| kris |
a short, double-edged Malayan dagger, usu. having a wavy blade. |
| Krishna |
an incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, and the second god of the Hindu trinity. |
| Kriss Kringle |
see "Santa Claus." |
| Kristallnacht |
the night of November 9, 1938, also known as the "night of broken glass," during which Nazis in Germany, Austria, and other German-occupied regions of central Europe carried out countless acts of violence against Jews and Jewish property, particularly centering on the destruction and ruination of synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses. |
| krona1 |
the chief monetary unit of Sweden, equaling one hundred öre. |
| krona2 |
the chief monetary unit of Iceland, equaling one hundred aurar. |
| krone1 |
the chief monetary unit of Denmark and Norway, equaling one hundred öre. |
| krone2 |
a gold coin formerly minted in Germany worth ten marks. [2 definitions] |
| kroner |
pl. of krone1. |
| krypton |
an inert gaseous chemical element that has thirty-six protons in each nucleus, used esp. as the atmosphere in high-powered light bulbs. (symbol: Kr) |
| KS |
abbreviation of "Kansas," a Midwestern U.S. state between Missouri and Colorado. |
| kt |
abbreviation of "karat," a unit of measure for the purity of gold equal to one twenty-fourth part of pure gold. |
| Kuala Lumpur |
the capital of Malaysia. |
| Kublai Khan |
a Mongol emperor of China from about 1260 to about 1294 and founder of the Mongol dynasty (1216?-1294?). |
| kuchen |
a German coffee cake made with yeast dough and usu. containing fruits, nuts, and the like. |
| kudos |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) praise, honor, and appreciation for work done or status achieved. |
| kudu |
a large African antelope with narrow white stripes across the back and, in the male, long curved horns. |
| kugel |
a casserole of ingredients such as potatoes and noodles that is baked until crusty. |
| Ku Kluxer |
a member of the Ku Klux Klan. |
| Ku Klux Klan |
a secret society organized and active in the southern United States after the Civil War, which sought to regain white supremacy over newly freed blacks. [2 definitions] |
| kulak |
in czarist Russia, a relatively well-off or landholding peasant. |