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32 words
clear filters
kaiser
noun
C1
The former emperor of Germany or Austria.
keep
/kiːp/
verb
A1
7 meanings
To continue to have something rather than give it away or lose it.
keep it under your hat
phrase
C1
To keep something secret.
keep something under your hat
phrase
C1
To keep a secret to yourself.
keep up with the joneses
phrase
C1
To try to match your neighbours' possessions.
keep your hair on
phrase
C1
Calm down and stop getting angry.
keepsake
/ˈkiːp.seɪk/
noun
C1
A small object kept in memory of somebody.
kelvin
/ˈkɛlvɪn/
noun
C1
The temperature scale starting at absolute zero.
kestrel
/ˈkɛstɹəl/
noun
C1
A small falcon that hovers over roadsides.
key performance indicator
noun
C1
A number chosen to show whether work is going well.
keystone
/ˈkiː.stəʊn/
noun
C1
2 meanings
The wedge-shaped stone at the top of an arch, which locks the other stones in place.
kickback
/ˈkɪkbæk/
noun
C1
2 meanings
The sudden backward force a machine gives.
killer
/ˈkɪlə/
noun
A2
2 meanings
Somebody or something that kills.
kindle
/ˈkɪn.dəl/
verb
C1
To set alight, or to stir a feeling into life.
kindred
/ˈkɪndɹɪd/
noun
C1
Your relatives taken together.
kingdom
/ˈkɪŋdəm/
noun
B1
2 meanings
A country ruled by a king or a queen.
kinship
/ˈkɪnʃɪp/
noun
C1
The bond of belonging to the same family.
kitchen pass
noun
C1
The counter where finished dishes are handed out.
kitchen porter
noun
C1
The worker who washes up and preps in a kitchen.
kitty
/ˈkɪti/
noun
A2
2 meanings
A cat, especially a kitten.
knighthood
noun
C1
The rank and code of an armed noble horseman.
knit
/nɪt/
verb
B1+
3 meanings
To make cloth or clothing by looping yarn with two needles.
knobbly
adjective
C1
Covered in small hard lumps.
knobby
/ˈnɒbi/
adjective
C1
Covered with small hard lumps.
knockout blow
noun
C1
The strike that ends a fight.
know what is what
phrase
C1
To understand how things really work.
knowledgeable
/ˈnɒl.ɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/
adjective
C1
Knowing a great deal about something.
knuckle down
phrase
C1
To start working seriously at last.
knucklehead
/ˈnʌkl̩ˌhɛd/
noun
C1
A mild American slang word for a thick, blundering fool, often said with affection.
kosher
/ˈkəʊʃə/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Prepared according to Jewish dietary law.
kosovo
noun
C1
Young Balkan country whose capital is Pristina.
kyrgyzstan
noun
C1
Mountainous Central Asian country of nomads and yurts.