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

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157 words · showing 121–157

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  • knife/ˈnaɪ̯f/nounA22 meaningsA sharp tool used for cutting.
  • knight/ˈnaɪ̯t/nounB13 meaningsThe chess piece that moves in an L shape and can jump.
  • knight errantnounC2A knight wandering in search of adventure.
  • knighthoodnounC1The rank and code of an armed noble horseman.
  • knit/nɪt/verbB1+3 meaningsTo make cloth or clothing by looping yarn with two needles.
  • knobblyadjectiveC1
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Covered in small hard lumps.
  • knobby/ˈnɒbi/adjectiveC1Covered with small hard lumps.
  • knock/nɒk/verbA25 meaningsTo hit a door or window with your hand so that people inside hear you.
  • knock downphraseB1To demolish, or to strike to the ground.
  • knock offphraseB22 meaningsTo reduce a price by an amount.
  • knock outphraseB22 meaningsTo render somebody unconscious with a blow.
  • knockout/ˈnɒk.aʊt/nounB22 meaningsA competition where losers leave at once.
  • knockout blownounC1The strike that ends a fight.
  • knoll/nəʊl/nounC2A small rounded hill.
  • knot/nɒt/nounB14 meaningsA tie made by looping rope or string through itself and pulling it tight.
  • knot tyingnounB1The skill of fastening rope securely.
  • know/nəʊ/verbA13 meaningsTo have information or a fact in your mind.
  • know something inside outphraseB2To know a subject thoroughly in every detail.
  • know the drillphraseB2To be familiar with the usual routine.
  • know what is whatphraseC1To understand how things really work.
  • knowledge/ˈnɒl.ɪdʒ/nounA2+Everything you know and understand.
  • knowledgeable/ˈnɒl.ɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/adjectiveC1Knowing a great deal about something.
  • knuckle/ˈnʌkəl/nounB1+One of the bumps where a finger bends.
  • knuckle downphraseC1To start working seriously at last.
  • knucklehead/ˈnʌkl̩ˌhɛd/nounC1A mild American slang word for a thick, blundering fool, often said with affection.
  • koala/koʊˈɑː.lə/nounA2+A sleepy Australian animal that eats eucalyptus leaves.
  • kohl/kəʊl/nounC2A dark powder traditionally used to line the eyes.
  • kookaburra/ˈkʊkəˌbʌɹə/nounB2+An Australian bird whose call sounds like wild laughter.
  • koreanounA2+The Asian country of Seoul.
  • kosher/ˈkəʊʃə/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsPrepared according to Jewish dietary law.
  • kosovonounC1Young Balkan country whose capital is Pristina.
  • krakennounB2+A vast sea monster said to drag ships under.
  • krill/kɹɪl/nounB2+Tiny shrimp-like creatures that whales eat by the tonne.
  • kronornounC2The currency of Sweden, plural of krona.
  • kudos/ˈk(j)uː.dɒs/nounB2+Credit and praise for an achievement.
  • kuwaitnounB1+The small oil-rich Gulf country.
  • kyrgyzstannounC1Mountainous Central Asian country of nomads and yurts.