| à la king |
diced and cooked in a cream sauce with green peppers, pimentos, and mushrooms. |
| king cobra |
the largest of poisonous snakes, found in southeastern Asia; hamadryad. |
| king crab |
a large crab of North Pacific waters that is valued for its edible flesh; Alaskan king crab. [2 definitions] |
| King James Version |
the English version of the Bible published in 1611 under the authorization of King James I; Authorized Version. |
| King Lear |
the title character and protagonist of a tragedy by William Shakespeare. |
| king post |
in carpentry, a supporting vertical post between the apex of a triangular truss and the horizontal tie beam. (Cf. queen post.) |
| king salmon |
see "chinook salmon." |
| king-size |
larger than the usual size. [2 definitions] |
| kingsnake |
any of several nonvenomous snakes of the New World that have yellow or red markings and feed mainly on rodents. |
| Martin Luther King Day |
a U.S. national holiday observed on the third Monday of January commemorating the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. |
U.S. clergyman and civil rights leader (b.1929--d.1968). |
| sea king |
any of the Viking pirate chiefs of medieval times. |