31633
|
k |
K, the eleventh letter of the English Alphabet,is borrowed from the Greeks, being the same ... |
31634
|
kaaling |
KAALING, n. A bird, a species of starling, found in China. |
31635
|
kabbos |
KAB'BOS, n. A fish of a brown color, without scales. |
31636
|
kale |
KALE, n. [L. caulis.] Sea-cale, an esculent plant of the genus Crambe. |
31637
|
kalendar |
KAL'ENDAR, n. [See Calendar.] |
31638
|
kali |
KA'LI, n. A plant, a species of Salsola, or glass-wort, the ashes of which are used in making ... |
31639
|
kalif |
KA'LIF, n. [See Calif.] |
31640
|
kalifate |
CALIPHATE or KALIFATE, n. The office or dignity of a calif; or the government of a calif. |
31641
|
kalmia |
KAL'MIA, n. The name of a genus of evergreen shrubs, natives of N. America, called laurel, ... |
31642
|
kam |
KAM, a. Crooked. [Not used.] |
31643
|
kan |
KAN |
31644
|
kangaroo |
KANGAROO', n. A singular animal found in New Holland, resembling in some respects the opossum. It ... |
31645
|
kaolin |
KA'OLIN, n. A species of earth or variety of clay, used as one of the two ingredients in the ... |
31646
|
karagane |
KAR'AGANE, n. A species of gray fox found in the Russian empire. |
31647
|
karpholite |
KARPH'OLITE, n. [Gr. straw, and a stone.]A mineral recently discovered. It has a fibrous structure ... |
31648
|
kata |
KA'TA, n. In syria, a fowl of the grous kind. |
31649
|
kaun |
KAUN |
31650
|
kaw |
KAW, v.i. [from the sound.] To cry as a raven, crow or rook.KAW, n. The cry of the rave, crow or ... |
31651
|
kawn |
KAWN, n. In Turkey, a public inn. |
31652
|
kayle |
KAYLE, n.1. A nine-pin, a kettle-pin; sometimes written keel.2. A kind of play in Scotland, in ... |
31653
|
keck |
KECK, v.i. To heave the stomach; to reach, as in an effort to vomit. [Little used.]KECK, n. A ... |
31654
|
keckle |
KECK'LE, v.t. To wind old rope round a cable to preserve its surface from being fretted, or to ... |
31655
|
kecksy |
KECK'SY, n. [L. cicuta.] Hemlock; a hollow jointed plant. [Not used in America.] |
31656
|
kecky |
KECK'Y, a. Resembling a kex.1. An Indian scepter. |
31657
|
kedge |
KEDGE, n. [allied probably to cag and keg.] A small anchor, used to keep a ship steady when riding ... |
31658
|
kedlack |
KED'LACK, n. A weed that grows among wheat and rye; charlock. [I believe not used in America.] |
31659
|
kee |
KEE, plu. of cow. [Local in England and not used in America.] |
31660
|
keech |
KEECH, n. A mass or lump. [Not in use.] |
31661
|
keel |
KEEL, n.1. The principal timber in a ship, extending from stem to stern at the bottom, and ... |
31662
|
keelage |
KEE'LAGE, n. Duty paid for a ship entering Hartlepool, Eng. |
31663
|
keeled |
KEE'LED, a. In botany, carinated; having a longitudinal prominence on the back; as a keeled leaf, ... |
31664
|
keelfat |
KEE'LFAT, n. A cooler; a vessel in which liquor is set for cooling. [Not used.] |
31665
|
keelhaul |
KEE'LHAUL, v.t. To haul under the keel of a ship. Keelhauling is a punishment inflicted in the ... |
31666
|
keeling |
KEE'LING, n. A kind of small cod, of which stock fish is made. |
31667
|
keelson |
KEELSON, n. kel'son. A piece of timber in a ship, laid on the middle of the floor timbers over the ... |
31668
|
keen |
KEEN, a.1. Eager; vehement; as hungry curs too keen at the sport. The sheep were so keen on the ... |
31669
|
keenly |
KEE'NLY, adv. Eagerly; vehemently.1. Sharply; severely; bitterly. |
31670
|
keenness |
KEE'NNESS, n. Eagerness; vehemence; as the keenness of hunger.1. Sharpness; fineness of edge; as ... |
31671
|
keep |
KEEP, v.t. pret. and pp. kept. [L. habeo, and capio.]1. To hold; to retain in one's power or ... |
31672
|
keeper |
KEE'PER, n. One who keeps; one that holds or has possession of any thing.1. One who retains in ... |
31673
|
keepership |
KEE'PERSHIP, n. The office of a keeper. [Little used.] |
31674
|
keeping |
KEE'PING, ppr. Holding; restraining; preserving; guarding; protecting; performing.KEE'PING, n. A ... |
31675
|
keepsake |
KEE'PSAKE, n. Any thing kept, or given to be kept for the sake of the giver; a token of ... |
31676
|
keffekil |
KEF'FEKIL, n. A stone, white or yellow, which hardens in the fire, and of which Turkey pipes are ... |
31677
|
keffekill |
KEF'FEKILL, n. A mineral, the meerschaum, which see. |
31678
|
keg |
KEG, n. A small cask or barrel; written more correctly cag. |
31679
|
kell |
KELL, n. A sort of pottage. [Not used in America.]KELL, n. The caul or omentum. [See Caul, the ... |
31680
|
kelp |
KELP, n. The calcined ashes of sea weed, used in the manufacture of glass. This is a dark color ... |
31681
|
kelpy |
KELP'Y, n. An imaginary spirit of the waters, in the form of a horse. [Local and vulgar.] |
31682
|
kelson |
KEL'SON. [See Keelson.] |
31683
|
kelter |
KELT'ER, n. The phrase,he is not in kelter, signifies, he is not in a proper dress or equipage, or ... |
31684
|
kemb |
KEMB, v.t. To comb, which see. Kemb is an obsolete orthography. |
31685
|
kemelin |
KEM'ELIN, n. A tub; a brewer's vessel. [Not in use.] |
31686
|
ken |
KEN, v.t. [L. canus, white, caneo, to be white, and this with L. cano, to sing, canto, Eng. to ... |
31687
|
kendal-green |
KEN'DAL-GREEN, n. A species of green cloth made of kendal. |
31688
|
kennel |
KEN'NEL, n. [L. canis, a dog.]1. A house or cot for dogs, or for a pack of hounds.2. A pack of ... |
31689
|
kenning |
KEN'NING, n. View, sight. |
31690
|
kentle |
KEN'TLE, n. [L. centum.] In commerce, a hundred pounds in weight; as a kentle of fish. [It is ... |
31691
|
kentledge |
KENT'LEDGE. n. In seamen's language, pigs of iron for ballast laid on the floor of a ship. |
31692
|
kept |
KEPT, pret. and pp. of keep. |
31693
|
kerb-stone |
KERB-STONE, KIRB-STONE. [See Curb-stone.] |
31694
|
kerchief |
KER'CHIEF, n. [contracted from coverchief.]1. A head dress; a cloth to cover the head.2. A cloth ... |
31695
|
kerchiefed |
KER'CHIEFED |
31696
|
kerchieft |
KER'CHIEFT , a. Dressed; hooded; covered. |
31697
|
kerf |
KERF, n. [Eng. to carve.] The cut of an ax, a saw, or other instrument; the notch or slit made in ... |
31698
|
kermes |
KERM'ES, n. In zoology, an insect produced in the excrescences of a species of small oak, or the ... |
31699
|
kermes-mineral |
KERM'ES-MINERAL, n. A mineral substance, so called from its color. It is a precipitate of ... |
31700
|
kern |
KERN, n. An Irish footman or foot-soldier.1. In English laws, an idle person or vagabond.KERN, n. ... |
31701
|
kernel |
KERN'EL, n.1. The edible substance contained in the shell of a nut.2. Any thing included in a ... |
31702
|
kernelly |
KERN'ELLY, a. Full of kernels; resembling kernels. |
31703
|
kersey |
KER'SEY, n. A species of coarse woolen cloth; a coarse stuff made chiefly in Kent and Devonshire ... |
31704
|
kerve |
KERVE, v.t. To carve. [Not used.] |
31705
|
kerver |
KERV'ER, n. A carver. [Not used.] |
31706
|
kesar |
KE'SAR, n. [from Caesar.] An emperor. |
31707
|
kestrel |
KES'TREL, n. A fowl of the genus Falco, or hawk kind; called also stannel and windhover. It ... |
31708
|
ketch |
KETCH, n. A vessel with two masts, a main and mizen-mast,usually from 100 to 250 tones burden. ... |
31709
|
ketchup |
KETCH'UP, n. A sauce. [See Catchup.] |
31710
|
kettle |
KET'TLE, n. A vessel of iron or other metal, with a wide mouth, usually without a cover, used for ... |
31711
|
kettle-drum |
KET'TLE-DRUM, n. An instrument of martial music, composed of two basins of copper or brass, ... |
31712
|
kettle-drummer |
KET'TLE-DRUMMER, n. The man who beats the kettle-drum. |
31713
|
kettle-pins |
KET'TLE-PINS, n. Nine pins; skittles. |
31714
|
kevel |
KEV'EL, n. In ships, a piece of timber serving to belay the sheets or great ropes by which the ... |
31715
|
kex |
KEX, n. Hemlock; the stem of the teasel; a dry stalk. [See Kecksy.] |
31716
|
key |
KEY, n. ke. In a general sense, a fastener; that which fastens; as a piece of wood in the frame of ... |
31717
|
key-cold |
KE'Y-COLD, a. Lifeless. [Not in use.] |
31718
|
keyage |
KE'YAGE, n. Money paid for the use of a key or quay. |
31719
|
keyed |
KE'YED, a. Furnished with keys; as a keyed instrument.1. Set to a key, as a tune. |
31720
|
keyhole |
KE'YHOLE, n. A hole or aperture in a door or lock, for receiving a key. |
31721
|
keystone |
KE'YSTONE, n. The stone on the top or middle of an arch or vault, which being wider at the top ... |
31722
|
khan |
KHAN, n. In Persia, an officer answering to a governor in Europe or America. Among the Tartars, a ... |
31723
|
khanate |
KHANATE, n. kaun'ate. The dominion or jurisdiction of a khan. |
31724
|
kibe |
KIBE, n. [This word has the elements of chap, gap, gape.]A chap or crack in the flesh occasioned by ... |
31725
|
kibed |
KI'BED, a. Chapped; cracked with cold; affected with chilblains; as kibed heels. |
31726
|
kiby |
KI'BY, a. Affected with kibes. |
31727
|
kick |
KICK, v.t. To strike with the foot; as, a horse kicks a servant; a man kicks a dog.KICK, v.i. To ... |
31728
|
kicked |
KICK'ED, pp. Struck with the foot or feet. |
31729
|
kicker |
KICK'ER, n. One that kicks. |
31730
|
kicking |
KICK'ING, ppr. Striking with the foot; thrusting out the foot with violence.KICK'ING, n. The act ... |
31731
|
kickshaw |
KICK'SHAW, n.1. Something fantastical or uncommon, or something that has no particular name.2. A ... |
31732
|
kickshoe |
KICK'SHOE, n. A dancer, in contempt; a caperer; a buffoon. [A word used only by Milton.] |
31733
|
kid |
KID, n. [L. hoedus; vulgar.]1. A young goat.2. A faggot; a bundle of heath and furze.KID, v.t. or ... |
31734
|
kidder |
KID'DER, n. An engrosser of corn, or one who carries corn, provisions and merchandize about the ... |
31735
|
kiddle |
KID'DLE, n. A kind of wear in a river for catching fish; corruptly pronounced kittle. |
31736
|
kiddow |
KID'DOW, n. A web-footed fowl, called also guillemot, sea-hen, or skout. |
31737
|
kidling |
KID'LING, n. A young kid. |
31738
|
kidnap |
KID'NAP, v.t. To steal a human being, man, woman or child; or to seize and forcibly carry away any ... |
31739
|
kidnapped |
KID'NAPPED, pp. Stolen or forcibly carried away; as a human being. |
31740
|
kidnapper |
KID'NAPPER, n. One who steals or forcibly carries away a human being; a manstealer. |
31741
|
kidnapping |
KID'NAPPING, ppr. Stealing or forcibly carrying away human beings.KID'NAPPING, n. The act of ... |
31742
|
kidney |
KID'NEY, n. [I have not found this word in any other language.]1. The kidneys are two oblong ... |
31743
|
kidney-bean |
KID'NEY-BEAN, n. A sort of bean so named from its resemblance to the kidney. It is of the genus ... |
31744
|
kidney-form |
KID'NEY-FORM |
31745
|
kidney-shaped |
KID'NEY-SHAPED a. Having the form or shape of a kidney. |
31746
|
kidney-vetch |
KID'NEY-VETCH, n. A plant of the genus Anthyllis. |
31747
|
kidney-wort |
KID'NEY-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Saxifraga. |
31748
|
kiffekill |
KIF'FEKILL |
31749
|
kil |
KIL, n. A Dutch word,signifying a channel or bed of a river, and hence a stream. |
31750
|
kilderkin |
KIL'DERKIN, n. A small barrel; a liquid measure containing two firkins, or 16 or 18 gallons. |
31751
|
kill |
KILL, v.t.1. To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means. To kill an ... |
31752
|
killas |
KIL'LAS, n. An argillaceous stone of a pale gray or greenish gray, of a lamellar or coarsely ... |
31753
|
killdee |
KILL'DEE, n. A small bird in America, so called from its voice or note; a species of plover. |
31754
|
killed |
KILL'ED, pp. Deprived of life; quelled; calmed. |
31755
|
killer |
KILL'ER, n. One who deprives of life; he or that which kills. |
31756
|
killing |
KILL'ING, ppr. Depriving of life; quelling. |
31757
|
killinite |
KIL'LINITE, n. A mineral, a variety of spodumene, found at Killeney, in Ireland. |
31758
|
killow |
KIL'LOW, n. An earth of a blackish or deep blue color. |
31759
|
kiln |
KILN, n. kil.1. A large stove or oven; a fabric of brick or stone which may be heated for the ... |
31760
|
kiln-dried |
KIL'N-DRIED, pp. Dried in a kiln. |
31761
|
kiln-dry |
KIL'N-DRY, v.t. kil-dry. To dry in a kiln; as, to kiln-dry or grain. |
31762
|
kiln-drying |
KIL'N-DRYING, ppr. Drying in a kiln. |
31763
|
kilogram |
KIL'OGRAM, n. In the new system of French weights and measures, a thousand grams. According to ... |
31764
|
kiloliter |
KIL'OLITER, n. [Gr. a thousand, and a Greek measure. See Liter.]In the new French measures, a ... |
31765
|
kilometer |
KILOM'ETER, n. [Gr. a thousand, and a meter.] In the French system of measures, a thousand meters; ... |
31766
|
kilt |
KILT, n. A kind of short petticoat worn by the highlanders of Scotland.KILT, pp. Killed. |
31767
|
kimbo |
KIM'BO |
31768
|
kin |
KIN, n. [L. genus; Gr. connected with L. gigno, geno.]1. Relation, properly by consanguinity or ... |
31769
|
kinate |
KIN'ATE, n. A salt formed by the union of kinic acid with a base. |
31770
|
kind |
KIND, n.1. Race; genus; generic class; as in mankind or humankind. In technical language, kind ... |
31771
|
kinded |
KIND'ED, a. Begotten. |
31772
|
kindle |
KIN'DLE, v.t. [L. accendo; from the root of candeo, caneo, to be light or white, to shine.]1. To ... |
31773
|
kindled |
KIN'DLED, pp. Set on fire; inflamed; excited into action. |
31774
|
kindler |
KIN'DLER, n. He or that which kindles or sets on fire. |
31775
|
kindless |
KINDLESS, a. Destitute of kindness; unnatural. |
31776
|
kindliness |
KINDLINESS, n. Affection; affectionate disposition; benignity.1. Natural disposition. |
31777
|
kindling |
KIN'DLING, ppr. Setting on fire; causing to burn with flame; exciting into action. |
31778
|
kindly |
KINDLY, a. [See Kind, the noun.] Homogeneal; congenial; kindred; of the same nature. This Johnson ... |
31779
|
kindness |
KINDNESS, n. [from kind, the adjective.]1. Good will; benevolence; that temper or disposition ... |
31780
|
kindred |
KIN'DRED, n. [from kin, kind.]1. Relation by birth; consanguinity. Like her, of equal kindred to ... |
31781
|
kine |
KINE, plu. of cow. But cows, the regular plural, is now in general use. |
31782
|
king |
KING, n.1. The chief or sovereign of a nation; a man invested with supreme authority over a ... |
31783
|
kingapple |
KING'APPLE, n. A kind of apple, so called. |
31784
|
kingbird |
KING'BIRD, n. A fowl of the genus Paradisea; also, a species of the genus Muscicapa, so called ... |
31785
|
kingcraft |
KING'CR`AFT, n. The craft of kings; the act of governing; usually in a bad sense. |
31786
|
kingcup |
KING'CUP, n. A flower, crowfoot. |
31787
|
kingdom |
KING'DOM, n. [king and dom, jurisdiction.]1. The territory or country subject to a king; an ... |
31788
|
kingdomed |
KING'DOMED, a. Proud of royalty. |
31789
|
kingfisher |
KING'FISHER, n. A fowl of the genus Alcedo. |
31790
|
kinghood |
KING'HOOD, n. State of being a king. |
31791
|
kingless |
KING'LESS, a. Having no king. |
31792
|
kinglike |
KING'LIKE, a. Like a king. |
31793
|
kingling |
KING'LING, n. A little king. |
31794
|
kingly |
KING'LY, a. Belonging to a king; suitable to a king; as a kingly couch.1. Royal; sovereign; ... |
31795
|
kings-evil |
KING'S-EVIL, n. A disease of the scrofulous kind. |
31796
|
kings-spear |
KING'S-SPEAR, n. A plant of the genus Asphodelus. |
31797
|
kingship |
KING'SHIP, n. Royalty; the state, office or dignity of a king. |
31798
|
kingstone |
KING'STONE, n. A fish. |
31799
|
kinic |
KIN'IC, a. Pertaining to cinchona; as the kinic acid. |
31800
|
kink |
KINK, n. [L. cingo.] The twist of a rope or thread, occasioned by a spontaneous winding of the ... |
31801
|
kinkhaust |
KINK'HAUST, n. The chincough. [Not used.] |
31802
|
kino |
KI'NO, n. An astringent resin obtained from an African tree.Kino consists of tannin and ... |
31803
|
kinsfolk |
KINS'FOLK, n. [kin and folk.] Relations; kindred; persons of the same family. |
31804
|
kinsman |
KINS'MAN, n. [kin and man.] A man of the same race or family; one related by blood. |
31805
|
kinswoman |
KINS'WOMAN, n. A female relation. |
31806
|
kipper |
KIP'PER, n. A term applied to a salmon, when unfit to be taken, and to the time when they are so ... |
31807
|
kirk |
KIRK, n. kurk. In Scotland, a church. This is the same word as church, differently written and ... |
31808
|
kirkman |
KIRK'MAN, n. One of the church of Scotland. |
31809
|
kirtle |
KIR'TLE, n. ker'tl.1. An upper garment; a gown; a petticoat; a short jacket; a mantle.2. A ... |
31810
|
kirtled |
KIR'TLED, a. Wearing a kirtle. |
31811
|
kiss |
KISS, v.t.1. To salute with the lips.2. To treat with fondness; to caress. The hearts of princes ... |
31812
|
kissed |
KISS'ED, pp. Saluted with a kiss. |
31813
|
kisser |
KISS'ER, n. One that kisses. |
31814
|
kissing |
KISS'ING, ppr. Saluting with the lips. |
31815
|
kissing-comfit |
KISS'ING-COMFIT, n. Perfumed sugar plums to sweeten the breath. |
31816
|
kissing-crust |
KISS'ING-CRUST, n. In cookery, the crust of a loaf that touches another. |
31817
|
kist |
KIST, n. A chest. [Not used.] |
31818
|
kit |
KIT, n. A large bottle.1. A small fiddle.2. A kind of fish-tub, and a milk-pail.[I know not that ... |
31819
|
kitchen |
KITCH'EN, n. [L. coquina; from the root of L. coquo, to cook.]1. A cook-room; the room of a house ... |
31820
|
kitchen-garden |
KITCH'EN-G`ARDEN, n. A garden or piece of ground appropriated to the raising of vegetables for the ... |
31821
|
kitchen-maid |
KITCH'EN-MAID, n. A female servant whose business is to clean the kitchen and utensils of cookery, ... |
31822
|
kitchen-stuff |
KITCH'EN-STUFF, n. Fat collected form pots and dripping pans. |
31823
|
kitchen-wench |
KITCH'EN-WENCH, n. The woman who cleans the kitchen and utensils of cookery. |
31824
|
kitchen-work |
KITCH'EN-WORK, n. Work done in the kitchen; as cookery, washing, &c. |
31825
|
kite |
KITE, n. A rapacious fowl of the genus Falco or hawk, remarkable for gliding through the air ... |
31826
|
kitefoot |
KI'TEFOOT, n. A sort of tobacco, so called. |
31827
|
kitesfoot |
KI'TESFOOT, n. A plant. |
31828
|
kith |
KITH, n. Acquaintance. |
31829
|
kitling |
KIT'LING, n. [L. catulus.] A whelp; the young of a beast. |
31830
|
kitten |
KIT'TEN, n. kit'n. A young cat, or the young of the cat.KIT'TEN, v.i. kit'n. To bring forth ... |
31831
|
kittiwake |
KIT'TIWAKE, n. A fowl of the genus Larus, or gull kind. |
31832
|
kittle |
KIT'TLE, v.t. To tickle. [Not used.] |
31833
|
klick |
KLICK, v.i. [a different orthography or diminutive of clack.]1. To make a small, sharp sound by ... |
31834
|
knab |
KNAB, v.t. nab. To bite; to gnaw; to nibble. [This word may belong to the root of nibble, and it ... |
31835
|
knabble |
KNAB'BLE, v.i. To bite or nibble. [Not used.] |
31836
|
knack |
KNACK, n. nak. A little machine; a petty contrivance; a toy. A knack, a toy, a trick, a baby's ... |
31837
|
knacker |
KNACK'ER, n. nak'er. A maker of knacks, toys or small work.1. A rope-maker, or collar-maker. [Not ... |
31838
|
knag |
KNAG, n. nag.1. A knot in wood, or a protuberant knot; a wart.2. A peg for hanging things on.3. ... |
31839
|
knaggy |
KNAG'GY, n. nag'gy. Knotty, full of knots; rough with knots; hence, rough in temper. |
31840
|
knap |
KNAP, n. nap. A protuberance; a swelling. [Little used. See Knob.]KNAP, v.t. nap. [See Knab.]1. ... |
31841
|
knapbottle |
KNAP'BOTTLE, n. nap'bottle. A plant. |
31842
|
knappish |
KNAP'PISH, a. nap'pish. Snappish. [See Snap.] |
31843
|
knapple |
KNAP'PLE, v.i. nap'ple. To break off with an abrupt sharp noise. |
31844
|
knapsack |
KNAP'SACK, n. nap'sack. A soldier's bag, carried on his back, and containing necessaries of food ... |
31845
|
knapweed |
KNAP'WEED, n. nap'weed. A plant of the genus Centaurea, so called probably from knap, a button. |
31846
|
knar |
KN`AR, n. n`ar. A knot in wood. |
31847
|
knarled |
KN`ARLED, a. Knotted. [See Gnarled.] |
31848
|
knarry |
KN`ARRY, a. Knotty. |
31849
|
knave |
KNAVE, n. nave.1. A boy; a man-child.2. A servant.3. A false deceitful fellow; a dishonest man ... |
31850
|
knavery |
KNA'VERY, n. na'very. Dishonesty; deception in traffick; trick; petty villainy; fraud.1. ... |
31851
|
knavish |
KNA'VISH, a. na'vish. Dishonest; fraudulent; as a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick or ... |
31852
|
knavishly |
KNA'VISHLY, na'vishly. Dishonestly; fraudulently.1. Waggishly; mischievously. |
31853
|
knavishness |
KNA'VISHNESS, n. na'vishness. The quality or habit of knavery; dishonesty. |
31854
|
knawel |
KNAW'EL, n. naw'el. A species of plant. |
31855
|
knead |
KNEAD, v.t. nead. To work and press ingredients into a mass, usually with the hands; particularly, ... |
31856
|
kneaded |
KNE'ADED, pp. ne'aded. Worked and pressed together. |
31857
|
kneading |
KNE'ADING, ppr. ne'ading. Working and mixing into a well mixed mass. |
31858
|
kneading-trough |
KNE'ADING-TROUGH, n. ne'ading-trauf. A trough or tray in which dough is worked and mixed. |
31859
|
knebelite |
KNEB'ELITE, n. neb'elite. [from Von Knebel.] A mineral of a gray color, spotted with dirty white, ... |
31860
|
knee |
KNEE, n. nee. [L. genu.]1. In anatomy, the articulation of the thigh and leg bones.2. In ... |
31861
|
knee-crooking |
KNEE-CROOKING, a. nee'crooking. Obsequious. |
31862
|
knee-deep |
KNEE-DEEP, a. nee'-deep. Rising to the knees; as water or snow knee-deep. |
31863
|
knee-high |
KNEE-HIGH, a. nee-hi. Rising to the knees; as water knee-high. |
31864
|
knee-holly |
KNEE-HOLLY, n. nee'holly. A plant of the genus Ruscus. |
31865
|
knee-tribute |
KNEE-TRIBUTE, n. nee'tribute. Tribute paid by kneeling; worship or obeisance by genuflection. |
31866
|
kneed |
KNEED, a. need. Having knees; as in-kneed, out-kneed.1. In botany, geniculated; forming an obtuse ... |
31867
|
kneeholm |
KNEE'HOLM, n. nee'home. Kneeholly. |
31868
|
kneel |
KNEEL, v.i. neel. To bend the knee; to fall on the knees; sometimes with down. As soon as you are ... |
31869
|
kneeler |
KNEE'LER, n. nee'ler. One who kneels or worships by kneeling. |
31870
|
kneeling |
KNEE'LING, ppr. nee'ling. Falling on the knees. |
31871
|
kneepan |
KNEE'PAN, n. nee'pan. The round bone on the fore part of the knee. |
31872
|
knell |
KNELL, n. nell. Properly, the stroke of a bell; hence,the sound caused by striking a bell; ... |
31873
|
knew |
KNEW, pret. of know. |
31874
|
knife |
KNIFE,n. nife; plu. knives; nives.1. A cutting instrument with a sharp edge. Knives are of ... |
31875
|
knight |
KNIGHT, n. nite.1. Originally, a knight was a youth, and young men being employed as servants, ... |
31876
|
knight-errant |
KNIGHT-ER'RANT, n. [knight and L. errans, erro, to wander.]A wandering knight; a knight who ... |
31877
|
knight-errantry |
KNIGHT-ER'RANTRY, n. The practice of wandering in quest of adventures; the manners of wandering ... |
31878
|
knight-heads |
KNIGHT-HEADS, n. In ships, bollard timbers, two pieces of timber rising just within the stem, one ... |
31879
|
knight-marshal |
KNIGHT-M`ARSHAL, n. An officer in the household of the British king, who has cognizance of ... |
31880
|
knight-service |
KNIGHT-SERVICE, n. In English feudal law, a tenure of lands held by knights on condition of ... |
31881
|
knighthood |
KNIGHTHOOD, n. The character or dignity of a knight.1. A military order, honor, or degree of ... |
31882
|
knightliness |
KNIGHTLINESS, n. Duties of a knight. |
31883
|
knightly |
KNIGHTLY, a. Pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; as a knightly combat. |
31884
|
knit |
KNIT, v.t. nit. pret. and pp. knit or knitted. [L. nodo,whence nodus, Eng. knot.]1. To unite, as ... |
31885
|
knittable |
KNIT'TABLE, a. nit'table. That may be knit. |
31886
|
knitter |
KNIT'TER, n. nit'ter. One that knits. |
31887
|
knitting |
KNIT'TING, ppr. nit'ting. Uniting by needles; forming texture; uniting in growth.KNIT'TING, n. ... |
31888
|
knitting-needle |
KNIT'TING-NEEDLE, n. nit'ting-needle. A long needle usually made of wire, used for knitting ... |
31889
|
knittle |
KNIT'TLE, n. nit'l. [from knit.] A string that gathers or draws together a purse.1. A small line ... |
31890
|
knob |
KNOB, n. nob. A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; as a knob in the flesh or ... |
31891
|
knobbed |
KNOB'BED, a. nob'bed. Containing knobs; full of knobs. |
31892
|
knobbiness |
KNOB'BINESS, n. nob'biness. [from knobby.] The quality of having knobs, or of being full of ... |
31893
|
knobby |
KNOB'BY, a. nob'by. Full of knobs or hard protuberances; hard. |
31894
|
knock |
KNOCK, v.i. nok.1. To strike or beat with something thick or heavy; as, to knock with a club or ... |
31895
|
knocker |
KNOCK'ER, n. nok'er. One that knocks.1. An instrument or kind of hammer, fastened to a door to be ... |
31896
|
knocking |
KNOCK'ING, ppr. nok'ing. Beating; striking.KNOCK'ING, n. nok'ing. A beating; a rap. |
31897
|
knoll |
KNOLL, v.t. noll. [See Knell.] To ring a bell, usually for a funeral.KNOLL, v.i. noll. To sound, ... |
31898
|
knop |
KNOP, n. nop. [a different spelling of knap or nob.]A knob; a tufted top; a bud; a bunch; a ... |
31899
|
knopped |
KNOP'PED, a. nop'ped. Having knops or knobs; fastened as with buttons. |
31900
|
knot |
KNOT, n. not. [L.nodus; probably connected with knit, but perhaps from swelling or gathering.]1. ... |
31901
|
knotberry |
KNOT'BERRY, n. not'berry. A plant of the genus Rubus. |
31902
|
knotgrass |
KNOT'GRASS, n. not'grass. The name of several species of plants, so denominated from the joints of ... |
31903
|
knotless |
KNOT'LESS, a. not'less. Free from knots; without knots. |
31904
|
knotted |
KNOT'TED, a. not'ted. Full of knots; having knots; as the knotted oak.1. Having intersecting ... |
31905
|
knottiness |
KNOT'TINESS, n. not'tiness. [from knotty.]1. Fullness of knots; the quality of having many knots ... |
31906
|
knotty |
KNOT'TY, a. not'ty. Full of knots; having many knots; as knotty timber.1. Hard; rugged; as a ... |
31907
|
knout |
KNOUT, n. nout. A punishment in Russia, inflicted with a whip. |
31908
|
know |
KNOW, v.t. no. pret. knew; pp. known. [L. nosco, cognosco, Gr. although much varied in orthography. ... |
31909
|
knowable |
KNOWABLE, a. no'able. That may be known; that may be discovered, understood or ascertained. |
31910
|
knower |
KNOWER, n. no'er. One who knows. |
31911
|
knowing |
KNOWING, ppr. no'ing. 1. Having clear and certain perception of.2. a. Skillful; well informed; ... |
31912
|
knowingly |
KNOWINGLY, adv. no'ingly. With knowledge. He would not knowingly offend. |
31913
|
knowledge |
KNOWL'EDGE, n. nol'lej.1. A clear and certain perception of that which exists, or of truth and ... |
31914
|
knub |
KNUB, |
31915
|
knubble |
KNUB'BLE, v.t. To beat; to strike with the knuckle. [Not used.] |
31916
|
knuckle |
KNUCK'LE, n. nuk'l.1. The joint of a finger, particularly when protuberant by the closing of the ... |
31917
|
knuckled |
KNUCK'LED, a. Jointed. |
31918
|
knuff |
KNUFF, n. nuff. A lout; a clown. [Not used.] |
31919
|
knur |
KNUR, nur. |
31920
|
knurle |
KNURLE, n. nurle. A knot; a hard substance. |
31921
|
knurled |
KNURL'ED, a. nurl'ed. Full of knots. |
31922
|
knurly |
KNUR'LY, a. nur'ly. [from knur.] Full of knots; hard. This seems to be the same as gnarly. |
31923
|
knurry |
KNUR'RY, a. nur'ry. Full of knots. |
31924
|
koba |
KOBA, n. An antelope, with horns close at the base. |
31925
|
kokob |
KO'KOB, n. A venomous serpent of America. |
31926
|
kollyrite |
KOL'LYRITE, n. [Gr.] A variety of clay whose color is pure white, or with a shade of gray, red or ... |
31927
|
kommanic |
KOM'MANIC, n. The crested lark of Germany. |
31928
|
konilite |
KON'ILITE, n. [Gr. dust, and a stone.]A mineral in the form of a loose powder, consisting chiefly ... |
31929
|
konite |
KONITE. [See Conite.] |
31930
|
kopeck |
KO'PECK, n. A Russian coin, about the value of a cent. |
31931
|
koran |
KO'RAN, n. Pronounced by oriental scholars korawn. The Mohammedan book of faith; the alkoran. |
31932
|
koret |
KO'RET, n. A delicious fish of the East Indies. |
31933
|
korin |
KO'RIN, n. An antelope with slender smooth horns. |
31934
|
koupholite |
KOUPH'OLITE, n. [Gr. light, and stone.]A mineral, regarded as a variety of prehnite. It occurs in ... |
31935
|
kraal |
KRAAL, n. In the southern part of Africa, among the Hottentots, a village; a collection of huts. |
31936
|
krag |
KRAG, n. A species of argillaceous earth. |
31937
|
kraken |
KRA'KEN, n. A supposed enormous sea animal. |
31938
|
krout |
CROUT, KROUT, n. [G., an herb.] Sour crout is made by laying minced or chopped cabbage in layers in ... |
31939
|
kruka |
KRU'KA, n. A bird of russia and Sweden, resembling a hedge sparrow. |
31940
|
kufic |
KU'FIC, a. The Kufic letters were the ancient letters of the Arabic, so called from Kufa, or the ... |
31941
|
kumiss |
KU'MISS, n. A liquor or drink made from mare's milk fermented and distilled; milkspirit, used by ... |
31942
|
kuril |
KU'RIL, n. A bird, the black petrel. |
31943
|
kurilian |
KURIL'IAN, a. The Kurilian isles are a chain in the Pacific, extending from the southern extremity ... |
31944
|
ky |
KY, n. Kine. [Not in use.] |
31945
|
kyanite |
KY'ANITE, n. [Gr. sky colored. It is written also cyanite, but most improperly, if pronounced ... |
31946
|
kyanogen |
KYAN'OGEN, n. [Gr. blue and to beget.]Carbureted azote; the compound base of prussic acid, called ... |
