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1: German expressionist painter (1880-1938) [syn: {Ernst Ludwig Kirchner}]

1: a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia [syn: {Kirgiz}, {Khirghiz}] 2: a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northweste...

1: a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 [syn: {Kyrgyzstan}, {Kyrgyz Republic}, {Kirgizia}, {Kirghiz}, {Ki...

1: a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 [syn: {Kyrgyzstan}, {Kyrgyz Republic}, {Kirghizia}, {Kirgizia}, {...

1: a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia [syn: {Kirghiz}, {Khirghiz}] 2: a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwest...

1: a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 [syn: {Kyrgyzstan}, {Kyrgyz Republic}, {Kirghizia}, {Kirghiz}, {K...

1: a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 [syn: {Kyrgyzstan}, {Kyrgyz Republic}, {Kirghizia}, {Kirgizia}, {...

1: an island republic in the west central Pacific just south of the equator [syn: {Republic of Kiribati}]

1: the basic unit of money in Kiribati

1: a Scottish church

1: small genus of tropical South African trees and shrubs [syn: {genus Kirkia}]

1: small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs [syn: {pepper tree}]

1: a city in northeastern Iraq; the center of a rich oilfield with pipelines to the Mediterranean

1: a ceremonial four-inch curved dagger that Sikh men are obliged to wear at all times

1: from fermented juice of black morello cherries

1: a garment resembling a tunic that was worn by men in the Middle Ages 2: a long dress worn by women

1: Babylonian consort of Anshar; in Sumerian the name signifies `the totality of the lower world'

1: the capital of Moldova [syn: {Chisinau}, {capital of Moldova}]

1: (Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet [syn: {stuffed derma}]

1: the third month of the civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in November and December) [syn: {Chislev}]

1: (Islam) the will of Allah [syn: {kismet}]

1: (Islam) the will of Allah [syn: {kismat}]

1: the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) [syn: {buss}, {osculation}] 2: a cookie made of egg whites and sugar 3: any of several bite-sized candies 4: a light glancing touch; "the...

1: a spiral curl plastered on the forehead or cheek [syn: {spit curl}]

1: something that is ruinous; "if this were known it would be the kiss of death for my political career"

1: an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to ...

1: (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist [syn: {pax}]

1: annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America [syn: {prince's-feather}, {princess feather}, {prince'...

1: someone who kisses [syn: {osculator}] 2: the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) [syn: {countenance}, {physiognomy}, {phiz}, {visage}, {...

1: affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) [syn: {caressing}, {cuddling}, {fondling}, {hugging}, {necking}, {petting}, {smooching}, {snuggling}]

1: large bloodsucking bug [syn: {conenose}, {cone-nosed bug}, {conenose bug}, {big bedbug}]

1: a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss [syn: {kissing kin}]

1: an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be tra...

1: a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss [syn: {kissing cousin}]

1: United States diplomat who served under President Nixon and President Ford (born in 1923) [syn: {Henry Kissinger}, {Henry Alfred Kissinger}]

1: a port city in western Kenya on the northeastern shore of Lake Victoria; fishing and trading center

1: a Bantu language

1: a case for containing a set of articles 2: gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose [syn: {outfit}] 3: young of any of various fur-bearing animals; "a fox kit" v : supp...

1: everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment" [syn: {whole shebang}, ...

1: everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment" [syn: {whole shebang}, ...

1: a knapsack (usually for a soldier) [syn: {kitbag}]

1: United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the Civil War (1809-1868) [syn: {Carson}, {Christopher Carson}]

1: small gray fox of southwestern United States; may be a subspecies of Vulpes velox [syn: {Vulpes macrotis}] 2: small gray fox of the plains of western North America [syn: {prairie fox}, {Vulpes velo...

1: supply with a set of articles or tools [syn: {kit up}, {kit}]

1: supply with a set of articles or tools [syn: {kit out}, {kit}]

1: a Japanese city on northern Kyushu

1: small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasking like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India [syn: {ketembilla}, {kitembilla}, {ketembilla tree}, {Ceylon go...

1: a knapsack (usually for a soldier) [syn: {kit bag}]

1: a room equipped for preparing meals

1: a home appliance used in preparing food

1: an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government

1: a small garden where vegetables are grown [syn: {vegetable garden}, {vegetable patch}]

1: help hired to work in the kitchen

1: a wooden friction match that will light on any granular surface; useful to light wood or gas stoves

1: (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement [syn: {eitchen midden}, {midden}]

1: a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove" [syn: {stove}, {kitchen stove}, {range}, {cooking stove}]

1: a sink in a kitchen

1: a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove" [syn: {stove}, {range}, {kitchen range}, {cooking stove}]

1: a table in the kitchen

1: a utensil used in preparing food

1: British field marshal (1850-1916) [syn: {Herbert Kitchener}, {Horatio Herbert Kitchener}, {First Earl Kitchener of Khartoum}]

1: small kitchen

1: hardware utensils for use in a kitchen

1: a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value 2: a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float 3: plaything consistin...

1: a barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed into the wind

1: a bob on a kite to provide balance

1: small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasking like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India [syn: {ketembilla}, {kitambilla}, {ketembilla tree}, {Ceylon go...

1: your friends and acquaintances; "all his kith and kin"

1: of a display that is tawdry or vulgar [syn: {ostentatious}, {pretentious}] n : art in pretentious bad taste

1: young domestic cat [syn: {kitty}] v : have kittens; "our cat kittened again this year"

1: a plant of the genus Besseya having fluffy spikes of flowers

1: playful like a lively kitten [syn: {frisky}]

1: small pearl-gray gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe

1: fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago [syn: {wine palm}, {jaggery palm}, {kitul}, {kitul tree}, {toddy alm}, {Caryota urens}]

1: the combined stakes of the betters [syn: {pool}] 2: the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker) [syn: {pot}, {jackpot}] 3: young domestic cat [syn: {kitten}] 4: informal terms referrin...

1: granulated clay; placed in a container where it absorbs the waste products of a cat or dog

1: informal terms referring to a domestic cat [syn: {kitty}, {puss}, {pussy}, {pussycat}]

1: slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot" [syn: {catacorner}, {cata-cornered}, {catercorner}, {cater-cornered}, {catty-corner}, {catty...

1: slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot" [syn: {catacorner}, {cata-cornered}, {catercorner}, {cater-cornered}, {catty-corner}, {catty...

1: fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago [syn: {wine palm}, {jaggery palm}, {kittul}, {kitul tree}, {toddy alm}, {Caryota urens}]

1: fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago [syn: {wine palm}, {jaggery palm}, {kitul}, {kittul}, {toddy alm}, {Caryota urens}]

1: a lake in the mountains of central Africa between Congo and Rwanda [syn: {Lake Kivu}]

1: climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat [syn: {Chinese gooseberry}, {kiwi vine}, {Actinidia chinensis}, {Actinidia deliciosa}] 2: a nativ...

1: fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh [syn: {kiwi}, {Chinese gooseberry}]

1: climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat [syn: {Chinese gooseberry}, {kiwi}, {Actinidia chinensis}, {Actinidia deliciosa}]

1: a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people [syn: {Ku Klux Klan}...

1: a city in western Lithuania on the Baltic Sea; formerly an important trading town of the Hanseatic League [syn: {Memel}]

1: a river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern California to the Pacific Ocean [syn: {Klamath River}]

1: a town in southern Oregon near the California border

1: a river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern California to the Pacific Ocean [syn: {Klamath}]

1: yellow-flowered perennial common in fields and waste places but a weed in rangelands [syn: {Hypericum perforatum}]

1: a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people [syn: {Ku Klux Klan}...

1: a member of the Ku Klux Klan [syn: {Ku Kluxer}, {Kluxer}]

1: German chemist who pioneered analytical chemistry and discovered three new elements (1743-1817) [syn: {Martin Heinrich Klaproth}]

1: British physicist who was born in Germany and fled Nazi persecution; in the 1940s he passed secret information to the USSR about the development of the atom bomb in the United States (1911-1988) [s...

1: a local unit of the Ku Klux Klan

1: a stringed instrument that has a keyboard [syn: {clavier}]

1: a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles [syn: {claxon}]

1: a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria [syn: {Corynebacterium diphtheriae}, {C. diphtheriae}]

1: a genus of nonmotile rod-shaped gram-negative enterobacteria; some cause respiratory and other infections

1: Swiss painter influenced by Kandinsky (1879-1940) [syn: {Paul Klee}]

1: a piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief

1: German mathematician who created the Klein bottle (1849-1925) [syn: {Felix Klein}] 2: United States psychoanalyst (born in Austria) who was the first to specialize in the psychoanalysis of small ch...

1: a closed surface with only one side; formed by passing one end of a tube through the side of the tube and joining it with the other end

1: German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811) [syn: {Heinrich von Kleist}, {Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist}]

1: Austrian statesman (1773-1859) [syn: {Metternich}, {Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von Metternich}]

1: an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive

1: someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive

1: a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) [syn: {kilometer}, {kilometre}, {km}]

1: carbon arc lamp that emits an intense light used in producing films

1: Austrian painter influenced by art nouveau (1862-1918) [syn: {Gustav Klimt}]

1: United States abstract expressionist painter (1910-1962) [syn: {Franz Kline}, {Franz Joseph Kline}]

1: United States physician who first described the XXY-syndrome (born in 1912) [syn: {Harry F. Klinefelter}, {Harry Fitch Kleinfelter}]

1: syndrome in males that is characterized by small testes and long legs and enlarged breasts and reduced sperm production and mental retardation; a genetic defect in which an extra X chromosome (XXY)...

1: syndrome in males that is characterized by small testes and long legs and enlarged breasts and reduced sperm production and mental retardation; a genetic defect in which an extra X chromosome (XXY)...

1: a region in northwestern Canada where gold was discovered in 1896 but exhausted by 1910 2: a form of solitaire that begins with seven piles of cards with the top cards facing up; descending sequenc...

1: German poet (1724-1803) [syn: {Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock}]

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}, {Kaochlor}, {K-lor},...

1: a badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose (often used to refer to computing systems or software that has been badly put together)

1: (Yiddish) a clumsy dolt