a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
kink
Verb
form a curl, curve, or kink
kink
Verb
curl tightly
kinship system
Noun
the system of social relationships that constitute kinship in a particular culture, including the terminology that is used and the reciprocal obligations that are entailed
know
Noun
the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
know
Verb
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
know
Verb
be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
know
Verb
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information
know
Verb
be aware of the truth of something
know
Verb
to understand how to do or perform something
know
Verb
have fixed in the mind
know
Verb
have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
know
Verb
perceive as familiar
know
Verb
be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
know
Verb
know the nature or character of
know
Verb
have sexual intercourse with
keynote
Noun
a fundamental or central idea
keynote
Noun
the first note of a diatonic musical scale
keynote
Noun
the principal theme in a speech or literary work
keynote
Verb
to set the keynote of
keynote
Verb
to deliver the keynote address to an audience
knightliness
Noun
the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct
kernel
Noun
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
kernel
Noun
a single whole grain of a cereal
kernel
Noun
the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
knowledge domain
Noun
the content of a particular field of knowledge
knowledge base
Noun
the content of a particular field of knowledge
kinetic theory of heat
Noun
a theory that the temperature of a body increases when kinetic energy increases
kinetics
Noun
the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies
kinematics
Noun
the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass
kinesiology
Noun
the branch of physiology that studies the mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement
kinetic theory
Noun
(physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in random motion
key word
Noun
a significant word used in indexing or cataloging
key word
Noun
a word that is used as a pattern to decode an encrypted message
keyword
Noun
a significant word used in indexing or cataloging
keyword
Noun
a word that is used as a pattern to decode an encrypted message
keycard
Noun
a plastic card that has a magnetically coded strip that is scanned in order to operate a mechanism
kiss of peace
Noun
in the Roman Catholic Church, a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist
kudos
Noun
an expression of approval and commendation
kabala
Noun
an esoteric or occult matter resembling the mystical Jewish teachings, based on esoteric writings, that is traditionally secret
kabbala
Noun
an esoteric or occult matter resembling the mystical Jewish teachings, based on esoteric writings, that is traditionally secret
kabbalah
Noun
an esoteric or occult matter resembling the mystical Jewish teachings, based on esoteric writings, that is traditionally secret
kabballah
Noun
an esoteric or occult matter resembling the mystical Jewish teachings, based on esoteric writings, that is traditionally secret
kaballah
Noun
an esoteric or occult matter resembling the mystical Jewish teachings, based on esoteric writings, that is traditionally secret
koan
Noun
a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution
kappa
Noun
the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet
khi
Noun
the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet
kaph
Noun
the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
key signature
Noun
the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key
koine
Noun
a common language used by speakers of different languages