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kaafirAlternative form of kafir.kachakbarA people smuggler who helps refugees to leave Afghanistan.kachnar(India) The flowering tree Bauhinia variegata.kachumberAn Indian salad of chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and sometimes chili peppers.kafferAlternative form of kaffir.kaffir(countable, offensive) In Islamic contexts, a non-Muslim.kafir(uncountable) Ellipsis of kafir corn.kailyarderA writer of the Kailyard school, a group of Scottish authors who offered a sentimental and idyllic representation of rural life.kajigger(informal) An unspecified object; thingamajigkakarMuntjac (Muntiacus muntjak)kalakaarAlternative form of kalakar.kalakar(India) An artist.kalar(slang, ethnic slur, religious slur, offensive) Burmese people of South Asian origin, especially Bengali, Rohingya, or any Muslim of South Asian or Middle Eastern origin.kalazarAlternative form of kala-azar.kalendar(Christianity) A liturgical calendar.kaloyerAlternative form of caloyer.kalsominerAlternative form of calciminer.kanelbollerA Scandinavian variety of cinnamon roll.kangarooburgerA burger made with kangaroo meat.kangarooerOne who hunts kangaroos.kankarDetrital or residual calcium carbonate, rolled and often nodular, formed in soils of semi-arid regions.kantara unit of weight used in Eastern Mediterranean countries, varying from place to place (44.93 kg in Egypt)kapellmeister(music) A leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra.kapnomarAlternative form of capnomor.kar(marketing, in product names) Deliberate misspelling of car.karabinerAlternative spelling of carabiner.kardar(India, historical) An agent of the government in Sindh.karterOne who takes part in the sport of karting.kasher(Judaism, transitive) To render kosher.katahar(Caribbean) The fruit of the breadnut.katarAlternative form of katara (“type of dagger”).katathermometerAlternative spelling of kata thermometer.katharometer(sciences) A device used for analyzing gas mixtures by measuring their thermal conductivity.kathetometerArchaic form of cathetometer.kattar(India, religion, Hinduism) Strict, rigid, fundamentalist, especially in terms of religious belief.katzbalgerAlternative letter-case form of Katzbalger.kaumographerA person who creates Kaumagraphs.kaviarArchaic form of caviar.kayakerOne who kayaks.kayserA unit of wavenumber in the CGS system of units, equivalent to the number of waves in one centimeter.kazasker(historical) A chief judge in the Ottoman Empire. There were two kadiaskers: the Rumeli Kadiaskeri, who oversaw the European part of the empire, and the Anadolu Kadiaskeri, who oversaw the Asian part.kazooerSynonym of kazooist.kbarAbbreviation of kilobar.keasarObsolete form of Kaiser.kebyarA style of gamelan music based on a five-tone scale, with marked changes in tempo.kedger(archaic, nautical) A small anchor; a kedge.keekarAlternative form of kikar (“kind of tree”).keekerAn inspector of the hewers in a coal mine.keelboaterSomeone who travels by keelboat.keeler(nautical) One who works on a barge or keel.keenercomparative form of keen: more keenkeeperOne who keeps (retains) something.keesterAlternative spelling of keister.keezerA kegerator made from a converted chest freezer.kefirA fermented milk drink from the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, similar to yogurt but more liquid.kefyrAlternative form of kefir.kegelerAlternative form of kegler.kegeratorA refrigerator adapted for storing and serving beer from a keg.kegger(slang) Synonym of keg party.kegler(US, Singapore, slang) A ten-pin bowling player or enthusiast.keirAlternative form of kier.keister(slang) The anus or buttocks.kellerA beer cellar in Germany or AustriakellerbierA type of German beer, a lager, which is typically neither clarified nor pasteurised.kellidarAlternative form of kiladar.kelper(slang, dated) A Falkland Islander, native to the Falkland Islands.kelter(British dialectal, US, chiefly in the negative) Archaic form of kilter (“(good) condition, form, or order; fettle”).kembster(archaic, historical) A woman who cleans or combs out woolkemperOne who kemps, or strives, for superiority; a champion or knight-errant.kempsterAlternative form of kembster.kencurcutcherry, Kaempferia galangakennerOne who kens or knows.kentjurAny of a number of flowering plants in the Zingiberaceae family, native to Asia, and having rhizomes used as spices.kephirAlternative spelling of kefir.kepperArchaic form of kipper (“a salmon after spawning”).kerA chief of the Luo people.keratometerophthalmometerkeratorefractometerAn optical device that measures refraction of the corneakercher(obsolete) A bandana.kesar(South Asia, cooking) Saffron.ketocamphor(organic chemistry) The derivative of camphor, 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2,3-dione, that has a second carbonyl groupketoester(organic chemistry) Any ester that also contains a ketonic carbonyl group, especially an ester of a keto acidketosugarSynonym of ketose.kettledrummerA musician who plays the kettledrum.kettlerThe worker in charge of a kettle used in dyeing, bleaching, etckevlar(countable, US, slang, military) A piece of personal protective equipment made from Kevlar, such as a helmet or a vest.keyboarderSomeone who keyboards; a typist.keyerOne who, or that which, keys.keyframerA software tool that automates keyframing.keyholderOne who holds the key for security reasons.keykeeperThe holder of a key.keyloggerAlternative spelling of key logger.keymakerOne who makes keys.keymasterA person in charge of a key or keys.keynoterA speaker who delivers the keynote speech of a conference.keypair(cryptography) A public key and its associated private key (in public-key cryptography).keypuncher(computing) A keypunch.keyseater(engineering) An instrument for keyseating.keysender(telecommunications) A device that transmits information about which buttons are pressed.keyserver(cryptography) In public key cryptography, the server that stores and distributes the public key files.keysterAlternative spelling of keister (“suitcase”).keystrokerOne who keystrokes; an inputter of data on a keyboard or keypad.keytainerA small portable case for a person's keys.keytar(music) A relatively lightweight keyboard or synthesizer supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders, as a guitar is supported by a guitar strap.keyworker(UK) A social worker who helps to coordinate a patient's care and their social welfare, finances, career, etc.khabarAlternative form of kubber.khabbarAlternative form of kubber.khachkarAn Armenian carved memorial stone.khachqarAlternative form of khachkar.khadarAlternative form of khaddar.khaddarA coarse homespun cotton cloth from India.khadir(India) The recent alluvial bordering a large river.khairThe tree Senegalia catechu from which cutch is obtainedkhanjarA kind of dagger used in certain Arabian countries.kharwarAlternative form of kharvar.khassadarA policeman in parts of AfghanistankhatchkarAlternative form of khachkar.khazer(US, slang) A pig; a greedy person.khederAlternative spelling of cheder.khedmatgarAlternative form of khitmatgar.khedmutgarAlternative form of khitmatgar.kheer(chiefly North India) A sweet rice pudding from South Asia.kheyderAlternative spelling of cheder.khidmatgarAlternative form of khitmatgar.khidmutgarAlternative form of khitmatgar.khimaarAlternative spelling of khimar.khimarA long veil worn by Muslim women as part of hijab.khirAlternative form of kheer (“Asian sweet rice pudding”).khitmagarAlternative form of khitmatgar.khitmatgar(British India, South Asia) A male servant, with responsibility for waiting at table.khitmutgarAlternative spelling of khitmatgar.khorA swampy depression in Middle Eastern countries.khubberAlternative form of kubber.khurThe Asiatic wild ass.khushtar(music) A bowed stringed instrument from the Uyghur Region of China, having four strings in four courses.khutirAlternative form of khutor.khuuchirA bowed musical instrument of Mongolia.khuushuurA Mongolian dish of fried dumplings filled with minced meat and seasoning.khyber(Cockney rhyming slang) Ellipsis of Khyber Pass (“the arse”).kibbitzerAlternative form of kibitzer.kibblerA device that kibbles grain.kibbutzerA member of a kibbutz; a kibbutznik.kibitzerA person who offers unsolicited views, advice, or criticism; one who kibitzes.kibozer(Internet slang) One who kibozes; one who searches for references to his/her own name in order to post follow-ups.kickballer(sports) A kickball player.kickboxer(martial arts) One who practices the martial art of kickboxing.kickiercomparative form of kicky: more kickykickoverA gymnastic move in which the gymnast uses a kicking motion to return from a backbend or bridge to a standing position.kickscooterAlternative form of kick scooter.kicksorterA device for analyzing the amplitudes of electrical pulses.kickstarterAlternative form of kick-starter.kickster(slang) A person who derives pleasure from kicks (thrills).kidderOne who kids, or teases light-heartedly.kidderminsterA type of two-ply carpet.kiddiercomparative form of kiddy: more kiddykidfluencer(informal, social media, marketing) A child who is an influencer.kidfucker(slang, derogatory, vulgar, offensive) A child molester.kidnaperAlternative spelling of kidnapper.kidnapperA person who kidnaps someone.kidswear(informal) Childrenswear.kierA bleaching vat.kieselguhrDiatomaceous earth, a kind of soft rock containing the remains of diatoms; it absorbs nitroglycerine and is used to manufacture dynamite.kieselgurAlternative spelling of kieselguhr.kiesterInformal form of buttocks or en (“rear end”).kikarA tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica, formerly Acacia arabica var nilotica.kikelover(Internet slang, derogatory, offensive, rare) A supporter of the Jews.kikesucker(slang, religious slur, vulgar, offensive, rare) An individual who is groveling or sycophantic towards Jews or Jewish interests.kiladar(India, historical) The governor of a fort or large town in medieval India.kildeerAlternative form of killdeer.killadarAlternative form of kiladar.killdeerA North American plover (Charadrius vociferus) with a distinctive cry and territorial behavior that includes feigning injury to attract predators and spare the young in the nest.killedarAlternative form of kiladar.killerOne who or that which kills.killfilter(computing) kill filekilobar(physics) A unit of pressure equal to 1,000 bars (Symbol: kb)kilobasepair(genetics) Alternative form of kilobase pair.kilogrammeterAlternative spelling of kilogram-meter.kilohourOne thousand hours. Symbol: khrs.kilolightyear(astronomy, physics) A unit of a thousand light years.kiloliterAlternative spelling of kilolitre One thousand liters.kilomaser(astronomy) An extragalactic water maser that is weaker than a megamaserkilometerUS spelling of kilometre.kilotorrA unit of pressure equal to one thousand torrs.kilovarA unit of electrical power equal to 1,000 vars.kilovoltmeterA voltmeter capable of measuring large voltages in the region of thousands of volts.kiloyear(geology, science fiction) Synonym of millennium: A period of one thousand years.kilter(card games, chiefly poker) A hand of playing cards which is useless.kiltmakerA manufacturer of kilts.kimmerAlternative form of cummer.kinaesthesiometerAlternative form of kinesthesiometer.kindegardnerMisspelling of kindergartner.kindercomparative form of kind: more kindkindergardenerMisspelling of kindergartner.kindergardnerMisspelling of kindergartner.kindergartener(less common) Alternative form of kindergartner.kindergartnerA child who attends a kindergarten.kindler(sometimes figurative) A person who kindles or ignites something.kindliercomparative form of kindly: more kindlykinematographercinematographerkinemometerA highly sensitive type of tachometer.kinesimeterAn instrument for the quantitative measurement of movements.kinesiometerAlternative form of kinesimeter.kinesthesiometerAn instrument for measuring the degree of muscular sensation.kinetoflagellar(biology) Relating to a kinetoplast and a flagellum.kinetographerA person involved in kinetography (in either sense).kingcroakerThe weakfish or sea trout.kingfisherAny of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.kingliercomparative form of kingly: more kinglykingmaker(politics) Someone who has strong influence over the choice of a leader.kingslayer(chiefly fantasy) One who kills a king.kinker(circus, slang) A performer in a circus.kinkiercomparative form of kinky: more kinkykinkster(informal) One who enjoys kinky erotic activities.kinner(in representations of Amish speech) Children.kinnorA stringed instrument of the Israelites.kinociliarOf or pertaining to kinociliakinorAlternative form of kinnor.kinosseur(Internet slang, 4chan slang) A person who watches and appreciates films, especially those considered kino.kinslayer(rare, mostly in fantasy fiction) One who slays his or her own kin; a parricide.kintarAlternative form of qintar (“unit of measure”).kioskerOne who works in a kiosk.kipperA split, salted and smoked herring or salmon.kippererOne who kippers fish.kirA cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis topped up with white wine.kirkgoer(Scotland) Someone who goes to kirk; a churchgoer.kirkmaister(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A churchwardenkirner(mining, Scotland) A hand-operated jumper.kirschwasserA distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the species Cerasus avium; kirsch.kirsebaerDanish cherry brandy.kirtankarOne who performs a kirtan.kisirA spicy salad dish from Turkey made from bulgur wheat, similar to tabbouleh.kismutgarAlternative spelling of khitmatgar.kissar(music) A five-stringed lyre used in Nubia, Abyssinia, and northern Africa.kisserOne who kisses.kissperClose whispering that becomes kissing.kistmutgarAlternative form of khitmatgar.kitbasherOne who kitbashes.kitchener(obsolete) A kitchen servant; a cook.kiteboarderA person who participates in kiteboarding.kitemakerSomeone who makes kites.kiterSynonym of kiteboarder.kitesurfera person who kitesurfskitmagarAlternative form of khitmatgar.kitmuddarAlternative form of khitmatgar.kitmutgarAlternative form of khitmatgar.kitmutgaurAlternative form of khitmatgar.kitschiercomparative form of kitschy: more kitschykitterA person or company that manufactures kits.kittycornerAlternative form of kitty-corner.kiverA shallow wooden vessel or tub.kivverA fish, Lepomis gibbosus.klafterA unit of length formerly widely used in Central Europe, derived from the span of a man's outstretched arms, typically defined as six local feet (equivalent to a fathom) or about 1.8 meters.klapperThe Natal orange. (Strychnos spinosa)klappvisier(historical) A type of visor, found on medieval European (especially German) helmets, typically hinged at a single point in the middle of the brow of the helmet (rather than hinged on the sides of the skull).klappvisor(rare) Alternative form of klappvisier.klarIn Karen animism, one of the thirty-seven spirits that are said to embody every individual.klavalierA member of the Ku Klux Klan's "secret police" or flogging squads.kleptopredator(biology, ecology) An animal that engages in kleptopredation.klezmer(countable) A Jewish folk musician.klinkerDated spelling of clinker.klinometerArchaic form of clinometer.klippspringerAlternative form of klipspringer.klipspringerA small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat (Oreotragus oreotragus).klister(skiing) A soft wax used for grip on skis, especially for corn snow or crust.klondikerAlternative form of klondyker (“type of fishing boat”).klondykerA ship involved in klondyking.klutziercomparative form of klutzy: more klutzykmer(genetics) A motif of length "k"knackerOne who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.knarA knot or burl in a tree; a knurl, a gnarl.knarrA type of modern long-keeled sailing boat.knaurA knot or burl in a tree.kneaderOne who kneads.kneebar(combat sports) A joint lock where the knee is hyperextended in order to cause pain and/or injury.kneeboarderOne who surfs with a kneeboard.kneecapperThe person who carries out kneecapping.kneelerA person who kneels.knemometerThe measuring device used in knemometryknicker(used attributively as a modifier) Of or relating to knickers.knickerbockerA linsey-woolsey fabric with a rough knotted surface on the right side, formerly used for women's dresses.knifegrinderOne whose trade is the sharpening of knives on a grindstone.knifemakerSomeone who makes knives.kniferSomeone who sells knives.knifethrowerAlternative form of knife thrower.knitster(UK, dialect, obsolete) A woman who knits.knitterA person or a machine that knits.knitwearknitted garmentsknobber(hunting, animal husbandry) A hart in its second year; a young male deer.knobbiercomparative form of knobby: more knobbyknobbler(hunting, animal husbandry) Synonym of knobber (young male deer).knobularknobby; knob-shapedknockbusterSynonym of mockbuster.knockerA device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door.knockmeterA device for measuring the intensity of engine knock.knocknobbler(British) A person engaged by a church to eject unruly dogs and children from acts of worship.knollerOne who tolls a bell.knorObsolete form of knur.knorrAlternative form of knarr (“large merchant ship used in mediaeval Scandinavia”).knotenschiefer(mineralogy) A variety of spotted slate characterized by conspicuous subspherical or polyhedral clots that are often individual minerals.knotterA person who makes knots.knottiercomparative form of knotty: more knottyknouterOne who wields a knout, especially a Russian official who uses it to administer punishment.knowerAgent noun of know: one who knows.knucker(UK, dialect) A kind of water dragon, said to live in knuckerholes in Sussex, England.knuckleballer(baseball) A baseball pitcher known for throwing knuckleballs.knuckledraggerAlternative spelling of knuckle dragger.knuckledusterAlternative spelling of knuckle duster.knuckler(baseball slang) A knuckleball.knucklewalkerAny creature that knucklewalks.knuller(UK, obsolete) A chimney sweep who solicited work by ringing a bell.knurlerA knurling tool (attached to a lathe)knurliercomparative form of knurly: more knurlyknurrAlternative form of knur.kobzarAn itinerant Ukrainian bard, often blind, who played the kobzakodaker(dated) A photographer.koeksister(South Africa) A traditional Afrikaner confection consisting of a deep-fried twisted or plaited doughnut dipped in syrup immediately after cooking.koesisterA Cape Malay cake made by frying dough and then rolling it in coconut.kofer(Judaism) A nonbeliever.koftgarA metalworker who produces koftgari.koinomatter(physics) Normal matter, as opposed to antimatter.koker(Guyana) A sluice.kominuterA kind of Danish ball mill with a peripheral discharge.komissarAlternative form of commissar.koneyackerAlternative spelling of coniacker.konimeterAn instrument for measuring the concentration of dust.koniocellularOf or relating to a set of neurons found ventral to each of the magnocellular and parvocellular layers, and involved in vision.koniometerAlternative form of konimeter.kontor(historical) One of the four chief trading posts of the Hanseatic League that enjoyed a great degree of legal autonomy; located in Bruges, London, Bergen and Novgorod.kookiercomparative form of kooky: more kookykootcharA stingless Australian bee, Trigona australiskor(historical units of measure) Alternative form of cor: a former Hebrew and Phoenician unit of volume.korkirAlternative form of corcur.kosher(Judaism) Fit for use or consumption, in accordance with Jewish law (especially relating to food).kosmochlor(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic emerald green mineral containing chromium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.kotar(historical) A kind of administrative or territorial unit in the Habsburg Monarchy and Austria-Hungary, and later in Croatia, Yugoslavia, etc.kotowerAlternative spelling of kowtower.kowtowerOne who kowtows; a sycophant.kraarAlternative form of krar.krar(music) A five-stringed, bowl-shaped lyre of Eritrea and Ethiopia.krater(historical) An ancient Greek vessel for mixing water and wine.krautfurterA frankfurter prepared with sauerkraut.kreutzerA medieval silver coin once used as currency in southern Germany and Austria.kreuzer(historical) A small coin of varying value formerly used in parts of Germany and Austria.kriekerThe pectoral sandpiper.krimmerSynonym of astrakhan.kronenthaler(historical) The currency unit of the Austrian Netherlands (modern Belgium), valued at 254 liards.kronerplural of kronekronorplural of kronakronurAlternative spelling of krona.krullerAlternative form of cruller.krumperA dancer who performs krumping.kryometerArchaic form of cryometer.ksara granary, or village containing a granary, in the Maghreb (Berber countries).ktetorOne who funds the building or reconstruction of an Eastern Orthodox church or monastery.ktitorAlternative form of ktetor.kubber(India, archaic) News.kuehneosaurAny reptile of the genus †Kuehneosauruskuffarplural of kafirkufr(Islam) Denial or rejection of Islam.kultarrAntechinomys laniger, a small insectivorous nocturnal marsupial inhabiting the arid interior of Australia.kulturGerman culture or civilization, especially seen as authoritarian or racist during the period of world wars (1914-18 and 1939-45)kunkarAlternative form of kankar.kunkurAlternative form of kankar.kunstkammerAn early form of museum in which strange or rare objects were exhibited.kurkarA kind of calcareous sandstone, common in Israel.kurper(South Africa) The freshwater fish Sandelia capensiskuttarAlternative form of katara (“type of dagger”).kvetcherA person who kvetches; a complainer, kvetch.kwashiorkor(pathology) A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.kyar(nonstandard, Ireland, dated) A car.kyphometerA device used to measure kyphosis (curvature of the spine)kyrSymbol for kiloyear(s).