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клокота́ть
Of a person: to be in an agitated or angry mental state, often in a way that is not obvious to others. · klokotat
клон
A copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it. · klon
Клонда́йк
A region of Yukon, Canada, surrounding the river, in and around Dawson City, replete with goldfields. · Klondayk
клони́рование
The production of an exact copy of an object. · klonirovaniye
клони́ровать
(transitive) To create a clone of. · klonirovat
клони́ться
(followed by a to-infinitive) To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain habit or leaning. [from mid-14th c.] · klonitsya
клоп
A small nocturnal insect pest of humans, of species Cimex lectularius (common bedbug) and Cimex hemipterus (tropical bedbug) that feeds on the blood of humans during sleep. · klop
клоп-солдатик
Pyrrhocoris apterus, a common red and black insect, that is the type species of the family Pyrrhocoridae. · klop-soldatik
клоун
A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon. · kloun
клоуна́да
The behaviour expected of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness. · klounada
кло́унский
Ludicrously or incongruously comical. · klounskiy
клочковатый
Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency. · klochkovatyy
клочо́к
(specifically) A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground. · klochok
клуа́тр
A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that surround a quadrangle; especially: · kluatr
клуб
(countable) An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation. · klub
клу́бень
A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot. · kluben
клубника
The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria. · klubnika
клубни́чный
Containing or having the flavor of strawberries. · klubnichnyy
клубо́к
A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape. · klubok
клу́мба
A garden plot. · klumba
клык
One of the pointed teeth behind the incisors and in front of the premolar teeth. · klyk
клюв
(zootomy) The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a platypus, turtle, or other animal. · klyuv
клюка́
A staff or walking stick. · klyuka
клю́ква
(countable) The edible red berry of that shrub. · klyukva
клю́нуть
(intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught. · klyunut
ключ
(music) A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · klyuch
ключево́е сло́во
(cryptography) Any word#Noun used as the key to a code. · klyuchevoye slovo
ключево́й
Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital. · klyuchevoy
ключи́ца
(skeleton) The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone. · klyuchitsa
клю́шка
(countable, golf) An implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf. · klyushka
кля́кса
A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance. · klyaksa
кля́нчить
(intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money. · klyanchit
кляп
A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap. · klyap
клясть
(transitive) To place a curse upon (a person or object). · klyast
кля́сться
To make a solemn promise (to do something). · klyastsya
кля́тва
A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise. · klyatva
клятвенный
Dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge. · klyatvennyy
клятвопреступле́ние
(legal) The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath. · klyatvoprestupleniye
кля́твопресту́пник
someone who has committed perjury by lying under oath · klyatvoprestupnik
кля́ча
An old jaded horse. · klyacha
кмин
The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae. · kmin
книга
A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. · kniga
Кни́га Бытия́
(religion, book of the bible) The first book in the Hebrew Bible. · Kniga Bytiya
Книга Есфи́ри
(biblical character) The heroine of the Book of Esther. · Kniga Esfiri
кни́га за́писей
(law enforcement) A daily register of arrests and other events in a police station. · kniga zapisey
Кни́га Ио́ны
(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh. · Kniga Iony
Кни́га При́тчей Соломо́новых
A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh, being a collection of moral maxims. · Kniga Pritchey Solomonovykh
Книга пророка Исаии
A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh. · Kniga proroka Isaii
Кни́га Руфь
(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh. · Kniga Ruf
Книга Судей Израилевых
(book of the bible) The seventh book of the Old Testament, and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh. · Kniga Sudey Izrailevykh
Кни́га Царе́й
One of the various books called Kings in the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh. · Kniga Tsarey
Кни́га Чи́сел
The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah. · Kniga Chisel
книгое́д
Any of various insects that infest books. · knigoyed
книголю́б
One who loves books. · knigolyub
книгопеча́тание
The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting. · knigopechataniye
книготорго́вец
A person engaged in the business of selling books. · knigotorgovets
книготорго́вля
A business that sells books. · knigotorgovlya
книгоче́й
(figurative) An avid book reader. · knigochey
книда́рий
(zoology) Any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria. [from 19th c.] · knidariy
кни́жечка
A small or thin book. · knizhechka
кни́жка
A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. · knizhka
кни́жная вошь
Any of various insects that infest books. · knizhnaya vosh
кни́жная по́лка
(furniture) A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference. · knizhnaya polka
кни́жник
(figurative) An avid book reader. · knizhnik
кни́жный
Fond of reading or studying, especially said of someone lacking social skills as a result. · knizhnyy
кни́жный магази́н
A business that sells books. · knizhnyy magazin
кни́жный червь
Any of various insects that infest books. · knizhnyy cherv
кни́жный шкаф
A piece of furniture for the storage and display of books. · knizhnyy shkaf
кни́зу
(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. · knizu
кнопка
(clothing) A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener. [from mid-13th c.] · knopka
Кнуд
(historical) A en given name used in England from the eleventh to the thirteenth century. · Knud
кнут
A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia. · knut
княги́ня
A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch. [from 14th c.] · knyaginya
кня́жество
A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess. · knyazhestvo
князь
The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess). · knyaz
кня́зь ми́ра сего́
(sometimes capitalized) an epithet for God or Satan. · knyaz mira sego
ко-
Together: the root word is done co-incidently. · ko-
коагули́ровать
(transitive) To cause to congeal. · koagulirovat
коагули́роваться
(ambitransitive) To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood) · koagulirovatsya
коагуля́т
A mass formed by means of coagulation. · koagulyat
коадъютор
(ecclesiastical) An assistant to a bishop. [from 1549] · koadyutor
коа́ла
A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia. · koala
коалёнок
Ellipsis of joey word. · koalyonok
коали́ция
A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage. · koalitsiya
ко́бальт
A chemical element (symbol Co) with an atomic number of 27: a hard, lustrous, silver-gray metal. · kobalt
Ко́бе
The capital and largest city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. · Kobe
Кобейн
A surname. · Kobeyn
кобёл
(slang, LGBTQ, countable) A lesbian who appears masculine or acts in a masculine manner. · kobyol
кобе́ль
(informal) Agent noun of bed-hop: one who bed-hops; a person who is promiscuous or has multiple sexual partners. · kobel
кобла
(slang, LGBTQ, countable) A lesbian who appears masculine or acts in a masculine manner. · kobla
ко́больд
(German folklore) A mischievous elf or goblin, or one connected (and helpful) to a family or household. · kobold
ко́бра
Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Naja. · kobra
кобура́
A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun, safely and accessibly. · kobura
кобыла
An adult female horse. · kobyla
кобыли́ца
A young female horse. · kobylitsa
кобы́лка
(music, lutherie) The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board. · kobylka
Ко́бэ
The capital and largest city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. · Kobe
ковëр
A fabric used as a complete floor covering.
кова́ль
A person who forges iron. · koval
кованый
Fabricated by forging or at a forge, by working hot metal · kovanyy
кова́рный
Skillful at deceiving others. · kovarnyy
кова́рство
The quality of being astute. · kovarstvo
кова́ть
(metallurgy) To shape a metal by heating and hammering. · kovat
ковбо́й
A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West. · kovboy
Ко́вентри
A cathedral city and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands, in central England, historically in Warwickshire. · Koventri
ковёр
A fabric used as a complete floor covering. · kovyor
кове́ркать
To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert. · koverkat
ко́вка
The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; especially the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another, the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud. · kovka
ко́вкий
Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers. · kovkiy
ковкость
(materials science) Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force. · kovkost
коври́жка
(transitive, idiomatic, uncommon) To decorate or embellish in an ornate or intricate way. · kovrizhka
ко́врик
A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes. · kovrik
ковчег
A large box with a flat lid. · kovcheg
ковш
A piece of excavating equipment, either an integral subassembly or an attachment, consisting of a digging bucket or scoop on the end of an articulated arm, drawn backwards to move earth; used in excavator/digger and backhoe tractors. · kovsh
ковыля́ние
An unsteady, off-balance step. · kovylyaniye
ковыля́ть
To walk lame, or unevenly. · kovylyat
ковыря́ть
(ambitransitive) To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner. · kovyryat
когг
(historical) The hypothetical precursor ship type of the above said to be in use during the early Middle Ages, variously alleged to be Frisian or Scandinavian. · kogg
когда́
In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that. · kogda
когда́ уго́дно
At any time. · kogda ugodno
когда́-либо
At any time. · kogda-libo
когда́-нибу́дь
(set phrase) At some unspecified time in the future. · kogda-nibud
когда́-то
at some time in the past · kogda-to
коге́зия
(physics, chemistry) Various intermolecular forces that hold solids and liquids together. · kogeziya
когере́нтный
(physics) Of waves having the same direction, wavelength and phase, as light in a laser. · kogerentnyy
когна́т
(linguistics) A word either descended from the same base word of the same ancestor language as the given word, or judged to be a regular reflex of the same reconstructed root of proto-language as the given word. · kognat
когнити́вный
Relating to the part of mental functions that deals with logic, as opposed to affective which deals with emotions. · kognitivnyy
когнити́вный диссона́нс
(psychology) A conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistencies between one's beliefs and one's actions or other beliefs. · kognitivnyy dissonans
кого́рта
A group of people supporting the same thing or person. · kogorta
ко́готь
A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird. · kogot
Когурё
(historical) An ancient kingdom in modern Korea, one of the Three Kingdoms, existing from 37 BCE to 668 CE; at its maximum covering all of North Korea, the northern part of South Korea, parts of Manchuria in northeast China, and parts of Primorsky Krai in Russia. · Koguryo
код
Any system of principles, rules or regulations relating to one subject. · kod
ко́да
(music) A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation. · koda
кодеи́н
(pharmaceutical drug) An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc. · kodein
ко́декс
A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest. · kodeks
Кодзима
A surname from Japanese. · Kodzima
Ко́диак
A town in Alaska: see Wikipedia:Kodiak, Alaska · Kodiak
коди́рование
(computing) The way in which symbols are mapped onto bytes, e.g. in the rendering of a particular font, or in the mapping from keyboard input into visual text. · kodirovaniye
кодировать
(computing) To write software programs. · kodirovat
кодиро́вка
(computing) The way in which symbols are mapped onto bytes, e.g. in the rendering of a particular font, or in the mapping from keyboard input into visual text. · kodirovka
кодить
(computing) To write software programs. · kodit
кодифика́ция
The process of precisely formulating a statement, such as a code of laws. · kodifikatsiya
кодифици́ровать
To reduce to a code, to arrange into a code. · kodifitsirovat
кодици́л
(legal) An addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one. · koditsil
кодици́лл
(legal) An addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one. · koditsill
кое-ка́к
In a hasty or careless manner. · koye-kak
кое-кто́
Some unspecified person. · koye-kto
кое-что́
A superficial or shallow knowledge of a subject. · koye-chto
ко́жа
The skin of a human or animal. · kozha
ко́жа головы́
The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from. · kozha golovy

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