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knell the sound produced by a bell rung solemnly, as for a funeral. [6 definitions]
knelt a past tense and past participle of kneel.
Knesset the legislative assembly of Israel.
knew past tense of know.
Knickerbocker a descendant of the Dutch settlers of New York. [3 definitions]
knicker box a children's game of the past in which players roll marbles into a box, the object being for the marbles to travel through arches in the center of the box without bouncing back.
knickers fairly loose, knee-length trousers gathered on each leg at a band just below the knee; knickerbockers. [3 definitions]
knickknack a small decorative object.
knife an instrument or utensil with a handle and a thin, sharp blade, used for cutting. [3 definitions]
knight in medieval times, a warrior on horseback, esp. one who had served an apprenticeship and followed a strict code of conduct. [5 definitions]
knight-errant a medieval knight who traveled widely in search of adventures, esp. in order to right wrongs or prove his skill.
knighthood the rank or position held by a knight. [3 definitions]
knightly of, like, characteristic of, or befitting a knight.
Knights of Columbus an international fraternal organization of Roman Catholic men.
Knight Templar a member of a religious and military order founded by Crusaders in 1118. [2 definitions]
knish a flaky piece of dough stuffed with meat, potato, or the like and fried or baked.
knit to make by using either long, hand-held needles or a machine to link together loops of yarn. [9 definitions]
knitting the action of a person or thing that knits, or the work so produced.
knitting needle a long slender rod of plastic, metal, or the like for hand-knitting that is tapered at one or both ends and usu. used in pairs.
knitwear garments made by knitting.
knives pl. of knife.