king begonia
1: any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers...
King Camp Gilette
1: United States inventor and manufacturer who developed the safety razor (1855-1932) [syn: {Gillette}]
King Charles spaniel
1: a toy English spaniel with a black-and-tan coat; named after Charles II who popularized it
king cobra
1: large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja [syn: {hamadryad}, {Ophiophagus hannan}, {Naja hannah}]
king crab
1: meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat [syn: {Alaska king crab}, {Alaskan king crab}, {Alaska crab}] 2: large European spider crab [syn: {European spider crab}, {Maja squinado}] 3: large ed...
king devil
1: European hawkweed introduced into northeastern United States; locally troublesome weeds [syn: {yellow hawkweed}, {Hieracium praealtum}]
king fern
1: fern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand and South Africa [syn: {crepe fern}, {Todea barbara}] 2: large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compoun...
King Harold I
1: illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England in 1037 (died in 1040) [syn: {Harold I}, {Harold Harefoot}, {Harefoot}]
King Harold II
1: King of England who succeeded Edward the Confessor in 1066 and was the last of the Anglo-Saxon monarchs; he was killed fighting the invasion by William the Conqueror (1045-1066) [syn: {Harold II}]
King Hussein
1: king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999) [syn: {Hussein}, {Husain}, {Husayn}, {ibn Talal Hussein}]
King James Bible
1: an English translation of the Bible published in 1611 [syn: {Authorized Version}, {King James Version}]
King James Version
1: an English translation of the Bible published in 1611 [syn: {Authorized Version}, {King James Bible}]
King John
1: youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to ...
King Lear
1: the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters [syn: {Lear}]
king mackerel
1: large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil [syn: {cavalla}, {cero}, {Scomberomorus cavalla}]
king nut
1: hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut [syn: {big shellbark}, {big shellbark hickory}, {big shagbark}, {king nut hickory}, {Carya laciniosa}]
king nut hickory
1: hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut [syn: {big shellbark}, {big shellbark hickory}, {big shagbark}, {king nut}, {Carya laciniosa}]
King Oedipus
1: (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles [syn: {Oedipus}, {Oedipus Rex}]
king of beasts
1: large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male [syn: {lion}, {Panthera leo}]
King of England
1: the sovereign ruler of England [syn: {King of Great Britain}]
king of the herring
1: thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin [syn: {oarfish}, {ribbonfish}, {Regalecus glesne}]
King Oliver
1: United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938) [syn: {Oliver}, {Joseph Oliver}]
king orange
1: large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida [syn: {temple orange}, {temple orange tree}, {tangor}, {Citrus nobilis}]
king penguin
1: large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle [syn: {Aptenodytes patagonica}]
king post
1: post connecting the crossbeam to the apex of a triangular truss
king protea
1: South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup- or goblet-shaped resembling globe artichokes [syn: {honeypot}, {Protea cynaroides}]
king salmon
1: pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon [syn: {chinook salmon}, {chinook}] 2: large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning [syn: {chinook}, {chinook salmon}, {quinnat salmon},...
king snake
1: any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals [syn: {kingsnake}]
king vulture
1: large black-and-white vulture of South America and Central America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck [syn: {Sarcorhamphus papa}]
king whiting
1: whiting of the southeastern coast of North America [syn: {Menticirrhus americanus}]
King William pine
1: evergreen of Tasmanian mountains having sharp-pointed leaves the curve inward [syn: {Athrotaxis selaginoides}]
King's Counsel
1: Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a king
king's evil
1: a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands [syn: {scrofula}, {struma}]
king's spear
1: asphodel with leafy stem and fragrant yellow flowers [syn: {yellow asphodel}, {Asphodeline lutea}]
king-size
1: extra large; "a king-size bed" [syn: {king-sized}]
king-sized
1: extra large; "a king-size bed" [syn: {king-size}]
kingbird
1: large American flycatcher [syn: {Tyrannus tyrannus}]
kingbolt
1: bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle [syn: {kingpin}, {swivel pin}]
kingcup
1: swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups [syn: {marsh marigold}, {meadow bright}, {May blob}, {cowslip}, {water dragon}, {Caltha palustris}] 2: any...
kingdom
1: a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" [syn: {land}, {realm}] 2: a country with a king...
kingdom Animalia
1: taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals [syn: {Animalia}, {animal kingdom}]
kingdom come
1: the next world; "he nearly blew us to kingdom come" 2: the end of time; "you can wet the bed till kingdom come, for all I care"
kingdom Fungi
1: the taxonomic kingdom of lower plants [syn: {Fungi}, {fungus kingdom}]
kingdom Monera
1: prokaryotic bacteria and blue-green algae and various primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to divide the organisms into phyla informal names are used for the major divisions [sy...
Kingdom of Belgium
1: a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization [syn: {Belgium}, {Belgique}]
Kingdom of Bhutan
1: a landlocked principality in the Himalayas northeast of India [syn: {Bhutan}]
Kingdom of Cambodia
1: a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946 [syn: {Cambodia}, {Kampuchea}]
Kingdom of Denmark
1: a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea [syn: {Denmark}, {Danmark}]
Kingdom of Lesotho
1: a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 [syn: {Lesotho}, {Basutoland}]
Kingdom of Morocco
1: a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956 [syn: {Morocco}, {Maroc}, {Marruecos}, {Al-Magrib}]
Kingdom of Nepal
1: a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China [syn: {Nepal}]
Kingdom of Norway
1: a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905 [syn: {Norway}, {Norge}, {Noreg}]
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1: an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy [syn: {Saudi Arabia}]
Kingdom of Spain
1: a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power [syn: {Spain}, {Espana}]
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Kingdom of Swaziland
1: a landlocked monarchy in southeastern Africa; member of the Commonwealth that achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1968 [syn: {Swaziland}]
Kingdom of Sweden
1: a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula [syn: {Sweden}, {Sverige}]
Kingdom of Thailand
1: a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula; "Thailand is the official name of the former Siam" [syn: {Thailand}, {Siam}]
Kingdom of The Netherlands
1: a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1579; half the country lies below sea level [syn: {Netherlands}, {The Netherlands}, {Holland}]
Kingdom of Tonga
1: a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970 [syn: {Tonga}, {Friendly Islands}]
kingdom Plantae
1: the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants [syn: {Plantae}, {plant kingdom}]
kingdom Protoctista
1: in most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta; Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular protists and their descendant mul...
kingfish
1: the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States 2: large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters [syn: {cero}, {pintado}, {Scombe...
kingfisher
1: nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
kingfisher daisy
1: softly hairy South African herb having flowers with bright blue rays [syn: {Felicia bergeriana}]
kinglet
1: small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice
kinglike
1: having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king; "symbolizing kingly power"; "the murder of his kingly guest" [syn: {kingly}]
kingly
1: having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king; "symbolizing kingly power"; "the murder of his kingly guest" [syn: {kinglike}]
kingmaker
1: an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence; "the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker"
kingpin
1: the most important person in a group or undertaking [syn: {top banana}, {bigwig}] 2: bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle [syn: {kingbolt}, {swivel pin}] 3: the front bowling pin ...
kingship
1: the dignity or rank or position of a king
kingsnake
1: any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals [syn: {king snake}]
Kingston
1: a town on the Hudson River in New York 2: a town in southeast Ontario on Lake Ontario near the head of the Saint Lawrence River 3: capital and largest city of Jamaica [syn: {capital of Jamaica}, {J...
Kingstown
1: the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; on Saint Vincent
kingwood
1: handsome violet-streaked wood of the kingwood tree; used especially in cabinetwork 2: Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood [syn: {kingwood tree}, {Dalbergia cearensis}]
kingwood tree
1: Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood [syn: {kingwood}, {Dalbergia cearensis}]
kinin
1: any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leaves [syn: {cytokinin}]
kink
1: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight [syn: {twist}, {twirl}] v 1: curl tightly; "crimp hair" [syn: {crimp}, {crape}, {frizzle}, {frizz}, {kink up}] 2: form a cu...
kink up
1: curl tightly; "crimp hair" [syn: {crimp}, {crape}, {frizzle}, {frizz}, {kink}]
kinkajou
1: arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail [syn: {honey bear}, {potto}, {Potos flavus}, {Potos caudivolvulus}] 2: a kind of lemur [syn: {potto}, {Perodicticus pott...
kinky
1: (used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes; "kinky sex"; "perverted practices" [syn: {perverted}] 2: in small tight curls [syn: {crisp}, {frizzly}, {frizzy}, {nappy...
kino
1: obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning [syn: {gum kino}, {kino gum}] 2: East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning ...
kino gum
1: obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning [syn: {kino}, {gum kino}] 2: reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medi...
Kinosternidae
1: mud turtles; musk turtles [syn: {family Kinosternidae}]
Kinosternon
1: type genus of the Kinosternidae [syn: {genus Kinosternon}]
Kinsey
1: United States zoologist best known for his interview studies of sexual behavior (1894-1956) [syn: {Alfred Charles Kinsey}]
kinsfolk
1: people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" [syn: {family}, {family line}, {folk}, {kinfolk}, {sept}, {phratry}]
Kinshasa
1: the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville [syn: {Leopoldville}]
kinship
1: a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropolog...
kinship by marriage
1: kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship [syn: {affinity}] [ant: {consanguinity}]
kinship group
1: group of people related by blood or marriage [syn: {kin}, {kin group}, {kindred}, {clan}, {tribe}]
kinsperson
1: a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family" [syn: {kin}, {family}]
kiosk
1: small area set off by walls for special use [syn: {booth}, {cubicle}, {stall}]
Kiowa
1: a member of a Tanoan people living in the southwestern United States 2: the Tanoan language spoken by the Kiowa people
kip
1: sleep; "roused him from his kip" 2: the basic unit of money in Laos 3: a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an errect position by ...
kip down
1: go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn" [syn: {go to bed}, {turn in}, {bed}, {crawl in}, {hit the hay}, {hit the sack}, {sack out}, {go to ...
Kipling
1: English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936) [syn: {Rudyard Kipling}, {Joseph Rudyard Kipling}]
Kipp's apparatus
1: a laboratory apparatus for producing a gas (usually hydrogen sulfide) by the action of a liquid on a solid without heating
kipper
1: salted and smoked herring [syn: {kippered herring}]
Kirchhoff
1: German physicist who with Bunsen pioneered spectrum analysis and formulated two laws governing electric networks (1824-1887) [syn: {G. R. Kirchhoff}, {Gustav Robert Kirchhoff}]
Kirchhoff's laws
1: (physics) two laws governing electric networks in which steady currents flow: the sum of all the currents at a point is zero and the sum of the voltage gains and drops around any closed circuit is ...
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