kir - n. a drink made from dry white wine and crme de cassis....

kidny - also called lady's finger. [ME kidnei, pl. kidneiren, app. partly f. ei EGG(1)]...

kilogram - kg. [F kilogramme (as KILO, GRAM(1))]...

kibutz - n. (pl. kibbutzim) a communal esp. farming settlement in Israel. [mod.Heb. kibbus...

kideny - also called lady's finger. [ME kidnei, pl. kidneiren, app. partly f. ei EGG(1)]...

kiosk - n. 1 a light open-fronted booth or cubicle from...

kiney - also called lady's finger. [ME kidnei, pl. kidneiren, app. partly f. ei EGG(1)]...

kindey - also called lady's finger. [ME kidnei, pl. kidneiren, app. partly f. ei EGG(1)]...

kidney - also called lady's finger. [ME kidnei, pl. kidneiren, app. partly f. ei EGG(1)]...

kinky - adj. (kinkier, kinkiest) 1 colloq. a given to or involving abnormal sexual behaviour....

kilometre - km. kilometric adj. [F kilomtre (as KILO-, METRE(1))]...

kingdom - n. 1 an organized community headed by a king. 2 the...

kidey - also called lady's finger. [ME kidnei, pl. kidneiren, app. partly f. ei EGG(1)]...

kilobyte - n. Computing 1,024 (i.e. 2(10)) bytes as a measure of memory size. ...

kingcraft - n. archaic the skilful exercise of kingship. ...

kibbutz - n. (pl. kibbutzim) a communal esp. farming settlement in Israel. [mod.Heb. kibbus...

kin - n. & adj. one's relatives or family. --predic.adj. (of a person) related (we are...

Kirghiz - n. & adj. (pl. same) 1 a member of a Mongol people living in central Asia between...

kinkajou - cf. Algonquin kwingwaage wolverine]...

kiler - n. 1 a a person, animal, or thing that kills. b a...

kiling - n. & adj. 1 a the causing of death. b an instance of this. 2 a great (esp. financial)...

kinetic - adj. of or due to motion. kinetic art a form of art that depends on movement for...

Kikuyu - n. & adj. (pl. same or Kikuyus) 1 a member of an agricultural Negro people, the...

kindergarten - n. an establishment for preschool learning. [G, = children's garden]...

kink - n. & v. 1 a a short backward twist in wire or tubing...

kimberlite - n. Mineral. a rare igneous blue-tinged rock sometimes containing diamonds, found...

kiang - n. a wild Tibetan ass, Equus hemionus kiang, with a thick furry coat. [Tibetan kyang]...

kibbtz - n. (pl. kibbutzim) a communal esp. farming settlement in Israel. [mod.Heb. kibbus...

KITH - n. kith and kin friends and relations. [OE cythth f. Gmc]...

kinship - n. 1 blood relationship. 2 the sharing of characteristics or origins. ...

kis - v. & n. 1 tr. touch with the lips, esp. as a sign of love, affection ,...

kidmey - also called lady's finger. [ME kidnei, pl. kidneiren, app. partly f. ei EGG(1)]...

kimg - Lyon). king of beasts the lion. king of birds the eagle. King of the Castle a children's...

kight - n. & v. 1 a man awarded a non-hereditary title (Sir) by a sovereign in recognition...

kiltie - n. a wearer of a kilt, esp. a kilted Highland soldier. ...

kinitic - adj. of or due to motion. kinetic art a form of art that depends on movement for...

kiss - v. & n. 1 tr. touch with the lips, esp. as a sign of love, affection ,...

kichen - n. 1 the room or area where food is prepared and cooked. 2 (attrib.) of or belonging...

kia - n. a parrot, Nestor notabilis, of New Zealand, with brownish-green and red plumage....

killig - n. & adj. 1 a the causing of death. b an instance of this. 2 a great (esp. financial)...

kiten - n. & v. 1 a young cat. 2 a young ferret etc. intr. & tr. (of a cat etc.) give birth...

kinetics - n.pl. 1 = DYNAMICS 1a. 2 (usu. treated as sing.) the branch of physical chemistry...

kike - orig. uncert.]...

killick - orig. unkn.]...