Words starting with k

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

k means: street names for ketamine

k means: the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet

k means: a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes

k means: a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes

k means: the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

k means: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

k means: a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite

k means: denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units

k particle means: an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision

k ration means: a small package of emergency rations; issued to United States troops in World War II

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bogey means: an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft

bogey means: an evil spirit

bogey means: (golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole

bogey means: to shoot in one stroke over par

candytuft means: any of various flowering plants of the genus Iberis cultivated for their showy clusters of white to red or purple flowers; native to Mediterranean region

cords means: cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth

direct contrast means: the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

episperm means: protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants

fluting means: a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)

greyish-brown means: of brown tinged with grey

grind out means: produce in a routine or monotonous manner

hallowmass means: a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835

insecticidally means: by means of an insecticide

lead poisoning means: toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system

malpractice means: a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct

malpractice means: professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage

marsh hare means: a wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida

mooring anchor means: an anchor used to hold a mooring buoy or a channel marker in place

oligochaeta means: earthworms

pancytopenia means: an abnormal deficiency in all blood cells (red blood cells and white blood cells and platelets); usually associated with bone marrow tumor or with aplastic anemia