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kab(historical units of measure) Alternative form of cab: a former Hebrew unit of volume.kai(Australia, New Zealand, informal) Food.kakA subdivision of currency, equal to one tenth of a Cambodian riel.kam(obsolete) Crooked, awry.kanA Japanese unit of weight, approximately 3.75 kg or 8.267 lb.kar(marketing, in product names) Deliberate misspelling of car.kasA kind of large cupboard or wardrobe of Dutch origin, popular in the Netherlands and America in the 17th and 18th centuries.katAn ancient Egyptian unit of weight, one fiftieth of an avoirdupois pound.kau(Singapore, colloquial) Alternative form of gau.kawAlternative form of caw.kayThe name of the Latin script letter K/k.kbp(genetics) Abbreviation of kilobase pair.keaNestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand.keb(Northern England, dialect) Of a ewe, to abort a lamb.kedAny of the family Hippoboscidae of obligate parasites, especially the sheep ked, Melophagus ovinus.keeAlternative form of kye (“cow”).kefAlternative spelling of kif.kegA round, traditionally wooden container of lesser capacity than a barrel, often used to store beer.kei(Japan) A class of lightweight vehicles with small engines.ken(transitive, chiefly Scotland) To know, perceive or understand.kep(Shetland) A traditional Fair Isle fisherman's cap.kerA chief of the Luo people.kes(Sikhism) Alternative form of kesh.ket(Northern England) Carrion; any filth.kex(obsolete or dialectal) The dried stem of certain large herbaceous plants.key(countable) An object designed to open and close a lock.kgsAbbreviation of kilograms plural of kg (“kilogram”) Nonstandard form of kg (“kilogramme”).khiAlternative spelling of chi (uppercase Χ, lowercase χ), the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.kid(informal) A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult.kie(UK, dialect, obsolete) Alternative spelling of kye, plural of cowkifA kind of cannabis smoked in Morocco and Algeria, for narcotic or intoxicating effect.kigA full-body costume of a cartoon character.kimAlternative form of gim (“edible seaweed”).kinRace; family; breed; kind.kipThe untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat.kirA cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis topped up with white wine.kitA circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.kjeThe name of the Cyrillic script letter Ќ / ќ.kmcAbbreviation of kilomegacycle.kms(nonstandard) Plural of km (“kilometre”)kmt(Internet slang, text messaging, Caribbean, MLE, MTE) Initialism of kissing my teeth: used to express disapproval, annoyance, or frustration.kno(nonstandard) Informal spelling of know.koaA large tree of species Acacia koa (family Fabaceae) which is endemic to and common on the islands of Hawaii; or the wood of this tree.kobAn African antelope closely related to the lechwe and the waterbuck, Kobus kob.koiOrnamental domesticated varieties of the Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring.kor(historical units of measure) Alternative form of cor: a former Hebrew and Phoenician unit of volume.kosAlternative spelling of coss.kouA tree of species Cordia subcordata.kpcAbbreviation of kiloparsec.kphInitialism of kilometre(s) per hour.kps(US, measurement) Initialism of kilometers per second or klicks per second.kraThe letter Κʻ or ĸ, formerly used to write the Kalaallisut language of Greenland, replaced in 1973 by the letter q.ktsplural of kt: knotskueThe name of the Latin script letter Q/q. Alternative form of cue.kuh(onomatopoeia) The sound produced in English by the letter k or a hard c.kunIn the Japanese language, the pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character as a native Japanese word that means what the character represents, contrasted with on.kutA traditional Korean shamanic ritual.kwd(computing) Abbreviation of keyword.kye(UK, naval slang) Cocoa (the drink).kyrSymbol for kiloyear(s).kyuA grade or rank in various Japanese activities such as martial arts, flower arranging, and the game of go.
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