| 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," 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. |
| 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] |
| kleptomania |
a compulsion to steal, or the psychological disorder that causes such a compulsion. |
| kleptomaniac |
a person who has a psychological disorder that impels him or her to steal. |
| klieg light |
a powerful, bright arc light used esp. to light the sets for motion pictures. |
| Klinefelter's syndrome |
a congenital disorder that causes sterility in males, caused by an extra X chromosome. |
| klipspringer |
a small African mountain antelope. |
| kludge |
(slang) a clumsy, but successful, computer system improvised by combining unlikely parts. |
| klutz |
(slang) a clumsy person. [2 definitions] |