| kudos |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) praise, honor, and appreciation for work done or status achieved. |
| kudu |
a large African antelope with narrow white stripes across the back and, in the male, long curved horns. |
| kugel |
a casserole of ingredients such as potatoes and noodles that is baked until crusty. |
| Ku Kluxer |
a member of the Ku Klux Klan. |
| 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. [2 definitions] |
| kulak |
in czarist Russia, a relatively well-off or landholding peasant. |
| kumiss |
the fermented milk of a mare or camel, used as a beverage by Asian nomads. [2 definitions] |
| kümmel |
a colorless liqueur flavored with caraway seeds, cumin, anise, and the like. |
| kumquat |
a type of citrus tree bearing a small, edible fruit. [2 definitions] |
| kung fu |
a Chinese method of self-defense involving fluid, circular movements of the hands and legs. (Cf. karate.) |
| Kunming |
a city in south central China. |
| Kunming Lake |
the sixth-largest freshwater lake in China, located in Beijing. |
| Kuomintang |
the main political party of China from 1911 to 1948, and of Taiwan since 1948. |
| Kurd |
a member of a Muslim people that lives in southeastern Turkey, northern Iran and Iraq, and the Caucasus. |
| Kurdish |
of or pertaining to the Kurds or their culture, language, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| kuru |
a fatal viral disease that affects the nervous system, occurring in New Guinea. |
| kurus |
the smaller monetary unit of Turkey. (Cf. lira.) |
| Kutenai |
a member of a tribe of North American Indians of the northwestern United States and western Canada. [2 definitions] |
| kuvasz |
any of a Hungarian breed of dog with a large strong body covered by long wavy white fur. |
| Kuwait |
a Middle Eastern country at the northern end of the Persian Gulf. |
| kv |
abbreviation of "kilovolt," or "kilovolts," a unit of electromotive force equal to one thousand volts. |