comb. Form 1,000 (esp. In metric units). [greek khilioi]
- n. (pl. -s) kilogram. [french, abbreviation]
KILT
—n. Pleated knee-length usu. Tartan skirt, traditionally worn by highland men. —v. - tuck up (the skirts) round the body.
- (esp. As kilted adj.) Gather in vertical pleats. [scandinavian]
KIND
—n. - race, species, or natural group of animals, plants, etc. (human kind).
- class, type, sort, variety.
- natural way, fashion, etc. (true to kind). —adj. (often foll. By to) friendly, generous, or benevolent. in kind 1 in the same form, likewise (was insulted and replied in kind).
- (of payment) in goods or labour, not money.
- character, quality (differ in degree but not in kind). Kind of colloq. To some extent (i kind of expected it). A kind of loosely resembling (he's a kind of doctor). [old english]
KING
charles spaniel n. Small black and tan spaniel.
- n. - (as a title usu. King) male sovereign, esp. A hereditary ruler.
- pre-eminent person or thing (oil king).
- (attrib.) Large (or the largest) kind of plant, animal, etc. (king penguin).
- chess piece which must be checkmated for a win.
- crowned piece in draughts.
- court-card depicting a king.
- (the king) national anthem when the sovereign is male. kingly adj. Kingship n. [old english]
- of arms n. A chief herald.
- of beasts n. Lion.
- of birds n. Eagle.
KINK
—n. - a twist or bend in wire etc. B tight wave in hair.
- mental twist or quirk, esp. When perverse. —v. (cause to) form a kink. [low german or dutch]
KIRK
n. Scot. & n.engl. - church.
- (the kirk or the kirk of scotland) church of scotland. [old norse kirkja = *church]
KISS
of death n. Apparent good luck etc. Which causes ruin.
- of life n. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
- —v. - touch with the lips, esp. As a sign of love, affection, greeting, or reverence.
- (of two people) touch each others' lips in this way.
- lightly touch. —n. - touch with the lips.
- light touch. kiss and tell recount one's sexual exploits. Kiss a person's arse coarse slang toady to. Kiss the dust submit abjectly. [old english]
KITE
n. - light framework with a thin covering flown on a string in the wind.
- soaring bird of prey. [old english]
KITH
n. kith and kin friends and relations. [old english, originally ‘knowledge’: related to *can1]
KIWI
fruit n. Green-fleshed fruit of a climbing plant.
- n. (pl. -s) 1 flightless long-billed new zealand bird.
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