| 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 to 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. |
| knob |
a rounded protrusion, such as a doorknob, drawer pull, or mechanical switch. [2 definitions] |
| knobbly |
having or being full of knots or lumps; knotty. |
| knobby |
covered with or having lumps or knobs; lumpy. [2 definitions] |
| knock |
to strike something, esp. a door so as to get permission to enter. [9 definitions] |
| knockabout |
a small sailing vessel with a mainsail, jib, and keel, but no bowsprit. [3 definitions] |