| kg |
abbreviation of "kilogram," or "kilograms," a unit of weight equal to one thousand grams or 2.205 pounds. |
| KGB |
abbreviation of "Komitet Gosudarstvennoi Bezopastnosti" (Russian); Committee of State Security; formerly, the security and intelligence organization of the Soviet Union. |
| khaki |
a dull yellowish brown color. [5 definitions] |
| khamsin |
a hot south wind from the Sahara that blows in Egypt in the spring, sometimes bringing sand with it. |
| khan1 |
the ruler of the Tatars and Mongols in medieval times. [2 definitions] |
| khan2 |
in certain countries of the East and Middle East, an inn, esp. one with a large courtyard for keeping caravan animals. |
| Khartoum |
the capital of Sudan. |
| khedive |
the title of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt from 1867 to 1914. |
| Khmer |
a member of one of the peoples of Cambodia. [2 definitions] |
| khoums |
the smaller monetary unit of Mauritania. (Cf. ouguiya.) |
| kHz |
abbreviation of "kilohertz," a unit of frequency equal to one thousand cycles per second or one thousand hertz; kilocycle. |
| kibble |
to grind or crush into coarse pieces. [2 definitions] |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| Kibei |
(sometimes l.c.) an offspring of Japanese immigrant parents who is born in the United States or Canada but educated in Japan. (See Issei, Nisei, Sansei.) |
| kibitz |
(informal) to chatter or offer unwanted advice, esp. during a card game. |
| kibitzer |
(informal) an observer who offers unsolicited or unwanted advice, esp. during a card game; meddler. [2 definitions] |
| kick |
to deliver a blow to with the foot. [14 definitions] |
| kickable |
combined form of kick. |
| kick a habit |
to stop doing something that has become a habit or addiction. |
| kick around |
(informal) to discuss or consider (an idea, possibility, proposal or the like). [3 definitions] |
| kickback |
a sum of money given, typically secretly, to one in a powerful position, usu. as a reward for having used his or her influence to make a business deal possible. [2 definitions] |