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beginning with letter K
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kale
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noun
  1. cole
  2. An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea acephala)
  3. (slang) money
kame
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noun
  1. (geology) A round hill or short ridge of sand or gravel deposited by a melting glacier.
keek
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noun
  1. A look, especially a quick one; a peek.
verb
  1. To peek; peep.
The man keeked over the fence. =
kemp
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noun
  1. Coarse, rough hair wool or fur.
Kirk
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proper noun
  1. (context, chiefly, UK) The Presbyterian Church of Scotland.
  2. (given name, male, ).
kist
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verb
  1. (obsolete) (past of, kiss)
kite
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noun
  1. A bird of prey with long wings and weak legs that mostly feeds on carrion and spends long periods soaring.
  2. A heavier than air object which fly, flies in the air by obtaining lift from wind, and is tethered by a line or a string.
  3. (context, geometry) A quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair being consecutive.
  4. (context, slang) An aircraft, or aeroplane.
verb (kit, ing)
  1. rare: To fly a kite (usually used with go.)
I'm going kiting this weekend
kithe
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verb
  1. (context, archaic, except in Scots) To make known; to reveal.
    • Late C14: For, but if Crist open myracle kií¾e, / Wií¾outen gilt í¾ou shalt be slayn as swií¾e. " Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale
know
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verb (knows, knowing, knew, known)
  1. (intransitive) To be certain or sure about.
I know that I"m right and you"re wrong.
He knew something terrible was going to happen.
  1. (transitive) To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
I know your mother, but I"ve never met your father.
  1. (transitive) To have knowledge of; to have memorised information, data, or facts about.
He knows more about 19th century politics than one would expect.
She knows where I live.
Let me do it. I know how it works.
  1. (transitive) To understand (a subject).
She knows chemistry better than anybody else.
  1. (context, transitive, archaic, biblical) To have sexual relations with.
  2. (intransitive) To be informed about.
Do you know that Michelle and Jack are getting divorced? " Yes, I know.
  1. (transitive) To be aware of (a person's) intentions.
I won"t lend you any money. You would never pay me back; I know you.
  1. (transitive) To experience.
Their relationship knew ups and downs.
knowe
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noun
  1. A small hill. Alternate form of knoll, common in Scotland and Ulster; also known in England.
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