v. - drag (a person) under the keel of a ship as a punishment.
- scold or rebuke severely.
KEEPSAKE
n. Souvenir, esp. Of a person.
KERCHIEF
n. - headscarf, neckerchief.
- poet. Handkerchief. [anglo-french courchef: related to *cover, *chief]
KEROSENE
n. (also kerosine) esp. Us fuel oil for use in jet engines, boilers, etc.; paraffin oil. [greek keros wax]
KEYBOARD
—n. - set of keys on a typewriter, computer, piano, etc.
- electronic musical instrument with keys arranged as on a piano. —v. Enter (data) by means of a keyboard. keyboarder n. (in sense 1 of n.). Keyboardist n. (in sense 2 of n.).
KEYPUNCH
—n. Device for recording data by means of punched holes or notches on cards or paper tape. —v. Record (data) thus.
KEYSTONE
n. - central principle of a system, policy, etc.
- central locking stone in an arch.
KICKBACK
n. Colloq. - recoil.
- (usu. Illegal) payment for help or favours, esp. In business.
KILOBYTE
n. Computing 1,024 (i.e. 210) bytes as a measure of memory size etc.
KILOGRAM
n. (also -gramme) si unit of mass, approx. 2.205 lb.
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