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| KENNEL | | —n. - small shelter for a dog.
- (in pl.) Breeding or boarding place for dogs. —v. (-ll-; us -l-) put into or keep in a kennel. [french chenil from latin canis dog] | |
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| KENYAN | | —adj. Of kenya in e. Africa. —n. - native or national of kenya.
- person of kenyan descent. | |
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| KERMES | | n. - female of an insect with a berry-like appearance.
- (in full kermes oak) evergreen oak on which this feeds.
- red dye made from these insects dried. [arabic] | |
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| KERNEL | | n. - (usu. Soft) edible centre within the hard shell of a nut, fruit stone, seed, etc.
- whole seed of a cereal.
- essence of anything. [old english: related to *corn1] | |
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| KETONE | | n. Any of a class of organic compounds including propanone (acetone). [german keton, alteration of aketon *acetone] | |
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| KETTLE | | n. Vessel for boiling water in. a different kettle of fish a different matter altogether. A fine (or pretty) kettle of fish iron. An awkward state of affairs. [old norse] | |
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| KEYPAD | | n. Miniature keyboard etc. For a portable electronic device, telephone, etc. | |
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| KIBOSH | | n. Slang nonsense. put the kibosh on put an end to. [origin unknown] | |
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| KIDDIE | | n. (also kiddy) (pl. -ies) slang = *kid1 n. 3. | |
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| KIDNAP | | v. (-pp-; us -p-) 1 abduct (a person etc.), esp. To obtain a ransom.
- steal (a child). kidnapper n. [from *kid1, nap = *nab] | |
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