| killer whale |
a very large predatory dolphin, usu. black and white, that feeds on seals and large fish. |
| kill fee |
money paid to a freelance writer for material that has been commissioned but is not used. |
| killifish |
any of several small fishes that are found esp. in brackish salt water or freshwater and are used for bait. |
| killing |
the act of putting to death. [5 definitions] |
| kill-joy |
one who spoils the fun or enjoyment of others, esp. by being gloomy or pessimistic. |
| kill two birds with one stone |
to achieve two aims with one action. |
| kiln |
a furnace or oven for burning lime, hardening pottery or brick, drying lumber, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| kiln-dry |
to dry (pottery or the like) in a kiln. |
| kilo |
see "kilogram." |
| kilo- |
one thousand. |
| kilobar |
a unit of pressure equal to one thousand bars or 14,500 pounds per square inch. |
| kilobyte |
a unit of electronic storage capacity equal to 1,024 bytes, or approximately one thousand bytes. (abbr.: k) |
| kilocalorie |
see "calorie." |
| kilocycle |
see "kilohertz." |
| kiloelectron volt |
see "keV." |
| kilogram |
a unit of weight equal to one thousand grams or 2.205 pounds. (abbr.: kg) |
| kilohertz |
a unit of frequency equal to one thousand cycles per second or one thousand hertz; kilocycle. (abbr.: kHz) |
| kiloliter |
a unit of capacity equal to one thousand liters or 264.2 gallons, or to one cubic meter or 1.308 cubic yards. |
| kilometer |
a unit of length equal to one thousand meters or 0.621 mile. (abbr.: km) |
| kilometre |
a spelling of "kilometer" used in Canada and Britain. See "kilometer." |
| kiloton |
a unit of power used in measuring the force of nuclear weapons, equal to the explosive force of one thousand tons of TNT. |