Greek–English dictionary

κοκ

(uncountable) Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel. · kok

κόκα

The dried leaf of one of these plants, the South American shrub (Erythroxylum coca), widely cultivated in Andean countries, which is the source of cocaine and used as aphrodisiac in the past. · koka

κοκαΐνη

(uncountable, organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant. · kokaini

κοκαλώνω

(transitive) To cause someone to become motionless. · kokalono

κόκκαλο

A bone of a fish; a fishbone. · kokkalo

κοκκινάδι

(uncountable, countable) A sort of makeup, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks. · kokkinadi

κοκκινίζω

(intransitive) To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment. · kokkinizo

κοκκίνισμα

An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc. · kokkinisma

κόκκινο

(countable, and, uncountable) The colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive colour. · kokkino

κοκκινογούλι

Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar. · kokkinogouli

κοκκινολαίμης

A small passerine Old World bird; Erithacus rubecula. · kokkinolaimis

κοκκινομάλλα

A person with red hair. · kokkinomalla

κοκκινομάλλης

A person with red hair. · kokkinomallis

κοκκινόμαυρος

Of a brown colour, with a tint of red. (especially: a sorrel horse) · kokkinomavros

κοκκινοπίπερο

A bright reddish orange colour resembling that of the ground spice. · kokkinopipero

κόκκινος

(of a, dog, or, its coat) Having a brown color. · kokkinos

κοκκινωπός

Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky. · kokkinopos

κόκκος

(countable) A single particle of a substance. · kokkos

κόκκυξ

(medical, formal) The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone. · kokkyx

κοκό

The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks. · koko

κοκοράκι

A young male chicken. · kokoraki

κόκορας

(firearms) A moving part of a firearm that strikes the firing pin to discharge a gun. · kokoras

κοκότα

A female prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients. · kokota

κόκπιτ

The compartment in an aircraft or spacecraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled. [from 20th c.] · kokpit

κοκτέιλ

A mixed alcoholic beverage. · kokteil

κόλα

A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water. · kola

κολάζ

A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface or juxtaposing them digitally in analogous manner. · kolaz

κόλακας

One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates. · kolakas

κολακεία

(countable) An instance of excessive praise. · kolakeia

κολακευτικός

In the nature of a compliment. · kolakeftikos

κολακεύω

(ambitransitive) To pay a compliment (to someone); to express a favourable opinion (of someone). · kolakevo

κόλαση

Hell. · kolasi

κολασμός

(religion) Condemnation to everlasting punishment in the future state, or the punishment itself. · kolasmos

κολατσιό

Discussion, light meal. · kolatsio

κολέγιο

(UK) An institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form. · kolegio

κόλεϊ

Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs · kolei

κολεκτιβισμός

An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the people collectively · kolektivismos

κόλιανδρος

(UK, Irish) The annual herb Coriandrum sativum, used in many cuisines. · koliandros

κόλιαντρος

(UK, Irish) The annual herb Coriandrum sativum, used in many cuisines. · koliadros

κολιέ

(jewelry) An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached. · kolie

κολιμπρί

Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover. · kolibri

κόλλα

A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance. · kolla

κολλαγόνο

(biochemistry) The main structural protein in the extracellular matrix of the connective tissues of many animals. · kollagono

κολλάω

(transitive) To attach. · kollao

κολλάω ετικέτα

(transitive) To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something). · kollao etiketa

κολλητή

An especially close and trusted friend. · kolliti

κολλητός

An especially close and trusted friend. · kollitos

κολλητσίδα

Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium. · kollitsida

κολλίγας

A partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights. · kolligas

κολλοειδές

(physical chemistry) A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles. · kolloeides

κολλώ

(transitive) To attach. · kollo

κολλώδης

Glue-like, sticky, viscid. · kollodis

κολοβός

Truncated. · kolovos

κολόβωση

(geometry) An operation in any dimension that cuts a regular polytope at its vertices, creating a new facet in place of each vertex. · kolovosi

κολοκύθα

A kind of vegetable similar to a large courgette, zucchini or squash. · kolokytha

κολοκυθάκι

(British, Ireland, uncountable) A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash. · kolokythaki

κολοκυθιά

The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant. · kolokythia

Κολομβία

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Colombia. Capital: Bogotá. · Kolomvia

Κολομβιανή

Of, from or relating to Colombia. · Kolomviani

Κολομβιανός

Of, from or relating to Colombia. · Kolomvianos

Κολόμβος

A person who makes a great discovery. · Kolomvos

Κολόμπο

The commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka. · Kolobo

κόλον

(anatomy) Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the largest part of the large intestine (constituting most of it), it is often treated as synonymous therewith in broad or casual usage.) · kolon

κολόνια

Any of a family of fresh, citrus-based fragrances distilled using extracts from citrus, floral, and woody ingredients, said to have been developed in the early 18th century in Cologne, Germany. · kolonia

κολονοσκόπηση

(medicine) The examination of the colon using a colonoscope. · kolonoskopisi

Κολοράντο

A state in the western United States, the 38th state. Capital and largest city: Denver. · Kolorado

Κολοσσαίο

The largest stadium in the Roman empire, located near the center of Rome. · Kolossaio

κολοσσιαίος

Extremely large or on a great scale. · kolossiaios

κολοστομία

(surgery) An incision into the colon to allow for drainage; the opening produced in such incision. · kolostomia

κολουμβάριο

A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains. · koloumvario

κολοφώνας

The highest or uppermost part of something. · kolofonas

κολοφώνιο

(organic chemistry) A solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components. · kolofonio

κολπίσκος

A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone. · kolpiskos

κόλπος

(geography) A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline. · kolpos

κολυμβήθρα

(Christianity) A large basin used for baptism in or near a church. · kolymvithra

κολύμβηση

An act or instance of swimming. · kolymvisi

κολυμβητής

One who swims. · kolymvitis

κολυμπάω

(intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. · kolybao

κολυμπώ

(intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. · kolybo

κολώνα

A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost. · kolona

Κολωνία

The largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, on the Rhine River. · Kolonia

κομάντο

A commando trooper. · komado

κομβίον

A mechanical device designed to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism. · komvion

κομβοέλασμα

A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf. · komvoelasma

κόμβος

A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted. · komvos

κόμη

(astronomy) A cloud of dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet. · komi

κόμης

The male ruler of a county. · komis

κομητεία

(historical) The land ruled by a count or a countess. · komiteia

Κομήτης

The fifth reindeer of Santa Claus. · Komitis

κόμικ

the medium of comic books, comic strips, and other sequential art · komik

κόμικς

the medium of comic books, comic strips, and other sequential art · komiks

κόμισσα

A woman holding the rank of count or earl in her own right; a female holder of an earldom. · komissa

κομιστής

A person or object that carries someone or something else. · komistis

κόμμα

(typography) The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list. · komma

κομμάτι

A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length. · kommati

κομματιάζω

(transitive) To cause to be broken into pieces. · kommatiazo

κομματισμός

An inclination to be partisan or biased; partiality. · kommatismos

κομμένος

(of an, electronic connection) Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic. · kommenos

κόμμι

The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber. · kommi

κομμούνι

(pejorative, slang) A communist; a person with communist sympathies; a supposed communist infiltrator. · kommouni

κομμουνιστής

Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism. · kommounistis

κομμουνιστικός

Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism. · kommounistikos

κομμουνίστρια

(communism) An advocate of a society based on the common ownership of property; a proponent of communism. · kommounistria

κομμωτής

A person who cuts or styles hair as an occupation or profession. · kommotis

κομμώτρια

A person who cuts or styles hair as an occupation or profession. · kommotria

κομοδίνο

(US) A small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the head of a bed. · komodino

Κομόντο

An island of Indonesia, part of the Lesser Sunda Islands · Komodo

κομός

A chest of drawers. · komos

κομπάζω

(intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself. · kobazo

κομπαστής

Someone who constantly brags or boasts. [from late 16th c.] · kobastis

Κομπέιν

A surname. · Kobein

κομπίνα

A farm machine that harvests, threshes, and winnows ripe grain. · kobina

κομπιναδόρος

A person who carries out fraud; a swindler. · kobinadoros

κομπιούτερ

A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media. [from 20th c.] · kobiouter

κομπιουτεράκι

A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; sometimes, an electronic one specifically. · kobiouteraki

κομπιουτεράς

(colloquial, by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers. · kobiouteras

κομπογιαννίτης

(pejorative) A fraudulent healer, especially a bombastic peddler in worthless treatments, a doctor who makes false diagnoses for monetary benefit, or an untrained or poorly trained doctor who uses fraudulent credentials to attract patients [from c. 1630] · kobogiannitis

κομπογιαννίτικος

Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent. · kobogiannitikos

κόμπος

A tangled clump of hair or similar. · kobos

κομπόστα

A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup. · kobosta

κόμπρα

Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Naja. · kobra

κομπρέσα

(medicine) A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice, etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury. · kobresa

κομπρεσέρ

A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete. · kobreser

Κομσομόλ

(historical) Young Communist League, the former youth wing of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. · Komsomol

κομφετί

Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations. · komfeti

Κομφούκιος

An influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 B.C.E. – 479 B.C.E.; personal name Kong Qiu (孔丘). · Komfoukios

κομψός

Characterised by or exhibiting elegance. · kompsos

κομψότητα

(uncountable) Admirable behavior; elegance. · kompsotita

κονβόι

A group of vehicles travelling together for safety, especially one with an escort. · konvoi

κονδύλι

A sum or source of money. · kondyli

κόνδυλος

Any of the joints between the bones of the fingers. · kondylos

Κονέκτικατ

A state in the northeastern United States. · Konektikat

κονεσέρ

A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste. · koneser

Κονιάκ

A city and commune of Charente department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France; famous for cognac brandy. · Koniak

κονίαμα

(uncountable) A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks. · koniama

κονίδα

The egg of a louse. · konida

κόνικλος

(uncountable) The fur of a rabbit typically used to imitate another animal's fur. · koniklos

κονκλάβιο

A closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope. · konklavio

Κόνλεϋ

(rare) A en given name, transferred from the surname. · Konley

Κονορ

A en given name. · Konor

Κονράδος

A en given name. · Konrados

κονσέρβα

A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can). · konserva

κονσερβοποιείο

A factory that produces canned goods. · konservopoieio

κονσερβοποιώ

(transitive) To preserve by heating and sealing in a jar or can. · konservopoio

κονσερτίνα

A musical instrument, like the various accordions, that is a member of the free-reed family of musical instruments, typically having buttons on both ends. · konsertina

κονσόρτσιουμ

An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture. · konsortsioum

κοντά

In physical opposition to; in collision with. · koda

κονταίνω

(transitive) To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off. · kodaino

κοντάκι

(firearm) The part of a rifle or shotgun that rests against the shooter's shoulder. · kodaki

κοντάρι

A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion. · kodari