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kitchenette a very small kitchen.
kitchen garden a garden in which vegetables, and sometimes herbs and fruit, are grown for personal use.
kitchen midden a refuse heap of shells, bones, and the like marking the site of a prehistoric human settlement.
kitchen police duty assigned to soldiers to work in a military kitchen; KP. [2 definitions]
kitchenware utensils and other equipment for cooking.
kite a toy consisting of a light frame covered with paper, plastic, or cloth to be flown in the air at the end of a long string. [5 definitions]
kiteboard to ride over water standing on a small board while being towed by a kite whose line is attached to one's body; kitesurf.
kiteboarder some who engages in kiteboarding as recreation or sport.
kiteboarding a sport in which one rides a skateboard or snowboard while being towed by a kite attached to one's body. [2 definitions]
kitesurf to ride over water standing on a small board while being towed by a kite whose line is attached to one's body; kiteboard.
kitesurfer someone who engages in kitesurfing as recreation or sport.
kitesurfing a water sport, similar to wakeboarding, in which one rides a small board with foot bindings while being towed by a kite attached to one's body. [2 definitions]
kith those with whom one shares friendship, a common language and culture, and the like. (See kith and kin.)
kith and kin friends, neighbors, and relatives.
kithara see "cithara."
kitsch art, literature, and the like that is pretentious, often gaudy, and of little value, usu. produced for popular appeal.
kitten a cat that is not yet full-grown. [2 definitions]
kittenish lively and innocent, or seemingly so.
kittiwake either of two gulls of northern regions, which have a rudimentary hind toe.
kitty1 a kitten or cat.
kitty2 money collected from various contributors for a specific purpose, as to buy presents or pay certain expenses. [3 definitions]