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] |
kleptocrat |
a leader in a country's government who uses his or her power to become personally rich by exploiting the country's resources at the expense of the people. |
kleptomania |
a compulsion to steal, or the psychological disorder that causes such a compulsion. |
kleptomaniac |
a person who has a psychological disorder that impels him or her to steal. |
klieg light |
a powerful, bright arc light used esp. to light the sets for motion pictures. |
Klinefelter's syndrome |
a congenital disorder that causes sterility in males, caused by an extra X chromosome. |
klipspringer |
a small African mountain antelope. |
kludge |
(slang) a clumsy, but successful, computer system improvised by combining unlikely parts. |
klutz |
(slang) a clumsy person. [2 definitions] |
km |
abbreviation of "kilometer," or "kilometers," a unit of length equal to one thousand meters or 0.621 mile. |
knack |
an innate special talent; facility. [2 definitions] |
knackwurst |
a short, thick, highly seasoned sausage that is shaped like a frankfurter. |