kidney begonia
1: rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath [syn: {beefsteak begonia}, {Begonia erythrophylla}, {Begonia feastii}]
kidney disease
1: a disease affecting the kidneys [syn: {renal disorder}, {nephropathy}, {nephrosis}]
kidney failure
1: inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance [syn: {renal failure}]
kidney fern
1: large fern of New Zealand having kidney-shaped fronds [syn: {Trichomanes reniforme}]
kidney pie
1: like steak and kidney pie but without steak
kidney stone
1: a calculus formed in the kidney [syn: {urinary calculus}, {nephrolith}, {renal calculus}]
kidney vetch
1: perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow flowers and common in meadows and pastures; formerly used medicinally for kidney disorders [syn: {Anthyllis vulneraria}]
kidney wort
1: widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle [syn: {coyote brush}, {coyote bush}, {chaparral broom}, {Baccharis pilularis}]
kidney-shaped
1: of a leaf or bean shape resembling the shape of kidney [syn: {reniform}]
kidskin
1: soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat; "kid gloves" [syn: {kid}]
Kierkegaard
1: Danish philosopher who was the founder of existentialism (1813-1855) [syn: {Soren Kierkegaard}, {Soren Aabye Kierkegaard}]
kieselguhr
1: a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material [syn: {diatomaceous earth}, {diatomite}]
kieserite
1: a white mineral consisting of hydrous magnesium sulfate often found in salt mines
Kieslowski
1: Polish filmmaker who made ten films based on he ten commandments (1941-1996) [syn: {Krzysztof Kieslowski}]
Kiev
1: capital and largest city of the Ukraine; a major manufacturing and transportation center [syn: {Kyyiv}, {capital of the Ukraine}]
Kigali
1: the national capital and largest city of Rwanda; located in central Rwanda [syn: {capital of Rwanda}]
Kiggelaria
1: small genus of South African shrubs or small trees [syn: {genus Kiggelaria}]
Kiggelaria africana
1: large much-branched shrub grown primarily for its evergreen foliage [syn: {wild peach}]
kike
1: offensive terms for a Jew [syn: {hymie}, {sheeny}]
Kikladhes
1: a group of over 200 islands in the southern Aegean [syn: {Cyclades}]
kildeer
1: American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry [syn: {killdeer}, {killdeer plover}, {Charadrius vociferus}]
kilderkin
1: an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons
kiley
1: an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex [syn: {kylie}]
Kilimanjaro
1: the highest peak in Africa; located in northeastern Tanzania; 19,340 feet high [syn: {Mount Kilimanjaro}]
Kiliwa
1: a member of a North American Indian people living in northern Baja California [syn: {Kiliwi}] 2: the Yuman language spoken by the Kiliwa people [syn: {Kiliwi}]
Kiliwi
1: a member of a North American Indian people living in northern Baja California [syn: {Kiliwa}] 2: the Yuman language spoken by the Kiliwa people [syn: {Kiliwa}]
kill
1: the act of terminating a life [syn: {killing}, {putting to death}] 2: the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission" v 1: cause to d...
kill off
1: kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe" [syn: {exterminate}]
kill oneself
1: strain oneself more than is healthy [syn: {overexert oneself}]
kill zone
1: an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities [syn: {killing zone}]
killable
1: fit to kill, especially for food
Killarney fern
1: large stout fern of extreme western Europe [syn: {Trichomanes speciosum}]
killdeer
1: American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry [syn: {kildeer}, {killdeer plover}, {Charadrius vociferus}]
killdeer plover
1: American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry [syn: {killdeer}, {kildeer}, {Charadrius vociferus}]
killer
1: someone who causes the death of a person or animal [syn: {slayer}] 2: the causal agent resulting in death; "heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States" [syn: {cause of death}] 3: a di...
killer bee
1: an investment banker who devises strategies to make a target company less attractive for takeover 2: a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African...
killer cell
1: T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it [syn: {killer T cell}, {cytotoxic T cell}, {CD8 T cell}, {CD8 ce...
killer T cell
1: T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it [syn: {killer cell}, {cytotoxic T cell}, {CD8 T cell}, {CD8 cell...
killer whale
1: predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas [syn: {killer}, {orca}, {grampus}, {sea wolf}, {Orcinus orca}]
killifish
1: small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control [also: {killifishes} (pl)]
killing
1: very funny; "a killing joke"; "sidesplitting antics" [syn: {sidesplitting}] n 1: an event that causes someone to die [syn: {violent death}] 2: the act of terminating a life [syn: {kill}, {putting t...
killing field
1: (usually plural) an area where many people have died (usually by massacre or genocide during war or violent civil disturbance)
killing zone
1: an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities [syn: {kill zone}]
killingly
1: in a very humorous manner [syn: {sidesplittingly}]
killjoy
1: someone who spoils the pleasure of others [syn: {spoilsport}, {wet blanket}, {party pooper}]
kiln
1: a large oven for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks
kilo
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}, {kg}]
kilobyte
1: a unit of information equal to one thousand (1024) bytes [syn: {K}, {KB}]
kilocalorie
1: a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-prod...
kilocycle
1: one thousand periods per second [syn: {kilohertz}, {kHz}, {kilocycle per second}, {kc}]
kilocycle per second
1: one thousand periods per second [syn: {kilohertz}, {kHz}, {kilocycle}, {kc}]
kilogram
1: one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds" [syn: {kg}, {kilo}]
kilogram calorie
1: a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-prod...
kilogram-meter
1: a unit of work equal to the work done by a one kilogram force operating through a distance of one meter
kilohertz
1: one thousand periods per second [syn: {kHz}, {kilocycle per second}, {kilocycle}, {kc}]
kiloliter
1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters [syn: {kilolitre}, {cubic meter}, {cubic metre}]
kilolitre
1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters [syn: {kiloliter}, {cubic meter}, {cubic metre}]
kilometer
1: a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) [syn: {kilometre}, {km}, {klick}]
kilometers per hour
1: the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours) [syn: {kilometres per hour}, {kph}, {km/h}]
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kilometre
1: a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) [syn: {kilometer}, {km}, {klick}]
kilometres per hour
1: the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours) [syn: {kilometers per hour}, {kph}, {km/h}]
kiloton
1: one thousand tons 2: a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of 1000 tons of TNT
kilovolt
1: a unit of potential equal to a thousand volts [syn: {kV}]
kilowatt
1: a unit of power equal to 1000 watts [syn: {kW}]
kilowatt hour
1: a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour [syn: {kW-hr}, {Board of Trade unit}, {B.T.U.}]
Kilroy
1: a nonexistent person popularized by American servicemen during World War II; "Kilroy was here"
kilt
1: a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men in the Highlands of northern Scotland
kilter
1: in working order; "out of kilter"; "in good kilter" [syn: {kelter}]
Kimberley
1: city in central South Africa; center for diamond mining and diamond marketing
kimberlite
1: a rare type of peridotite that sometimes contains diamonds; found in South Africa and Siberia
kimono
1: a loose robe; imitated from robes originally worn by Japanese
kin
1: related by blood [syn: {akin(p)}, {blood-related}, {cognate}, {consanguine}, {consanguineous}, {kin(p)}] n 1: a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family" [syn: {kinspe...
kin group
1: group of people related by blood or marriage [syn: {kin}, {kinship group}, {kindred}, {clan}, {tribe}]
kina
1: the basic unit of money in Papua New Guinea
kinaesthesia
1: the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc [syn: {kinesthesia}, {feeling of movement}] 2: the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn: {kinesthesis}, {kinae...
kinaesthesis
1: the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn: {kinesthesis}, {kinesthesia}, {kinaesthesia}, {kinesthetics}, {muscle sense}, {sense of movement}] [ant: {kinanesthesia}]
kinaesthetic
1: of or relating to kinesthesis [syn: {kinesthetic}]
kinaesthetically
1: in a kinesthetic manner; by means of kinesthesia; "he can perceive shapes kinesthetically" [syn: {kinesthetically}]
kinanesthesia
1: inability to sense movement [ant: {kinesthesis}]
kinase
1: an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme
Kinchinjunga
1: a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,146 feet high) [syn: {Kanchenjunga}, {Kanchanjanga}]
kind
1: having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympath...
kind of
1: to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he ...
kinda
1: to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he ...
kindergarten
1: a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
kindhearted
1: having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition; "a generous and kindhearted teacher"
kindle
1: catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles" [syn: {inflame}] 2: cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds" [syn: {enkin...
kindled
1: set afire; "the ignited paper"; "a kindled fire" [syn: {ignited}, {enkindled}]
kindliness
1: friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition [syn: {helpfulness}]
kindling
1: material for starting a fire [syn: {tinder}, {touchwood}, {spunk}, {punk}] 2: the act of setting on fire or catching fire [syn: {ignition}, {firing}, {lighting}, {inflammation}]
kindly
1: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor" [syn...
kindness
1: the quality of being warm-hearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic [ant: {unkindness}] 2: tendency to be kind and forgiving [syn: {forgivingness}] 3: a kind act [syn: {benignity}]
kindred
1: similar or related in quality or character; "a feeling akin to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related to the collector" [syn: {akin(p)}, {related}] 2: related by blood or marriag...
kine
1: domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen" [syn: {cattle},...
kinematics
1: the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass
kinescope
1: a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen [syn: {picture tube}, {television tube}]
kinesiology
1: the branch of physiology that studies the mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement
kinesis
1: a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation
kinesthesia
1: the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc [syn: {kinaesthesia}, {feeling of movement}] 2: the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn: {kinesthesis}, {kina...
kinesthesis
1: the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn: {kinaesthesis}, {kinesthesia}, {kinaesthesia}, {kinesthetics}, {muscle sense}, {sense of movement}] [ant: {kinanesthesia}]
kinesthetic
1: of or relating to kinesthesis [syn: {kinaesthetic}]
kinesthetically
1: in a kinesthetic manner; by means of kinesthesia; "he can perceive shapes kinesthetically" [syn: {kinaesthetically}]
kinesthetics
1: the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn: {kinesthesis}, {kinaesthesis}, {kinesthesia}, {kinaesthesia}, {muscle sense}, {sense of movement}] [ant: {kinanesthesia}]
kinetic
1: relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith; "kinetic energy" 2: characterized by motion; "modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime" 3: supplying motive forc...
kinetic energy
1: the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion [syn: {K.E.}]
kinetic theory
1: (physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in random motion [syn: {kinetic theory of gases}]
kinetic theory of gases
1: (physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in random motion [syn: {kinetic theory}]
kinetics
1: the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies [syn: {dynamics}]
kinetochore
1: a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape; "the centromere is difficult to sequence" [syn: {centromere}...
Kinetoscope
1: a device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture
kinetosis
1: the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle [syn: {motion sickness}]
kinfolk
1: people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" [syn: {family}, {family line}, {folk}, {kinsfolk}, {sept}, {phratry}]
king
1: a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom [syn: {male monarch}] [ant: {queen}, {queen}] 2: a competitor who holds a preeminent position [syn: {queen}, {world-beater}] 3: a very wealthy or powerful busin...
King Arthur
1: a legendary king of the Britons (possibly based on a historical figure in the 6th century but the story has been retold too many times to be sure); said to have led the Knights of the Round Table a...
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