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колостоми́я
(surgery) An incision into the colon to allow for drainage; the opening produced in such incision. · kolostomiya
ко́лотая ра́на
A wound made by stabbing. · kolotaya rana
колоти́ть
(informal) To strike heavily. · kolotit
колоти́ться
(intransitive) Of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate. · kolotitsya
колоту́шка
A kitchen implement for mixing. · kolotushka
коло́ть
(transitive) To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument. · kolot
колотьё
A tingling sensation of mild discomfort. · kolotyo
колпа́к
A kind of cap from Turkic countries, with a high crown. · kolpak
колпачо́к
A protective cover or seal. · kolpachok
колту́н
(now, possibly, offensive) A medical condition resulting from deficient hair care in which the uncombed hair becomes irreversibly entangled, forming a matted mass, which can become malodorous and encrusted or sticky. · koltun
Колу́мб
A person who makes a great discovery. · Kolumb
колумба́рий
A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains. · kolumbariy
колумби́ец
A native or inhabitant of Colombia. · kolumbiyets
колумби́йка
A native or inhabitant of Colombia. · kolumbiyka
колумби́йский
Of, from or relating to Colombia. · kolumbiyskiy
Колумбия
A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Colombia. Capital: Bogotá. · Kolumbiya
Колу́мбус
A person who makes a great discovery. · Kolumbus
колу́н
A cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from a block of wood. · kolun
ко́лхикум
(countable) Any of several flowers of the genus Colchicum. · kolkhikum
колхо́з
(especially, in communist countries) One of more farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community. · kolkhoz
колча́н
(weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun. · kolchan
колыбе́ль
A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots. · kolybel
колыбе́льная
A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep. · kolybelnaya
Колыва́нь
The capital city of Estonia. · Kolyvan
колыма́га
(idiomatic, slang) A machine, especially an automobile. Implies that the machine is clunky or unreliable. · kolymaga
колышек
(surveying) A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point. · kolyshek
колье́
(fashion) A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat. · kolye
кольцеви́дный
Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; ring-shaped; in the shape of an annulus. · koltsevidnyy
кольцевое пересечение
(chiefly, UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island. · koltsevoye peresecheniye
кольцево́й
Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; ring-shaped; in the shape of an annulus. · koltsevoy
кольцеобра́зный
Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; ring-shaped; in the shape of an annulus. · koltseobraznyy
кольцо́
A ring- or donut-shaped area, object, or structure. · koltso
кольцо́ мно́жеств
(analysis, measure theory) A family of sets that is closed under finite unions and set-theoretic differences. · koltso mnozhestv
кольчу́га
A flexible defensive armor, made of a mesh of interlinked metal rings. · kolchuga
колю́чий
Covered with bristles. · kolyuchiy
колю́чка
The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. · kolyuchka
коляда́
(music genre) A carol (song or hymn) whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas. · kolyada
коля́дка
(music genre) A carol (song or hymn) whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas. · kolyadka
колядова́ть
(intransitive) To sing carols; especially to sing Christmas carols in a group. · kolyadovat
коля́ска
A wheeled vehicle, generally pulled by a horse. · kolyaska
ком
A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape. · kom
кома́нда
A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest. [from 12th c.] · komanda
команди́р
A nickname for a man generally. · komandir
командирова́ть
(transitive, UK) To transfer temporarily to alternative employment. · komandirovat
командиро́вка
Travel for business purposes, often paid for at least partially by the employer. · komandirovka
кома́ндовать
(transitive) To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly. · komandovat
кома́ндующий
A military commander or bandit leader wielding civilian power in an area where the government is weak. · komanduyushchiy
кома́нче
The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by these people, sometimes classified as a variety of Shoshone. · komanche
кома́нчский
The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by these people, sometimes classified as a variety of Shoshone. · komanchskiy
кома́р
Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera. · komar
коматозный
In a coma: unconscious. · komatoznyy
комбата́нт
A person engaged in combat, often armed. · kombatant
комбата́нтка
A person engaged in combat, often armed. · kombatantka
комбина́т
An industrial conglomeration in a socialist country, particularly in the former Soviet bloc. · kombinat
комбина́ция
An object formed by combining. · kombinatsiya
комбина́шка
A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed by the skirt or dress itself; a shift. · kombinashka
комбинезо́н
A one-piece suit combining trousers and jacket, worn for heavy or hot manual labour. · kombinezon
комбини́рованный
Resulting from the addition of several sources, parts, elements, aspects, etc. united together. · kombinirovannyy
комбини́ровать
(transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite. · kombinirovat
комедиа́нт
An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes. · komediant
комеди́йное шо́у
Situation comedy. · komediynoye shou
комеди́йный
Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre. [from 16th c.] · komediynyy
коме́дия
(drama) the genre of such works · komediya
коменда́нт
(military) A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division. · komendant
коменда́нтский час
Any regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time. · komendantskiy chas
комета
A celestial phenomenon with the appearance of such a body. · kometa
ко́мжа
A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching to the hips or knees, usually featuring lace decoration and embroidered bordures. · komzha
ко́мик
An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes. · komik
ко́микс
(comics) A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings. · komiks
комисса́р
(historical, early, _, Soviet Union) The head of a commissariat. · komissar
комиссионе́р
(obsolete) A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization. · komissioner
комиссио́нные
A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction. · komissionnyye
коми́ссия
An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers. · komissiya
комитати́в
The comitative case, or a word in this case. · komitativ
комитати́вный
(grammar) Of, or relating to the grammatical case that is used in some languages to indicate accompaniment. · komitativnyy
комитати́вный паде́ж
The comitative case, or a word in this case. · komitativnyy padezh
комите́т
A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors. · komitet
коми́ческий
Using the techniques of comedy, as a composition, performer etc; amusing, entertaining. [from 16th c.] · komicheskiy
коми́чность
Comical quality. · komichnost
коми́чный
Using the techniques of comedy, as a composition, performer etc; amusing, entertaining. [from 16th c.] · komichnyy
ко́мкать
(transitive) To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together. · komkat
комма́ндер
One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization. · kommander
ко́ммент
A spoken or written remark. · komment
коммента́рий
A spoken or written remark. · kommentariy
коммента́тор
A person who makes a commentary, particularly · kommentator
комменти́рование
The process of writing such comment or commentary. · kommentirovaniye
комменти́ровать
(transitive, software, of code) To comment out (code); to disable by converting into a comment. · kommentirovat
коммерса́нт
One who earns a living by trading goods or securities. · kommersant
коммерциализировать
(transitive) To apply business methodology to something in order to profit (such as introducing salability to a resource that comes from, or rightfully belongs to, the commons). · kommertsializirovat
комме́рция
(business) The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic. · kommertsiya
коммерчески
In a commercial manner: a manner pertaining to commerce. · kommercheski
комме́рческий
Of or pertaining to commerce. · kommercheskiy
коммивояжёрствовать
To sell things, especially door to door or in insignificant quantities. · kommivoyazhyorstvovat
комми́т
(programming) The submission of source code or other material to a source control repository. · kommit
коммодо́р
A person holding a rank, in the Royal Air Force and many Commonwealth air forces, between that of group captain and air vice-marshal, equivalent to an army brigadier general, or equivalent rank in other air forces. · kommodor
коммо́ция
(uncountable, _, in, _, Commonwealth, countable, _) An injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a violent blow, followed by loss of function. · kommotsiya
комму́на
A local political division in many European countries as well as their former colonies (such as Chile and Vietnam). · kommuna
коммуна́льный
Pertaining to a community or a commune. · kommunalnyy
коммунизм
Any far-left political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively, especially by seizing it through revolution. · kommunizm
коммуника́бельный
(of a person) Who enjoys being in crowds and socializing. · kommunikabelnyy
коммуникати́вный
Eager to communicate; talkative. · kommunikativnyy
коммуника́ция
(uncountable) The concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities. · kommunikatsiya
коммуни́ст
(communism) An advocate of a society based on the common ownership of property; a proponent of communism. · kommunist
коммунисти́ческий
Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism. · kommunisticheskiy
коммуни́стка
(communism) An advocate of a society based on the common ownership of property; a proponent of communism. · kommunistka
коммуня́ка
(pejorative, slang) A communist; a person with communist sympathies; a supposed communist infiltrator. · kommunyaka
коммута́тор
A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc. · kommutator
коммута́ция
(electronics) The reversal of an electric current. · kommutatsiya
коммутировать
(intransitive, mathematics) Of an operation, to be commutative, i.e. to have the property that changing the order of the operands does not change the result. · kommutirovat
ко́мната
A room or set of rooms, particularly: · komnata
ко́мната о́тдыха
An establishment, similar to a bar, that serves alcohol and often plays background music or shows television. · komnata otdykha
комнате
(dated) A roommate, especially in a college or university. · komnate
ко́мнатка
A small, snug room which may be used as a place of privacy and safety by children · komnatka
ко́мнатный
Situated in, or designed to be used in, or carried on within, the interior of a building. · komnatnyy
комо́д
(US) A chest of drawers for clothes. · komod
Комо́до
An island of Indonesia, part of the Lesser Sunda Islands · Komodo
комо́к
Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape. · komok
комо́к не́рвов
(originally, US) A person who worries excessively, especially about unimportant matters. · komok nervov
коморбидность
(medicine, uncountable) The presence of one or more disorders (or diseases) in addition to a primary disease or disorder. · komorbidnost
комп
(computing, slang) A computer, or the case in which it is housed. · komp
компа́ктность
The state of being compact. · kompaktnost
компа́ктный
Closely packed or densely constituted; having much material in a small volume. · kompaktnyy
компане́йский
(of a person) Tending to socialize or be social. · kompaneyskiy
компа́ния
An informal body of friends. · kompaniya
Компа́ния Уо́лт Ди́сней
The Walt Disney Company, named after Walt Disney. · Kompaniya Uolt Disney
компаньо́н
A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee. · kompanon
компаньо́нка
A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies · kompanonka
компарати́в
(grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully). · komparativ
ко́мпас
A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north). · kompas
компа́унд
Anything made by combining several things. · kompaund
компе́ндиум
A short, complete summary; an abstract. · kompendium
компенса́ция
Compensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation. · kompensatsiya
компенси́ровать
(ambitransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency. [from 1680s] · kompensirovat
компете́нтно
In an able manner; with great ability. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] · kompetentno
компетентность
(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping an accurate record of property, documents, or funds. · kompetentnost
компете́нтный
(law) Legally qualified or competent. [First attested in the early 18th century.] · kompetentnyy
компете́нция
(countable) The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task or skill. · kompetentsiya
компили́рование
(countable, uncountable, computing) Translation of source code into object code by a compiler. · kompilirovaniye
компили́ровать
(transitive, programming) To use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code. · kompilirovat
компили́роваться
(intransitive, programming) To be successfully processed by a compiler into executable code. · kompilirovatsya
компиля́тор
One who compiles. · kompilyator
компиля́ция
(uncountable) The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources. · kompilyatsiya
компла́енс
(uncountable, business) The department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with. · komplayens
ко́мплекс
A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices. · kompleks
ко́мплексное пла́вание
(swimming) A competitive swimming event that combines the four strokes of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. [from 20th c.] · kompleksnoye plavaniye
комплексный
composed and coordinated to form a whole · kompleksnyy
компле́кт
The act or process of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements. · komplekt
комплектова́ть
(transitive) To make whole or entire. · komplektovat
компле́кция
(dated) The general health of a person. · komplektsiya
комплеме́нт
(immunology) One of several blood proteins that work with antibodies during an immune response. [from 20th c.] · komplement

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