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kozmos
(countable) The universe regarded as a system with harmony and order.
kraker
A dry, thin, crispy baked bread (usually salty or savoury, but sometimes sweet, as in the case of graham crackers and animal crackers).
Kraków
A city on the Vistula River, the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland and the former capital (until 1596) of Poland as a whole.
kral
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
kral naibi
One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.
kraliçe
A female monarch.
kraliyet
Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.
krallık
A realm having a king or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.
kramp
A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled; (sometimes) a similar pain even without noticeable contraction.
kramp girmiş
Tight because of or like suffering a cramp.
krampon
An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.
kravat
A strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front.
kreasyon
(countable) Something created such as an invention or artwork.
kreatif
Creative or having the power to originate.
kredi
(law, banking, finance) A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest).
krem
Cream-coloured; having a yellowish white colour.
krem rengi
Cream-coloured; having a yellowish white colour.
krem rengine çalmak
(transitive) To turn a yellowish white color; to give something the color of cream.
krema
The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
kremasyon
A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.
kremasyon çömleğı
A vessel for the ashes or cremains of a deceased person.
krematoryum
A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.
kreme bulamak
(transitive) To turn a yellowish white color; to give something the color of cream.
kremlemek
(transitive) To turn a yellowish white color; to give something the color of cream.
kremleşmek
(transitive) To turn a yellowish white color; to give something the color of cream.
Kremlin
The Moscow Kremlin; a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia that serves as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation.
kreol
A descendant of European settlers who is born in a colonized country. [from 17th c.]
kreolce
(linguistics) A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.
kreozot
A similar brown liquid obtained from coal tar used as a wood preservative.
krep
(countable, and, uncountable) A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter; in particular:
kreş
Daytime supervision, usually of children or pets.
kretase
(geology) The geologic period within the Mesozoic era that comprises lower and upper epochs from about 146 to 66 million years ago.
kreten
(medicine, archaic) A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism. [from 1779]
Krikçe
The Muskogean language of the Creek tribe.
kriko
A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre. [from 17th c.]
kriminel
Of or relating to crime or penal law.
kriminoloji
The study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour.
kripta
An underground vault.
kripto döviz
A digital currency based on a cryptographic system, usually having no central issuing or regulating authority.
kripto para
A digital currency based on a cryptographic system, usually having no central issuing or regulating authority.
kripton
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere.
kriter
A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge.
kritik
Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis or turning point.
kriz
An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
krizantem
Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
krom
A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.
kromozom
(cytology, genetics) A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism.
kronik
A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.
kronikçi
A person who writes a chronicle or chronicles.
kronolojik
(films, shows, books, etc) Relating to the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur within a story, rather than the order in which they are released.
kronometre
A timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed between a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated.
Kronos
(Greek god) The personification of time.
kroşe
(boxing) a type of punch delivered with the arm rigid and partially bent and the fist travelling nearly horizontally mesially along an arc
kruasan
A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent.
krup
(pathology) An infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty.
krupiye
The person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table, such as in a casino.
Kruşçev
English transliteration of the Russian surname Хрущёв; usually refers to the Russian revolutionary and Soviet Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b) Nikita Khrushchev.
krüsif
An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church.
kruvasan
A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent.
ksenon
The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology.
ksilofon
(percussion instrument) Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.
The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q.
kuaför
A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.
kuantum
(physics) The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon. [from 20th c.]
kuantum bit
(quantum computing) A quantum bit; the basic unit of quantum information described by a superposition of two states; a quantum bit in a quantum computer capable of being in a state of superposition; A binary qudit.
kuark
A soft, creamy, unripened cheese made from cow's milk, originating from and eaten throughout central, northern, eastern, and southeastern Europe, as well as the Low Countries.
kuasar
(galaxy) An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and (putatively) the most distant objects in the universe.
Küba
A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean. Capital and largest city: Havana.
Kübalı
A person from Cuba or of Cuban descent.
kubar
A cannabis extract.
kubbe
(architecture) A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere.
kübit
(quantum computing) A quantum bit; the basic unit of quantum information described by a superposition of two states; a quantum bit in a quantum computer capable of being in a state of superposition; A binary qudit.
kubur
A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun, safely and accessibly.
kucak
The upper legs of a seated person.
küçücük
Very small.
küçük
Very small, diminutive
küçük ay
The short month following January and preceding March in the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, used in all three calendars for intercalation or addition of leap days.
küçük düşürme
The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
küçük görmek
(transitive) To treat (someone or something) with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully; to skimp on one's duties toward.
küçük kilise
(UK) A place of worship of a denomination not in conformity with the Church of England, usually Protestant.
küçük şeytan
(fantasy) A malevolent and grotesque diminutive humanoid, often associated with orcs or trolls.
küçülmek
(intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
küçült
(computing, transitive, graphical user interface) To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.
küçültmek
(transitive) To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.
küçültücü
Disparaging, belittling or derogatory. [from 1882]
küçültülmüş
Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.
küçümsemek
(transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. [from 1782]
küçümseyici
Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.
kudret
The quality of being patient.
kuduruk
(chiefly, British Isles) Insane; crazy, mentally deranged.
Kudüs
A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of both Israel and Palestine.
kuduz
Affected with rabies.
kuduzlu
Affected with rabies.
küf
(plant disease) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.
küflü
Covered with mould.
küfretmek
(intransitive) To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.
küfür
An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
Kuğu
(constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo.
kuğurmak
(ambitransitive) To make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon.
küheylan
(archaic, poetic) A stallion, especially one used for riding.
kuir
(colloquial, sometimes, pejorative) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
kukla
A small figure resembling a human being that is used as a toy.
kuklacı
A person who uses a puppet.
kükreme
The cry of the lion.
kükremek
Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.
kuku
(childish) The female genitalia.
kükürt
A device made of wood or paper, having the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.
kül
A gray color, similar to that of the remains of a fire.
kül tablası
A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars.
kula
A brownish grey colour.
kulaç
(chiefly, nautical, historical, US) A man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres). Later used to measure the depth of water, but now generally replaced by the metre outside American usage.
kulağakaçan
Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.
kulağını bükmek
(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off.
kulak çınlaması
(otolaryngology, pathology) The experience of auditory sensations, such as a ringing or pulsating sound, occurring in the absence of any external stimulus.
kulak davulu
(architecture) A vertical recessed triangular space between the sides of a pediment, typically decorated
kulak kepçesi
(anatomy, zoology) The visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.
kulak vermek
(intransitive) To listen; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, compliance, or obedience.
kulak zarı
(anatomy) A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.
kulakçık
(palynology) A cavity inside a porate aperture of a pollen grain formed by the separation of the sexine and nexine layers, widening toward the interior of the grain.
kulaklık
A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.
kuldur
One who carries out a theft.
külfetli
Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious.
kulis
The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
kullanıcı
(computing) A person who uses a computer or a computing network, especially a person who has received a user account.
kullanıcı adı
(computing) A name or string of characters used as a person's identification on an individual computer system.
kullanıcı ismi
(computing) A name or string of characters used as a person's identification on an individual computer system.
kullanılır
Capable of being used.
kullanılmayan
No longer in use or active, nor expected to be again.
kullanılmış
(of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.
kullanıma hazır
Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose.
kullanış
A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
kullanışlı
Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
kullanışsız
Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
kullanmak
(transitive) To use up.
külliyat
(specifically, linguistics) Such a collection in form of an electronic database used for linguistic analyses.
küllük
A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars.
külot
Underpants for women and girls.
kulp
The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
kült
Enjoyed by a small, loyal group.
kültürel
Pertaining to culture.
kulübe
A boxlike room or enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person, such as a phone booth or polling booth.
kulun
A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.
kulunlamak
(ambitransitive) To give birth to (a foal); to bear offspring.
kulüp
(countable) An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.
külüstür
(slang, informal) Unseemly and indecorous or of low quality; cheap; shabby, crude.
külüstür araba
(US, dated) An old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.
kulvar
A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles.
kum
(chiefly, US) Soil or earth.
kum fırtınası
A strong wind carrying clouds of sand and dust through the air.
kum saati
A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.

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