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kick turn |
Noun
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a standing turn made in skiing |
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knock on |
Noun
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in rugby, knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it, which is a foul |
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knucklebones |
Noun
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a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball |
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klondike |
Noun
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a form of solitaire that begins with seven piles of cards with the top cards facing up |
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knock rummy |
Noun
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a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points |
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keno |
Noun
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a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards |
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khanate |
Noun
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a Turko-Mongol word used to describe a political entity ruled by a Khan or Khagan. Equivalent to tribal chiefdom, principality, kingdom or even empire |
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khanate |
Noun
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the realm of a khan |
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knee bend |
Noun
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exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent |
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keratoscopy |
Noun
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examination of the cornea with a keratoscope to detect irregularities in its anterior surface |
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keratoplasty |
Noun
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a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor |
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keratotomy |
Noun
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a surgical incision into the cornea |
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knavery |
Noun
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lack of honesty |
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knavery |
Noun
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a knave's misbehavior |
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kiddie porn |
Noun
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the illegal use of children in pornographic pictures or films |
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kiddy porn |
Noun
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the illegal use of children in pornographic pictures or films |
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kidnapping |
Noun
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the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment |
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keeping |
Noun
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the act of retaining something |
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keeping |
Noun
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the responsibility of a guardian or keeper |
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keeping |
Noun
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conformity or harmony |
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karate |
Noun
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a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat |
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kung fu |
Noun
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a Chinese martial art |
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kiss of life |
Noun
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an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration |
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kinesis |
Noun
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a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation |
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knee jerk |
Noun
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a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon |
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knee-jerk reflex |
Noun
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a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon |
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kissing |
Noun
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affectionate touching with the lips |
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knitting |
Noun
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creating knitted wear |
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knitting |
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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kerb |
Noun
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the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess |
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kerb |
Noun
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an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) |
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kerb |
Noun
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a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse |
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kerb |
Verb
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to place restrictions on |
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kerb |
Verb
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to put down by force or authority |
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kerb |
Verb
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to keep to the curb |
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kerb |
Verb
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to lessen the intensity of |
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kick in the butt |
Noun
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a punishment inflicted by kicking the victim in the behind |
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kick in the butt |
Noun
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an occurrence that serves as a major motivating factor |
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knife fight |
Noun
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fighting with knives |
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kabbalism |
Noun
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adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation |
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karaoke |
Noun
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singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra, usually in bars or nightclubs |
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kit |
Noun
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young of any of various fur-bearing animals |
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kit |
Noun
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gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose |
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kit |
Noun
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a case for containing a set of articles |
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kit |
Verb
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supply with a set of articles or tools |
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kelp |
Noun
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large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds |
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killifish |
Noun
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a small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes |
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kiwi |
Noun
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nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs |
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kiwi |
Noun
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fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh |
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kiwi |
Noun
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climbing vine native to China |