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kaslı
Having large, well-developed muscles.
kast
Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies or similar found historically in other cultures.
kastanyet
(musical instruments, chiefly, in the plural) A single handheld percussion instrument consisting of a pair of concave shells or shell-shaped parts joined on one edge by string.
kasten
Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally.
kastetmek
(transitive, of a proposition) To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.
kasti
Done on purpose; intentional.
kastor
(countable) A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet, native to the Northern Hemisphere.
kastrasyon
(surgery) The act of removing the testicles.
kastrato
A male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty, intended to conserve his voice; the singer.
kasvetli
Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.
kat
(construction, architecture) A structure formed of beams, girders, etc, with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into storeys/stories.
katakulli
(informal) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
Katalan
Of, from or relating to Catalonia, Spain.
Katalanca
Of, from or relating to Catalonia, Spain.
katalizör
(chemistry) A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.
katalog
A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
Katalonyalı
A native or inhabitant of Catalonia, Spain.
Katanya
A metropolitan city of Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Catania.
Katar
A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Qatar. Capital: Doha.
katarakt
(ophthalmology, pathology) A clouding of the lens in the eye leading to a decrease in vision.
katarsis
(drama) A release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy).
katedral
The principal church serving as the office (and some as place of residence) of an archdiocese's/a diocese's archbishop/bishop which is symbolized by an episcopal throne known as the cathedra.
kateter
(medicine) A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.
kati
Pertaining to a conclusion.
katil
Any ruthless killer.
kâtip
One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
katı
Grim or severe in manner or appearance.
katı yürekli
Lacking in compassion; cold and pitiless.
katılık
The quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference.
katılım
A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined.
katılım payı
Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
katılımcı
One who participates.
katılmak
(intransitive) To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.
katışıklık
A component or additive that renders something else impure.
katkı
Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
katkısız
Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
katlamacı
A machine or person that folds things.
katlamak
(transitive) To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
katlanmak
(transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.
katledilme
An instance of someone being killed.
katletme
A massacre; the killing of a large number of people.
katletmek
(transitive) To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms. (Often limited to the killing of human beings.)
katliam
The killing of a large number of people over a short period of time.
katmak
(intransitive, followed by "to" or "with") To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.
katman
A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
Katmandu
The capital city of Nepal.
Katoliklik
The faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church.
Katolisizm
The faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church.
katran
Clandestine; relating to a political, military, or espionage operation or site, the existence or details of which is withheld from the general public.
katranlamak
(transitive) To coat with tar.
katrilyon
(US, modern British and Australian, short scale) A thousand trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,0004): 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 1015.
katsayı
(mathematics) A constant by which an algebraic term is multiplied.
kauçuk
(obsolete) Latex; natural rubber.
kav
A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder.
kavak
A tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along watercourses, with fluffy catkins.
kaval
(woodwind instrument) A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. [from 10th c.]
kaval kemiği
The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: w:Shinbone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
kavanoz
A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.
kavat
A man married to an unfaithful wife, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact.
kavga
A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.
kavga etmek
(intransitive) To have an argument, a quarrel.
kavgacı
Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
kavis
(geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve. [from 16th c.]
kavisli
Having a curve or curves; curving.
kavırçak
A small figure resembling a human being that is used as a toy.
kavram
Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).
kavramak
(transitive) To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb. [from 14th c.]
kavranabilir
Capable of being understood; comprehensible.
kavranılabilir
Able to be thought or imagined; conceivable.
kavranılamaz
Inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense.
kavrayarak
(gerund of grapple) An act in which something is grappled or grappled with.
kavşak
An intersection of two streets; any of the four outer points off the street at that intersection.
kavun
(countable) The large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants
kavuniçi
Of a light pinkish orange color, like that of melon flesh.
kavurmak
(transitive, or, intransitive, or, ergative) To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat.
kavuşum
(astronomy) The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth.
kavuzlu buğday
A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta, or a separate species Triticum spelta or Triticum dicoccon.
kaya tuzu
(mineral) Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt.
kayağan taşı
(uncountable, geology) A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.
kayak
One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water.
kayakçı
One who skis.
kayakçılık
(sports) A group of sports using skis as primary equipment.
kaybeden
A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.
kaybetmek
(transitive) To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
kaybetmemek
To keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something); to keep back.
kaybolmak
(intransitive) To lose one's way.
kayda değer
Adequate, reasonable, or decent, but not excellent.
kaydetmek
(transitive) To make a record of information.
kaydırak
An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
kaydırgaç
(GUI) A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.
kaydırıcı
(GUI) A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.
kaydırmak
(ergative) To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
kaydolmak
The act of enrolling or the state of being enrolled.
kaygan
Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
kaygana
A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives.
kayganlaştırıcı
A substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces.
kaygı
An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
kaygılandırmak
(transitive) Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; to exercise.
kaygılı
Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.
kaygısız
Without cares or worries; free of concern or worries; without difficulty.
kayık
(nautical) A small wooden trading vessel, brightly painted and rigged for sail, traditionally used for fishing and trawling.
kayıkçı
A sailor on a small vessel (boat), particularly its captain.
kayıkhane
A building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept.
kayın
A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.
kayıp
Not able to be located; gone, misplaced.
kayırma
The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
kayırmacılık
The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
kayırtmak
(transitive) To cut using, or as if using, scissors.
kayış
A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.
kayıt
A qualification or exemption.
kayıt defteri
(countable, computing) A database of configuration settings etc. maintained by the Microsoft Windows operating system.
kayıtsız
Not making a difference; without significance or importance.
kayıtsızlık
The state of being indifferent.
kaykay yapmak
To skateboard.
kaykaycı
A person who rides a skateboard.
kaylık
A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.
kaymak
A thick, sweet dairy product, made by skimming the thickened layer off the top of unhomogenized cream that has been heated and allowed to stand. Fat content is at least 55%.
kaymak taşı
A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally.
kayman
(narrowly) Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae.
kaynaç
(planetology, geology, volcanology) A boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.
kaynağına inmek
(transitive) To trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again.
kaynak
(uncountable) Financial resources; wealth. [circa 1600]
kaynak yapmak
(transitive) To join a queue not at the end, but in the middle.
kaynakçı
One who welds, or wields.
kaynaklanmak; meydana gelmek; oluşmak
(intransitive) To come from a source; issue from.
kaynamak
(transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
kaynaşmak
(of separate elements) To join into a single mass or whole.
kaynatmak
(transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
kaypak
Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.
kayra
(uncountable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin.
kayrak
(uncountable, geology) A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.
kayran
An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.
kayser
An emperor of a German-speaking country, particularly the Holy Roman Empire (962–1806), the Austrian Empire/Austria-Hungary (1806–1918), or the German Empire (1871–1918) — often specifically Wilhelm II.
kayyım
(trust law) A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals (beneficiaries), or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another.
kaza
(uncountable) Random occurrence; luck.
kazak
A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire and constituted a military caste, particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine.
Kazakeli
A country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kazakistan
A country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kazan
The capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.
kazan saçı
A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.
kazanan
One who has won or often wins.
kazanç
(electronics) The factor by which a signal is multiplied.
kazandırmak
(transitive) To cause (someone) to receive payment or reward.
kazanmak
(transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
kazanova
A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.
kazara
Happening by a lucky chance; lucky or fortunate.
kazaratar
A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc.Excavator
kazayağı
A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
kazı
An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.
kazı bilimci
Someone who studies or practises archaeology.

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