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ka
noun
In ancient Egyptian belief, the vital life-force or spiritual double thought to inhabit a person, existing alongside the body and soul.
kabaddi
noun
A South Asian contact sport in which a lone "raider" dashes into the opposing team's half, tries to tag defenders, and must get back to their own side — all while chanting to prove they haven't taken a breath.
Kabbalah
noun
A tradition of Jewish mystical teaching that interprets the Hebrew scriptures through hidden, symbolic meanings.
Kabir
name
A masculine given name of Arabic origin meaning "great" or "powerful," also the name of a 15th-century Indian mystic poet.
kaboom
intj
Used to represent the sound of a sudden, loud explosion — often in a cartoonish or exaggerated way.
kabuki
noun
A traditional Japanese theatre style featuring male actors in elaborate costumes and makeup who perform highly stylised dances, songs, and dramatic gestures.
Kabul
name
The capital and largest city of Afghanistan.
Kadir
name
A masculine given name of Arabic origin meaning "capable" or "powerful."
Kaede
name
A Japanese given name, often used for both genders, meaning "maple."
Kafka
name
A Czech surname, most famously borne by the writer Franz Kafka, known for his surreal and unsettling fiction.
Kaga
name
A Japanese surname and place name, historically the name of a province in central Japan and later a Japanese aircraft carrier.
Kagami
name
A Japanese surname meaning "mirror."
Kagan
name
A surname of Turkic and Jewish origin, related to the title "khagan" and to the Hebrew "Cohen."
Kagawa
name
A Japanese surname and the name of a prefecture on the island of Shikoku.
kagome
noun
A woven lattice pattern made of interlaced strips, forming a repeating pattern of triangles and hexagons — often seen in Japanese basketry.
Kahn
name
A German and Jewish surname, a variant spelling of Kohn or Cohen, meaning "priest."
kahuna
noun
A priest, healer, or expert in traditional Hawaiian culture.
kai
noun
Food (used especially in New Zealand English).
Kailash
name
A sacred mountain in Tibet, regarded as holy in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and the Bon tradition.
Kaiser
noun
The historical title for the emperor of Germany or Austria, most famously Wilhelm II of Germany.
Kaitlin
name
A feminine given name, a variant spelling of Caitlin, the Irish form of Katherine.
Kaitlyn
name
A feminine given name, a modern variant spelling of Caitlin, the Irish form of Katherine.
kaj
noun
In Armenian folklore, a spirit associated with storms and wind.
kajal
noun
A dark cosmetic powder, traditionally made from soot or minerals, used to line the eyes — the South Asian equivalent of kohl.
kaji
noun
In Georgian folklore, a grotesque, human-like spirit.
kak
noun
Rubbish, nonsense, or something of poor quality (informal, chiefly British/South African slang).
kaka
noun
A forest-dwelling parrot native to New Zealand, known for its olive-brown feathers and loud, raspy call.
Kala
name
A feminine given name used in several cultures, including a Hawaiian name and a Sanskrit-derived name meaning "time" or "black."
Kalahari
name
A vast semi-arid desert spanning much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa.
Kalashnikov
name
A rugged, widely produced Russian assault rifle, most famously the AK-47.
kale
noun
A leafy green vegetable related to cabbage, with curly or ruffled leaves that don't form a tight head.
Kaleb
name
A masculine given name, a variant spelling of Caleb, of Hebrew origin meaning "faithful" or "whole-hearted."
kaleidoscope
noun
A tube-shaped toy that uses mirrors and loose coloured pieces to create shifting, symmetrical patterns when you look through it and turn it.
Kaley
name
A feminine given name, a modern variant related to Kayleigh or Kaylee.
kali
name
A major Hindu goddess associated with time, destruction, and the defeat of evil, often depicted with dark skin and a fierce expression.
Kalpana
name
A feminine given name of Sanskrit origin, meaning "imagination" or "idea."
Kalyan
name
A masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, meaning "auspicious" or "beautiful," also a city in India.
Kalyani
name
A feminine given name of Sanskrit origin, meaning "auspicious" or "beautiful."
kam
adj
Crooked or bent out of true (dialectal/archaic).
kama
noun
A curved, sickle-shaped hand weapon, originally an Okinawan farming tool used for cutting crops before it became a martial-arts weapon.
Kamakura
name
A coastal city in Japan, once the seat of a historic military government and known for its ancient temples.
Kamal
noun
A male given name meaning "perfection" in Arabic.
kamala
noun
A small tree native to Asia and Australia whose fruit produces an orange-red dye and has traditional medicinal uses.
Kamen
name
A surname of Slavic origin meaning "stone," also used as a given name in some cultures.
kami
noun
A spirit or deity in the Shinto religion of Japan, believed to inhabit natural objects, places, or ancestors.
kamikaze
noun
A suicide attack, or the person who carries one out, especially by deliberately crashing an aircraft into a target.
Kaminsky
name
A Polish and Jewish surname, derived from place names containing "kamień," meaning "stone."
kamp
adj
A dated informal spelling of "camp," meaning gay or effeminate.
kan
noun
A traditional Japanese unit of weight equal to roughly 3.75 kilograms (about 8.27 lb).
kana
noun
The two Japanese phonetic writing systems, hiragana and katakana, in which each symbol represents a spoken syllable rather than a whole word or idea.
Kanako
name
A feminine Japanese given name, often written with characters meaning "sweet fragrance child."
Kanan
name
A given name used in Hebrew and other traditions, sometimes associated with the biblical region of Canaan.
Kanazawa
name
A city on the western coast of Japan, known for its well-preserved samurai and geisha districts.
Kanda
name
A Japanese surname and the name of a district in Tokyo known for its secondhand bookshops.
Kandahar
name
A major city in southern Afghanistan, historically significant as a former capital and trade hub.
kane
noun
A word for a Polynesian or Māori man.
Kaneda
name
A Japanese surname, notably the name of the protagonist in the manga and film "Akira."
Kaneko
name
A Japanese surname, often written with characters meaning "gold child."
kang
noun
A traditional heated platform bed found in northern China, built from brick or clay and warmed from beneath.
kangaroo
noun
A large Australian marsupial with powerful hind legs built for hopping and a long, thick tail used for balance.
Kangaroos
noun
Nickname for the Australia national rugby league team.
kanji
noun
The system of writing Japanese using characters borrowed from Chinese, where each character can represent a whole word or concept.
kanna
noun
A succulent plant native to southern Africa, traditionally chewed or smoked for its mild mood-altering effects.
Kannada
noun
A Dravidian language spoken mainly in the Indian state of Karnataka, and the official language there.
Kannan
name
A masculine given name used in South India, a Tamil name for the Hindu god Krishna.
kano
noun
Filipino slang for an American man, or more broadly a Western foreigner.
Kansai
name
A region in western Japan that includes the cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe.
Kant
name
A German surname, most famously borne by the philosopher Immanuel Kant, a central figure of modern philosophy.
Kanye
verb
Informal: to rudely interrupt someone, especially while they are speaking or being honoured.
Kanzaki
name
A Japanese surname, also the name of a town in Saga Prefecture.
Kao
name
A surname of Chinese origin, a romanization of a name meaning "tall" or "high."
Kaori
name
A feminine Japanese given name meaning "fragrance."
Kaoru
name
A Japanese given name used for both genders, meaning "fragrance."
Kapil
name
A masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, associated with an ancient sage in Hindu tradition.
Kaplan
name
A Jewish surname of German and Yiddish origin, derived from a word meaning "chaplain."
Kapoor
name
A surname common among Punjabi Hindus, borne by a prominent family of Indian film actors.
kappa
noun
The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet (Κ, κ).
kaput
adj
Broken, ruined, or no longer working.
kara
noun
A plain steel or iron bangle worn by Sikhs as one of the five articles of faith, serving as a reminder to act rightly.
Karachi
name
The largest city in Pakistan and its principal seaport, located on the Arabian Sea.
Karan
name
A masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, borne by a warrior hero in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata.
karaoke
noun
A form of entertainment, popular at bars and parties, where people take turns singing along to recorded backing tracks while the lyrics scroll on a screen.
karate
noun
A striking-based martial art, originally from Okinawa, built around punches, kicks, and open-hand strikes, along with some throws and grappling.
Kardashian
noun
A surname of Armenian origin, widely recognized through the celebrity family of that name.
Kareem
name
A masculine given name of Arabic origin, meaning "generous" or "noble."
Karel
noun
A native or inhabitant of Karelia, a region straddling the border of Russia and Finland.
Karen
noun
A slang term, often used mockingly, for an entitled woman — typically a middle-aged white woman — who makes unreasonable demands or complains disproportionately, often targeting people with less social power than her.
Kari
name
A given name used in Scandinavian countries for men and, in English-speaking countries, as a feminine variant of Carrie.
Karim
name
A masculine given name of Arabic origin, meaning "generous" or "noble."
Karin
name
A feminine given name common in Scandinavian and German-speaking countries, a variant of Katherine.
Karina
name
A feminine given name, a variant of Katherine used in Slavic and Scandinavian languages.
Karine
name
A feminine given name, a French and Scandinavian variant of Katherine.
Karl
name
A male given name of Germanic origin, the same name as English Charles.
Karla
name
A female given name, the feminine form of Karl.
Karloff
name
A surname, most famously associated with the actor Boris Karloff.
Karlsson
name
A Swedish surname meaning "son of Karl."
karma
noun
In Hindu and Buddhist thought, the total effect of a person's actions, believed to shape their fate in this life or the next.
karmic
adjective
Relating to karma, or to the idea that actions have consequences that return to the person who caused them.
Karna
name
In Hindu mythology, a great warrior in the epic Mahabharata, born to Kunti and the sun god Surya, who fights on the side of the Kauravas.
Karnak
noun
A vast temple complex in Egypt, built on the site of the ancient city of Thebes.
Karnataka
noun
A state in southern India, whose capital and largest city is Bengaluru.
Karp
name
A surname of German, Polish, Russian, or Jewish origin.
Karr
name
A surname.
Kasey
name
A given name, used for both men and women, a variant spelling of Casey.
Kash
name
A modern male given name.
Kashi
name
An alternate name for the city of Kashgar in Xinjiang, China, based on its Mandarin name.
Kashiwagi
name
A Japanese surname.
Kashmir
noun
A mountainous region in South Asia, long disputed between India, Pakistan, and China, prized for its valleys and, historically, fine wool.
Kasim
name
A male given name.
Kass
name
A surname.
Kasumi
name
A Japanese female given name.
kat
noun
An ancient Egyptian unit of weight equal to one-fiftieth of an avoirdupois pound.
kata
noun
A set sequence of movements and stances practised in martial arts to build technique and muscle memory.
Katagiri
name
A Japanese surname.
katana
noun
A traditional Japanese sword with a single curved edge, historically carried by samurai.
katara
noun
A South Asian push dagger with a distinctive H-shaped handle, gripped across the fist rather than held like a typical knife.
Kate
name
A short, familiar form of Katherine, also used as a full given name in its own right.
Katerina
name
A female given name, a form of Katherine used in several European languages.
Katey
name
A short form of Katherine, a variant spelling of Katie.
Kath
name
A short, informal form of the female names Katherine or Kathleen.
Katharine
name
A female given name, a variant spelling of Catherine.
Katherine
name
A popular spelling variant of the female given name Catherine.
Kathie
name
A spelling variant of the name Kathy.
Kathleen
name
A female given name of Irish origin, an anglicized form of Caitlín.
Kathmandu
name
The capital and largest city of Nepal.
Kathryn
name
A female given name, a variant spelling of Catherine.
Kathy
name
A short form of Katherine or Kathleen, also used as a formal given name in its own right.
Kati
name
An uncommon modern spelling of Katie, itself a diminutive of Katherine.
Katia
name
A female given name of Russian origin, a variant of Katya.
katniss
noun
Any of several perennial water plants of the genus Sagittaria, which have arrowhead-shaped leaves and edible tubers.
Kato
noun
A Native American people originally from northern California, or their language.
Katrina
name
A female given name, a variant of Catherine.
Katrine
name
A female given name of Danish origin, occasionally used in English, related to Catherine.
katsu
noun
A Japanese dish of meat or another food coated in panko breadcrumbs and deep-fried.
katsura
noun
A deciduous tree native to Japan and China, prized for its heart-shaped leaves that turn caramel-scented in autumn.
Katsuragi
name
A city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Katy
name
A diminutive of Katherine, a variant of Katie.
Katya
name
A female given name of Russian or Ukrainian origin, roughly equivalent to Kate.
Katz
name
A surname, common among Ashkenazi Jewish families and also found among non-Jewish Germans.
Kau
name
A surname.
Kauai
name
The oldest and fourth-largest of the main Hawaiian Islands, nicknamed the Garden Isle.
Kaufman
name
A surname of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin, an anglicized form of the German Kaufmann, meaning "merchant."
Kaul
name
A surname of Kashmiri origin.
Kaur
name
A surname or middle name traditionally taken by Sikh women, meaning "princess."
Kavanaugh
name
A surname of Irish origin, a variant of Kavanagh.
Kaveri
name
A major river flowing through the Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
kavya
noun
An ornate, highly stylized form of classical Sanskrit poetry favored by court poets in ancient India.
Kawahara
name
A Japanese surname meaning roughly "riverbed" or "river plain."
Kawai
name
A Japanese surname.
Kawamura
name
A Japanese surname.
Kawashima
name
A Japanese surname meaning "river island."
kay
noun
The name of the letter K.
kaya
noun
A sweet, fragrant jam made from coconut milk, eggs, and sugar, popular across Southeast Asia.
kayak
noun
A narrow, covered boat propelled with a double-bladed paddle, originally designed to be entered through a hole on top.
kayaking
noun
The sport or activity of paddling a kayak, whether for recreation, racing, or performing tricks.
Kaye
name
A surname, a spelling variant of Kay.
Kayla
name
A modern female given name.
Kaylee
name
A female given name that became popular toward the end of the 20th century.
Kaylie
name
A female given name, a variant spelling of Kaylee.
kayo
noun
A knockout blow in boxing.
Kaz
name
A male given name, used as a short form of Japanese names beginning with Kazu-.
Kazakhstan
name
A large country spanning Central Asia and part of Eastern Europe, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan.
kazan
noun
A large cauldron or cooking pot traditionally used in Central Asian cooking.
kazoo
noun
A small toy instrument you hum into, producing a buzzy, comic sound rather than a musical tone from breath alone.
Kazuki
name
A Japanese given name used for both men and women.
Kazuko
name
A Japanese female given name.
Kazumi
name
A Japanese given name used for both men and women.
Kazuo
name
A Japanese male given name.
KC
noun
In Unicode text processing, a normalization form combining compatibility decomposition with canonical composition (abbreviated NFKC).
Ke
name
A Chinese surname.
Kean
name
A surname.
Keane
name
An Irish surname.
Keanu
name
A male given name of Hawaiian origin.
Kearney
name
An Irish surname, also used as a given name.
Kearns
name
An Irish surname.
Keating
name
A surname of Irish origin.
Keaton
name
An English surname, also used as a male given name.
Keats
name
A surname, most famously that of the Romantic poet John Keats.
kebab
noun
Meat, fish, or vegetables cooked on a skewer or spit, including the sliced-off-a-spit "doner" style sold in flatbread.
keck
verb
To retch or heave as if about to vomit.
Kee
name
A surname, sometimes a shortened form of McKee or an anglicization of Chinese surnames.
Keefer
name
A surname.
Keegan
name
An Irish surname, also used as a unisex given name.
keel
noun
The main structural beam running along the bottom of a ship's hull, from front to back.
keeled
adj
Having a keel, or a keel-like ridge.
keeler
noun
Someone who works on a barge, or specifically on a keel — a type of coal boat once used on the River Tyne.
Keeley
name
A feminine given name, an Anglicized spelling of the Irish name Caoilfhionn, meaning "slender and fair."
keen
adj
Eager and enthusiastic about something.
Keenan
name
A masculine given name and surname of Irish origin, from a Gaelic word meaning "ancient" or "little ancient one."
Keene
name
An English surname meaning "bold" or "wise," also the name of a city in New Hampshire.
keener
noun
A person who wails in mourning at a funeral.
keenly
adv
In a sharp, eager, or intense way.
keep
verb
To hold on to something or continue having it, rather than giving it up or losing it.
keeper
noun
Someone or something worth holding on to.
Keepers
name
An English surname, an occupational name for a guardian or custodian.
keeping
noun
Agreement or harmony, especially in the phrase "in keeping with".
keeps
noun
Used only in the fixed phrase "for keeps," meaning permanently or with lasting seriousness.
keepsake
noun
An object kept to remember a person or event, valued for sentimental rather than practical reasons.
Kees
name
A masculine given name common in the Netherlands, a Dutch short form of Cornelius.
keg
noun
A small barrel-shaped container, usually round and made of wood or metal, used to hold liquids such as beer.
kegger
noun
A casual party centred around a keg of beer.
kegs
noun
Trousers, especially wide-legged ones (informal, chiefly Australian/New Zealand slang).
kei
noun
A class of small, lightweight Japanese cars and vans with small engines, built to fit strict size and power limits.
Keiko
name
A feminine Japanese given name, often meaning "blessed child."
Keira
name
A feminine given name, an Irish variant of Ciara, meaning "dark" or "black."
Keisha
name
A feminine given name popular in African American communities, likely a modern coinage combining "Kei" with the suffix "-isha."
keister
noun
A person's buttocks (informal).
Keith
name
A masculine given name of Scottish Gaelic origin, originally a surname referring to a place or meaning "wood" or "forest."
Kel
name
A short form of names such as Kelly or Kelvin, used as a given name or nickname.
kell
noun
A thin membrane, especially the caul that sometimes covers a newborn's head, or a similar filmy covering (dialectal/archaic).
Keller
noun
A cellar used for storing or serving beer, especially in Germany or Austria.
Kellerman
name
A German and Jewish surname, likely an occupational name related to cellar work or wine-making.
Kelley
name
An Irish surname, a variant spelling of Kelly, derived from a Gaelic word meaning "bright-headed" or "war."
Kelli
name
A feminine given name, a variant spelling of Kelly.
Kellogg
name
An English surname, historically an occupational name for someone who killed hogs for market; also the name of the cereal company founded by W. K. Kellogg.
Kelly
noun
A common given name and surname of Irish origin, used for both men and women.
kelp
noun
Any of several large brown seaweeds that grow in dense underwater forests along rocky coastlines.
Kelso
name
A surname and place name, originally from a town in the Scottish Borders.
Kelton
name
A masculine given name and surname of English origin, meaning "keel town," referring to a settlement near shipbuilding.
kelvin
noun
The base unit of temperature in the metric system, used mainly in science, where zero kelvin is absolute zero.
Kemal
name
A masculine given name of Turkish and Arabic origin, meaning "perfection" or "maturity."
kemp
noun
Coarse, bristly hair or fiber, especially in wool, that will not felt or dye properly (archaic/technical).
Kemper
noun
One who competes or struggles for superiority; a champion or fighter (archaic).
ken
verb
To know or understand something (chiefly Scottish and Northern English dialect).
Kenan
name
A masculine given name of Turkish and Hebrew origin, related to the biblical name Canaan.
Kendal
name
An English surname and place name, originally referring to a market town in Cumbria; also used as a given name.
Kendall
name
A given name and surname of English origin, from the same place name as Kendal, meaning "valley of the river Kent."
kendo
noun
A Japanese martial art in which practitioners fight with bamboo swords while wearing protective armor.
Kendra
noun
A female given name coined in the mid-20th century, likely blending "Kenneth" and "Sandra."
keng
verb
To fake illness or invent an excuse to dodge duty, work, or (originally) military service.
Kenichi
name
A masculine Japanese given name, often meaning "first son" or "strong first."
Kenji
name
A masculine Japanese given name, often meaning "intelligent second son."
Kenna
name
A feminine given name, a short form of Mackenna or McKenna, of Irish surname origin.
Kennedy
name
An Irish surname meaning "ugly head" or "helmeted head," famously borne by U.S. President John F. Kennedy; also used as a given name.
kennel
noun
A small shelter for a dog, or a facility where dogs are bred, boarded, or trained.
kenner
noun
A person who knows or understands something well; one with real insight or expertise.
Kenneth
name
A male given name of Scottish Gaelic origin, popular throughout the English-speaking world in the 20th century.
Kenny
name
A masculine given name, typically a diminutive of Kenneth.
keno
noun
A lottery-style gambling game in which players bet on numbers that are then drawn at random.
Kensington
noun
A gathering of women who sew or do needlework together socially, often while chatting.
Kent
noun
A long pole used to push a boat along, especially in shallow water.
Kenta
name
A masculine Japanese given name, often meaning "healthy and big."
Kenton
name
An English surname and place name, also used as a given name, meaning "royal settlement" or "town of the king."
Kenya
name
A country in East Africa, known for its wildlife and coastline on the Indian Ocean; also used as a feminine given name.
Kenyan
adj
Relating to Kenya or its people.
Kenyon
name
A Welsh surname and place name, also used as a given name, from a place meaning "white mound."
Kenzi
name
A feminine given name, a variant spelling of Kenzie or McKenzie.
Kenzo
name
A masculine Japanese given name, often meaning "strong and healthy third son"; also a French fashion house founded by designer Kenzo Takada.
Keo
name
A given name and surname of Southeast Asian origin, particularly common among Lao and Cambodian communities.
Kepler
name
A German surname, most famously borne by the astronomer Johannes Kepler, who formulated the laws of planetary motion.
Kepner
name
A surname of German origin, an Americanized spelling of Köppner or a related occupational name.
Keppel
name
A Dutch and English surname, historically borne by a noble family and used in various place names.
Keppler
name
A surname of German origin, a variant spelling of Kepler.
Kerala
name
A state on the southwestern coast of India, known for its backwaters, beaches, and high literacy rate.
kerb
noun
The raised edge of a pavement or footpath where it meets the road (British spelling of "curb").
kerchief
noun
A square of cloth worn over the head or tied around the neck.
Keri
name
A feminine given name, a variant spelling of Carrie or Kerry.
Kermit
name
A masculine given name of Irish origin, related to Cormac; widely known today as the name of the Muppet frog character Kermit the Frog.
kern
noun
Typography: the part of a printed letter that overhangs its own slot, or the adjustment of spacing between specific letter pairs.
kernel
noun
The soft, edible part inside a nut or seed, once the hard shell or husk is removed.
kerosene
noun
A light petroleum-based fuel used for jet engines, heating, and lighting, thinner than diesel but heavier than petrol.
Kerouac
name
A surname of French-Canadian origin, borne by the American writer Jack Kerouac, a leading figure of the Beat Generation.
Kerr
name
A Scottish and English surname, originally derived from a topographic term for marshy or wet ground.
Kerri
name
A feminine given name, a variant spelling of Kerry.
Kerrigan
name
An Irish surname, from a Gaelic name meaning "little dark one."
Kerry
noun
A small, hardy breed of dairy cattle originally from Ireland, known for producing rich milk on poor pasture.
kersey
noun
A coarse, ribbed woollen cloth traditionally used for heavy outer clothing such as coats and uniforms.
Kershaw
name
An English surname, originally from a place name meaning "church wood."
kes
noun
Informal short form of "kestrel", a small falcon.
Kessler
name
A German and Jewish surname, an occupational name for a maker of kettles or pots.
Kester
name
An English surname and given name, a variant of Christopher.
ketamine
noun
A synthetic drug used medically as an anaesthetic and painkiller, and sometimes taken illegally for its dissociative, hallucinogenic effects.
ketchup
noun
A thick, tangy tomato-based sauce commonly used as a condiment.
Kettering
name
A market town in Northamptonshire, England, and a city in Ohio named after it.
kettle
noun
A container with a spout used for boiling water.
Kev
noun
British slang, often mildly mocking: a stereotypically unsophisticated working-class young man.
Kevin
noun
British slang, often disparaging: a stereotype of an unsophisticated or unfashionable young working-class man.
Kevlar
noun
A very strong, lightweight synthetic fiber used to reinforce protective gear, tyres, and cables.
kew
noun
The name of the letter "Q" in the Latin alphabet.
key
noun
A shaped piece of metal used to open or lock a particular lock.
keyboard
noun
The set of keys used to type on a computer or typewriter.
keycard
noun
A plastic card with a stored digital code, used instead of a metal key to open electronic locks, such as hotel room doors.
keychain
noun
A small chain or ring used to hold keys together.
keyed
adj
Fitted with a mechanism, such as a groove or ridge, that locks parts together or restricts movement.
Keyes
name
An Irish and English surname, derived from the given name Kay.
keyhole
noun
The opening in a lock where the key is inserted.
Keynes
name
An English surname, most famously associated with the economist John Maynard Keynes.
keynote
noun
A major speech that sets out the central theme of a conference or event.
keypad
noun
A small set of buttons used to enter numbers or commands into a device.
keys
phrase
An intentionally garbled spelling of "kys" ("kill yourself"), used online to dodge automatic word filters.
keystone
noun
The central wedge-shaped stone at the top of an arch that locks the other stones in place.
keyword
noun
An important word used to represent or search for a topic, especially online.
KGB
noun
The former Soviet security and intelligence agency, responsible for both foreign espionage and internal surveillance.
kha
noun
The name of the Cyrillic letter Х/х, pronounced roughly like the "ch" in the Scottish word "loch."
khaki
noun
A dull yellowish-brown colour, similar to dry dust or sand.
khakis
noun
Casual trousers made from sturdy cotton fabric, typically in a tan or beige colour.
Khaled
name
A masculine given name of Arabic origin, meaning "eternal" or "immortal."
Khaleesi
name
A given name popularized by the television series Game of Thrones, from a fictional Dothraki title meaning "queen."
Khalid
name
A masculine given name of Arabic origin, meaning "eternal" or "immortal."
Khalifa
noun
A member of a mainly Muslim caste found in the Gujarat region of India, traditionally associated with tailoring and other skilled trades.