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Jejunal
  • (a.) Pertaining to the jejunum.

    Jejune
  • (a.) Lacking matter

    Jejunum
  • (n.) The middle division of the small intestine, between the duodenum and ileum

    Jell
  • (v. i.) To jelly.

    Jemmy
  • (a.) Spruce.
  • (n.) A baked sheep's head.

    Jennet
  • (n.) A small Spanish horse

    Jenny
  • (n.) A familiar name of the European wren.

    Jeopard
  • (v. t.) To put in jeopardy

    Jerboa
  • (n.) Any small jumping rodent of the genus Dipus, esp. D. Aegyptius, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent countries

    Jerkin
  • (n.) A jacket or short coat

    Jerky
  • (a.) Moving by jerks and starts

    Jersey
  • (n.) A kind of knitted jacket

    Jess
  • (n.) A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk, to which the leash or line, wrapped round the falconer's hand, was attached when used

    Jest
  • (n.) A deed
  • (v. i.) The object of laughter or sport

    Jet
  • (n.) A shooting forth
  • (v. i.) To jerk
  • (v. t.) To spout

    Jetty
  • (a.) Made of jet, or like jet in color.
  • (n.) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.
  • (v. i.) To jut out

    Jew
  • (n.) Originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of Judah

    Jewel
  • (n.) A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone, as a ruby.
  • (v. t.) To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, a sword hilt, or a watch

    Jewfish
  • (n.) A large herringlike fish

    Jewish
  • (a.) Of or pertaining to the Jews or Hebrews

    Jewry
  • (n.) Judea

    Jib
  • (n.) A stationary condition
  • (v. i.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom

    Jibe
  • (v. i.) To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom.
  • (v. t.) To agree

    Jiffy
  • (n.) A moment

    Jig
  • (n.) A contrivance fastened to or inclosing a piece of work, and having hard steel surfaces to guide a tool, as a drill, or to form a shield or templet to work to, as in filing
  • (v. i.) To dance a jig
  • (v. t.) To sing to the tune of a jig.

    Jigger
  • (n.) Any one of several species of small red mites (esp. Tetranychus irritans and T. Americanus) which, in the larval or leptus stage, burrow beneath the skin of man and various animals, causing great annoyance
  • (n. & v.) A horizontal table carrying a revolving mold, on which earthen vessels are shaped by rapid motion
  • (v. t.) To move, send, or drive with a jerk

    Jiggle
  • (v. i.) To wriggle or frisk about

    Jilt
  • (n.) A woman who capriciously deceives her lover
  • (v. i.) To play the jilt
  • (v. t.) To cast off capriciously or unfeeling, as a lover

    Jimmy
  • (n.) A short crowbar used by burglars in breaking open doors.

    Jingle
  • (n.) A correspondence of sound in rhymes, especially when the verse has little merit
  • (v. i.) To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect.
  • (v. t.) To cause to give a sharp metallic sound as a little bell, or as coins shaken together

    Jingo
  • (n.) A statesman who pursues, or who favors, aggressive, domineering policy in foreign affairs.

    Jink
  • (v. i.) In the games of spoilfive and forty-five, to win the game by taking all five tricks

    Jinx
  • (n.) A person, object, influence, or supernatural being which is supposed to bring bad luck or to cause things to go wrong

    Jo
  • (n.) A sweetheart

    Job
  • (n.) Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.
  • (v. i.) To carry on the business of a jobber in merchandise or stocks.
  • (v. t.) To buy and sell, as a broker

    Jobber
  • (n.) A dealer in the public stocks or funds

    Jockey
  • (n.) A cheat
  • (v. i.) To play or act the jockey
  • (v. t.) " To jostle by riding against one."

    Jocose
  • (a.) Given to jokes and jesting

    Jocular
  • (a.) Given to jesting

    Jocund
  • (adv.) Merrily

    Jog
  • (n.) A rub
  • (v. i.) To move by jogs or small shocks, like those of a slow trot
  • (v. t.) To cause to jog

    Jogging
  • (n.) The act of giving a jog or jogs

    Joggle
  • (n.) A notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of building material to prevent slipping
  • (v. i.) To shake or totter
  • (v. t.) To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart

    John
  • (n.) A proper name of a man.

    Join
  • (n.) The line joining two points
  • (v. i.) To be contiguous, close, or in contact
  • (v. t.) To accept, or engage in, as a contest

    Joist
  • (n.) A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed
  • (v. t.) To fit or furnish with joists.

    Joke
  • (n.) Something not said seriously, or not actually meant
  • (v. i.) To do something for sport, or as a joke
  • (v. t.) To make merry with

    Jokingly
  • (adv.) In a joking way

    Jollification
  • (n.) A merrymaking

    Jollity
  • (n.) Noisy mirth

    Jolly
  • (a.) A marine in the English navy.
  • (superl.) Expressing mirth, or inspiring it
  • (v. t.) To cause to be jolly

    Jolt
  • (n.) A sudden shock or jerk
  • (v. i.) To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground
  • (v. t.) To cause to shake with a sudden up and down motion, as in a carriage going over rough ground, or on a high-trotting horse

    Jonah
  • (n.) The Hebrew prophet, who was cast overboard as one who endangered the ship

    Jorum
  • (n.) A large drinking vessel

    Joseph
  • (n.) An outer garment worn in the 18th century

    Joss
  • (n.) A Chinese household divinity

    Jostle
  • (n.) A conflict by collisions
  • (v. i.) To push
  • (v. t.) To run against and shake

    Jot
  • (n.) An iota
  • (v. t.) To set down

    Joule
  • (n.) A unit of work which is equal to 107 units of work in the C. G. S. system of units (ergs), and is practically equivalent to the energy expended in one second by an electric current of one ampere in a resistance of one ohm

    Jounce
  • (n.) A jolt
  • (v. t. & i.) To jolt

    Journal
  • (a.) A book of accounts, in which is entered a condensed and grouped statement of the daily transactions

    Journey
  • (n.) The travel or work of a day.
  • (v. i.) To travel from place to place
  • (v. t.) To traverse

    Joust
  • (v. i.) A tilting match

    Jove
  • (n.) The chief divinity of the ancient Romans

    Jovial
  • (a.) Gay

    Jovian
  • (a.) Of or pertaining to Jove, or Jupiter (either the deity or the planet).

    Jowl
  • (n.) The cheek
  • (v. t.) To throw, dash, or knock.

    Joy
  • (n.) That which causes joy or happiness.
  • (v. t.) To enjoy.

    Joyful
  • (a.) Full of joy

    Joyless
  • (a.) Not having joy

    Joyous
  • (a.) Glad

    Juba
  • (n.) A loose panicle, the axis of which falls to pieces, as in certain grasses.

    Jubilant
  • (a.) Uttering songs of triumph

    Jubilate
  • (n.) A name of the 100th Psalm
  • (v. i.) To exult

    Jubilation
  • (n.) A triumphant shouting

    Jubilee
  • (n.) A church solemnity or ceremony celebrated at Rome, at stated intervals, originally of one hundred years, but latterly of twenty-five

    Judaism
  • (n.) Conformity to the Jewish rites and ceremonies.

    Judaize
  • (v. i.) To conform to the doctrines, observances, or methods of the Jews
  • (v. t.) To impose Jewish observances or rites upon

    Judas
  • (a.) Treacherous
  • (n.) The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person

    Judge
  • (a.) To assume the right to pass judgment on another
  • (v. i.) A person appointed to decide in a/trial of skill, speed, etc., between two or more parties
  • (v. t.) To arrogate judicial authority over

    Judgment
  • (v. i.) A calamity regarded as sent by God, by way of recompense for wrong committed

    Judicable
  • (v. i.) Capable of being judged

    Judicatory
  • (a.) Pertaining to the administration of justice
  • (n.) A court of justice

    Judicature
  • (n.) A court of justice

    Judicial
  • (a.) Belonging to the judiciary, as distinguished from legislative, administrative, or executive

    Judiciary
  • (a.) Of or pertaining to courts of judicature, or legal tribunals
  • (n.) That branch of government in which judicial power is vested

    Judicious
  • (a.) Directed or governed by sound judgment

    Juggernaut
  • (n.) One of the names under which Vishnu, in his incarnation as Krishna, is worshiped by the Hindoos

    Juggle
  • (n.) A block of timber cut to a length, either in the round or split.
  • (v. i.) To play tricks by sleight of hand
  • (v. t.) To deceive by trick or artifice.

    Jugular
  • (a.) Any fish which has the ventral fins situated forward of the pectoral fins, or beneath the throat

    Jugum
  • (n.) A pair of the opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant.

    Juice
  • (n.) The characteristic fluid of any vegetable or animal substance
  • (v. t.) To moisten

    Juicy
  • (superl.) A bounding with juice

    Jujube
  • (n.) A lozenge made of or in imitation of, or flavored with, the jujube fruit.

    Juke
  • (n.) The neck of a bird.
  • (v. i.) To bend the neck

    Julep
  • (n.) A beverage composed of brandy, whisky, or some other spirituous liquor, with sugar, pounded ice, and sprigs of mint

    Julian
  • (a.) Relating to, or derived from, Julius Caesar.

    Julienne
  • (n.) A kind of soup containing thin slices or shreds of carrots, onions, etc.

    July
  • (n.) The seventh month of the year, containing thirty-one days.

    Jumble
  • (n.) A confused mixture
  • (v. i.) To meet or unite in a confused way
  • (v. t.) To mix in a confused mass

    Jumper
  • (n.) A fur garment worn in Arctic journeys.

    Jumpy
  • (superl.) Jumping, or inducing to jump

    Junco
  • (n.) Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American finches

    Junction
  • (n.) The act of joining, or the state of being joined

    Juncture
  • (n.) A joining

    June
  • (n.) One of the early discovered asteroids.

    Jungle
  • (n.) A dense growth of brushwood, grasses, reeds, vines, etc.

    Junior
  • (a.) Composed of juniors, whether younger or a lower standing
  • (n.) A younger person.

    Juniper
  • (n.) Any evergreen shrub or tree, of the genus Juniperus and order Coniferae.

    Junk
  • (n.) A fragment of any solid substance

    Junta
  • (n.) A council

    Junto
  • (n.) A secret council to deliberate on affairs of government or politics

    Jupiter
  • (n.) One of the planets, being the brightest except Venus, and the largest of them all, its mean diameter being about 85,000 miles

    Jural
  • (a.) Of or pertaining to jurisprudence.

    Jurassic
  • (a.) Of the age of the middle Mesozoic, including, as divided in England and Europe, the Lias, Oolite, and Wealden
  • (n.) The Jurassic period or formation

    Jurat
  • (n.) A person under oath

    Juridical
  • (a.) Pertaining to a judge or to jurisprudence

    Jurisconsult
  • (n.) A man learned in the civil law

    Jurisdiction
  • (a.) Sphere of authority

    Jurisprudence
  • (a.) The science of juridical law

    Jurisprudent
  • (a.) Understanding law
  • (n.) One skilled in law or jurisprudence.

    Jurist
  • (a.) One who professes the science of law

    Juror
  • (n.) A member of a jury

    Jury
  • (a.) A body of men, usually twelve, selected according to law, impaneled and sworn to inquire into and try any matter of fact, and to render their true verdict according to the evidence legally adduced

    Just
  • (a.) Conforming or conformable to rectitude or justice
  • (adv.) Barely
  • (n.) A joust.
  • (v. i.) To joust.

    Jut
  • (n.) A shove
  • (v. i.) To butt.

    Jute
  • (n.) The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian Corchorus olitorius, and C. capsularis

    Juvenescent
  • (a.) Growing or becoming young.

    Juvenile
  • (a.) Of or pertaining to youth
  • (n.) A young person or youth

    Juvenility
  • (n.) The manners or character of youth

    Juxtapose
  • (v. t.) To place in juxtaposition.

    Kabyle
  • (n.) A Berber, as in Algiers or Tunis.

    Kagu
  • (n.) A singular, crested, grallatorial bird (Rhinochetos jubatus), native of New Caledonia. It is gray above, paler beneath, and the feathers of the wings and tail are handsomely barred with brown, black, and gray

    Kainite
  • (n.) A compound salt consisting chiefly of potassium chloride and magnesium sulphate, occurring at the Stassfurt salt mines in Prussian Saxony

    Kaiser
  • (n.) The ancient title of emperors of Germany assumed by King William of Prussia when crowned sovereign of the new German empire in 1871

    Kaka
  • (n.) A New Zealand parrot of the genus Nestor, especially the brown parrot (Nestor meridionalis).

    Kakistocracy
  • (n.) Government by the worst men.

    Kale
  • (n.) A variety of cabbage in which the leaves do not form a head, being nearly the original or wild form of the species

    Kalmia
  • (n.) A genus of North American shrubs with poisonous evergreen foliage and corymbs of showy flowers

    Kalpa
  • (n.) One of the Brahmanic eons, a period of 4,320,000,000 years. At the end of each Kalpa the world is annihilated

    Kama
  • (n.) Desire

    Kame
  • (n.) A low ridge.

    Kanaka
  • (n.) A native of the Sandwich Islands.

    Kangaroo
  • (n.) Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family Macropodidae. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and a large tail, while the fore legs are comparatively short and feeble

    Kapok
  • (n.) A silky wool derived from the seeds of Ceiba pentandra (syn. Eriodendron anfractuosum), a bombaceous tree of the East and West Indies

    Karaism
  • (n.) Doctrines of the Karaites.

    Karakul
  • (n.) Astrakhan, esp. in fine grades. Cf. Caracul.

    Karma
  • (n.) One's acts considered as fixing one's lot in the future existence. (Theos.) The doctrine of fate as the inflexible result of cause and effect

    Kaross
  • (n.) A native garment or rug of skin sewed together in the form of a square.

    Karyokinesis
  • (n.) The indirect division of cells in which, prior to division of the cell protoplasm, complicated changes take place in the nucleus, attended with movement of the nuclear fibrils

    Katabolism
  • (n.) Destructive or downward metabolism

    Katydid
  • (n.) A large, green, arboreal, orthopterous insect (Cyrtophyllus concavus) of the family Locustidae, common in the United States

    Kauri
  • (n.) A lofty coniferous tree of New Zealand Agathis, / Dammara, australis), furnishing valuable timber and yielding one kind of dammar resin

    Kava
  • (n.) A species of Macropiper (M. methysticum), the long pepper, from the root of which an intoxicating beverage is made by the Polynesians, by a process of mastication

    Kayak
  • (n.) A light canoe, made of skins stretched over a frame, and usually capable of carrying but one person, who sits amidships and uses a double-bladed paddle

    Kazoo
  • (n.) A kind of toy or rude musical instrument, as a tube inside of which is a stretched string made to vibrate by singing or humming into the tube

    Kea
  • (n.) A large New Zealand parrot (Nestor notabilis), notorious for having acquired the habit of killing sheep

    Kedge
  • (n.) To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it
  • (v. t.) A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch.

    Keel
  • (n.) A barge or lighter, used on the Type for carrying coal from Newcastle
  • (v. i.) To traverse with a keel
  • (v. t. & i.) To cool

    Keen
  • (n.) A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach.
  • (superl.) Acute of mind
  • (v. i.) To wail as a keener does.
  • (v. t.) To sharpen

    Keep
  • (n.) A cap for retaining anything, as a journal box, in place.
  • (v. i.) To be in session
  • (v. t.) To attend upon

    Kefir
  • (n.) An effervescent liquor like kumiss, made from fermented milk, used as a food and as a medicine in the northern Caucasus

    Keg
  • (n.) A small cask or barrel.

    Keloid
  • (a.) Applied to a variety of tumor forming hard, flat, irregular excrescences upon the skin.
  • (n.) A keloid tumor.

    Kelp
  • (n.) Any large blackish seaweed.

    Kelt
  • (n.) A salmon after spawning.

    Ken
  • (n.) A house
  • (n. t.) To know
  • (v. i.) To look around.

    Kennel
  • (n.) A house for a dog or for dogs, or for a pack of hounds.
  • (v. i.) To lie or lodge
  • (v. t.) To put or keep in a kennel.

    Keno
  • (n.) A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered

    Kentledge
  • (n.) Pigs of iron used for ballast.

    Kephalin
  • (n.) One of a group of nitrogenous phosphorized principles, supposed by Thudichum to exist in brain tissue

    Kepi
  • (n.) A military cap having a close-fitting band, a round flat top sloping toward the front, and a visor

    Kept
  • (imp. & p. p.) of Keep

    Keratin
  • (n.) A nitrogenous substance, or mixture of substances, containing sulphur in a loose state of combination, and forming the chemical basis of epidermal tissues, such as horn, hair, feathers, and the like

    Keratitis
  • (n.) Inflammation of the cornea.

    Keratose
  • (a.) Containing hornlike fibers or fibers of keratose
  • (n.) A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates

    Kerchief
  • (n.) A lady who wears a kerchief.

    Kerf
  • (n.) A notch, channel, or slit made in any material by cutting or sawing.

    Kermes
  • (n.) A genus of scale insects including many species that feed on oaks. The adult female resembles a small gall

    Kern
  • (n.) A churn.
  • (v. i.) To harden, as corn in ripening.
  • (v. t.) To form with a kern.

    Kerosene
  • (n.) An oil used for illuminating purposes, formerly obtained from the distillation of mineral wax, bituminous shale, etc

    Kersey
  • (n.) A kind of coarse, woolen cloth, usually ribbed, woven from wool of long staple.

    Kestrel
  • (n.) A small, slender European hawk (Falco alaudarius), allied to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and spotted with white and black

    Ketch
  • (n.) A hangman.
  • (v. t.) To catch.

    Ketone
  • (n.) One of a large class of organic substances resembling the aldehydes, obtained by the distillation of certain salts of organic acids and consisting of carbonyl (CO) united with two hydrocarbon radicals

    Kettle
  • (n.) A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids

    Key
  • (n.) A bar, pin or wedge, to secure a crank, pulley, coupling, etc., upon a shaft, and prevent relative turning
  • (v. t.) To fasten or secure firmly

    Keyboard
  • (n.) The whole arrangement, or one range, of the keys of an organ, typewriter, etc.

    Keyhole
  • (n.) A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key.

    Keynote
  • (n.) The fundamental fact or idea

    Keystone
  • (n.) The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles is made different in size from the other voussoirs, or projects, or is decorated with carving

    Khaki
  • (a.) Of a dull brownish yellow, or drab color
  • (n.) Any kind of khaki cloth

    Khamsin
  • (n.) A hot southwesterly wind in Egypt, coming from the Sahara.

    Khan
  • (n.) A king

    Khedive
  • (n.) A governor or viceroy

    Kiang
  • (n.) The dziggetai.

    Kibble
  • (n.) A large iron bucket used in Cornwall and Wales for raising ore out of mines.
  • (v. t.) To bruise

    Kibe
  • (n.) A chap or crack in the flesh occasioned by cold

    Kibitka
  • (n.) A rude kind of Russian vehicle, on wheels or on runners, sometimes covered with cloth or leather, and often used as a movable habitation

    Kibosh
  • (n.) Nonsense

    Kick
  • (n.) A blow with the foot or feet
  • (v. i.) To recoil
  • (v. t.) To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot

    Kid
  • (n.) A fagot
  • (p. p.) of Kythe.
  • (v. i.) To bring forth a young goat.

    Kidderminster
  • (n.) A kind of ingrain carpeting, named from the English town where formerly most of it was manufactured

    Kiddy
  • (n.) A young fellow
  • (v. t.) To deceive

    Kidnap
  • (v. t.) To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one's will, with intent to carry to another place

    Kidney
  • (n.) A glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body

    Kier
  • (n.) A large tub or vat in which goods are subjected to the action of hot lye or bleaching liquor

    Kieserite
  • (n.) Hydrous sulphate of magnesia found at the salt mines of Stassfurt, Prussian Saxony.

    Kilderkin
  • (n.) A small barrel

    Kill
  • (n.) A channel or arm of the sea
  • (v. t.) To cause to cease

    Kiln
  • (n.) A furnace for burning bricks

    Kilo
  • (n.) An abbreviation of Kilogram.

    Kilt
  • (n.) A kind of short petticoat, reaching from the waist to the knees, worn in the Highlands of Scotland by men, and in the Lowlands by young boys
  • (v. t.) To tuck up

    Kimono
  • (n.) A kind of loose robe or gown tied with a sash, worn as an outer garment by Japanese men and women

    Kin
  • (a.) Of the same nature or kind
  • (n.) A primitive Chinese instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings

    Kincob
  • (a.) Of the nature of kincob
  • (n.) India silk brocaded with flowers in silver or gold.

    Kind
  • (a.) Nature
  • (superl.) Characteristic of the species
  • (v. t.) To beget.

    Kine
  • (n. pl.) Cows.

    King
  • (n.) A chief ruler
  • (v. i.) To supply with a king

    Kink
  • (n.) A fit of coughing
  • (v. i.) To wind into a kink

    Kino
  • (n.) The dark red dried juice of certain plants, used variously in tanning, in dyeing, and as an astringent in medicine

    Kinsfolk
  • (n.) Relatives

    Kinship
  • (n.) Family relationship.

    Kinsman
  • (n.) A man of the same race or family

    Kinswoman
  • (n.) A female relative.

    Kiosk
  • (n.) A light ornamental structure used as a news stand, band stand, etc.

    Kip
  • (n.) A method or feat of raising the body when hanging or swinging by the arms, as for the purpose of mounting upon the horizontal bar

    Kipper
  • (a.) Amorous
  • (n.) A salmon after spawning.
  • (v. t.) To cure, by splitting, salting, and smoking.

    Kirk
  • (n.) A church or the church, in the various senses of the word

    Kirmess
  • (n.) In Europe, particularly in Belgium and Holland, and outdoor festival and fair

    Kirtle
  • (n.) A garment varying in form and use at different times, and worn doth by men and women.

    Kismet
  • (n.) Destiny

    Kiss
  • (v.) A salutation with the lips, as a token of affection, respect, etc.
  • (v. i.) To make or give salutation with the lips in token of love, respect, etc.
  • (v. t.) To salute with the lips, as a mark of affection, reverence, submission, forgiveness, etc.

    Kist
  • (n.) A chest

    Kit
  • (m.) A box for working implements
  • (n.) A kitten.
  • (v. t.) To cut.

    Kitchen
  • (n.) A cookroom
  • (v. t.) To furnish food to

    Kite
  • (n.) A form of drag to be towed under water at any depth up to about forty fathoms, which on striking bottom is upset and rises to the surface
  • (v. i.) To raise money by "kites

    Kith
  • (n.) Acquaintance

    Kitten
  • (n.) A young cat.
  • (v. t. & i.) To bring forth young, as a cat

    Kittiwake
  • (n.) A northern gull (Rissa tridactyla), inhabiting the coasts of Europe and America. It is white, with black tips to the wings, and has but three toes

    Kittle
  • (a.) Ticklish
  • (v. i.) To bring forth young, as a cat
  • (v. t.) To tickle.

    Kitty
  • (n.) A kitten

    Kiva
  • (n.) A large chamber built under, or in, the houses of a Pueblo village, used as an assembly room in religious rites or as a men's dormitory

    Kleptomania
  • (n.) A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility

    Klipspringer
  • (n.) A small, graceful South African antelope (Nanotragus oreotragus), which, like the chamois, springs from one crag to another with great agility

    Knack
  • (n.) A petty contrivance
  • (v. i.) To crack

    Knap
  • (n.) A protuberance
  • (v. i.) To make a sound of snapping.
  • (v. t.) To bite

    Knave
  • (n.) A boy

    Knee
  • (n.) A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy.
  • (v. t.) To supplicate by kneeling.

    Knell
  • (n.) The stoke of a bell tolled at a funeral or at the death of a person
  • (v. t.) To summon, as by a knell.

    Knelt
  • (imp. & p. p.) of Kneel

    Knew
  • (imp.) of Know

    Knickerbocker
  • (n.) A linsey-woolsey fabric having a rough knotted surface on the right side

    Knickknack
  • (n.) A trifle or toy

    Knife
  • (n.) An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but of many different forms and names for different uses

    Knight
  • (n.) A champion
  • (v. t.) To dub or create (one) a knight

    Knit
  • (imp. & p. p.) of Knit
  • (n.) Union knitting
  • (v. i.) To be united closely
  • (v. t.) To draw together

    Knives
  • (n. pl.) of Knife.

    Knob
  • (n.) A hard protuberance
  • (v. i.) To grow into knobs or bunches

    Knock
  • (n.) A blow
  • (v. i.) To drive or be driven against something
  • (v. t.) To impress strongly or forcibly

    Knoll
  • (n.) A little round hill
  • (v. i.) To sound, as a bell
  • (v. t.) To ring, as a bell

    Knop
  • (n.) A knob

    Knot
  • (n.) A bond of union
  • (v. i.) To copulate
  • (v. t.) To entangle or perplex

    Knout
  • (n.) A kind of whip for flogging criminals, formerly much used in Russia. The last is a tapering bundle of leather thongs twisted with wire and hardened, so that it mangles the flesh
  • (v. t.) To punish with the knout.

    Know
  • (n.) Knee.
  • (v. i.) To be acquainted with

    Knuckle
  • (n.) A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck
  • (v. i.) To yield
  • (v. t.) To beat with the knuckles

    Knur
  • (n.) A knurl.

    Koala
  • (n.) A tailless marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus), found in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her neck

    Kobold
  • (n.) A kind of domestic spirit in German mythology, corresponding to the Scottish brownie and the English Robin Goodfellow

    Kodak
  • (n.) A kind of portable camera.
  • (v. t. & i.) To photograph with a kodak

    Kohl
  • (n.) A mixture of soot and other ingredients, used by Egyptian and other Eastern women to darken the edges of the eyelids

    Kolinsky
  • (n.) Among furriers, any of several Asiatic minks

    Koodoo
  • (n.) A large South African antelope (Strepsiceros kudu). The males have graceful spiral horns, sometimes four feet long


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