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кито́вый
An animal belonging to the infraorder Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales. · kitovyy
кито́вый ус
(physiology, uncountable) keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry. · kitovyy us
китообра́зный
An animal belonging to the infraorder Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales. · kitoobraznyy
китч
Art, decorative objects, and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar. · kitch
ки́тчевый
(informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived. · kitchevyy
кицу́нэ
(Japanese mythology) A Japanese fox spirit, often but not exclusively female, said to have powers such as shape-shifting, and whose power is symbolized by increase in number of tails. · kitsune
кичёвый
Of tawdry display; kitsch. · kichyovyy
кичли́вость
The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another. · kichlivost
кичли́вый
Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others. · kichlivyy
киш
A pie made primarily of egg and cream, perhaps mixed with chopped meat or vegetables, in a pastry crust. · kish
киша́щий
(colloquial, usually with with) Filled or packed (with something, usually bad). · kishashchiy
кишеть
To teem or abound (usually followed by with); to exhibit an energetic and active abundance (of a thing). · kishet
кише́чная па́лочка
(often, attributive, bacteriology) Escherichia coli, a Gram-negative bacterium commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms. · kishechnaya palochka
кише́чник
(anatomy) A system of organs within multicellular animals which takes in food, digests it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste. · kishechnik
кише́чный
A mineral concretion in the intestinal tract. · kishechnyy
кишка
The intestines. · kishka
кишки́
The entrails or contents of the abdomen. · kishki
кишми́ш
A type of viol, a cither viol. · kishmish
кия́нка
(demonym) A resident of Kyiv. · kiyanka
Клавдий
(countable) A en given name. · Klavdiy
Кла́вдия
A en given name. · Klavdiya
клавеси́н
(musical instruments) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. The harpsichord originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music. · klavesin
клавиату́ра
(music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches. · klaviatura
кла́виша
(computing) One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters. · klavisha
клавишный
(music) An electronic device containing a keyboard (preceding sense), especially one that is capable of producing musical sounds when the keys are played. · klavishnyy
клад
(literally, countable, and, uncountable) A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc. · klad
кла́дбище
A tract of land in which the dead are buried. · kladbishche
кла́дезь
A source or origin of a flow (e.g., of favors or knowledge). · kladez
кладова́я
A cool room in a domestic house where food is stored, but larger than a pantry. · kladovaya
кладовка
A room for keeping food or beverages; a storeroom. · kladovka
кла́дчик
A person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager. · kladchik
кладь
A heavy load. · klad
кла́ка
(collective) A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo. · klaka
клакер
(collective) A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo. · klaker
клаксо́н
The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound. · klakson
клан
A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain. · klan
кла́новый
Of or related to a clan. · klanovyy
кла́пан
(music) A valve device in some brass instruments for changing the pitch · klapan
кларе́т
(chiefly, UK) A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere. · klaret
кларион
(brass instrument, historical, or, poetic) A medieval brass instrument chiefly used as a battle signal; related to the trumpet, it had a narrow, straight pipe and a high-pitched, piercing sound. · klarion
Кларк
A en given name. · Klark
кларне́т
(woodwind instrument) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high). · klarnet
класс
Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement. · klass
класс!
(informal) Used to indicate pleasure or delight. · klass!
кла́ссика
An artistic work of lasting worth, such as a film or song; a work of enduring excellence. · klassika
кла́ссики
(playground games) A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure traced or scotched on the ground. · klassiki
классифика́ция
The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category. · klassifikatsiya
классифици́рование
The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes. · klassifitsirovaniye
классифици́ровать
(transitive) To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class. · klassifitsirovat
класси́ческий
Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class/category; typical. · klassicheskiy
кла́ссная
A room, often in a school, where classes take place. · klassnaya
кла́ссная ко́мната
A room, often in a school, where classes take place. · klassnaya komnata
кла́ссно
(informal) Used to indicate pleasure or delight. · klassno
кла́ссный
(colloquial, North America, Australia) Excellent, exciting, remarkable. · klassnyy
кла́стер
(phonetics) A pronounceable group of consonants that occur together: a consonant cluster. · klaster
класть
(transitive) To put money or funds into an account. · klast
класть [[примо́чки]] и́ли [[припа́рки]]
(medicine, transitive) To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge. · klast [[primochki]] ili [[priparki]]
класть в банк
(transitive) To put into a bank. · klast v bank
класть в футляр
(transitive) To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath. · klast v futlyar
класть на полку
(intransitive) To stop either temporarily or permanently. · klast na polku
клатч
A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle. · klatch
клаустрофо́бия
The fear of closed, tight places. · klaustrofobiya
клаустрофо́бный
(psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space. · klaustrofobnyy
клева́ть
(intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught. · klevat
клева́ть но́сом
(intransitive) To gradually fall asleep. · klevat nosom
кле́вер
A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers. · klever
клевета́
An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon…. [from late 16th c.] · kleveta
клевета́ть
To disgrace; to bring into disrepute. [from 4th c.] · klevetat
клеветни́к
A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause. · klevetnik
клеветни́ца
A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause. · klevetnitsa
клеветни́ческий
Damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue. · klevetnicheskiy
клевре́т
(legal) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory. · klevret
клёвый
(colloquial, North America, Australia) Excellent, exciting, remarkable. · klyovyy
кле́ить
(transitive) To join or attach something using glue. · kleit
клеиться
(intransitive, rare) Followed by to or unto: to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something. · kleitsya
клей
a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion · kley
кле́йкий
Adhesive, sticking to something. · kleykiy
клейкови́на
(cooking, biochemistry) The major protein in cereal grains, especially wheat; responsible for the elasticity in dough and the structure in baked bread. [from 19th c.] · kleykovina
кле́йкость
(manufacturing, construction, chemistry) The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive properties. · kleykost
клейми́ть
(ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing. · kleymit
клеймо́
A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask. · kleymo
клеймо́ на ухе
(chiefly, agriculture) A mark made or tag attached to the ear of an animal (chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership, health or gestation status, etc. · kleymo na ukhe
кле́йстер
One of pounded foods, such as fish paste, liver paste, or tomato paste. · kleyster
Кле́ме́нт
A en given name, borne by an early pope and by several saints. · Klement
клементи́н
A type of small, sweet-tasting orange, the result of a hybrid cross between the willowleaf variety of mandarin orange (Citrus × aurantium f. deliciosa) and a sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). Scientific name: Citrus × clementina. · klementin
кле́мма
Any of several fastenings. · klemma
клён
A tree of the genus Acer, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds. · klyon
Клеопа́тра
A given name of women in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt; notably Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (69–30 BCE); last of the Ptolemy line. · Kleopatra
клепа́ть
(transitive) To attach or fasten parts by using rivets. [from early 15th c.] · klepat
клёпка
A small nail with a flat head. · klyopka
клептокра́тия
A corrupt and dishonest government or society characterised by theft and greed. · kleptokratiya
клептома́н
One who steals compulsively. · kleptoman
клептома́нка
One who steals compulsively. · kleptomanka
клерк
One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker. · klerk
кле́тка
An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals. · kletka
кле́тка-хозя́ин
(ecology) A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite. · kletka-khozyain
кле́точный
Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells. · kletochnyy
клетча́тка
A complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives. · kletchatka
кле́тчатый
Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches. · kletchatyy
клеть
A large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods. [from 1680s] · klet
клёцка
(chiefly, US) Specifically, a food composed of a dough wrapper around a filling. · klyotska
клёш
A style of pants in which the end of each pantleg flares out dramatically from the knee downward, like the mouth of a bell. · klyosh
клешня́
A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · kleshnya
клещ
Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari). · kleshch
кле́щи
A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws. · kleshchi
клие́нт
A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services. · kliyent
клие́нтка
A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services. · kliyentka
клиенту́ра
The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits. · kliyentura
кли́зма
To administer an enema. · klizma
клик
(GUI) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software. · klik
кли́ка
(countable) A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group. · klika
кли́кать
(intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon. · klikat
кли́кнуть
(computing) To press and release (a button on a computer mouse). · kliknut
кли́макс
The final menstrual period of a woman after which ovulation no longer occurs. · klimaks
климакте́рий
The final menstrual period of a woman after which ovulation no longer occurs. · klimakteriy
климати́ческий
Of, relating to, or influenced by climate. · klimaticheskiy
Кли́ме́нт
A en given name, borne by an early pope and by several saints. · Kliment
клин
Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling. · klin
клингон
(countable) A member of an alien warrior race in the Star Trek universe with distinctive forehead ridges and a culture based on the strict observance of honor, loyalty, and combat. · klingon
клингонец
(countable) A member of an alien warrior race in the Star Trek universe with distinctive forehead ridges and a culture based on the strict observance of honor, loyalty, and combat. · klingonets
клингонка
(countable) A member of an alien warrior race in the Star Trek universe with distinctive forehead ridges and a culture based on the strict observance of honor, loyalty, and combat. · klingonka
клингонский
An artificial language created by Marc Okrand for the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. · klingonskiy
кли́ника
A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients. · klinika
клиници́ст
(chiefly, US) Someone who conducts a clinic; an expert or skilled practitioner in a particular field, such as business or education. In this sense, a clinician is someone who provides practical advice or hands-on assistance to others in a specific area of expertise. For example, a business clinician might be an experienced consultant who helps companies improve their operations, while an education clinician might be a skilled teacher who provides professional development and support to other educators. · klinitsist
клиници́стка
(chiefly, US) Someone who conducts a clinic; an expert or skilled practitioner in a particular field, such as business or education. In this sense, a clinician is someone who provides practical advice or hands-on assistance to others in a specific area of expertise. For example, a business clinician might be an experienced consultant who helps companies improve their operations, while an education clinician might be a skilled teacher who provides professional development and support to other educators. · klinitsistka
клини́ческий
Of or pertaining to a clinic, such as a medical clinic or law clinic. · klinicheskiy
кли́нкер
A very hard brick used for paving customarily made in the Netherlands. [from 17th c.] · klinker
клиновидный
Having a wedge shape. · klinovidnyy
клинок
The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts. · klinok
клинч
(wrestling, combat sports) The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling. · klinch
Клио
(Greek god) The goddess of history and heroic poetry, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. · Klio
клип
Something which has been clipped from a larger whole: · klip
клипборд
(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications. · klipbord
кли́пер
(nautical) Any of several forms of very fast sailing ships having a long, low hull and a sharply raked stem. · kliper
клиппшпрингер
A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat (Oreotragus oreotragus). · klippshpringer
клипс
Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another. · klips
кли́пса
Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another. · klipsa
кли́ренс
(banking, finance) The settlement of transactions involving securities or means of payment such as checks by means of a clearing house. · klirens
кли́рик
A male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister. · klirik
кли́ринг
(banking, finance) The settlement of transactions involving securities or means of payment such as checks by means of a clearing house. · kliring
клисти́р
To administer an enema. · klistir
кли́тор
(anatomy) A sensitive elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and other mammals. [from 17th c.] · klitor
клиф
A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face. · klif
клич
A beckoning or summoning. · klich
кли́чка
Another name; especially, an assumed name. · klichka
клише́
(rhetoric) Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. [from 19th c.] · klishe
клоа́ка
(by extension) A filthy place. · kloaka
Клод
(countable) A en given name. · Klod
клозе́т
(UK, AU, HK) A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet. [from 19th c.] · klozet
клок
A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair. · klok

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