Little Johnny was sitting on a park bench munching on one candy bar after another.
After the sixth one a man on the bench across from him said, "Son, you know eating all that candy isn’t good for you. It will give you acne, rot your teeth, make you fat."
Little Johnny replied, "My grandfather lived to be 107 years old."
The man asked, "Did your grandfather eat 6 candy bars at a time?"
Little Johnny answered, "No, he minded his own business!"
- its calcined ashes, formerly a source of sodium, potassium, etc. [origin unknown]
KELT
n. Salmon or sea trout after spawning. [origin unknown]
- var. Of *celt.
KENT
past and past part. Of *ken.
KEPI
n. (pl. -s) french military cap with a horizontal peak. [french kepi]
KEPT
past and past part. Of *keep.
KERB
drill n. Precautions before crossing a road.
- n. Stone edging to a pavement or raised path. [var. Of *curb]
KHAN
n. Title of rulers and officials in central asia, afghanistan, etc. khanate n. [turki, = lord]
KICK
—v. - strike, strike out, or propel forcibly, with the foot or hoof.
- (often foll. By at, against) protest at; rebel against.
- slang give up (a habit).
- (often foll. By out etc.) Expel or dismiss forcibly.
- refl. Be annoyed with oneself.
- football score (a goal) by a kick. —n. - kicking action or blow.
- colloq. A sharp stimulant effect, esp. Of alcohol. B (often in pl.) Thrill (did it for kicks).
- strength, resilience (no kick left).
- colloq. Specified temporary interest (on a jogging kick).
- recoil of a gun when fired. kick about (or around) colloq. - a drift idly from place to place. B be unused or unwanted.
- a treat roughly. B discuss unsystematically. Kick the bucket slang die. Kick one's heels see *heel1.
KILL
—v. - (also absol.) Deprive of life or vitality; cause death or the death of.
- destroy (feelings etc.).
- refl. Colloq. A overexert oneself (don't kill yourself trying). B laugh heartily.
- colloq. Overwhelm with amusement.
- switch off (a light, engine, etc.).
- computing colloq. Delete.
- colloq. Cause pain or discomfort to (my feet are killing me).
- pass (time, or a specified period) usu. While waiting (an hour to kill before the interview).
- defeat (a bill in parliament). 10 a tennis etc. Hit (the ball) so that it cannot be returned. B stop (the ball) dead. 11 make ineffective (taste, sound, pain, etc.) (carpet killed the sound). —n. - act of killing (esp. In hunting).
- animal(s) killed, esp. By a hunter.
- colloq. Destruction or disablement of an enemy aircraft etc. dressed to kill dressed showily or alluringly. In at the kill present at a successful conclusion. Kill off 1 destroy completely.
- (of an author) bring about the death of (a fictional character). Kill or cure (usu. Attrib.) (of a remedy etc.) Drastic, extreme. Kill two birds with one stone achieve two aims at once. Kill with kindness spoil with overindulgence. [perhaps related to *quell]
KILN
n. Furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying, esp. For calcining lime or firing pottery etc. [old english from latin culina kitchen]
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