| 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] |
| kitty-cornered |
in a diagonal or angled position, esp. relative to another object or space. |
| Kitty Litter |
trademark for a granular material used to absorb the waste of household pets, esp. cats. |
| kiva |
formerly, a large, often underground room used by Pueblo Indians for ceremonies, councils, and the like. |
| kiwi |
a bird of New Zealand that has gray-brown feathers, a long thin bill, and small, weak wings that are useless for flying. [2 definitions] |
| KKK |
abbreviation of "Ku Klux Klan." |
| Klamath |
a member of a North American Indian people in southern Oregon. [2 definitions] |
| Klan |
see "Ku Klux Klan." |
| klavern |
a local unit of the Ku Klux Klan. |
| Klaxon |
trademark for a loud electric horn. |
| Kleenex |
trademark for a soft fluffy tissue paper dispensed in individually folded, layered units and used in place of a handkerchief. [2 definitions] |
| klepto- |
stealing; theft. |
| kleptocracy |
government in which corrupt leaders steal their own country's wealth; government of thieves. [2 definitions] |