a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
knottiness
Noun
puzzling complexity
kindliness
Noun
friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition
knowledgeability
Noun
wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge
knowledgeableness
Noun
wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge
knife-edge
Noun
a narrow boundary
knight errantry
Noun
quixotic, especially romantic and impractical, behavior
knight errantry
Noun
(Middle Ages) the code of conduct observed by a knight errant who is wandering in search of deeds of chivalry
kiss curl
Noun
a spiral curl plastered on the forehead or cheek
kneecap
Noun
a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
kneecap
Verb
to shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning
kneepan
Noun
a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
kidney
Noun
a bean-shaped excretory organ that filters urea and other waste from the blood and excretes them
karyolymph
Noun
a clear liquid in the cell nucleus in which the nucleolus and chromatin and other structures are dispersed
karyoplasm
Noun
the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell
karyon
Noun
a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
killer T cell
Noun
T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
kinetochore
Noun
a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape
karyotype
Noun
the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species, including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes
keister
Noun
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
knee joint
Noun
a hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
knuckle
Noun
a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
knuckle
Verb
to shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground
knuckle
Verb
to press or rub with the knuckles
knack
Noun
a special way of doing something
kisser
Noun
the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
kisser
Noun
someone who kisses
know-how
Noun
the knowledge and skill required to do something
knowingness
Noun
shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge
knowingness
Noun
having knowledge of
ken
Noun
the range of vision
ken
Noun
range of what one can know or understand
kinesthesis
Noun
the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body
kinaesthesis
Noun
the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body
kinesthesia
Noun
the perception of body position and and movement based on input received by sensory organs in the muscles and joints
kinaesthesia
Noun
the perception of body position and and movement based on input received by sensory organs in the muscles and joints
kinesthetics
Noun
the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body
kinanesthesia
Noun
an inability to sense bodily movement
kinanaesthesia
Noun
an inability to sense bodily movement
kink
Noun
a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation
kink
Noun
an eccentric idea
kink
Noun
a highly specific sexual or erotic interest outside of mainstream expectations
kink
Noun
a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight