keyboard
1: device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like 2: holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hun...
keyboard buffer
1: a buffer that keeps track of key strokes until the computer is ready to respond to them
keyboardist
1: a musician who plays a keyboard instrument
keycard
1: a plastic card that has a magnetically coded strip that is scanned in order to operate a mechanism
keyed
1: so adjusted as to be appropriate or brought into harmony; "an industry not attuned to the demands of the market"; "a remark keyed to the situation"; "charges finely tuned to the amount a student ca...
keyhole
1: the hole where a key is inserted
keyhole limpet
1: marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the apex [syn: {Fissurella apertura}, {Diodora apertura}]
keyhole saw
1: a handsaw for cutting short radius curves; similar to a compass saw
keyless
1: lacking or not requiring a key; "a keyless lock operated by a series of pushbuttons" [ant: {keyed}]
Keynes
1: English economist who advocated the use of government monetary and fiscal policy to maintain full employment without inflation (1883-1946) [syn: {John Maynard Keynes}]
Keynesian
1: of or relating to John Maynard Keynes or to his economic theories
Keynesianism
1: the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes who advocated government monetary and fiscal programs intended to stimulate business activity and increase employment
keynote
1: the principal theme in a speech or literary work 2: a fundamental or central idea 3: (music) the first note of a diatonic scale [syn: {tonic}] v 1: set the keynote of; "Comfort keynotes this design...
keynote address
1: a speech setting forth the keynote [syn: {keynote speech}]
keynote speech
1: a speech setting forth the keynote [syn: {keynote address}]
keypad
1: a keyboard that is a data input device for computers; arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard [syn: {computer keyboard}]
keystone
1: a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" [syn: {anchor}, {mainstay},...
Keystone State
1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Pennsylvania}, {PA}]
kg
1: one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds" [syn: {kilogram}, {kilo}]
KGB
1: formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia [syn: {Committee for State Security}, {Soviet KGB}]
Khabarovsk
1: a city on the Amur River on the border of China and the capital of Khabarovsk 2: an administrative territory in Russia on the eastern coast of Siberia
Khachaturian
1: Russian composer (born in Armenia) whose works are romantic and reflect his interest in folk music (1903-1978) [syn: {Aram Khachaturian}, {Aram Ilich Khachaturian}]
Khadafy
1: Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942) [syn: {Qaddafi}, {Qadhafi}, {...
khaddar
1: a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India [syn: {khadi}]
khadi
1: a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India [syn: {khaddar}]
khaki
1: of a yellowish brown color n : a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms
khalif
1: the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate ...
khalifah
1: the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate ...
Khalka
1: the Mongol people living in the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia [syn: {Khalkha}, {Kalka}] 2: the language of the Khalkha people that is the official language of the Mongolian People's R...
Khalkha
1: the Mongol people living in the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia [syn: {Khalka}, {Kalka}] 2: the language of the Khalkha people that is the official language of the Mongolian People's Re...
Khalsa
1: the group of initiated Sikhs to which devout orthodox Sikhs are ritually admitted at puberty; founded by the tenth and last Guru in 1699
Khama
1: Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980) [syn: {Sir Seretse Khama}]
khamsin
1: an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring
Khamti
1: a branch of the Tai languages
khan
1: a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries 2: an inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans [syn: {caravansary}, {carava...
Khanty
1: a member of the nomadic Ugrian people living in northwestern Siberia (east of the Ural mountains) [syn: {Ostyak}] 2: a Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Ostyak people [syn: {Ostya...
Kharkiv
1: a city in northeastern Ukraine; former capital of the Ukraine [syn: {Kharkov}]
Kharkov
1: a city in northeastern Ukraine; former capital of the Ukraine [syn: {Kharkiv}]
Khartoum
1: the capital of Sudan located at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile [syn: {capital of Sudan}]
khat
1: the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" [syn: {kat}, {qat}, {qu...
Khaya
1: African mahogany trees [syn: {genus Khaya}]
Khayr ad-Din
1: Barbary pirate (died in 1546) [syn: {Barbarossa}]
Khedive
1: one of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and 1914
Khepera
1: Egyptian god of the morning sun; creator
khesari
1: European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere [syn: {grass pea}, {Indian pea}, {Lathyrus sativus}]
khi
1: the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet [syn: {chi}]
khimar
1: a headscarf worn by observant Muslim women that hangs down to just above the waist
Khios
1: an island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece [syn: {Chios}]
Khirghiz
1: a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia [syn: {Kirghiz}, {Kirgiz}] 2: the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz people [syn: {Kirghiz}, {...
Khmer
1: the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Cambodia 2: a native or inhabitant of Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
1: a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was ...
Khoikhoi
1: any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa [syn: {Khoikhoin}, {Hottentot}]
Khoikhoin
1: any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa [syn: {Khoikhoi}, {Hottentot}]
Khoisan
1: a family of languages spoken in southern Africa [syn: {Khoisan language}]
Khoisan language
1: a family of languages spoken in southern Africa [syn: {Khoisan}]
Khomeini
1: Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989) [syn: {Ruholla Khomeini}, {Ayatollah Khome...
khoum
1: 5 khoums equal 1 ouguiya
Khowar
1: a Dardic language spoken in northwestern Pakistan
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Khrushchev
1: Soviet statesman and premier who denounced stalin (1894-1971) [syn: {Nikita Khrushchev}, {Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev}]
Khuen
1: a branch of the Tai languages
khukuri
1: a curved steel knife with a razor-sharp edge used in combat by the Gurkhas; has cultural and religious significance in Nepal
Khyber Pass
1: a mountain pass of great strategic and commercial value in the Hindu Kush on the border between northern Pakistan and western Afghanistan; a route by which invaders entered India
kHz
1: one thousand periods per second [syn: {kilohertz}, {kilocycle per second}, {kilocycle}, {kc}]
ki
1: the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to...
kiaat
1: deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood [syn: {bloodwood tree}, {Pterocarpus angole...
kiang
1: wild ass of Tibet and Mongolia [syn: {Equus kiang}]
kibbitz
1: make unwanted and intrusive comments [syn: {kibitz}]
kibble
1: coarsely ground grain in the form of pellets (as for pet food) 2: an iron bucket used for hoisting in wells or mining
kibbutz
1: a collective farm or settlement owned by its members in modern Israel; children are reared collectively [also: {kibbutzim} (pl)]
kibe
1: ulcerated chilblain on the heel
kibitz
1: make unwanted and intrusive comments [syn: {kibbitz}]
kibitzer
1: (Yiddish) a meddler who offers unwanted advice to others
kibosh
1: stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" [syn: {stop}, {halt}, {block}]
Kichaga
1: a Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania [syn: {Chaga}, {Chagga}]
Kichai
1: a member of a Caddo people formerly living in north central Texas
kick
1: the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent" [syn: {boot}, {kicking}] 2: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they...
kick about
1: be around; be alive or active; "Does the old man still kick around?" [syn: {kick around}, {knock about}]
kick around
1: be around; be alive or active; "Does the old man still kick around?" [syn: {knock about}, {kick about}] 2: treat badly; abuse; "They won't have me to kick around any more!" 3: discuss lightly; "We ...
kick back
1: pay a kickback; make an illegal payment 2: spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" [syn: {recoil}, {kick}]
kick down
1: open violently; "kick in the doors" [syn: {kick in}]
kick downstairs
1: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant" [syn: {demote}, {bump}, {relegate}, {break}] [ant: {promote}]
kick in
1: enter a particular state; "Laziness set in"; "After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in" [syn: {set in}] 2: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office" [syn: {contribute}, {give},...
kick off
1: commence officially [syn: {inaugurate}]
kick one's heels
1: wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept waiting; "She kicked her heels for hours at the gate of the Embassy" [syn: {cool one's heels}]
kick out
1: force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country" [syn: {expel}, {throw out}] 2: remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" [syn:...
kick pleat
1: pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking
kick start
1: a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body [syn: {kick starter}]
kick starter
1: a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body [syn: {kick start}]
kick the bucket
1: die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket" [syn: {cash in one's chips}, {buy the farm}, {conk}, {give-up the ghost}, {drop dead}, {pop off}, {choke}, {croak}, {snuff it}]
kick turn
1: a standing turn made in skiing; one ski is raised to the vertical and pivoted backward to become parallel with the other ski but headed in the opposite direction and then the other ski is aligned w...
kick up
1: raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand v 1: cause to rise by kicking; "kick up dust" 2: call forth; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between t...
kick upstairs
1: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of ...
Kickapoo
1: a member of the Algonquian people formerly inhabiting southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois 2: the Algonquian language of the Kickapoo people
kickback
1: a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
kicker
1: a player who kicks the football
kicking
1: a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him" [syn: {kick}] 2: the...
kickoff
1: (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score 2: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from ...
kickshaw
1: something considered choice to eat [syn: {dainty}, {delicacy}, {goody}, {treat}]
kicksorter
1: scientific instrument consisting of an electronic circuit that permits only voltage pulses of predetermined height to pass [syn: {pulse height analyzer}]
kid
1: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" [syn: {child}, {youngster}, {minor}, {shaver}, {nipper}, {small fry}...
kid glove
1: a glove made of fine soft leather (as kidskin) [syn: {suede glove}]
kid-glove
1: showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people; "by diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone"; "a tactful way of correcting someone"; "the agency got the kid-glove treatment on Capit...
Kidd
1: Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701) [syn: {William Kidd}, {Captain Kidd}]
kiddie porn
1: the illegal use of children in pornographic pictures or films [syn: {child pornography}, {kiddy porn}]
kiddy porn
1: the illegal use of children in pornographic pictures or films [syn: {child pornography}, {kiddie porn}]
kidnap
1: take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped" [syn: {nobble}, {abduct}, {snatch}] [also: {kidnapping}, {k...
kidnaped
1: (of persons) seized and detained unlawfully, often for ransom; "the father restored the kidnapped (or abducted) child to the mother" [syn: {kidnapped}, {abducted}]
kidnapper
1: someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) [syn: {abductor}, {snatcher}]
kidney
1: either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine; urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder
kidney bean
1: the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans) [syn: {frijol}, {frijole}] 2: large dark red bean; usually dried
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