| Kislev |
the third month of the Jewish lunisolar calendar, occurring from late November through early December in the Gregorian calendar. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| kiss |
to touch or press with the lips as a sign of love, affection, passion, or respect. [8 definitions] |
| kissable |
combined form of kiss. |
| kiss ass |
(vulgar slang) to seek favor by obsequious behavior. |
| kissing cousin |
(informal) a distant relative who is known well enough to be greeted with a kiss on the cheek. [2 definitions] |
| kiss of death |
any action or statement that causes an irrevocable end to something. |
| kiss-off |
(slang) a dismissal, esp. when hasty or rude. |
| kiss of peace |
in Christian ritual, an embrace, handshake, or the like given as a sign of peace, unity, and love. |
| kit1 |
a collection of articles for a specific use. [4 definitions] |
| kit2 |
the young of certain fur-bearing animals, such as beavers, foxes, rabbits, and ferrets. [2 definitions] |
| kit and kaboodle |
(informal) every bit of a group or collection (usu. prec. by "whole"). |
| kitchen |
a room devoted to the preparation, storage, and cooking of food. |
| kitchen cabinet |
a cabinet, cupboard, or closet in a kitchen. [2 definitions] |
| kitchenette |
a very small kitchen. |
| kitchen garden |
a garden in which vegetables, and sometimes herbs and fruit, are grown for personal use. |
| kitchen midden |
a refuse heap of shells, bones, and the like marking the site of a prehistoric human settlement. |
| kitchen police |
duty assigned to soldiers to work in a military kitchen; KP. [2 definitions] |
| kitchenware |
utensils and other equipment for cooking. |
| kite |
a toy consisting of a light frame covered with paper, plastic, or cloth to be flown in the air at the end of a long string. [5 definitions] |
| kiteboard |
to ride over water standing on a small board while being towed by a kite whose line is attached to one's body; kitesurf. |