Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter K - Page 4

Kennel (n.) A house for a dog or for dogs, or for a pack of hounds.

Kennel (n.) A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs.

Kennel (n.) The hole of a fox or other beast; a haunt.

Kenneled (imp. & p. p.) of Kennel

Kennelled () of Kennel

Kennelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kennel

Kennel (v. i.) To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox.

Kennel (v. t.) To put or keep in a kennel.

Kennel coal () See Cannel coal.

Kenning (v. t.) Range of sight.

Kenning (v. t.) The limit of vision at sea, being a distance of about twenty miles.

Keno (n.) A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered.

Kenogenesis (n.) Modified evolution, in which nonprimitive characters make their appearance in consequence of a secondary adaptation of the embryo to the peculiar conditions of its environment; -- distinguished from palingenesis.

Kenogenetic (a.) Of or pertaining to kenogenesis; as, kenogenetic processes.

Kenspeckle (a.) Having so marked an appearance as easily to be recognized.

Kent bugle () A curved bugle, having six finger keys or stops, by means of which the performer can play upon every key in the musical scale; -- called also keyed bugle, and key bugle.

Kentle (n.) A hundred weight; a quintal.

Kentledge (n.) Pigs of iron used for ballast.

Kentucky (n.) One of the United States.

Kephalin (n.) One of a group of nitrogenous phosphorized principles, supposed by Thudichum to exist in brain tissue.

Kept (imp. & p. p.) of Keep.

Keramic (a.) Same as Ceramic.

Keramics (n.) Same as Ceramics.

Keramographic (a.) Suitable to be written upon; capable of being written upon, as a slate; -- said especially of a certain kind of globe.

Kerana (n.) A kind of long trumpet, used among the Persians.

Kerargyrite (n.) See Cerargyrite.

Kerasin (n.) A nitrogenous substance free from phosphorus, supposed to be present in the brain; a body closely related to cerebrin.

Kerasine (a.) Resembling horn; horny; corneous.

Keratin (n.) A nitrogenous substance, or mixture of substances, containing sulphur in a loose state of combination, and forming the chemical basis of epidermal tissues, such as horn, hair, feathers, and the like. It is an insoluble substance, and, unlike elastin, is not dissolved even by gastric or pancreatic juice. By decomposition with sulphuric acid it yields leucin and tyrosin, as does albumin. Called also epidermose.

Keratitis (n.) Inflammation of the cornea.

Keratode (n.) See Keratose.

Keratogenous (a.) Producing horn; as, the keratogenous membrane within the horny hoof of the horse.

Keratoidea (n. pl.) Same as Keratosa.

Keratome (n.) An instrument for dividing the cornea in operations for cataract.

Keratonyxis (n.) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye, and breaking up the opaque mass.

Keratophyte (n.) A gorgonian coral having a horny axis.

Keratosa (n. pl.) An order of sponges having a skeleton composed of hornlike fibers. It includes the commercial sponges.

Keratose (n.) A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; -- called also keratode.

Keratose (a.) Containing hornlike fibers or fibers of keratose; belonging to the Keratosa.

Keraunograph (n.) A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere.

Kerb (n.) See Curb.

Kerbstone (n.) See Curbstone.

Kercher (n.) A kerchief.

Kerchered (a.) Covered, or bound round, with a kercher.

Kerchiefs (pl. ) of Kerchief

Kerchief (n.) A square of fine linen worn by women as a covering for the head; hence, anything similar in form or material, worn for ornament on other parts of the person; -- mostly used in compounds; as, neckerchief; breastkerchief; and later, handkerchief.

Kerchief (n.) A lady who wears a kerchief.

Kerchiefed (a.) Alt. of Kerchieft

Kerchieft (a.) Dressed; hooded; covered; wearing a kerchief.

Kerf (n.) A notch, channel, or slit made in any material by cutting or sawing.

Kerite (n.) A compound in which tar or asphaltum combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber; -- used principally as an insulating material in telegraphy.

Kerl (n.) See Carl.

Kermes (n.) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Coccus ilicis), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean. They are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and were used in medicine.

Kermes (n.) A small European evergreen oak (Quercus coccifera) on which the kermes insect (Coccus ilicis) feeds.

Kermesse (n.) See Kirmess.

Kern (n.) A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; -- distinguished from gallowglass, and often used as a term of contempt.

Kern (n.) Any kind of boor or low-lived person.

Kern (n.) An idler; a vagabond.

Kern (n.) A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank.

Kerned (imp. & p. p.) of Kern

Kerning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kern

Kern (v. t.) To form with a kern. See 2d Kern.

Kern (n.) A churn.

Kern (n.) A hand mill. See Quern.

Kern (v. i.) To harden, as corn in ripening.

Kern (v. i.) To take the form of kernels; to granulate.

Kerned (a.) Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type.

Kernel (n.) The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument; as, the kernel of a nut. See Illust. of Endocarp.

Kernel (n.) A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn.

Kernel (n.) A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.

Kernel (n.) The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument.

Kerneled (imp. & p. p.) of Kernel

Kernelled () of Kernel

Kerneling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kernel

Kernelling () of Kernel

Kernel (v. i.) To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.

Kerneled (a.) Alt. of Kernelled

Kernelled (a.) Having a kernel.

Kernelly (a.) Full of kernels; resembling kernels; of the nature of kernels.

Kerish (a.) Clownish; boorish.

Kerolite (n.) Same as Cerolite.

Kerosene (n.) An oil used for illuminating purposes, formerly obtained from the distillation of mineral wax, bituminous shale, etc., and hence called also coal oil. It is now produced in immense quantities, chiefly by the distillation and purification of petroleum. It consists chiefly of several hydrocarbons of the methane series.

Kers (n.) Alt. of Kerse

Kerse (n.) A cress.

Kerseys (pl. ) of Kersey

Kersey (n.) A kind of coarse, woolen cloth, usually ribbed, woven from wool of long staple.

Kerseymere (n.) See Cassimere.

Kerseynette (n.) See Cassinette.

Kerve (v. t.) To carve.

Kerver (n.) A carver.

Kesar (n.) See Kaiser.

Keslop (n.) The stomach of a calf, prepared for rennet.

Kess (v. t.) To kiss.

Kest (imp.) of Cast.

Kestrel (n.) A small, slender European hawk (Falco alaudarius), allied to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and spotted with white and black. Also called windhover and stannel. The name is also applied to other allied species.

Ket (n.) Carrion; any filth.

Ketch (n.) An almost obsolete form of vessel, with a mainmast and a mizzenmast, -- usually from one hundred to two hundred and fifty tons burden.

Ketch (n.) A hangman. See Jack Ketch.

Ketch (v. t.) To catch.

Ketchup (n.) A sauce. See Catchup.

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