Kelvin |
a thermodynamic temperature scale whose degree intervals correspond to those of the Celsius scale and in which zero degrees, or absolute zero, is equal to -273.15 degrees Celsius. [3 definitions] |
kempt |
of hair, neatly combed. [2 definitions] |
ken |
knowledge, range of vision, or comprehension. |
kendo |
a Japanese sport of fencing with bamboo sticks. |
kennel |
(often pl.) a place where dogs are raised, bred, trained, or housed. [2 definitions] |
keno |
a game of chance similar to lotto and bingo but using balls instead of counters. |
Kentucky |
an east central U.S. state, south of Indiana and Ohio. (abbr.: KY) |
Kentucky Derby |
the first of three annual U.S. horse races known as the Triple Crown. |
Kenya |
an East African country on the Indian Ocean coast between Ethiopia and Tanzania. |
Keogh plan |
a financial retirement plan, similar to an IRA, for self-employed persons and for the owners and employees of unincorporated businesses. |
kepi |
a cylindrical cap with a flat top and a short horizontal visor, traditionally worn by members of the French armed forces. |
kept |
past tense and past participle of keep. |
keratectomy |
a surgical operation in which all or part of the cornea is removed. |
keratin |
a hard animal protein which is the main constituent of horn, nails, feathers, beaks, and the like. |
kerato- |
horn; hornlike. [2 definitions] |
keratosis |
any disease of the skin characterized by horny growths. [2 definitions] |
keratotomy |
surgical incision of the cornea to improve vision. |
kerchief |
a square cloth, usually folded into a triangle, worn as a head covering or scarf. |
kerf |
a groove, notch, or cut made in wood by a saw or other cutting tool, or the width of such a cut. [2 definitions] |
kerfuffle |
(chiefly British; informal) a fuss, commotion, or agitated dispute. |
kermes |
the dried bodies of the female of certain scale insects, from which a purple-red dye is obtained. [3 definitions] |