kamikaze
1: a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II 2: a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash
Kampala
1: the capital and largest city of Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria [syn: {capital of Uganda}]
Kampong
1: a native village in Malaysia [syn: {campong}]
Kampuchea
1: a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946 [syn: {Cambodia}, {Kingdom of Cambodia}]
Kampuchean
1: of or relating to or characteristic of Cambodia or its people or language [syn: {Cambodian}] n : a native or inhabitant of Cambodia [syn: {Cambodian}]
Kan River
1: a river in southeastern China that flows generally north into the Chang Jiang north of Nanchang [syn: {Gan Jiang}]
kanaf
1: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation [syn: {kenaf}, {deccan hemp}, {bimli}, {bimli hemp}, {Indian hemp}, {Bombay hemp}, {Hibiscus cannabinus}]
kanamycin
1: antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections [syn: {Kantrex}]
Kananga
1: a city in southwestern Congo; former name (until 1966) was Luluabourg [syn: {Luluabourg}]
Kanara
1: a historical region of southwestern India on the west coast [syn: {Canara}]
Kanarese
1: a member of a Kannada-speaking group of people living chiefly in Kanara in southern India [syn: {Canarese}] 2: a Dravidian language spoken in southern India [syn: {Kannada}]
Kanawha
1: a tributary of the Ohio River in West Virginia [syn: {Kanawha River}]
Kanawha River
1: a tributary of the Ohio River in West Virginia [syn: {Kanawha}]
Kanchanjanga
1: a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,146 feet high) [syn: {Kanchenjunga}, {Kinchinjunga}]
Kanchenjunga
1: a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,146 feet high) [syn: {Kanchanjanga}, {Kinchinjunga}]
kanchil
1: small chevrotain of southeastern Asia [syn: {Tragulus kanchil}]
Kandahar
1: a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center [syn: {Qandahar}]
Kandinsky
1: Russian painter who was a pioneer of abstract art (1866-1944) [syn: {Wassily Kandinsky}]
Kandy
1: a city of central Sri Lanka that was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon; a resort and religious center
kangaroo
1: any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
kangaroo apple
1: Australian annual sometimes cultivated for its racemes of purple flowers and edible yellow egg-shaped fruit [syn: {poroporo}, {Solanum aviculare}]
kangaroo bear
1: sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark [syn: {koala}, {koala bear}, {native bear}, {Phascolarctos cinereus}]
kangaroo hare
1: small Australian wallaby that resembles a hare and has persistent teeth [syn: {hare wallaby}]
kangaroo mouse
1: small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats [syn: {dwarf pocket rat}] 2: leaping rodent of Australian desert areas
kangaroo paw
1: sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia [syn: {kangaroo's-foot}, {kangaroo-foot plant}, {Australian sword lily}, {Anigozanthus manglesii}]
kangaroo rat
1: any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae [syn: {desert rat}, {Dipodomys phillipsii}] 2: any of several rabbit-sized r...
kangaroo's-foot
1: sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia [syn: {kangaroo paw}, {kangaroo-foot plant}, {Australian sword lily}, {Anigozanthus manglesii}]
kangaroo-foot plant
1: sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia [syn: {kangaroo paw}, {kangaroo's-foot}, {Australian sword lily}, {Anigozanthus manglesii}]
Kannada
1: a Dravidian language spoken in southern India [syn: {Kanarese}]
Kansa
1: a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas [syn: {Kansas}] 2: the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa people [syn: {Kansas}]
Kansan
1: a resident of Kansas
Kansas
1: a state in midwestern United States [syn: {Sunflower State}, {KS}] 2: a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas [syn: {Kansa}] 3: a river in northeastern Kansas; flows east...
Kansas City
1: a city in western Missouri situated at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River; adjacent to Kansas City, Kansas 2: a city of northeast Kansas on the Missouri River adjacent to Kan...
Kansas River
1: a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River [syn: {Kansas}, {Kaw River}]
Kansu
1: a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia [syn: {Gansu}, {Gansu province}]
Kant
1: influential German idealist philosopher (1724-1804) [syn: {Immanuel Kant}]
Kantian
1: of or relating to Immanuel Kant or his philosophy
Kantrex
1: antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections [syn: {kanamycin}]
kanzu
1: (Swahili) a long garment (usually white) with long sleeves; worn by men in East Africa
Kaochlor
1: salt of potassium (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency [syn: {potassium chloride}, {K-Dur 20}, {K-lor}, {Klorvess},...
kaoliang
1: sorghums of China and Manchuria having small white or brown grains (used for food) and dry pithy stalks (used for fodder, fuel and thatching)
kaolin
1: a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) [syn: {china clay}, {china stone}, {kao...
kaoline
1: a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) [syn: {china clay}, {china stone}, {kao...
kaolinite
1: a mineral consisting of aluminum silicate; main source of kaolin
kaon
1: an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision [syn: {kappa-meson}, {k-meson}, {K particle}]
Kaopectate
1: trade name for a fixed-combination antidiarrheal drug that use kaolin as the adsorbent and pectin as the emollient
kapeika
1: 100 kapeikas equal 1 rubel
kaph
1: the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Kaplan Group
1: a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation ...
kapok
1: from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation [syn: {silk cotton}, {vegetable silk}] 2: massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered w...
Kaposi's sarcoma
1: a sarcoma that starts with purplish spots on the feet and legs and spreads from the skin to lymph nodes and internal organs; a common manifestation of AIDS; "until 1980 Kaposi's sarcoma occurred al...
Kaposi's varicelliform eruption
1: a now rare complication of vaccinia superimposed on atopic dermatitis with high fever and generalized vesicles and papulovesicles [syn: {eczema vaccinatum}]
kappa
1: the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet
kappa-meson
1: an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision [syn: {kaon}, {k-meson}, {K particle}]
Kapsiki
1: a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad [syn: {Higi}]
kapuka
1: small New Zealand broadleaf evergreen tree often cultivated in warm regions as an ornamental [syn: {Griselinia littoralis}]
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kaput
1: destroyed or killed; "we are gone geese" [syn: {done for(p)}, {kaput(p)}, {gone(a)}]
Kara Sea
1: part of the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia and east of the Barents Sea; icebound most of the year
karabiner
1: an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes [syn: {carabiner}, {snap ring}]
Karachi
1: the largest city in Pakistan; located in southeastern Pakistan; an industrial center and seaport on the Arabian Sea; former capital of Pakistan
Karakalpak
1: a member of a Turkic people living near Lake Aral in central Asia 2: the Turkic language spoken by the Karakalpak people
Karakoram
1: a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak [syn: {Karakoram Range}, {Karakorum Range}, {Mustagh}, {Mustagh Range}]
Karakoram Range
1: a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak [syn: {Karakoram}, {Karakorum Range}, {Mustagh}, {Mustagh Range}]
Karakorum Range
1: a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak [syn: {Karakoram}, {Karakoram Range}, {Mustagh}, {Mustagh Range}]
karakul
1: hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur [syn: {broadtail}, {caracul}]
karaoke
1: singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs)
Karat
1: the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold [syn: {carat}]
karate
1: a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat; sharp blows and kicks are given to pressure-sensitive points on the body of the opponent
karaya gum
1: exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics [syn: {sterculia gum}]
Karbala
1: a city of central Iraq south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680 [syn: {Kerbala}, {Kerbela}]
Karel Capek
1: Czech writer who introduced the word `robot' into the English language (1890-1938) [syn: {Capek}]
Karelia
1: a region in Finland and Russia between the Gulf of Finland and the White Sea
Karelian
1: a member of the Finnish people living in Karelia in northwestern European Russia [syn: {Carelian}] 2: a Finnic language spoken by the people of Karelia [syn: {Carelian}]
Karelian Isthmus
1: the isthmus between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga that connects Finland and Russia
Karen
1: the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands [syn: {Karenic}]
Karen Blixen
1: Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962) [syn: {Dinesen}, {Isak Dinesen}, {Blixen}, {Baroness Karen Blixen}]
Karenic
1: the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands [syn: {Karen}]
Karl Adolf Eichmann
1: Austrian who became the Nazi official who administered the concentration camps where millions of Jews were murdered during World War II (1906-1962) [syn: {Eichmann}, {Adolf Eichmann}]
Karl Alex Muller
1: Swiss physicist who studied superconductivity (born in 1927) [syn: {Muller}]
Karl Augustus Menninger
1: United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1893-1990) [syn: {Menninger}, {Karl Menninger}]
Karl Baedeker
1: German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859) [syn: {Baedeker}]
Karl Barth
1: Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968) [syn: {Barth}]
Karl Czerny
1: Austrian virtuoso pianist and composer of many works for the piano; studied with Beethoven and was a teacher of Liszt (1791-1857) [syn: {Czerny}]
Karl Friedrich Gauss
1: German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855) [syn: {Gauss}, {Karl Gauss}]
Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen
1: German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or winning lies (1720-1797) [syn: {Mu...
Karl Gauss
1: German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855) [syn: {Gauss}, {Karl Friedrich Gauss}]
Karl Jaspers
1: German psychiatrist (1883-1969) [syn: {Jaspers}, {Karl Theodor Jaspers}]
Karl Landsteiner
1: United States pathologist (born in Austria) who discovered human blood groups (1868-1943) [syn: {Landsteiner}]
Karl Linne
1: Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778) [syn: {Linnaeus}, {Carolus Linnaeus}, {Carl von Linne}]
Karl Marx
1: founder of modern communism; wrote the Communist Manifesto with Engels in 1848; wrote Das Kapital in 1867 (1818-1883) [syn: {Marx}]
Karl Menninger
1: United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1893-1990) [syn: {Menninger}, {Karl Augustus Menninger}]
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
1: German field marshal in World War II who directed the conquest of Poland and led the Ardennes counteroffensive (1875-1953) [syn: {Rundstedt}, {von Rundstedt}]
Karl Scheele
1: Swedish chemist (born in Germany) who discovered oxygen before Priestley did (1742-1786) [syn: {Scheele}, {Karl Wilhelm Scheele}]
Karl von Clausewitz
1: Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831) [syn: {Clausewitz}]
Karl von Frisch
1: Austrian zoologist noted for his studies of honeybees (1886-1982) [syn: {Frisch}]
Karl Waldemar Ziegler
1: German chemist honored for his research on polymers (1898-1973) [syn: {Ziegler}]
Karl Wernicke
1: German neurologist best known for his studies of aphasia (1848-1905) [syn: {Wernicke}]
Karl Wilhelm Scheele
1: Swedish chemist (born in Germany) who discovered oxygen before Priestley did (1742-1786) [syn: {Scheele}, {Karl Scheele}]
Karl Wilhelm Siemens
1: engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883) [syn: {Siemens}, {Sir Charles William Siemens}]
Karl-Marx Stadt
1: a city in east central Germany; formerly called Karl-Marx-Stadt until 1990; noted for textile manufacturing [syn: {Chemnitz}]
Karlfeldt
1: Swedish poet whose works incorporate Swedish customs and folklore (1864-1931) [syn: {Erik Axel Karlfeldt}]
Karloff
1: United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969) [syn: {Boris Karloff}, {William Henry Pratt}]
karma
1: (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation
Karnataka
1: state in southern India; formerly Mysore [syn: {Mysore}]
Karok
1: a member of a North American Indian people of the Klamath river valley in northern California 2: the Quoratean language of the Karok people
Karol Wojtyla
1: the first Pope born in Poland (born in 1920) [syn: {John Paul II}]
Karpov
1: Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until 1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951) [syn: {Anatoli Karpov}, {Anatoli Yevgenevich Karpov}]
Karsavina
1: Russian dancer who danced with Nijinsky (1885-1978) [syn: {Tamara Karsavina}]
Kartik
1: the eighth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Karttika}]
Kartikeya
1: Hindu god of bravery [syn: {Karttikeya}]
Karttika
1: the eighth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Kartik}]
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