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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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157 words · showing 61–120

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  • kickback/ˈkɪkbæk/nounC12 meaningsThe sudden backward force a machine gives.
  • kickboardnounB2A float held to practise leg movements.
  • kickboxing/ˈkɪk.bɒk.sɪŋ/nounB2+A fighting sport using both fists and feet.
  • kickoffnounB1+The first touch of the ball that starts the match.
  • kickstand/ˈkɪkˌstænd/nounB2The prop that holds a cycle upright when parked.
  • kiddie/ˈkɪdi/noun
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A young child, said informally.
  • kidnap/ˈkɪdnæp/verbB2To take a person away by force and demand money.
  • kidney/ˈkɪdni/nounB2One of the two organs that filter the blood.
  • kill/ˈkɪl/verbA24 meaningsTo make a person, animal or plant die.
  • kill off/kɪl ɒf/phraseB2To destroy something completely.
  • kill timephraseB2To do something unimportant while waiting.
  • kill two birds with one stonephraseB2To finish two tasks with a single action.
  • killer/ˈkɪlə/nounA22 meaningsSomebody or something that kills.
  • kiln/kɪln/nounB2+The oven in which pottery is baked hard.
  • kilo/ˈkiːləʊ/nounA2+A unit of weight equal to a thousand grams.
  • kilogram/ˈkɪləɡɹæm/nounA2+A thousand grams, about the weight of a bag of sugar.
  • kilometre/kɪˈlɒmɪtə/nounA2+A unit of distance equal to one thousand metres.
  • kilt/kɪlt/nounB1+A pleated checked skirt worn by Scottish men.
  • kimono/kəˈmoʊnoʊ/nounB1+A long wide-sleeved Japanese robe.
  • kin/kɪn/nounB2Your family and relations.
  • kind/kaɪnd/nounA22 meaningsA group of things that are the same in some way; a sort.
  • kind ofphraseB1To some extent, but not completely.
  • kind-heartedadjectiveB2Gentle and generous in the way you treat people.
  • kindergarten/ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n/nounA2+A school for very small children.
  • kindle/ˈkɪn.dəl/verbC1To set alight, or to stir a feeling into life.
  • kindling/ˈkɪnd.lɪŋ/nounB2+Small dry sticks used to start a fire.
  • kindness/ˈkaɪnd.nəs/nounB12 meaningsWarm, caring behaviour towards others.
  • kindred/ˈkɪndɹɪd/nounC1Your relatives taken together.
  • kinetic/kɪˈnɛtɪk/adjectiveC2Relating to motion and the energy of moving things.
  • king/ˈkɪŋ/nounA24 meaningsThe male ruler of a country, who inherits the position from his family.
  • kingdom/ˈkɪŋdəm/nounB12 meaningsA country ruled by a king or a queen.
  • kingfisher/ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃə/nounB2+A brilliant blue bird that dives for fish from a branch.
  • kinship/ˈkɪnʃɪp/nounC1The bond of belonging to the same family.
  • kiosk/ˈkiːˌɒsk/nounB1+A tiny street booth selling papers, snacks and tickets.
  • kiosk check-innounB2The machine you use to check yourself in.
  • kirtle/ˈkəːt(ə)l/nounC2A long gown worn in earlier centuries.
  • kiss/kɪs/verbA12 meaningsTo touch somebody with your lips.
  • kit/ˈkɪt/nounB13 meaningsThe equipment and clothing needed for an activity.
  • kitchen/ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ɪ)n/nounA1The room where meals are cooked.
  • kitchen passnounC1The counter where finished dishes are handed out.
  • kitchen porternounC1The worker who washes up and preps in a kitchen.
  • kitchenette/ˌkɪt͡ʃəˈnɛt/nounB2A very small area fitted for cooking, rather than a separate kitchen.
  • kite/kaɪt/nounA22 meaningsA light frame flown on a string in the wind.
  • kite flyingnounB1The pastime of holding a wind-borne toy on a string.
  • kitesurfingnounB2Riding a board pulled by a large steerable kite.
  • kith/kɪθ/nounC2Friends and acquaintances, in the phrase with kin.
  • kitsch/kɪt͡ʃ/nounC2Art so tasteless that it becomes enjoyable.
  • kitten/ˈkɪtən̩/nounB1A young cat.
  • kitty/ˈkɪti/nounA22 meaningsA cat, especially a kitten.
  • kiwi/ˈkiːwi/nounA2+3 meaningsA fruit with brown hairy skin and green flesh full of small black seeds.
  • knack/næk/nounB2The trick of doing something easily and well.
  • knave/neɪv/nounC2A dishonest man.
  • knead/niːd/verbB2+To press and fold dough again and again with your hands.
  • knee/niː/nounA2The joint between the thigh and the lower leg.
  • knee-high to a grasshopperphraseC2Very small, as a young child is.
  • knee-lengthadjectiveB2Reaching down as far as the middle of the leg.
  • kneel/niːl/verbB2To rest your weight on your bent knees.
  • knell/nɛl/nounC2The slow tolling of a bell for a death.
  • knick-knack/ˈnɪkˌnæk/nounB2A small decorative object of no great use.
  • knickers/ˈnɪkəz/nounB1+Underwear worn by women below the waist.