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knout |
Noun
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a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire |
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knuckle joint |
Noun
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a joint allowing movement in one plane only |
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knuckle joint |
Noun
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a joint of a finger when the fist is closed |
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kohl |
Noun
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a cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to darken the edges of their eyelids |
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koto |
Noun
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a Japanese stringed instrument that resembles a zither |
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kraal |
Noun
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a pen for livestock in southern Africa |
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kraal |
Noun
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a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa |
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kremlin |
Noun
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citadel of a Russian town |
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kris |
Noun
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a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade |
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krummhorn |
Noun
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a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn) |
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kurta |
Noun
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a loose collarless shirt worn by many people on the Indian subcontinent, usually with a salwar, churidars, or pyjama |
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kylie |
Noun
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an Australian boomerang |
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kiley |
Noun
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an Australian boomerang |
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kylix |
Noun
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a shallow drinking cup with two handles |
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kymograph |
Noun
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scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record (as of breathing or blood pressure) |
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kite balloon |
Noun
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a barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed into the wind |
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kite tail |
Noun
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a bob on a kite to provide balance |
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kitsch |
Noun
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excessively garish or sentimental art |
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klaxon |
Noun
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a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles |
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klieg light |
Noun
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carbon arc lamp that emits an intense light used in producing films |
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klystron |
Noun
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an electron tube used to generate or amplify electromagnetic radiation in the microwave region by velocity modulation |
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knee brace |
Noun
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a brace worn to strengthen the knee |
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knee-high |
Noun
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a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees |
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knee-hi |
Noun
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a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees |
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kneeler |
Noun
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a board, sometimes cushioned, for someone to kneel on |
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kneeler |
Noun
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a person in a kneeling position |
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knee pad |
Noun
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a protective garment consisting of a pad to protect the knee from pain or injury |
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knee piece |
Noun
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an armor plate that protects the knee |
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knife |
Noun
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an edged tool used as a cutting instrument or weapon |
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knife |
Verb
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to use a knife on |
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knife edge |
Noun
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the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife |
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knife pleat |
Noun
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a single pleat turned in one direction |
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knight |
Noun
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a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse |
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knight |
Noun
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originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry |
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knight |
Verb
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raise (someone) to knighthood |
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knit |
Noun
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needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine |
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knit |
Noun
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a basic knitting stitch |
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knit |
Noun
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a fabric made by knitting |
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knit |
Verb
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to gather something into small wrinkles or folds |
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knit |
Verb
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make (textiles) by knitting |
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knit |
Verb
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tie or link together |
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knitwork |
Noun
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needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine |
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knit stitch |
Noun
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one of the two basic knitting stitches, used to create the outside of plain knitting |
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knitwear |
Noun
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knitted clothing |
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knob |
Noun
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a round handle |
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knob |
Noun
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a circular rounded projection or protuberance |
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knob |
Noun
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an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger |
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knob |
Noun
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any thickened enlargement |
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keel arch |
Noun
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a pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides |
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kerosene lamp |
Noun
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a lamp that burns oil, in the form of kerosene, for light |