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King CrabnounMWEa less common name for the horseshoe crab, a large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tailverified
King FernnounMWElarge deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted frondsverified
King NutnounMWEa hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nutverified
King Nut HickorynounMWEhickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nutverified
King OrangenounMWEa large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeledverified
King ProteanounMWEa South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokesverified
Kingcupnounswamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercupsverified
Kingdomnounthe second highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped, being beneath domain and above phylumverified
Kingfishnounany of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coastverified
Kingfisher DaisynounMWEa softly hairy South African herb having flowers with bright blue raysverified
Kingmakernounan important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influenceverified
Kininnounany of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leavesverified
KinonounEast Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanningverified
Kino GumnounMWEa reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etcverified
Kinshipnouna close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or characterverified
Kinship SystemnounMWEthe system of social relationships that constitute kinship in a particular culture, including the terminology that is used and the reciprocal obligations that are entailedverified
KiosknounA publicly accessible computer terminal that permits customers to directly communicate with the financial institution via a network.System
Kirpannouna ceremonial four-inch curved dagger that Sikh men and women are obliged to wear at all timesverified
Kirschnouna clear, colorless brandy made from the double distillation of fermented of black morello cherry juiceverified
Kiss of LifenounMWEan emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respirationverified
Kiss of PeacenounMWEin the Roman Catholic Church, a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharistverified
Kiss-Me-Over-The-Garden-Gatenounan annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowersverified
Kissernounthe human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)verified
Kissing DiseasenounMWEan acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leukocytes or monocytes in the bloodstreamverified
Kitambillanouna maroon-purple gooseberry-like fruit of India having tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preservesverified
Kitcharinouna dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish, often smoked haddock, native to Indiaverified
Kitchen MiddennounMWEa mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlementverified
Kitcherienouna dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish, often smoked haddock, native to Indiaverified
Kitchirinouna dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish, often smoked haddock, native to Indiaverified
Kite BalloonnounMWEa barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed into the windverified
Kitembillanouna small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberriesverified
Kitteenouna form of torture where fingers are bound between two pieces of bamboo or other wood and squeezed, purportedly used in parts of India around 1830verified