kith and kin |
friends, neighbors, and relatives. |
kithara |
see "cithara." |
kitsch |
art, literature, and the like that is pretentious, often gaudy, and of little value, usu. produced for popular appeal. |
kitten |
a cat that is not yet full-grown. [2 definitions] |
kittenish |
lively and innocent, or seemingly so. |
kittiwake |
either of two gulls of northern regions, which have a rudimentary hind toe. |
kitty1 |
a kitten or cat. |
kitty2 |
money collected from various contributors for a specific purpose, as to buy presents or pay certain expenses. [3 definitions] |
kitty-cornered |
in a diagonal or angled position, esp. relative to another object or space. |
Kitty Litter |
trademark for a granular material used to absorb the waste of household pets, esp. cats. |
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. |