africa with sparse vegetation. KAROSS (10) [noun] A treated animal-skin cloak or blanket with the hair still left on. KARROO (10) [noun] A high, dry plateau in southern Africa, characterized by sparse vegetation and arid conditions. KARSTS (10) [noun] A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage. KASBAH (15) [noun] The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East. | [noun] (by synecdoche) The medina, the older part of a city in North Africa or the Middle East. KASHAS (13) [noun] Plural of kasha, a porridge or cereal made from buckwheat or other grains, commonly used in Eastern European cuisine. KASHER (13) [verb] To make something kosher or suitable according to Jewish dietary laws. | [adjective] Conforming to Jewish dietary laws; kosher. KATION (10) [noun] A positively charged ion that moves toward the cathode in electrolysis. KAURIS (10) [noun] A conifer of the genus Agathis, family Araucariaceae, found in Australasia and Melanesia. | [noun] Agathis australis, a large conifer of the family Araucariaceae. | [noun] A resinous product of the kauri tree, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber. KAVASS (13) [noun] A Russian fermented beverage made from rye bread, similar to kvass. KAYAKS (17) [noun] A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck | [verb] To use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak. | [verb] To traverse (a body of water) by kayak. KAYLES (13) [noun] A game played with pins and a ball, similar to bowling or ninepins. | [noun] The pins used in the game of kayles. KAYOED (14) [verb] To knock someone out, or render them unconscious or senseless. KAYOES (13) [noun] A knockout (in boxing). | [verb] To knock someone out, or render them unconscious or senseless. KAZOOS (19) [noun] A simple musical instrument (membranophone) consisting of a pipe with a hole in it, producing a buzzing sound when the player hums into it. | [verb] To play the kazoo. KEBABS (14) [noun] A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab. | [noun] A shish kebab or any other food on a skewer. | [noun] The outward growing portions of a shish kebab structure. KEBARS (12) KEBBIE (14) KEBLAH (15) KEBOBS (14) [noun] Pieces of meat, vegetables, or seafood threaded on a skewer and grilled or roasted. | [noun] A Middle Eastern or Mediterranean dish consisting of such skewered and cooked items. KECKED (17) [verb] To retch or heave as if to vomit. KECKLE (16) [verb] To wrap rope or yarn around a cable or rope to protect it from chafing or wear. KEDDAH (15) [noun] An elephant trap; an enclosure constructed to entrap wild elephants. KEDGED (13) [verb] To warp (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it. | [verb] (of a vessel) To move with the help of a kedge, as described above. KEDGES (12) [noun] A small anchor used for warping a vessel; also called a kedge anchor. | [noun] A glutton. KEEKED (15) [verb] To peek; peep. KEELED (11) [verb] To mark with ruddle. | [adjective] Furnished with a keel, especially a keel of a specified type | [verb] To put to death; to extinguish the life of. KEENED (11) [verb] To make cold, to sharpen. | [verb] To utter a keen. | [verb] To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry. KEENER (10) [adjective] Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. | [adjective] Fierce, intense, vehement. | [adjective] Having a fine edge or point; sharp. KEENLY (13) [adverb] In a keen manner. KEEPER (12) [noun] One who keeps something. | [noun] A person or thing worth keeping. | [noun] A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper. KEEVES (13) [noun] A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub. | [noun] (bleaching) A bleaching vat; a kier. | [noun] A large vat used in dressing ores. KEFIRS (13) [noun] A disbeliever, a denier: someone who denies the truths from Allah; or more broadly any non-Muslim. KEGLER (11) [noun] A person who plays bowling. KELEPS (12) KELIMS (12) [noun] A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug. KELOID (11) [noun] A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury. | [verb] To form a keloid. KELPED (13) [verb] Past tense of kelp, meaning to gather or harvest kelp (seaweed). | [verb] To treat or fertilize with kelp. KELPIE (12) [noun] A malevolent shapeshifting spirit, most often in the form of a horse, believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland. | [noun] An Australian breed of sheepdog. KELSON (10) [noun] A longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for strength and stiffness. KELTER (10) [noun] (usually in the negative) (Good) condition, form, or order; fettle. | [noun] A hand of playing cards which is useless; a dead man's hand. KELVIN (13) [noun] In the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; 1/273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water. Shown as "K". | [noun] A unit interval on the Kelvin scale. | [noun] (usually as postpositioned adjective) A unit for a specific temperature on the Kelvin scale. KENAFS (13) KENDOS (11) [noun] Plural of kendo, a Japanese martial art of fencing with bamboo swords. KENNED (11) [verb] To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life). | [verb] To know, perceive or understand. | [verb] To discover by sight; to catch sight of; to descry. KENNEL (10) [noun] A house or shelter for a dog. | [noun] A facility at which dogs are reared or boarded. | [noun] (collective) The dogs kept at such a facility; a pack of hounds. | [noun] The gutter at the edge of a street; a surface drain. KEPPED (15) [verb] Past tense of "kep," meaning to catch or intercept. | [verb] To keep or retain (archaic/dialectal usage). KEPPEN (14) KERBED (13) [verb] Past tense of kerb, meaning to provide with a kerb or to restrain/control (British spelling of curb). | [adjective] Having a kerb or edge, as in "a kerbed pavement." KERFED (14) [verb] Past tense of "kerf," meaning to make a slit or groove with a saw or cutting tool. | [noun] A slit made by a saw blade during cutting. KERMES (12) [noun] Any of several insects of the genus Kermes. | [noun] A crimson dye made from the crushed bodies of these insects. KERMIS (12) [noun] An outdoor festival and fair, usually in a German or Dutch-speaking country | [noun] An indoor entertainment and fair combined. KERNED (11) [adjective] Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type. | [verb] (chiefly proportional font printing) To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters (characters or glyphs); to perform such adjustments to a portion of text, according to preset rules. KERNEL (10) [noun] The core, center, or essence of an object or system. | [noun] The central (usually edible) part of a nut, especially once the hard shell has been removed. | [noun] A single seed or grain, especially of corn or wheat. KERNES (10) [noun] Any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter. | [noun] A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; in archaic contexts often used as a term of contempt. | [noun] A boor; a low person. KERRIA (10) [noun] Kerria japonica, the sole species in the genus Kerria, a deciduous shrub with five-petalled yellow flowers. KERSEY (13) [noun] A type of rough woollen cloth. KETENE (10) [noun] Any of a class of unsaturated ketones, having a general formula R1R2C=C=O, that react as if they were inner acid anhydrides | [noun] The parent compound of this class, CH2=C=O, an unstable, reactive colourless gas KETOLS (10) [noun] Plural of ketol, a type of organic compound containing both a ketone and an alcohol functional group. KETONE (10) [noun] A homologous series of organic molecules whose functional group is an oxygen atom joined to a carbon atom—by a double bond—in a carbon-hydrogen based molecule. KETOSE (10) [noun] A monosaccharide sugar containing a ketone group, such as fructose. KETTLE (10) [noun] A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid. | [noun] The quantity held by a kettle. | [noun] A vessel for boiling water for tea. | [noun] A kind of fishweir resembling a wattle or fence. KEVELS (13) [noun] A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed. | [noun] A stonemason's hammer. | [noun] A gazelle. KEVILS (13) [noun] Plural of kevil, a timber or metal post on a ship used for securing ropes and cables. KEYING (14) [verb] To fit (a lock) with a key. | [verb] To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them. | [verb] To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class. KEYPAD (16) [noun] A small board with keys primarily used for tactile input into a machine. KEYSET (13) KEYWAY (19) [noun] A slot into which a precision attachment (a key) is fitted. KHADIS (14) [noun] A handspun and hand-woven cloth made in India, typically cotton. KHAKIS (17) [noun] Khaki-coloured/colored cotton trousers (pants). | [noun] A khaki uniform of pants (trousers) or shorts, shirt, and hat or other head covering such as a turban. KHALIF (16) [noun] A Muslim leader, particularly a successor to the Prophet Muhammad; a caliph. KHAPHS (18) [noun] Plural of kaph, the eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet. KHAZEN (22) [noun] A cantor or official in a synagogue who leads prayers and chanting. KHEDAH (17) KHEDAS (14) KHETHS (16) KHOUMS (15) [noun] A subdivision of the Mauritanian ouguiya. 5 khoums equal one ouguiya. KIANGS (11) [noun] A large wild ass, Equus kiang, native to the Tibetan Plateau. KIAUGH (14) KIBBEH (17) [noun] A form of dumpling, from the Levant, made of spiced lamb and bulgur wheat. KIBBES (14) KIBBIS (14) KIBBLE (14) [noun] Something that has been kibbled, especially grain for use as animal feed. | [verb] To grind coarsely. | [noun] An iron bucket used in mines for hoisting anything to the surface. KIBEIS (12) KIBITZ (21) [verb] To make small talk or idle chatter. | [verb] To give unsolicited or unwanted advice or make unhelpful or idle comments, especially to someone playing a game. | [verb] To watch a card or board game. KIBLAH (15) [noun] The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca. KIBLAS (12) [noun] The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca. KIBOSH (15) [noun] Nonsense, bosh. | [noun] Fashion; style. | [verb] To decisively terminate. KICKED (17) [verb] To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg. | [verb] To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something. | [verb] To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg. KICKER (16) [noun] One who kicks. | [noun] One who takes kicks. | [noun] The kicking strap. | [noun] A particular type of Texan who is associated with country/western attire, attitudes and/or philosophy. KICKUP (18) KIDDED (13) [verb] To make a fool of (someone). | [verb] To dupe or deceive (someone). | [verb] To make a joke with (someone). KIDDER (12) [noun] One who kids, or teases light-heartedly. | [noun] A term of endearment/address for a child or young adult, usually male. | [noun] A forestaller or huckster. | [noun] A kidderminster (carpet) KIDDIE (12) [noun] A child. KIDDOS (12) [noun] A close friend; especially used as a form of address. | [noun] A child. KIDNAP (13) [noun] The crime, or an instance, of kidnapping. | [verb] To seize and detain a person unlawfully; sometimes for ransom. KIDNEY (14) [noun] An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine. | [noun] This organ (of an animal) cooked as food. | [noun] Constitution, temperament, nature, type, character, disposition. (usually used of people) KIDVID (15) [noun] Video material produced for children. KILIMS (12) [noun] A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug. KILLED (11) [verb] To put to death; to extinguish the life of. | [verb] To render inoperative. | [verb] To stop, cease or render void; to terminate. KILLER (10) [noun] One who or that which kills. | [noun] That which causes stress or is extremely difficult, especially that which may cause failure at a task. | [noun] Something that is so far ahead of its competition that it effectively kills off that competition. KILLIE (10) KILNED (11) KILTED (11) [adjective] Having on a kilt. | [adjective] Plaited after the manner of kilting. | [adjective] Tucked or fastened up; said of petticoats, etc. KILTER (10) [noun] (usually in the negative) (Good) condition, form, or order; fettle. | [noun] A hand of playing cards which is useless; a dead man's hand. KILTIE (10) [noun] A shoe having a fringed tongue or fringed extra piece that lies over the tongue. | [noun] The fringed tongue of such a shoe. | [noun] A person who wears a kilt. KIMCHI (17) [noun] A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation. | [noun] A Korean person. KIMONO (12) [noun] A traditional Japanese robe-like garment which wraps around the body and is now generally worn only on formal occasions. | [noun] A yukata. | [noun] A long robe-like garment in Western fashion, which may be open at the front, loosely inspired by the Japanese garment. KINASE (10) [noun] Any of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate groups from high-energy donor molecules, such as ATP, to specific target molecules (substrates), in a process termed phosphorylation. KINDER (11) [adjective] Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others. | [adjective] Affectionate. | [adjective] Favorable. | [adverb] Kind of; somewhat | [noun] Children. KINDLE (11) [verb] To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.). | [verb] To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc). | [verb] To begin to grow or take hold. | [noun] (collective) A group of kittens. KINDLY (14) [adjective] Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic. | [adjective] Favourable, gentle, pleasant, tidy, auspicious, beneficent. | [adjective] Lawful. | [adverb] In a kind manner, out of kindness. KINEMA (12) KINGED (12) [verb] To crown king, to make (a person) king. | [verb] To rule over as king. | [verb] To perform the duties of a king. KINGLY (14) [adjective] Of or belonging to a king or kings; exercised by a king. | [adjective] Characteristic of kings, majestic, regal. | [adverb] In a royal manner. KININS (10) [noun] Any of various structurally related polypeptides of the autacoid family, such as bradykinin and kallikrein, that act locally to induce vasodilation and contraction of smooth muscle. KINKED (15) [verb] To laugh loudly. | [verb] To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing. | [verb] To form a kink or twist. KIOSKS (14) [noun] A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc. | [noun] A similar unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc. | [noun] A public telephone booth. KIPPED (15) [verb] (chiefly UK) To sleep; often with the connotation of a temporary or charitable situation, or one borne out of necessity. | [verb] To snatch; take up hastily; filch | [verb] To hold or keep (together) KIPPEN (14) KIPPER (14) [noun] A split, salted and smoked herring or salmon. | [noun] A male salmon after spawning. | [noun] (RAF World War II code name) A patrol to protect fishing boats in the Irish and North Seas against attack from the air. | [noun] (often with capital) A member or supporter of UKIP (UK Independence Party). | [adjective] Amorous KIRNED (11) KIRSCH (15) [noun] (often capitalized) A clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser. KIRTLE (10) [noun] A knee-length tunic. | [noun] A short jacket. | [noun] A woman's gown; a woman's outer petticoat or skirt. KISHKA (17) KISHKE (17) [noun] A dish made from stuffed intestine. | [noun] (often in the plural) Intestines, guts. KISMAT (12) KISMET (12) [noun] Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny. KISSED (11) [verb] To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting. | [verb] To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact. | [verb] Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion. KISSER (10) [noun] One who kisses. | [noun] Mouth. | [noun] Face. KISSES (10) [verb] To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting. | [verb] To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact. | [verb] Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion. KITERS (10) KITHED (14) KITHES (13) KITING (11) [noun] The act of writing a check on an account with insufficient funds, expecting that funds will become available by the time the check clears. | [noun] The act of tampering with a medical prescription, increasing the number of pills or other item. KITSCH (15) [noun] Art, decorative objects and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar. | [adjective] Of art and decor: of questionable aesthetic value; excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar. KITTED (11) [verb] To assemble or collect something into kits or sets or to give somebody a kit. See also kit out and other derived phrases. KITTEL (10) KITTEN (10) [noun] A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months). | [noun] A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver, badger, etc. | [noun] A moth of the genus Furcula. KITTLE (10) [verb] To tickle, to touch lightly. | [adjective] Ticklish. | [adjective] Not easily managed | [verb] To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter. KLATCH (15) [noun] An informal social gathering, especially one held over coffee for the purpose of conversation. KLAXON (17) [noun] A loud electric alarm or horn. | [verb] To produce a loud, siren-like wail. KLEPHT (15) [noun] An anti-Ottoman insurgent living in the mountains when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire. KLONGS (11) [noun] A canal on the central plain of Thailand. KLOOFS (13) [noun] A deep glen or ravine. KLUDGE (12) [noun] (electronics engineering) An improvised device, typically crudely constructed to test the validity of a principle before doing a finished design. | [noun] Any construction or practice, typically crude yet effective, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently. | [noun] An amalgamated mass of unrelated parts. KLUGES (11) [noun] Something that should not work, but does. | [noun] A device assembled from components intended for disparate purposes. KLUTZY (22) [adjective] Awkward, clumsy or socially inept KNACKS (16) [noun] A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something. | [noun] A petty contrivance; a toy. | [noun] Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity. KNARRY (13) KNAURS (10) KNAVES (13) [noun] A boy; especially, a boy servant. | [noun] Any male servant; a menial. | [noun] A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person. KNAWEL (13) [noun] A low, spreading weed of the genus Scleranthus, especially KNEADS (11) [verb] 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 of bread, cake, etc. | [verb] To treat or form as if by kneading; to beat. | [verb] (of cats) To make an alternating pressing motion with the two front paws. KNEELS (10) [verb] To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position. | [verb] To cause to kneel. | [verb] To rest on (one's) knees KNELLS (10) [noun] The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death). | [noun] A sign of the end or demise of something or someone. | [verb] To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll. KNIFED (14) [verb] To cut with a knife. | [verb] To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon. | [verb] To cut through as if with a knife. KNIFER (13) KNIFES (13) [verb] To cut with a knife. | [verb] To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon. | [verb] To cut through as if with a knife. KNIGHT (14) [noun] A young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord. | [noun] A minor nobleman with an honourable military rank who had served as a page and squire. | [noun] (by extension) An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages. | [verb] To confer knighthood upon. KNIVES (13) [noun] A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing. | [noun] A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing and/or stabbing and too short to be called a sword. A dagger. | [noun] Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper. KNOBBY (17) KNOCKS (16) [noun] Sudden fatigue as a result of glycogen depletion from not having taken in enough nutrition. | [noun] An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood. | [noun] A sharp impact. KNOLLS (10) [noun] A small mound or rounded hill. | [noun] A knell. | [verb] To ring (a bell) mournfully; to knell. KNOLLY (13) KNOSPS (12) KNOTTY (13) [adjective] Full of knots. | [adjective] Complicated or tricky; complex; difficult. KNOUTS (10) [noun] A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia. | [verb] To flog or beat with a knout. KNOWER (13) KNOWNS (13) KNUBBY (17) KNURLS (10) [noun] A contorted knot in wood. | [noun] A crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection. | [noun] A lined or crossgrained pattern of ridges or indentations rolled or pressed into a part for grip. KNURLY (13) KOALAS (10) [noun] A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia. KOBOLD (13) [noun] (German mythology) An ambivalent, sometimes vindictive, spirit that is capable of materialising as an object or human, often a child; a sprite. | [noun] (German folklore) A mischievous elf or goblin, or one connected (and helpful) to a family or household. | [noun] (fantasy literature) One of a diminutive and usually malevolent race of beings. KOINES (10) [noun] A lingua franca. | [noun] A regional language that becomes standard over time. KOLHOZ (22) KOLKOZ (23) KONKED (15) KOODOO (11) KOOKIE (14) KOPECK (18) [noun] A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble. | [noun] A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia. KOPEKS (16) [noun] A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble. | [noun] A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia. KOPJES (19) [noun] A small hill or mound (especially on the African veld). KOPPAS (14) KOPPIE (14) [noun] A small hill or mound (especially on the African veld). KORATS (10) KORUNA (10) [noun] The currency of the former Czechoslovakia, divided into 100 hellers. | [noun] The currency of the Czech Republic, divided into 100 hellers. | [noun] The former currency of Slovakia, divided into 100 haliers. KORUNY (13) KOSHER (13) [verb] To kasher; to prepare (for example, meat) in conformity with the requirements of the Jewish law. | [adjective] Fit for use or consumption, in accordance with Jewish law (especially relating to food). | [adjective] (by extension) In accordance with standards or usual practice. KOTOWS (13) KOUMIS (12) KOUMYS (15) KOUROI (10) [noun] A sculpture of a naked youth in Ancient Greece, the male equivalent of a kore. KOUROS (10) [noun] A sculpture of a naked youth in Ancient Greece, the male equivalent of a kore. KOUSSO (10) KOWTOW (16) [noun] The act of kowtowing. | [verb] To grovel, act in a very submissive manner. | [verb] To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground. KRAALS (10) [noun] In Central and Southern Africa, a small rural community. | [noun] In Central and Southern Africa, a rural village of huts surrounded by a stockade. | [noun] An enclosure for livestock. 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KUDZUS (20) [noun] An Asian vine (several species in the genus Pueraria, but mostly Pueraria montans var. lobata, syn. Pueraria lobata in the US), grown as a root starch, and which is a notorious invasive weed in the United States. KUGELS (11) [noun] A traditional Jewish dish consisting of baked pudding of rice, pasta, or potatoes with vegetables or raisins and spices | [noun] Traditional house ornament made of glass | [noun] Overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish woman KUKRIS (14) [noun] A curved Nepalese knife used especially by Gurkha fighters. KULAKI (14) KULAKS (14) [noun] A prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union, who owned land and could hire workers. KULTUR (10) [noun] German culture or civilization, especially seen as authoritarian or racist during the period of world wars (1914-18 and 1939-45) KUMISS (12) [noun] A fermented drink made from mare's milk, common among peoples of the Central Asian steppes. KUMMEL (14) [noun] A German caraway liqueur. KURGAN (11) [noun] A prehistoric burial mound once used by peoples in Siberia and Central Asia. KURTAS (10) [noun] A traditional article of clothing worn in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, consisting of a loose, collarless, long-sleeved, knee-length shirt worn by both men and women. KUSSOS (10) KUVASZ (22) KVASES (13) KVETCH (18) [noun] A person who endlessly whines or complains; a person who finds fault with anything. | [noun] An instance of kvetching; a complaint or whine. | [verb] To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly. KWACHA (18) [noun] Malawi's major currency unit; 100 tambala = 1 kwacha. | [noun] Zambia's major currency unit; 100 ngwee = 1 kwacha. KWANZA (22) [noun] The currency of Angola, divided into a hundred cêntimos. KYACKS (19) KYBOSH (18) [noun] Nonsense, bosh. | [noun] Fashion; style. | [verb] To decisively terminate. KYRIES (13) [noun] A short prayer or petition including the phrase kyrie eleison, meaning “Lord, have mercy”. | [noun] A setting of the traditional kyrie text to music for a Mass. KYTHED (17) KYTHES (16)

KABAKAS (17) [noun] The title of the king of Buganda. KABALAS (13) [noun] Plural of kabala, which is a variant spelling of cabala or kabbalah, referring to a system of Jewish mysticism and esoteric interpretation of the Hebrew scriptures. KABAYAS (16) [noun] Loose-fitting garments worn in Southeast Asia, typically consisting of a tunic worn over a sarong or skirt. KABBALA (15) [proper noun] A body of mystical Jewish teachings based on an esoteric reading of the Hebrew scriptures. KABIKIS (17) KABUKIS (17) [noun] Plural of kabuki, a form of traditional Japanese theater featuring elaborate costumes, stylized movements, and dramatic storytelling. KACHINA (16) [noun] (Pueblo culture) A vaguely ancestral anthropomorphic spirit being, associated with clouds and rain or personifying the power in the sun, the earth or corn (among other things). | [noun] (Pueblo culture) A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being. | [noun] (Pueblo culture) A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony. KADDISH (16) [noun] A Jewish prayer recited during services, and when mourning the death of a close relative. KAFFIRS (17) [noun] In Islamic contexts, a non-Muslim. | [noun] A member of the Nguni people of southern Africa, especially a Xhosa. | [noun] (Rhodesia) A black person. KAFTANS (14) [noun] A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean. | [noun] A long dress or shirt similar in style to those worn in the Eastern Mediterranean. KAHUNAS (14) [noun] A priest or priestess of the traditional Hawaiian religion. | [noun] A great surfer. KAINITE (11) [noun] A saline evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride with the chemical formula MgSO4·KCl·3H2O, found in German salt mines. KAINITS (11) KAISERS (11) [noun] An emperor of a German-speaking country, particularly the Holy Roman Empire (962–1806), the Austrian Empire (1806–1918), or the German Empire (1871–1918) — often specifically Wilhelm II — or any emperor. | [noun] A Kaiser roll. | [noun] A person who exercises or tries to exercise absolute authority; autocrat. KAJEPUT (20) [noun] An aromatic oil obtained from a tree native to Malaysia and Indonesia, used in medicine and perfumery. KAKAPOS (17) [noun] A large flightless parrot, Strigops habroptilus, with greenish plumage, that is nocturnal and native to New Zealand. KALENDS (12) [noun] Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years. | [noun] A means to determine the date consisting of a document containing dates and other temporal information. | [noun] A list of planned events. KALIANS (11) [noun] A hookah. KALIMBA (15) [noun] A type of thumb piano, similar to a mbira. KALIPHS (16) [noun] Plural of kaliph, an alternative spelling of caliph, a Muslim religious and political leader. KALIUMS (13) [noun] Plural of kalium, the Latin name for potassium. KALMIAS (13) [noun] Any plant in the taxonomic genus Kalmia. KALONGS (12) [noun] A fruit bat, especially the Indian edible fruit bat or black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus). KALPAKS (17) [noun] A tall felt hat worn by men in some Central Asian and Eastern European countries. KAMALAS (13) [noun] Plural of kamala, a tropical tree (Mallotus philippinensis) native to Asia, or the red powder extracted from its fruit used as a dye and in traditional medicine. KAMPONG (16) [noun] (Cambodia) A landing, a port; a river town. | [noun] (Brunei) A traditional Malay village. | [noun] A district or suburb where a former kampung stood. KAMSEEN (13) [noun] A hot, dry wind that blows from the Sahara desert across North Africa and the Mediterranean region, typically occurring in spring. KAMSINS (13) [noun] A hot, dry wind that blows from the Sahara Desert across North Africa and the Mediterranean region. KANBANS (13) [noun] A card containing a set of manufacturing specifications and requirements, used to regulate the supply of components. | [noun] A coordinated manufacturing system using such cards. KANTARS (11) [noun] A unit of weight used in some Middle Eastern and Mediterranean countries, typically equal to about 100 pounds. | [noun] A balance or weighing scale used in commerce. KANTELE (11) [noun] A Finnish stringed musical instrument similar to a zither, played by plucking the strings. KAOLINE (11) [noun] A fine white clay used in ceramics and porcelain manufacturing, also known as china clay. | [noun] A mineral composed of hydrated aluminum silicate, the primary constituent of kaolin deposits. KAOLINS (11) [noun] Plural of kaolin, a fine white clay used in ceramics, paper manufacturing, and other industrial applications. KARAKUL (15) [noun] A sheep of a Central Asian breed. | [noun] A type of hat made from the wool of these sheep. KARAOKE (15) [noun] A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music. | [noun] A karaoke session. | [verb] To perform karaoke KARATES (11) [noun] Plural of karate, the Japanese martial art of self-defense using unarmed combat techniques. | [verb] Third person singular present tense of the verb "to karate," meaning to practice or perform karate. KARROOS (11) [noun] Plural of karoo, a semi-arid region in southern Africa characterized by sparse vegetation and dry climate. KARSTIC (13) [adjective] Relating to or denoting limestone terrain with underground streams, sinkholes, and caves formed by water erosion. KARTING (12) [noun] The sport or activity of racing in go-karts. | [verb] Present participle of kart; racing in a go-kart. KASBAHS (16) [noun] The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East. | [noun] (by synecdoche) The medina, the older part of a city in North Africa or the Middle East. KASHERS (14) [verb] Makes kosher; prepares food according to Jewish dietary laws. | [verb] Approves or validates something. KASHMIR (16) KASHRUT (14) [noun] The Jewish dietary laws, stating which foods are fit to eat (kosher). KATCINA (13) KATHODE (15) [noun] An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It usually, but not always, has a positive voltage. | [noun] (by extension) The electrode at which chemical reduction of cations takes place, usually resulting in the deposition of metal onto the electrode. | [noun] The electrode from which electrons are emitted into a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube. KATIONS (11) [noun] Positively charged ions; plural of cation. KATYDID (16) [noun] A relative of grasshoppers and crickets, in the family Tettigoniidae. KAURIES (11) [noun] Plural of kauri, a large New Zealand tree valued for its timber and resin. | [noun] Shells of the cowrie used as currency in some cultures. KAYAKED (19) [verb] To use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak. | [verb] To traverse (a body of water) by kayak. KAYAKER (18) [noun] A person who paddles a kayak, a small narrow boat propelled by a double-bladed paddle. KAYOING (15) [verb] To knock someone out, or render them unconscious or senseless. KEBBIES (15) KEBBOCK (21) [noun] A round cheese, typically Scottish, made from curd. KEBBUCK (21) [noun] A large round Scottish cheese, typically made from whole milk and having a flat cylindrical shape. KEBLAHS (16) KECKING (18) [verb] To retch or heave as if to vomit. KECKLED (18) [verb] Past tense of keckle, meaning to secure a rope or cable by wrapping it tightly around another rope to prevent chafing or slipping. KECKLES (17) [noun] Rope or line used to bind a ship's cables or sails together to prevent them from chafing. | [verb] To secure or bind with keckles. KEDDAHS (16) [noun] An elephant trap; an enclosure constructed to entrap wild elephants. KEDGING (14) [verb] To warp (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it. | [verb] (of a vessel) To move with the help of a kedge, as described above. KEEKING (16) [verb] To peek; peep. KEELAGE (12) [noun] A fee or tax formerly charged on ships entering a port, based on the vessel's tonnage or keel length. | [noun] The collective keels of ships; ships collectively. KEELING (12) [verb] To mark with ruddle. | [verb] To put to death; to extinguish the life of. | [verb] To render inoperative. | [noun] A cod. KEELSON (11) [noun] A longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for strength and stiffness. KEENERS (11) [noun] One who keens at a funeral. | [noun] Someone who is excessively keen or eager, possibly making others look bad; a brown-noser. KEENEST (11) [adjective] Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. | [adjective] Fierce, intense, vehement. | [adjective] Having a fine edge or point; sharp. KEENING (12) [verb] To make cold, to sharpen. | [verb] To utter a keen. | [verb] To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry. KEEPERS (13) [noun] One who keeps something. | [noun] A person or thing worth keeping. | [noun] A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper. KEEPING (14) [verb] To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain. | [verb] (heading) To hold the status of something. | [verb] (heading) To hold or be held in a state. KEESTER (11) [noun] The anus or buttocks. | [noun] A safe, a strongbox. | [noun] A suitcase; a satchel. KEGELER (12) [noun] A person who bowls or plays at bowling. KEGLERS (12) [noun] Bowling players. | [noun] People who bowl as a hobby or sport. KEGLING (13) [noun] The sport of bowling, or the act of playing bowling. KEISTER (11) [noun] The anus or buttocks. | [noun] A safe, a strongbox. | [noun] A suitcase; a satchel. KEITLOA (11) KELLIES (11) KELOIDS (12) [noun] A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury. | [verb] To form a keloid. KELPIES (13) [noun] A malevolent shapeshifting spirit, most often in the form of a horse, believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland. | [noun] An Australian breed of sheepdog. KELPING (14) [verb] Present participle of kelp, meaning to gather or harvest kelp (seaweed), or to treat with kelp as fertilizer. KELSONS (11) [noun] A longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for strength and stiffness. KELTERS (11) [noun] Plural of kelter, referring to good condition or proper working order, as in the phrase "out of kelter" meaning not functioning properly. KELVINS (14) [noun] In the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; 1/273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water. Shown as "K". | [noun] A unit interval on the Kelvin scale. | [noun] (usually as postpositioned adjective) A unit for a specific temperature on the Kelvin scale. KENCHES (16) [noun] Plural of kench; a side of bacon or meat. | [noun] Frames or racks used in tanning or processing hides. KENNELS (11) [noun] A house or shelter for a dog. | [noun] A facility at which dogs are reared or boarded. | [noun] (collective) The dogs kept at such a facility; a pack of hounds. KENNING (12) [verb] To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life). | [verb] To know, perceive or understand. | [verb] To discover by sight; to catch sight of; to descry. | [noun] A chalaza or tread of an egg (a spiral band attaching the yolk of the egg to the eggshell); a cicatricula. | [noun] A metaphorical phrase used in Germanic poetry (especially Old English or Old Norse) whereby a simple thing is described in an allusive way. | [noun] A dry measure equivalent to half a bushel; a container with that capacity. KENOSIS (11) [noun] Christ's voluntary abasement consisting of humanity and the simultaneous occultation of the Divinity. KENOTIC (13) [adjective] Relating to kenosis, the theological concept of Christ's self-emptying or the renunciation of divine attributes. | [adjective] Characterized by or involving a relinquishment or emptying of oneself. KEPPING (16) KERAMIC (15) [adjective] Of or relating to ceramics; made of ceramic material. | [noun] A ceramic object or material. KERATIN (11) [noun] The protein of which hair and nails are composed. KERBING (14) [verb] To damage vehicle wheels or tyres by running into or over a pavement kerb. | [noun] A strip of kerb. KERCHOO (16) KERFING (15) [noun] A slit made by a saw blade or cutting tool. | [verb] To make a slit with a saw or cutting tool. KERMESS (13) [noun] A fair or festival, typically one held in the Low Countries featuring entertainment, games, and refreshments. | [noun] A church bazaar or charitable fair. KERNELS (11) [noun] The core, center, or essence of an object or system. | [noun] The central (usually edible) part of a nut, especially once the hard shell has been removed. | [noun] A single seed or grain, especially of corn or wheat. KERNING (12) [verb] (chiefly proportional font printing) To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters (characters or glyphs); to perform such adjustments to a portion of text, according to preset rules. | [noun] The adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs in a typeface. KERNITE (11) [noun] A hydrated borate mineral, Na2B4O6(OH)2, originally discovered in the Mojave Desert. KEROGEN (12) [noun] Any organic matter present in a sedimentary rock that is insoluble in organic solvents; the precursor of oil and natural gas KERRIAS (11) [noun] Kerria japonica, the sole species in the genus Kerria, a deciduous shrub with five-petalled yellow flowers. KERRIES (11) [noun] Plural of kerry, a type of Irish walking stick or cudgel. | [verb] Third person singular of the verb "kerry," meaning to carry or transport. KERSEYS (14) [noun] Plural of kersey, a coarse woolen fabric with a short nap, traditionally used for making clothing. | [noun] Plural of kersey, a type of sturdy twilled woolen cloth. KERYGMA (17) [noun] The Apostolic proclamation of religious truths; the core teachings of Christianity taught by the early Church. KESTREL (11) [noun] Any of various small falcons of the genus Falco that hover while hunting. | [noun] The common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus. KETCHES (16) [noun] A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post. | [noun] A hangman. KETCHUP (18) [noun] A tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners. | [noun] Such a sauce more generally (not necessarily based on tomatoes). | [verb] To cover with ketchup. KETENES (11) [noun] Any of a class of unsaturated ketones, having a general formula R1R2C=C=O, that react as if they were inner acid anhydrides | [noun] The parent compound of this class, CH2=C=O, an unstable, reactive colourless gas KETONES (11) [noun] A homologous series of organic molecules whose functional group is an oxygen atom joined to a carbon atom—by a double bond—in a carbon-hydrogen based molecule. KETONIC (13) [adjective] Relating to or containing a ketone, an organic compound with a carbonyl group bonded to two carbon atoms. KETOSES (11) [noun] Plural of ketose, a type of monosaccharide sugar with a ketone functional group, such as fructose. KETOSIS (11) [noun] A metabolic state in which the body produces ketones to be used as fuel by some organs so that glycogen can be reserved for organs that depend on it. This condition occurs during times of fasting, starvation, or while on a ketogenic weight-loss diet. KETOTIC (13) [adjective] Relating to or characterized by ketosis, a metabolic state in which the body breaks down fats to produce ketones for energy. KETTLES (11) [noun] A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid. | [noun] The quantity held by a kettle. | [noun] A vessel for boiling water for tea. KEYCARD (17) [noun] A usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to operate an electronic access control lock. KEYHOLE (17) [noun] The hole in a lock where the key is inserted and turns. | [noun] Any small opening resembling the hole for a key in shape or function. | [noun] A circle cut out of a garment as a decorative effect, typically at the front or back neckline of a dress. KEYLESS (14) [adjective] Without a key or keys; designed to operate without a traditional key, such as a keyless entry system. KEYNOTE (14) [noun] The note on which a musical key is based; the tonic. | [noun] The main theme of a speech, a written work, or a conference. | [noun] A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address. KEYPADS (17) [noun] A small board with keys primarily used for tactile input into a machine. KEYSETS (14) [noun] Plural of keyset; a set of keys on a keyboard or input device. | [noun] In computing, a collection of cryptographic keys used for encryption and decryption operations. KEYSTER (14) [noun] The buttocks or rump. | [noun] A suitcase or bag. KEYWAYS (20) [noun] A slot into which a precision attachment (a key) is fitted. KEYWORD (18) [noun] Any word used as the key to a code. | [noun] Any word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information. | [noun] A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc. KHADDAR (16) [noun] A coarse homespun cotton cloth from India. KHALIFA (17) [noun] A Muslim leader or caliph, especially one considered a successor to the Prophet Muhammad. KHALIFS (17) [noun] Plural of khalif, an alternative spelling of caliph, a Islamic religious and political leader. KHAMSIN (16) [noun] A hot wind in Egypt which blows (for about 50 days) from the desert, bringing with it sand. KHANATE (14) [noun] The territory or domain ruled by a khan, especially in Central Asia or the Mongol Empire. KHAZENS (23) [noun] Plural of khazen, a cantor in a Jewish synagogue who leads the liturgical prayers and chanting. KHEDAHS (18) KHEDIVE (18) [noun] The title of the hereditary monarch of Egypt from 1805-1914, nominally ruling as a viceroy of the Sultan of Turkey. KHIRKAH (21) KIAUGHS (15) KIBBEHS (18) KIBBITZ (24) KIBBLED (16) KIBBLES (15) [noun] Something that has been kibbled, especially grain for use as animal feed. | [verb] To grind coarsely. | [noun] An iron bucket used in mines for hoisting anything to the surface. KIBBUTZ (24) [noun] A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations. KIBLAHS (16) KICKERS (17) [noun] One who kicks. | [noun] One who takes kicks. | [noun] The kicking strap. KICKIER (17) [adjective] Lively, exciting, thrilling. | [adjective] Characterised by kicking motions. | [adjective] Describing a wicket that sometimes causes the ball to kick (bounce unevenly). KICKING (18) [verb] To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg. | [verb] To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something. | [verb] To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg. KICKOFF (23) [noun] The opening kick of each half of a game of football. | [noun] (by extension) the opening sequence of any event KICKUPS (19) KIDDERS (13) [noun] One who kids, or teases light-heartedly. | [noun] A term of endearment/address for a child or young adult, usually male. | [noun] A forestaller or huckster. KIDDIES (13) [noun] A child. KIDDING (14) [verb] To make a fool of (someone). | [verb] To dupe or deceive (someone). | [verb] To make a joke with (someone). KIDDISH (16) KIDDOES (13) [noun] A close friend; especially used as a form of address. | [noun] A child. KIDDUSH (16) [noun] A blessing recited over wine or grape juice in commemoration of the sanctity of the Shabbat or other Jewish holy day. KIDLIKE (16) KIDNAPS (14) [verb] To seize and detain a person unlawfully; sometimes for ransom. KIDNEYS (15) [noun] An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine. | [noun] This organ (of an animal) cooked as food. | [noun] Constitution, temperament, nature, type, character, disposition. (usually used of people) KIDSKIN (16) [noun] The skin or hide of a kid, i.e., a young goat. | [noun] The leather made from such skins. KIDVIDS (16) KIESTER (11) KILLDEE (12) KILLERS (11) [noun] One who or that which kills. | [noun] That which causes stress or is extremely difficult, especially that which may cause failure at a task. | [noun] Something that is so far ahead of its competition that it effectively kills off that competition. KILLICK (17) [noun] A small anchor. | [noun] A kind of anchor formed by a stone enclosed by pieces of wood fastened together. | [noun] The fluke of such an anchor. KILLIES (11) KILLING (12) [verb] To put to death; to extinguish the life of. | [verb] To render inoperative. | [verb] To stop, cease or render void; to terminate. KILLJOY (21) [noun] A person who is anti-fun, or prevents others from having fun. KILLOCK (17) KILNING (12) KILOBAR (13) KILOBIT (13) [noun] 1000 bits (binary digits) | [noun] 1024 (210) bits KILORAD (12) KILOTON (11) [noun] A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. KILTERS (11) KILTIES (11) [noun] A shoe having a fringed tongue or fringed extra piece that lies over the tongue. | [noun] The fringed tongue of such a shoe. | [noun] A person who wears a kilt. KILTING (12) [verb] To gather up (skirts) around the body. | [noun] A method of vertically arranging flat plaits such that each plait is folded so as to cover half the of the one before it. KIMCHEE (18) [noun] A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation. | [noun] A Korean person. KIMCHIS (18) KIMONOS (13) [noun] A traditional Japanese robe-like garment which wraps around the body and is now generally worn only on formal occasions. | [noun] A yukata. | [noun] A long robe-like garment in Western fashion, which may be open at the front, loosely inspired by the Japanese garment. KINASES (11) [noun] Any of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate groups from high-energy donor molecules, such as ATP, to specific target molecules (substrates), in a process termed phosphorylation. KINDEST (12) [adjective] Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others. | [adjective] Affectionate. | [adjective] Favorable. KINDLED (13) [verb] To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.). | [verb] To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc). | [verb] To begin to grow or take hold. KINDLER (12) KINDLES (12) [noun] (collective) A group of kittens. KINDRED (13) [noun] (often plurale tantum) Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin. | [noun] (often plurale tantum) People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren. | [noun] A grouping of relatives. KINEMAS (13) KINESES (11) [noun] The movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus KINESIC (13) KINESIS (11) [noun] The movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus KINETIC (13) [adjective] Relating to motion | [adjective] Relating to kinesis or motor function KINETIN (11) [noun] A tricyclic heterocyclic plant hormone that promotes cell division KINFOLK (18) [noun] (also in plural) Relatives, relations. KINGCUP (16) [noun] Any of various species of buttercup, or the marsh marigold, Caltha palustris. KINGDOM (15) [noun] A realm having a king and/or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign. | [noun] A realm, region, or conceptual space where something is dominant. | [noun] A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom). KINGING (13) [verb] To crown king, to make (a person) king. | [verb] To rule over as king. | [verb] To perform the duties of a king. KINGLET (12) [noun] A petty king; a king ruling over a small or unimportant territory. | [noun] Any of several birds of the family Regulidae. KINGPIN (14) [noun] (motorized vehicles) The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt. | [noun] The pin at the centre of the triangle of bowling pins (originally the tallest pin in kayles). Sometimes also the headpin at the apex. | [noun] The most important person in an undertaking or organization. KINKIER (15) [adjective] Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl. | [adjective] Marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior, as fetishism, sadomasochism, and other sexual practices. | [adjective] Queer; eccentric; crotchety. KINKILY (18) KINKING (16) [verb] To laugh loudly. | [verb] To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing. | [verb] To form a kink or twist. KINSHIP (16) [noun] Relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption | [noun] Relation or connection by nature or character KINSMAN (13) [noun] A male relative. KINSMEN (13) [noun] A male relative. KIPPERS (15) [noun] A split, salted and smoked herring or salmon. | [noun] A male salmon after spawning. | [noun] (RAF World War II code name) A patrol to protect fishing boats in the Irish and North Seas against attack from the air. KIPPING (16) [verb] (chiefly UK) To sleep; often with the connotation of a temporary or charitable situation, or one borne out of necessity. | [verb] To snatch; take up hastily; filch | [verb] To hold or keep (together) KIPSKIN (17) KIRKMAN (17) [noun] A clergyman or officer in a kirk. | [noun] A member of the Church of Scotland. KIRKMEN (17) [noun] A clergyman or officer in a kirk. | [noun] A member of the Church of Scotland. KIRMESS (13) KIRNING (12) KIRTLED (12) KIRTLES (11) [noun] A knee-length tunic. | [noun] A short jacket. | [noun] A woman's gown; a woman's outer petticoat or skirt. KISHKAS (18) KISHKES (18) [noun] A dish made from stuffed intestine. | [noun] (often in the plural) Intestines, guts. KISMATS (13) KISMETS (13) KISSERS (11) [noun] One who kisses. | [noun] Mouth. | [noun] Face. KISSING (12) [verb] To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting. | [verb] To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact. | [verb] Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion. | [noun] The act of giving a kiss. KISTFUL (14) KITCHEN (16) [noun] A room or area for preparing food. | [noun] Cuisine. | [noun] The nape of a person's hairline, often referring to its uncombed or "nappy" look. KITHARA (14) [noun] An ancient Greek stringed instrument, which could be considered a forerunner of the guitar. KITHING (15) KITLING (12) KITSCHY (19) [adjective] Having the nature of kitsch. KITTENS (11) [noun] A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months). | [noun] A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver, badger, etc. | [noun] A moth of the genus Furcula. KITTIES (11) [noun] A kitten or young cat. | [noun] (sometimes capitalized) A pet name for a cat. | [noun] A money pool, as for a card game, or for shared expenses. KITTING (12) [verb] To assemble or collect something into kits or sets or to give somebody a kit. See also kit out and other derived phrases. | [noun] (retail) The process of assembling or bundling various related goods for sale to increase revenue. KITTLED (12) [verb] To tickle, to touch lightly. | [verb] To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter. KITTLER (11) KITTLES (11) [verb] To tickle, to touch lightly. | [verb] To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter. KLATSCH (16) [noun] An informal social gathering, especially one held over coffee for the purpose of conversation. KLAVERN (14) KLAXONS (18) [noun] A loud electric alarm or horn. KLEAGLE (12) KLEPHTS (16) [noun] An anti-Ottoman insurgent living in the mountains when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire. KLEZMER (22) [noun] A Jewish folk musician. | [noun] A type of popular Jewish folk music especially associated with Ashkenazi cultures. KLISTER (11) KLUDGES (13) [noun] (electronics engineering) An improvised device, typically crudely constructed to test the validity of a principle before doing a finished design. | [noun] Any construction or practice, typically crude yet effective, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently. | [noun] An amalgamated mass of unrelated parts. KLUTZES (20) [noun] A clumsy or stupid person. KNACKED (18) KNACKER (17) [noun] One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc. | [noun] One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand; a clapper. | [noun] A harness maker. KNAPPED (16) [verb] To shape a brittle material having conchoidal fracture, usually a mineral (flint, obsidian, chert etc.), by breaking away flakes, often forming a sharp edge or point. | [verb] To rap or strike sharply. | [verb] To bite; to bite off; to break short. KNAPPER (15) KNARRED (12) KNAVERY (17) KNAVISH (17) [adjective] Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent KNAWELS (14) [noun] A low, spreading weed of the genus Scleranthus, especially KNEADED (13) [verb] 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 of bread, cake, etc. | [verb] To treat or form as if by kneading; to beat. | [verb] (of cats) To make an alternating pressing motion with the two front paws. KNEADER (12) KNEECAP (15) [noun] The flat, roundish bone in the knee. | [noun] (roofing) A metal cover trim that fits over a panel rib after it has been cut and bent. | [noun] A cap or strong covering for the knees, used chiefly for horses, to protect their knees in case of a fall. KNEEING (12) [verb] To kneel to. | [verb] To poke or strike with the knee. | [verb] To move on the knees; to use the knees to move. KNEELED (12) [verb] To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position. | [verb] To cause to kneel. | [verb] To rest on (one's) knees KNEELER (11) [noun] A person who kneels. | [noun] A thing that is designed to be kneeled on. | [noun] An apparatus that permits the loading door of a bus to decrease in height in order to facilitate boarding of passengers that are seniors and physically disadvantaged KNEEPAD (14) [noun] A protective garment worn on a knee to protect it from injury, for example due to a blow or a fall. KNEEPAN (13) KNELLED (12) [verb] To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll. | [verb] To signal or proclaim something (especially a death) by ringing a bell. | [verb] To summon by, or as if by, ringing a bell. KNESSET (11) KNIFERS (14) KNIFING (15) [verb] To cut with a knife. | [verb] To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon. | [verb] To cut through as if with a knife. KNIGHTS (15) [noun] A young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord. | [noun] A minor nobleman with an honourable military rank who had served as a page and squire. | [noun] (by extension) An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages. | [verb] To confer knighthood upon. KNISHES (14) [noun] An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a dumpling covered with a shell of baked or fried dough KNITTED (12) [verb] To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine. | [verb] To join closely and firmly together. | [verb] To become closely and firmly joined; become compacted. KNITTER (11) KNOBBED (16) [verb] (of a man) To have sex with. | [adjective] Having a knob or knobs. KNOBBLY (18) [adjective] Having a covering of small knobs. KNOCKED (18) [verb] To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door. | [verb] To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue. | [verb] To kick a ball towards another player; to pass. KNOCKER (17) [noun] A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door. | [noun] A person who knocks. | [noun] A critic; one who disparages. KNOLLED (12) [verb] To ring (a bell) mournfully; to knell. | [verb] To sound, like a bell; to knell. | [verb] To arrange related objects in parallel or at 90 degree angles. KNOLLER (11) KNOPPED (16) KNOTTED (12) [verb] To form into a knot; to tie with a knot or knots. | [verb] To form wrinkles in the forehead, as a sign of concentration, concern, surprise, etc. | [verb] To unite closely; to knit together. KNOTTER (11) KNOUTED (12) [verb] To flog or beat with a knout. KNOWERS (14) KNOWING (15) [verb] To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that. | [verb] To be aware of; to be cognizant of. | [verb] To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered. KNUCKLE (17) [noun] Any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers. | [noun] (by extension) A mechanical joint. | [noun] A cut of meat. KNUCKLY (20) KNURLED (12) KOBOLDS (14) [noun] (German mythology) An ambivalent, sometimes vindictive, spirit that is capable of materialising as an object or human, often a child; a sprite. | [noun] (German folklore) A mischievous elf or goblin, or one connected (and helpful) to a family or household. | [noun] (fantasy literature) One of a diminutive and usually malevolent race of beings. KOKANEE (15) [noun] A lacustrine (that is, land-locked, found in lakes and not in the ocean) sockeye. KOLACKY (20) KOLBASI (13) KOLHOZY (26) KOLKHOS (18) KOLKHOZ (27) [noun] A farming collective in the former Soviet Union. KOLKOZY (27) KOMATIK (17) [noun] A rawhide-lashed sledge with wooden crossbars and runners, first invented and used by the Inuit of Northern Canada, but since used also by non-Inuit people. KONKING (16) KOODOOS (12) KOOKIER (15) [adjective] Eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish. | [adjective] Behaving like a kook (a person with poor style or skill); kook-like. KOPECKS (19) [noun] A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble. | [noun] A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia. KOPPIES (15) [noun] A small hill or mound (especially on the African veld). KORUNAS (11) [noun] The currency of the former Czechoslovakia, divided into 100 hellers. | [noun] The currency of the Czech Republic, divided into 100 hellers. | [noun] The former currency of Slovakia, divided into 100 haliers. KOSHERS (14) [verb] To kasher; to prepare (for example, meat) in conformity with the requirements of the Jewish law. KOTOWED (15) KOTOWER (14) KOUMISS (13) [noun] A fermented drink made from mare's milk, common among peoples of the Central Asian steppes. KOUMYSS (16) KOUPREY (16) [noun] A wild, forest-dwelling ox, Bos sauveli, from Vietnam and surrounding countries KOUSSOS (11) KOWTOWS (17) [noun] The act of kowtowing. KRAALED (12) [verb] To enclose (livestock) within a kraal or stockade. KRAKENS (15) [noun] Alternative form of Kraken KRATERS (11) KREMLIN (13) [noun] (Russian architecture) A fortified, central complex found in various Russian cities. KREUZER (20) KRIMMER (15) KRUBUTS (13) KRULLER (11) KRYPTON (16) [noun] The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere. | [noun] An atom of this element. KULTURS (11) KUMMELS (15) [noun] A German caraway liqueur. KUMQUAT (22) [noun] A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia (Citrus japonica, syn. Fortunella japonica). KUMYSES (16) KUNZITE (20) [noun] A pink- to lilac-colored gemstone, a variety of spodumene. KURBASH (16) [noun] A whip or strap about a yard in length. | [verb] To beat with a kurbash. KURGANS (12) [noun] A prehistoric burial mound once used by peoples in Siberia and Central Asia. KVASSES (14) KVETCHY (22) KWANZAS (23) [noun] The currency of Angola, divided into a hundred cêntimos. KYANISE (14) [verb] To preserve wood from decay by soaking it in a solution of mercuric chloride KYANITE (14) [noun] A blue neosilicate mineral, Al2SiO5, found in metamorphic rocks. KYANIZE (23) [verb] To preserve wood from decay by soaking it in a solution of mercuric chloride KYLIKES (18) [noun] An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body KYTHING (18)

KABBALAH (19) [noun] Alternative spelling of Kabballah KABBALAS (16) [noun] Plural of kabbalah, a form of Jewish mysticism and esoteric interpretation of the Hebrew scriptures. KABELJOU (21) [noun] A type of fish from southern Africa, Argyrosomus coronus. KACHINAS (17) [noun] (Pueblo culture) A vaguely ancestral anthropomorphic spirit being, associated with clouds and rain or personifying the power in the sun, the earth or corn (among other things). | [noun] (Pueblo culture) A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being. | [noun] (Pueblo culture) A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony. KAFFIYEH (24) [noun] A headdress traditionally worn by some Arabs, also used as a scarf. KAILYARD (16) [noun] A vegetable garden or kitchen garden, especially one near a cottage in Scotland. KAINITES (12) [noun] Followers of Cain, according to certain religious or historical texts; members of a heretical sect in early Christianity believed to have worshipped Cain. KAISERIN (12) [noun] A German empress or the wife of a German emperor. KAJEPUTS (21) [noun] Plural of kajeput, an aromatic tree native to Southeast Asia (Melaleuca cajuputi), also known as cajeput, whose oil is used medicinally and in perfumery. KAKEMONO (18) [noun] A vertical Japanese scroll painting KAKIEMON (18) [noun] Japanese porcelain wares featuring enamel decoration. KALEWIFE (18) KALEYARD (16) [noun] A vegetable garden or kitchen garden, particularly one producing cabbages and other vegetables. | [noun] A school or genre of Scottish literature dealing with domestic or provincial life. KALIFATE (15) KALIMBAS (16) [noun] A type of thumb piano, similar to a mbira. KALLIDIN (13) [noun] A kinin compound formed in blood plasma that causes vasodilation and increases vascular permeability. KALYPTRA (17) KAMAAINA (14) [noun] A person who was born and raised in Hawaii, or a long-time resident of Hawaii. KAMACITE (16) [noun] A meteoritic mineral which consists chiefly of iron and nickel KAMIKAZE (27) [noun] An attack requiring the suicide of the one carrying it out, especially when done with an aircraft. | [noun] One who carries out a suicide attack, especially with an aircraft. | [noun] One who takes excessive risks, as for example in a sporting event. KAMPONGS (17) [noun] (Cambodia) A landing, a port; a river town. | [noun] (Brunei) A traditional Malay village. | [noun] A district or suburb where a former kampung stood. KAMSEENS (14) [noun] A hot, dry, dust-laden wind that blows across North Africa and the Middle East, typically in spring. KANGAROO (13) [noun] A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia. | [noun] A hooded jacket with a front pocket, usually of fleece material, a kangaroo jacket. | [verb] To practice kangaroo care on an infant; to hold a premature infant against the skin. KANTELES (12) [noun] Plural of kantele, a traditional Finnish stringed instrument similar to a zither. KAOLIANG (13) [noun] A sorghum-based variety of baijiu. | [noun] Any of various Chinese varieties of sorghum. KAOLINES (12) [noun] Plural of kaoline, a fine white clay mineral used in ceramics, paper, and other industrial applications. KAOLINIC (14) KARAKULS (16) [noun] A sheep of a Central Asian breed. | [noun] A type of hat made from the wool of these sheep. KARAOKES (16) [noun] Plural of karaoke; entertainment systems or venues where people sing along to recorded instrumental music tracks. KAROSSES (12) [noun] A treated animal-skin cloak or blanket with the hair still left on. KARTINGS (13) [noun] Plural of karting; the sport or activity of racing in go-karts. KARYOTIN (15) KASHERED (16) [verb] Past tense of kasher; to make something kosher by removing prohibited items or preparing it according to Jewish dietary laws. KASHMIRS (17) [noun] Plural of Kashmir, referring to fine soft wool from Kashmir goats, or shawls and fabrics made from this wool. KASHRUTH (18) [noun] The Jewish dietary laws, stating which foods are fit to eat (kosher). KASHRUTS (15) [noun] The plural of kashrut, referring to the Jewish dietary laws and the state of being kosher. KATAKANA (16) [noun] 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. | [noun] A character thereof. KATCHINA (17) [noun] A carved wooden doll or figure representing a spirit in Hopi and other Pueblo Indian cultures, used in religious ceremonies. KATCINAS (14) KATHODAL (16) [adjective] Relating to or occurring at the cathode, the negative electrode in an electrochemical cell. KATHODES (16) [noun] An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It usually, but not always, has a positive voltage. | [noun] (by extension) The electrode at which chemical reduction of cations takes place, usually resulting in the deposition of metal onto the electrode. | [noun] The electrode from which electrons are emitted into a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube. KATHODIC (18) [adjective] Of or relating to a cathode, the negative electrode in an electrochemical cell or vacuum tube. | [adjective] Relating to cathodic protection, a technique used to prevent corrosion of metal structures. KATYDIDS (17) [noun] A relative of grasshoppers and crickets, in the family Tettigoniidae. KAVAKAVA (22) [noun] A plant native to the Pacific Islands whose root is used to make a beverage with sedative and euphoric properties. | [noun] The beverage made from the roots of this plant. KAVASSES (15) [noun] Plural of kavass, a Turkish or Middle Eastern official or messenger; also applied to armed attendants or soldiers in Ottoman service. KAYAKERS (19) [noun] Plural of kayaker; people who paddle and navigate kayaks. KAYAKING (20) [verb] To use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak. | [verb] To traverse (a body of water) by kayak. | [noun] A water sport involving racing, or doing tricks in, a kayak KAZACHKI (30) [noun] A Russian dance performed by men, characterized by rapid squatting movements and high kicks. KAZACHOK (30) [noun] A Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance with constantly increasing tempo. KAZATSKI (25) [noun] A traditional Russian dance performed by men, characterized by a crouching position and high kicks. KAZATSKY (28) [noun] A traditional Russian folk dance performed by men, characterized by acrobatic movements and a squat position with arms folded across the chest. KEBBOCKS (22) [noun] A round flat Scottish cheese, typically made from cow's milk. KEBBUCKS (22) KECKLING (19) [verb] To jeer, heckle, or make rude comments at someone, especially a performer. | [noun] Jeering or heckling remarks. KEDGEREE (14) [noun] Khichdi. | [noun] A European dish of flaked, smoked haddock, eggs and rice. KEELAGES (13) [noun] Plural of keelage; a fee or tax formerly charged on ships entering a port, based on the vessel's tonnage or keel length. KEELBOAT (14) [noun] Any sailboat having a keel (as opposed to a centerboard or daggerboard). KEELHALE (15) [verb] To drag a person under the keel of a ship as a punishment or torture. | [verb] To scold or rebuke harshly. KEELHAUL (15) [verb] To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship. | [verb] To rebuke harshly. KEELLESS (12) [adjective] Without a keel; lacking a keel (the lengthwise timber or structure that forms the bottom of a ship or aircraft). KEELSONS (12) [noun] A longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for strength and stiffness. KEENNESS (12) [noun] Sharpness or cutting ability | [noun] Astuteness or sagacity | [noun] Eagerness or enthusiasm KEEPABLE (16) [adjective] Able to be kept or retained; worth keeping. KEEPINGS (15) [noun] The plural of keeping, referring to instances of care, custody, or possession; things that are kept or maintained. | [noun] Plural of keeping in the sense of agreement or harmony, as in "in keeping with." KEEPSAKE (18) [noun] Some object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons. | [noun] Specifically, a type of literary album popular in the nineteenth-century, containing scraps of poetry and prose, and engravings. KEESHOND (16) [noun] A medium-sized dog breed with a thick gray and black coat, originally from the Netherlands. KEESTERS (12) [noun] The anus or buttocks. | [noun] A safe, a strongbox. | [noun] A suitcase; a satchel. KEFFIYEH (24) [noun] A headdress traditionally worn by some Arabs, also used as a scarf. KEGELERS (13) [noun] People who bowl or play at bowling; bowlers. KEGLINGS (14) [noun] The sport or practice of bowling with pins and a ball. | [noun] Plural of kegling, referring to multiple instances of playing bowling. KEISTERS (12) [noun] The anus or buttocks. | [noun] A safe, a strongbox. | [noun] A suitcase; a satchel. KEITLOAS (12) KELOIDAL (13) [adjective] Relating to or resembling a keloid, a raised scar tissue that extends beyond the original wound. KENNELED (13) [verb] To house or board a dog (or less commonly another animal). | [verb] To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox. | [verb] To drive (a fox) to covert in its hole. KENNINGS (13) [noun] Sight, view; specifically a distant view at sea. | [noun] The range or extent of vision, especially at sea; (by extension) a marine measure of approximately twenty miles. | [noun] As little as one can discriminate or recognize; a small portion, a little. KENOTRON (12) [noun] A thermionic vacuum tube used as a rectifier to convert alternating current to direct current. KEPHALIN (17) [noun] A phospholipid found in animal tissues, especially in the brain and nerve cells, used in various biochemical processes. KERAMICS (16) KERATINS (12) [noun] The protein of which hair and nails are composed. 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KINGDOMS (16) [noun] A realm having a king and/or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign. | [noun] A realm, region, or conceptual space where something is dominant. | [noun] A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom). KINGFISH (19) [noun] Any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic; kingcroaker | [noun] Other Atlantic fish | [noun] Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific. KINGHOOD (17) KINGLESS (13) KINGLETS (13) [noun] A petty king; a king ruling over a small or unimportant territory. | [noun] Any of several birds of the family Regulidae. KINGLIER (13) [adjective] Of or belonging to a king or kings; exercised by a king. | [adjective] Characteristic of kings, majestic, regal. KINGLIKE (17) KINGPINS (15) [noun] (motorized vehicles) The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt. | [noun] The pin at the centre of the triangle of bowling pins (originally the tallest pin in kayles). Sometimes also the headpin at the apex. | [noun] The most important person in an undertaking or organization. KINGPOST (15) [noun] A central vertical supporting post used in architecture and bridge as well as in aircraft and ship design. KINGSHIP (18) [noun] The dignity, rank or office of a king; the state of being a king. | [noun] A monarchy. | [noun] The territory or dominion of a king; a kingdom. KINGSIDE (14) [noun] The side of the chessboard nearest to the king (at the opening position). KINGWOOD (17) KINKAJOU (23) [noun] Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon. KINKIEST (16) [adjective] Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl. | [adjective] Marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior, as fetishism, sadomasochism, and other sexual practices. | [adjective] Queer; eccentric; crotchety. KINSFOLK (19) [noun] (also in plural) Relatives, relations. KINSHIPS (17) [noun] Relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption | [noun] Relation or connection by nature or character KIPPERED (17) [verb] To prepare (a herring or similar fish) by splitting, salting, and smoking. KIPPERER (16) KIPSKINS (18) KIRIGAMI (15) KIRSCHES (17) KISMETIC (16) KISSABLE (14) KISSABLY (17) KISTFULS (15) KITCHENS (17) [noun] A room or area for preparing food. | [noun] Cuisine. | [noun] The nape of a person's hairline, often referring to its uncombed or "nappy" look. KITELIKE (16) KITHARAS (15) [noun] An ancient Greek stringed instrument, which could be considered a forerunner of the guitar. 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KNEECAPS (16) [noun] The flat, roundish bone in the knee. | [noun] (roofing) A metal cover trim that fits over a panel rib after it has been cut and bent. | [noun] A cap or strong covering for the knees, used chiefly for horses, to protect their knees in case of a fall. KNEEHOLE (15) [noun] A space for the knees (and lower legs), especially under a desk. KNEELERS (12) [noun] A person who kneels. | [noun] A thing that is designed to be kneeled on. | [noun] An apparatus that permits the loading door of a bus to decrease in height in order to facilitate boarding of passengers that are seniors and physically disadvantaged KNEELING (13) [verb] To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position. | [verb] To cause to kneel. | [verb] To rest on (one's) knees | [noun] The act by which someone kneels. KNEEPADS (15) [noun] A protective garment worn on a knee to protect it from injury, for example due to a blow or a fall. KNEEPANS (14) KNEESOCK (18) KNELLING (13) [verb] To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll. | [verb] To signal or proclaim something (especially a death) by ringing a bell. | [verb] To summon by, or as if by, ringing a bell. KNESSETS (12) KNICKERS (18) [noun] Knickerbockers. | [noun] Women's underpants. | [interjection] A mild exclamation of annoyance. KNIGHTED (17) [verb] To confer knighthood upon. | [verb] To promote (a pawn) to a knight. KNIGHTLY (19) [adjective] Of or pertaining to a knight or knights. | [adjective] Befitting a knight; formally courteous (as a knight); chivalrous, gallant and courtly. | [adverb] In the manner of a knight; chivalrously. KNITTERS (12) KNITTING (13) [verb] To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine. | [verb] To join closely and firmly together. | [verb] To become closely and firmly joined; become compacted. KNITWEAR (15) [noun] Knitted garments KNOBBIER (16) KNOBLIKE (18) KNOCKERS (18) [noun] A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door. | [noun] A person who knocks. | [noun] A critic; one who disparages. KNOCKING (19) [verb] To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door. | [verb] To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue. | [verb] To kick a ball towards another player; to pass. KNOCKOFF (24) [noun] An imitation of something, particularly a well-known product, usually lower in quality and price than the original. | [noun] A device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles. KNOCKOUT (18) [noun] The act of making someone unconscious, or at least unable to come back on their feet within a certain period of time; a TKO. | [noun] The deactivation of anything. | [noun] Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny. KNOLLERS (12) KNOLLING (13) [verb] To ring (a bell) mournfully; to knell. | [verb] To sound, like a bell; to knell. | [verb] To arrange related objects in parallel or at 90 degree angles. KNOTHOLE (15) [noun] In a piece of lumber, a void left by a knot in the wood; such holes are often convenient for peering through when they occur in fences. | [noun] (Cincinnati) Youth league baseball. KNOTLESS (12) KNOTLIKE (16) KNOTTERS (12) KNOTTIER (12) [adjective] Full of knots. | [adjective] Complicated or tricky; complex; difficult. KNOTTILY (15) KNOTTING (13) [verb] To form into a knot; to tie with a knot or knots. | [verb] To form wrinkles in the forehead, as a sign of concentration, concern, surprise, etc. | [verb] To unite closely; to knit together. KNOTWEED (16) [noun] Any of several plants of the genus Polygonum, with jointed stems and inconspicuous flowers KNOUTING (13) [verb] To flog or beat with a knout. | [noun] A leather scourge. | [noun] A flogging with a knout. 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KABBALAHS (20) [noun] Plural of Kabbalah, a system of Jewish mysticism and esoteric interpretation of the Hebrew scriptures. KABELJOUS (22) [noun] A large marine fish of the cod family, found in South African waters; also known as cob or kabeljou. KADDISHIM (20) [noun] Plural of kaddish, a Jewish prayer recited by mourners during the grieving process. KAFFIYEHS (25) [noun] A headdress traditionally worn by some Arabs, also used as a scarf. KAILYARDS (17) [noun] Plural of kailyard, a kitchen garden or vegetable garden, especially as depicted in Scottish literature. | [noun] A genre of Scottish fiction focusing on sentimental depictions of small-town life. KAISERDOM (16) KAISERINS (13) [noun] Plural of kaiserin, the wife or widow of a kaiser (German or Austrian emperor). KAISERISM (15) KAKEMONOS (19) [noun] A vertical Japanese scroll painting KAKIEMONS (19) KALANCHOE (18) [noun] Any of the genus Kalanchoe of tropical, succulent flowering plants. KALEWIVES (19) [noun] Plural of kalewife, a woman who sells kale or vegetables in a market. KALEYARDS (17) [noun] Plural of kaleyards; kitchen gardens or vegetable gardens, particularly those in Scotland. | [noun] Plural of kaleyard; a plot of land used for growing kale and other vegetables. KALIFATES (16) KALLIDINS (14) [noun] Plural of kallidin, a type of kinin (a biologically active peptide) found in blood plasma and tissues that causes vasodilation and increased vascular permeability. KALYPTRAS (18) [noun] Plural of kalyptra, a close-fitting cap or hood worn in ancient Greece. KAMAAINAS (15) [noun] Long-time residents or natives of Hawaii, or people who have lived in Hawaii for a long time. KAMACITES (17) [noun] An iron-nickel alloy that is the main component of iron meteorites, characterized by a distinctive crystalline pattern. KAMIKAZES (28) [noun] An attack requiring the suicide of the one carrying it out, especially when done with an aircraft. | [noun] One who carries out a suicide attack, especially with an aircraft. | [noun] One who takes excessive risks, as for example in a sporting event. KANAMYCIN (20) [noun] An aminoglycoside antibiotic used to treat severe bacterial infections and tuberculosis. KANGAROOS (14) [noun] A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia. | [noun] A hooded jacket with a front pocket, usually of fleece material, a kangaroo jacket. | [verb] To practice kangaroo care on an infant; to hold a premature infant against the skin. KAOLIANGS (14) [noun] A grain sorghum grown in China and used for food and fodder. KAOLINITE (13) [noun] A common hydrous aluminosilicate mineral found in sediments, soils and sedimentary rocks, Al2Si2O5(OH)4; one of the kaolin group of minerals. 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KASHERING (17) [verb] To make something kosher by removing non-kosher elements or preparing it according to Jewish dietary laws. KASHRUTHS (19) [noun] The plural of kashruth, referring to the Jewish dietary laws and the state of being kosher. KATABATIC (17) [adjective] (of airflow) Downslope on a mountainside. KATAKANAS (17) [noun] The plural of katakana, a Japanese syllabary used to write foreign words and onomatopoeia. KATCHINAS (18) [noun] Plural of katchina, wooden dolls or figures representing spirits in Hopi and other Pueblo Indian cultures, used in religious ceremonies and given as gifts to children. KATHARSES (16) [noun] Plural of catharsis; the process of releasing and providing relief from strong or repressed emotions. | [noun] In literature and drama, instances of purification or emotional release experienced by an audience. KATHARSIS (16) [noun] A purification or cleansing of emotions, especially pity and fear, through art or cathartic experience. | [noun] The process of releasing and thereby providing relief from strong or repressed emotions. KAVAKAVAS (23) KAYAKINGS (21) [noun] The plural of kayaking, referring to multiple instances or types of the sport or activity of paddling a kayak. KEDGEREES (15) [noun] Khichdi. | [noun] A European dish of flaked, smoked haddock, eggs and rice. KEELBOATS (15) [noun] Any sailboat having a keel (as opposed to a centerboard or daggerboard). KEELHALED (17) [verb] Past tense of keelhaul; to drag a person under the keel of a ship as punishment, or figuratively to rebuke or criticize severely. KEELHALES (16) [verb] To haul a person under the keel of a ship as a punishment or torture. | [verb] To rebuke or scold harshly. KEELHAULS (16) [verb] To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship. | [verb] To rebuke harshly. KEEPSAKES (19) [noun] Some object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons. | [noun] Specifically, a type of literary album popular in the nineteenth-century, containing scraps of poetry and prose, and engravings. KEESHONDS (17) [noun] Plural of keeshond, a medium-sized dog breed with a thick double coat, originally from the Netherlands, characterized by a distinctive facial marking resembling spectacles. KEFFIYEHS (25) [noun] A headdress traditionally worn by some Arabs, also used as a scarf. KENNELING (14) [verb] To house or board a dog (or less commonly another animal). | [verb] To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox. | [verb] To drive (a fox) to covert in its hole. KENNELLED (14) [verb] To house or board a dog (or less commonly another animal). | [verb] To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox. | [verb] To drive (a fox) to covert in its hole. KENOSISES (13) [noun] Plural of kenosis, the theological concept of Christ's self-emptying or renunciation of divine attributes. KENOTRONS (13) [noun] A vacuum tube that acts as a rectifier, converting alternating current to direct current. KENTLEDGE (15) [noun] Scrap metal or old iron used as ballast in a ship. | [noun] Heavy material used as a temporary or permanent weight or support in construction. KEPHALINS (18) [noun] Phospholipids found in brain tissue and other nerve tissues, containing amino alcohols and used in biochemical research. KERATITIS (13) [noun] Inflammation of the cornea. KERATOMAS (15) [noun] Plural of keratoma, a horny growth or tumor of the skin, typically a benign excrescence composed of keratin. KERATOSES (13) [noun] The condition of having keratin growing on the skin. KERATOSIS (13) [noun] The condition of having keratin growing on the skin. KERATOTIC (15) [adjective] Relating to or affected by keratosis, a condition involving an overgrowth of keratin on the skin. | [adjective] Characterized by the presence of horny or cornified tissue. KERCHIEFS (21) [noun] A piece of cloth used to cover the head; a bandana. KERFUFFLE (22) [noun] A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult. | [verb] To make a disorderly outburst or commotion. KERMESSES (15) [noun] Plural of kermesse; a fair, carnival, or festive gathering, typically held in the Low Countries or used to raise money for charity. KERNELING (14) [verb] The process of removing the kernel from a seed or grain. | [verb] In computing, the act of using or developing a kernel (the core of an operating system). KERNELLED (14) [verb] Past tense of kernel; to remove the kernel from (a fruit or seed), or to form into a kernel shape. | [adjective] Having a kernel or kernels; containing or composed of kernels. KEROSENES (13) [noun] Plural of kerosene, a flammable oil distilled from petroleum and used as fuel for lamps and heating. KEROSINES (13) [noun] Plural of kerosene, a flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture used as fuel for lamps and heating. KERPLUNKS (19) [verb] To fall or move with a heavy, dull sound. | [noun] A heavy, dull sound made by something falling or striking. KERYGMATA (19) [noun] The Apostolic proclamation of religious truths; the core teachings of Christianity taught by the early Church. KETOGENIC (16) [adjective] Relating to or denoting a diet or metabolic process that produces ketones and breaks down fats for energy rather than carbohydrates. KEYBOARDS (19) [noun] (etc.) A set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc. | [noun] A component of many instruments including the piano, organ, and harpsichord consisting of usually black and white keys that cause different tones to be produced when struck. | [noun] A device with keys of a musical keyboard, used to control electronic sound-producing devices which may be built into or separate from the keyboard device. KEYBUTTON (18) KEYNOTERS (16) [noun] People who deliver keynote speeches or addresses at events or conferences. KEYNOTING (17) [verb] Delivering a keynote speech or address at an event. | [verb] Setting the tone or establishing the central theme for something. KEYSTONES (16) [noun] The top stone of an arch. | [noun] Something on which other things depend for support. | [noun] A native or resident of the American state of Pennsylvania. KEYSTROKE (20) [noun] The act of pressing an input key; a keypress on a computer keyboard or a typewriter, or a similar input device. | [verb] To enter (data etc.) by pressing keys on a keyboard. KHAMSEENS (18) [noun] Hot, dry winds that blow from the Sahara Desert across North Africa and the Middle East, typically occurring in spring. KHEDIVIAL (20) KIBBITZED (27) KIBBITZER (26) KIBBITZES (26) KIBBUTZIM (28) [noun] A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations. KIBITZERS (24) KIBITZING (25) [verb] To make small talk or idle chatter. | [verb] To give unsolicited or unwanted advice or make unhelpful or idle comments, especially to someone playing a game. | [verb] To watch a card or board game. KIBOSHING (19) [verb] To decisively terminate. KICKBACKS (27) [noun] A backward kick, a retrograde movement of an extremity. | [noun] A covert – often illegal – payment in return for a favor consisting of providing an opportunity of chargeable transaction. | [noun] (machinery) Recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator. KICKBALLS (21) KICKBOARD (22) KICKBOXER (28) KICKSHAWS (25) [noun] A dainty or delicacy. | [noun] A trinket or gewgaw. KICKSTAND (20) [noun] A levered bar that can be folded down from the frame of a bicycle or motorcycle to prop it upright when not being ridden. | [noun] A similar folding bar to prop up a mobile phone or similar device when it is being used on a surface. KIDDINGLY (19) KIDDUSHES (18) [noun] A blessing recited over wine or grape juice in commemoration of the sanctity of the Shabbat or other Jewish holy day. 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Symbol: kg | [noun] The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight. KILOHERTZ (25) [noun] A unit of frequency equal to one thousand cycles per second; one thousand hertz KILOJOULE (20) [noun] An SI unit of energy equal to 103 joules. Symbol: kJ KILOLITER (13) [noun] A unit of volume equivalent to 1000 litres, and equal to one cubic metre of water. Symbol: kl KILOMETER (15) [noun] (official BIPM spelling, Australian, New Zealand, Irish, Indian and South African spelling) An SI unit of length equal to 103 metres. Symbol: km KILOMOLES (15) KILOVOLTS (16) [noun] One thousand ( 103 ) volts. Symbol: kV or KV. KILOWATTS (16) [noun] One thousand (103) watts. KINDLIEST (14) [adjective] Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic. | [adjective] Favourable, gentle, pleasant, tidy, auspicious, beneficent. | [adjective] Lawful. KINDLINGS (15) KINEMATIC (17) KINESCOPE (17) [noun] A recording of a television broadcast made by filming the screen of a monitor; a telerecording. | [noun] An early television receiver tube. | [verb] To record (a television broadcast) by filming the screen of a monitor. KINGBIRDS (17) [noun] A group of large insectivorous passerine birds of the genus Tyrannus. KINGBOLTS (16) [noun] The main bolt of a structure, especially the bolt in a motor vehicle that links the chassis to the axle, providing the steering pivot. KINGCRAFT (19) [noun] The skills needed to rule effectively as a king. KINGHOODS (18) KINGLIEST (14) [adjective] Of or belonging to a king or kings; exercised by a king. | [adjective] Characteristic of kings, majestic, regal. KINGMAKER (20) [noun] Someone who has strong influence over the choice of a leader. | [noun] A player who is unable to win but powerful enough to decide which of the other viable players will eventually win. KINGPOSTS (16) [noun] A central vertical supporting post used in architecture and bridge as well as in aircraft and ship design. KINGSHIPS (19) [noun] The dignity, rank or office of a king; the state of being a king. | [noun] A monarchy. | [noun] The territory or dominion of a king; a kingdom. KINGSIDES (15) [noun] The side of the chessboard nearest to the king (at the opening position). KINGWOODS (18) KINKAJOUS (24) [noun] Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon. KINKINESS (17) KINSWOMAN (18) [noun] A female relative. KINSWOMEN (18) [noun] A female relative. KIPPERERS (17) KIPPERING (18) [verb] To prepare (a herring or similar fish) by splitting, salting, and smoking. 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KURBASHED (19) KURBASHES (18) [noun] A whip or strap about a yard in length. KURRAJONG (21) [noun] Any of a number of species of tree or shrub in the genus Brachychiton. | [noun] A peanut tree, Sterculia quadrifida, native to eastern coastal Australia; a red- or orange-fruited kurrajong. KVETCHIER (21) KVETCHING (22) [verb] To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly. | [noun] Persistent complaining. KYANISING (17) [verb] To preserve wood from decay by soaking it in a solution of mercuric chloride KYANIZING (26) [verb] To preserve wood from decay by soaking it in a solution of mercuric chloride KYBOSHING (22) [verb] To decisively terminate. KYMOGRAMS (21) KYMOGRAPH (24) [noun] A device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as blood pressure over time, using a pen on a rotating drum.

KAISERDOMS (17) [noun] The plural of kaiserdom, referring to the territory or domain ruled by a kaiser (German emperor). KAISERISMS (16) KALANCHOES (19) [noun] Any of the genus Kalanchoe of tropical, succulent flowering plants. KALLIKREIN (18) [noun] An enzyme found in blood and tissues that catalyzes the formation of kinins, which help regulate blood pressure and inflammation. KANAMYCINS (21) [noun] Plural of kanamycin, an antibiotic drug derived from the bacterium Streptomyces kanamyceticus, used to treat various bacterial infections. KAOLINITES (14) [noun] Plural of kaolinite, a soft white clay mineral composed of hydrated aluminum silicate, commonly used in ceramics, paper coating, and other industrial applications. KAOLINITIC (16) [adjective] Of, relating to, or containing kaolin (a fine white clay used in ceramics and other applications). KARABINERS (16) [noun] A metal link with a gate that can open and close, generally used for clipping ropes to anchors or other objects. KARATEISTS (14) [noun] Plural of karateist; people who practice or are skilled in karate. KARYOLOGIC (20) [adjective] Relating to or involving the study of karyotypes, the characteristic set of chromosomes in a cell or organism. KARYOLYMPH (27) [noun] The fluid or protoplasm contained within the nucleus of a cell; nuclear sap. KARYOSOMES (19) [noun] Masses of chromatin or DNA found in the nucleus of a cell, particularly visible during certain stages of cell division. | [noun] Plural of karyosome, referring to individual chromatin bodies within a cell nucleus. KARYOTYPED (23) [verb] Past tense of karyotype; to analyze or classify the chromosomes of a cell to determine the genetic makeup of an organism. KARYOTYPES (22) [noun] The observed characteristics (number, type, shape, etc) of the chromosomes of an individual or species. | [noun] A record of such characteristics, usually photographic. | [noun] A group of individuals or species that have the same chromosomal characteristics. KARYOTYPIC (24) [adjective] Relating to or characteristic of a karyotype, which is the complete set of chromosomes in an organism or cell. KAZATSKIES (27) KEELHALING (18) [verb] A naval punishment in which a person is dragged under the keel of a ship from one side to the other. | [verb] To criticize or reprimand harshly. KEELHAULED (18) [verb] To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship. | [verb] To rebuke harshly. KEENNESSES (14) [noun] The plural form of keenness, referring to multiple instances or qualities of being keen; eagerness, enthusiasm, or sharpness. KEESHONDEN (18) [noun] Plural of keeshond, a medium-sized dog breed with a thick double coat, originally from the Netherlands, characterized by a fox-like face and plumed tail. KENNELLING (15) [verb] To house or board a dog (or less commonly another animal). | [verb] To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox. | [verb] To drive (a fox) to covert in its hole. KENSPECKLE (22) [adjective] Easily recognized, distinctive, conspicuous. KENTLEDGES (16) [noun] Heavy weights or stones used to keep a ship steady or to ballast a vessel. | [noun] In construction, temporary supports or props used to hold structures in place during building. KERATINIZE (23) [verb] To convert into keratin. | [verb] To take on the appearance of keratin, or become impregnated with keratin. KERATINOUS (14) [adjective] Consisting of, or made from keratin. KERATOMATA (16) [noun] Plural of keratoma, an abnormal growth or tumor of the cornea or horny tissue. KERCHIEFED (23) [adjective] Wearing or covered with a kerchief; having a kerchief on the head. KERCHIEVES (22) [noun] Plural of kerchief; cloth head coverings or scarves worn on the head or around the neck. KERFUFFLES (23) [noun] A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult. KERNELLING (15) [verb] The act of removing the kernel or pit from fruit, nuts, or seeds. | [verb] In computing and image processing, applying a kernel (a mathematical function or matrix) to analyze or filter data. KERPLUNKED (21) [verb] Past tense of kerplunk; to fall or move with a heavy sound or splash. KERSEYMERE (19) [noun] A fine, twilled woollen cloth. KERYGMATIC (22) [adjective] Relating to or characteristic of kerygma, the proclamation of the Christian gospel message. KETTLEDRUM (17) [noun] A large hemispherical brass percussion instrument (one of the timpani) with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting its tension. | [noun] An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. KEYBOARDED (21) [verb] To type on a computer keyboard. KEYBOARDER (20) KEYBUTTONS (19) KEYPUNCHED (25) [verb] To use such a device or machine KEYPUNCHER (24) [noun] A person who operates a keypunch machine to transcribe data onto punch cards for computer processing. KEYPUNCHES (24) [noun] A mechanical device whose keys are pressed, individually or in combination, to punch holes in punched cards or paper tape that correspond to particular characters. | [noun] An electric machine with a keyboard that has the same function. KEYSTROKED (22) KEYSTROKES (21) [noun] The act of pressing an input key; a keypress on a computer keyboard or a typewriter, or a similar input device. KIBBITZERS (27) KIBBITZING (28) KIBBUTZNIK (31) [noun] A member of a kibbutz. KICKBOARDS (23) KICKBOXERS (29) KICKBOXING (30) [noun] A hybrid martial art derived from Muay Thai, karate and especially boxing during the 1960s to 1970s; more generally, any stand-up combat sport that combines kicks and punches. KICKSTANDS (21) [noun] A levered bar that can be folded down from the frame of a bicycle or motorcycle to prop it upright when not being ridden. | [noun] A similar folding bar to prop up a mobile phone or similar device when it is being used on a surface. KIDNAPPEES (19) KIDNAPPERS (19) [noun] A person who kidnaps someone. KIDNAPPING (20) [verb] To seize and detain a person unlawfully; sometimes for ransom. | [noun] The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom. KIESELGUHR (18) [noun] Diatomaceous earth. A kind of soft rock containing the remains of diatoms; it absorbs nitroglycerine and is used to manufacture dynamite. KIESERITES (14) KILDERKINS (19) [noun] A small barrel. | [noun] An old English liquid measure, usually being half a barrel; containing 18 English beer gallons, or nearly twenty-two gallons, United States measure. KILOCYCLES (21) [noun] A thousand cycles (of any periodic phenomenon) | [noun] (elliptically) A thousand cycles per second; a kilohertz KILOJOULES (21) [noun] An SI unit of energy equal to 103 joules. Symbol: kJ KILOLITERS (14) [noun] A unit of volume equivalent to 1000 litres, and equal to one cubic metre of water. Symbol: kl KILOMETERS (16) [noun] (official BIPM spelling, Australian, New Zealand, Irish, Indian and South African spelling) An SI unit of length equal to 103 metres. Symbol: km KILOPARSEC (18) KILOPASCAL (18) KIMBERLITE (18) [noun] A variety of peridotite containing a high proportion of carbon dioxide; often contains diamonds. KINDLESSLY (18) KINDLINESS (15) [noun] The state of feeling kindly towards someone or something, or the actions inspired thereby. | [noun] Favourableness; mildness. | [noun] Naturalness. KINDNESSES (15) [noun] The state of being kind. | [noun] An instance of kind or charitable behaviour. 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KITTIWAKES (21) [noun] Either of two small gulls in the genus Rissa of the family Laridae that nest in colonies on sea cliffs and spend the winter on the open ocean. KIWIFRUITS (20) KLEBSIELLA (16) [noun] Any of the genus Klebsiella of rod-shaped bacteria, which cause many diseases in humans. KLUTZINESS (23) KNACKERIES (20) KNACKWURST (23) [noun] A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker. KNAPSACKED (23) KNEECAPPED (21) [verb] To destroy the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees, as a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists. KNICKKNACK (30) [noun] A small ornament of minor value. KNIFEPOINT (19) [noun] The pointed end of a knife. KNIGHTHOOD (22) [noun] An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and one can thereafter be called "Sir" | [noun] The quality of being a knight. | [noun] The knights collectively, the body of knights. KNOBBLIEST (18) [adjective] Having a covering of small knobs. KNOBKERRIE (20) [noun] A wooden stick like a club, used in southern Africa. KNOCKABOUT (22) [noun] A small sailboat lacking a bowsprit, of a type found primarily in the Massachusetts area | [noun] (entertainment) A slapstick comedy or comedian. | [noun] (circus) A tumbler. KNOCKDOWNS (24) [noun] An act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down. | [noun] An overwhelming blow. | [noun] Very strong ale or beer. KNOCKWURST (23) [noun] A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker. KNOTTINESS (14) KNOWINGEST (18) KNOWLEDGES (19) [noun] The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc. | [noun] Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something. | [noun] Intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information. KNUCKLIEST (20) KOHLRABIES (19) [noun] Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem. KOLINSKIES (18) [noun] The Siberian weasel, Mustela sibirica | [noun] The fur of the Siberian weasel KOLKHOZNIK (34) KOMONDOROK (21) KOOKABURRA (20) [noun] Any of several species of kingfishers in the genus Dacelo, known for their laugh-like call. KRUMMHORNS (21) [noun] A mediaeval and Renaissance wind instrument. | [noun] A stop on an organ. KUNDALINIS (15) KURBASHING (20) KURRAJONGS (22) [noun] Any of a number of species of tree or shrub in the genus Brachychiton. | [noun] A peanut tree, Sterculia quadrifida, native to eastern coastal Australia; a red- or orange-fruited kurrajong. KURTOSISES (14) KVETCHIEST (22) KYMOGRAPHS (25) [noun] A device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as blood pressure over time, using a pen on a rotating drum. KYMOGRAPHY (28)

KALLIKREINS (19) [noun] Plural of kallikrein, a type of serine protease enzyme found in blood plasma and tissues that plays a role in inflammation and blood pressure regulation. KARYOGAMIES (21) [noun] The fusion of two cell nuclei, especially during sexual reproduction in organisms such as fungi and protozoans. | [noun] Plural of karyogamy, the process of nuclear fusion. KARYOLOGIES (19) [noun] The plural of karyology, the study of the structure and behavior of cell nuclei, particularly chromosomes. KARYOLYMPHS (28) KARYOTYPING (24) [verb] To investigate or record such characteristics | [noun] The separation and identification of karyotypes KEELHAULING (19) [verb] To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship. | [verb] To rebuke harshly. | [noun] The act by which a person is keelhauled. KERATINIZED (25) [verb] To convert into keratin. | [verb] To take on the appearance of keratin, or become impregnated with keratin. KERATINIZES (24) [verb] To convert into keratin. | [verb] To take on the appearance of keratin, or become impregnated with keratin. KERATITIDES (16) [noun] Plural of keratitis, an inflammation of the cornea of the eye. KERPLUNKING (22) KERSEYMERES (20) [noun] A fine twilled woolen fabric with a smooth finish, typically used for making trousers and jackets. | [noun] Plural of kerseymere. KETOGENESES (16) [noun] The plural of ketogenesis, the metabolic process by which ketone bodies are produced from fatty acids, typically occurring during fasting or carbohydrate restriction. KETOGENESIS (16) [noun] The metabolic process by which ketone bodies are produced from fatty acids in the liver, typically occurring during fasting or carbohydrate restriction. KETOSTEROID (16) [noun] A steroid containing a ketone group in its molecular structure, commonly used in medical and biochemical contexts. KETTLEDRUMS (18) [noun] A large hemispherical brass percussion instrument (one of the timpani) with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting its tension. | [noun] An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. KEYBOARDERS (21) KEYBOARDING (22) [noun] The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device) KEYBOARDIST (21) [noun] Someone who plays a keyboard. KEYPUNCHERS (25) [noun] Plural of keypuncher; people who operate keypunch machines to record data on punch cards. | [noun] Workers who input data by pressing keys on a keyboard device. KEYPUNCHING (26) [verb] To use such a device or machine KEYSTROKING (23) KIBBUTZNIKS (32) [noun] A member of a kibbutz. KICKBOXINGS (31) KIESELGUHRS (19) KILLIFISHES (21) [noun] Any of a number of tiny fish in the Cyprinodontiformes order of ray-finned fish. KILOCALORIE (17) [noun] A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories, used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie or Calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal. KILOGAUSSES (16) KILOPARSECS (19) KILOPASCALS (19) KIMBERLITES (19) KINDHEARTED (20) [adjective] Having an innately kind disposition or character. KINEMATICAL (19) KINESCOPING (20) KINESIOLOGY (19) [noun] The study of body movement. | [noun] The application of such principles to the diagnosis and treatment of muscular imbalance. KINESTHESES (18) KINESTHESIA (18) [noun] Sensation or perception of motion. | [noun] Proprioception or static position sense; the perception of the position and posture of the body; also, more broadly, including the motion of the body as well. See usage notes below. KINESTHESIS (18) KINESTHETIC (20) [adjective] Of or relating to kinesthesia. KINETICALLY (20) KINETICISTS (17) KINETOCHORE (20) [noun] The protein structure in eukaryotes which assembles on the centromere and links the chromosome to microtubule polymers from the mitotic spindle during mitosis. KINETOPLAST (17) [noun] A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea (kinetoplastids). | [noun] A kinetoplastid. KINETOSCOPE (19) [noun] An early device for exhibiting motion pictures, creating the illusion of movement from a strip of perforated film bearing sequential images that is conveyed over a light source with a high-speed shutter. | [noun] An instrument for illustrating the production of kinematic curves by the combination of circular movements of different radii. KINETOSOMES (17) KINGFISHERS (22) [noun] Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish. KINKINESSES (19) KITCHENETTE (20) [noun] Small kitchen or area for preparing food, often just a part of a room instead of a separate room KITCHENWARE (23) [noun] Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food. | [noun] Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation. KITTENISHLY (21) KLEBSIELLAS (17) KLEPTOMANIA (19) [noun] A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need. KNACKWURSTS (24) [noun] A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker. KNEECAPPING (22) [noun] The act of injuring the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees; often a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists. KNICKKNACKS (31) [noun] A small ornament of minor value. KNIFEPOINTS (20) [noun] The pointed end of a knife. KNIGHTHOODS (23) [noun] An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and one can thereafter be called "Sir" | [noun] The quality of being a knight. | [noun] The knights collectively, the body of knights. KNOBKERRIES (21) [noun] A wooden stick like a club, used in southern Africa. KNOCKABOUTS (23) [noun] A small sailboat lacking a bowsprit, of a type found primarily in the Massachusetts area | [noun] (entertainment) A slapstick comedy or comedian. | [noun] (circus) A tumbler. KNOCKWURSTS (24) [noun] A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker. KNOTGRASSES (16) KNOWINGNESS (19) KNUCKLEBALL (23) [noun] A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation, which travels over an unpredictable path to the plate due to micro-turbulence in the air. | [noun] An event that is hard to predict. | [verb] To pitch knuckleballs. KNUCKLEBONE (23) [noun] A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in an animal's paw or any bone that forms a similar bump. | [noun] Such a bone once used in children's games of chance. | [noun] A die. KNUCKLEHEAD (25) [noun] An idiot; a stupid or inept person | [noun] An endearing remark directed to siblings or one's own children; a child who is acting silly. KOLKHOZNIKI (35) KOLKHOZNIKS (35) KOMONDOROCK (24) KOOKABURRAS (21) [noun] Any of several species of kingfishers in the genus Dacelo, known for their laugh-like call. KOOKINESSES (19) KWASHIORKOR (25) [noun] A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet. KYMOGRAPHIC (28)

KALEIDOSCOPE (21) [noun] A tube of mirrors containing loose coloured beads etc. that is rotated to produce a succession of symmetrical designs. | [noun] A constantly changing set of colours, or other things. | [verb] To move in shifting patterns. KARYOKINESES (23) [noun] The plural of karyokinesis, which is the process of nuclear division during cell division, specifically the visible changes in the nucleus during mitosis or meiosis. KARYOKINESIS (23) [noun] The process of change that takes place during the division of a cell nucleus at mitosis or meiosis. KARYOKINETIC (25) [adjective] Relating to or characteristic of karyokinesis, the division of a cell nucleus during mitosis or meiosis. KARYOLOGICAL (22) [adjective] Relating to or involving the study of karyotypes, the visual representation of chromosomes in a cell. KATZENJAMMER (36) [noun] A hangover. | [noun] Jitters; discord; confusion. | [noun] Depression. KERATINIZING (26) [verb] To convert into keratin. | [verb] To take on the appearance of keratin, or become impregnated with keratin. KERATOPLASTY (21) [noun] Grafting or transplantation of the cornea KETOSTEROIDS (17) [noun] Steroids containing a ketone group, particularly those related to metabolic products of androgens and other hormones that are measured in clinical tests. KEYBOARDISTS (22) [noun] Someone who plays a keyboard. KILOCALORIES (18) [noun] A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories, used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie or Calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal. KINDERGARTEN (18) [noun] An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. | [noun] The elementary school grade before first grade. | [noun] The two levels between nursery and prep; the second and third years of preschool. KINDLINESSES (17) KINESTHESIAS (19) KINETOCHORES (21) [noun] The protein structure in eukaryotes which assembles on the centromere and links the chromosome to microtubule polymers from the mitotic spindle during mitosis. KINETOPLASTS (18) [noun] A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea (kinetoplastids). | [noun] A kinetoplastid. KINETOSCOPES (20) [noun] An early device for exhibiting motion pictures, creating the illusion of movement from a strip of perforated film bearing sequential images that is conveyed over a light source with a high-speed shutter. | [noun] An instrument for illustrating the production of kinematic curves by the combination of circular movements of different radii. KINGLINESSES (17) KINNIKINNICK (26) [noun] A mixture of bark, dried leaves and often berries and/or tobacco, which is smoked. | [noun] Any of the plants whose berries, leaves or bark used in this mixture. KITCHENETTES (21) [noun] Small kitchen or area for preparing food, often just a part of a room instead of a separate room KITCHENWARES (24) KLEPTOMANIAC (22) KLEPTOMANIAS (20) KLUTZINESSES (25) KNEECAPPINGS (23) KNIGHTLINESS (20) KNOTTINESSES (16) KNUCKLEBALLS (24) [noun] A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation, which travels over an unpredictable path to the plate due to micro-turbulence in the air. | [noun] An event that is hard to predict. KNUCKLEBONES (24) [noun] A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in an animal's paw or any bone that forms a similar bump. | [noun] Such a bone once used in children's games of chance. | [noun] A die. KNUCKLEHEADS (26) [noun] An idiot; a stupid or inept person | [noun] An endearing remark directed to siblings or one's own children; a child who is acting silly. KREMLINOLOGY (22) KWASHIORKORS (26) KYMOGRAPHIES (27)

KAFFEEKLATSCH (32) [noun] A coffee klatch. KALEIDOSCOPES (22) [noun] A tube of mirrors containing loose coloured beads etc. that is rotated to produce a succession of symmetrical designs. | [noun] A constantly changing set of colours, or other things. KALEIDOSCOPIC (24) [adjective] Of, relating to, or produced by a kaleidoscope. | [adjective] Brightly coloured and continuously changing in pattern, as if in a kaleidoscope. KAPELLMEISTER (21) [noun] A leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra. | [noun] A term used during the baroque and classical period for the person in charge of music at a noble court. KATZENJAMMERS (37) [noun] A hangover. | [noun] Jitters; discord; confusion. | [noun] Depression. KINDERGARTENS (19) [noun] An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. | [noun] The elementary school grade before first grade. | [noun] The two levels between nursery and prep; the second and third years of preschool. KINDERGARTNER (19) [noun] A child who attends a kindergarten. | [noun] A person who teaches at a kindergarten. KINDHEARTEDLY (25) KINEMATICALLY (24) KINESIOLOGIES (18) KINNIKINNICKS (27) KITTENISHNESS (20) KLEPTOMANIACS (23) KNICKERBOCKER (31) [noun] (used attributively as a modifier) Of or relating to knickerbockers. | [noun] A linsey-woolsey fabric with a rough knotted surface on the right side, formerly used for women's dresses. KNOWINGNESSES (21) KNOWLEDGEABLE (24) [noun] A person who has knowledge; an informed party. | [adjective] Having knowledge, especially of a particular subject. | [adjective] Educated and well informed. KNOWLEDGEABLY (27) KNUCKLEBALLER (25) [noun] A baseball pitcher known for throwing knuckleballs. KNUCKLEHEADED (28)

KAPELLMEISTERS (22) [noun] A leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra. | [noun] A term used during the baroque and classical period for the person in charge of music at a noble court. KARYOTYPICALLY (31) [adverb] In a manner relating to or according to karyotype (the characteristic chromosome constitution of a cell or organism). KERATINIZATION (27) [noun] The process by which cells are converted into keratin, a tough protective protein found in skin, hair, and nails. | [noun] The formation of a horny layer of skin cells. KERATINOPHILIC (25) [adjective] Describing organisms that feed on or prefer to grow on keratin-containing materials such as hair, nails, and skin. KERATOPLASTIES (20) [noun] Grafting or transplantation of the cornea KINDERGARTENER (20) [noun] A child who attends a kindergarten. | [noun] A person who teaches at a kindergarten. KINDERGARTNERS (20) [noun] A child who attends a kindergarten. | [noun] A person who teaches at a kindergarten. KNICKERBOCKERS (32) [noun] Men's or boys' baggy knee breeches, of a type particularly popular in the early 20th century. KNIGHTLINESSES (22) KNUCKLEBALLERS (26) [noun] A baseball pitcher known for throwing knuckleballs. KREMLINOLOGIES (21) KREMLINOLOGIST (21)

KAFFEEKLATSCHES (34) [noun] A coffee klatch. KERATINIZATIONS (28) [noun] The plural form of keratinization, the process by which cells are converted into keratin or become filled with keratin, a fibrous protein found in hair, nails, and skin. KINDERGARTENERS (21) [noun] A child who attends a kindergarten. | [noun] A person who teaches at a kindergarten. KINDHEARTEDNESS (24) KINESTHETICALLY (27) KITTENISHNESSES (22) KREMLINOLOGISTS (22)