English Words Starting With K

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k meson
nounRare / Technical
/keɪ ˈmiːzɒn/A type of subatomic particle, specifically a meson containing a strange quark and an up or down antiquark, or their antiparticles. Also called a kaon.
k ration
nounLow
/ˈkeɪ ˌræʃ.ən/An individual daily combat food ration issued to United States military personnel during World War II and the Korean War, typically consisting of pre-packaged meals.
k star
nounRare / Specialised
/ˈkeɪ ˌstɑː/A low-cost, high-quality rating system used for evaluating hotels, restaurants, or similar services, typically on a scale of one to five.
k'ai shu
nounB2
/ˈkæʃ ˌkaʊ/A business, product, or asset that consistently generates significant profits or cash flow with little effort or investment.
k'ang hsi
nounVery Low
/ˌkæŋ ˈʃiː/The era name (1654-1722) and emperor of the Qing dynasty of China.
k'ang te
nounVery Low
/ˌkæŋ ˈdeɪ/Wade-Giles romanization for 'Kangde', the era name of the last emperor of China's Qing dynasty, Puyi, during his reign as emperor of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo (1934-1945).
k'ang yu-wei
nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
/ˌkæŋ juː ˈweɪ/A proper noun referring to a historical figure, Kang Youwei (1858–1927), a Chinese scholar, philosopher, and political reformer of the late Qing dynasty.
k'omoks
adjectivenounVery Low (Region-specific proper noun)
/ˈkɒmɒks/The name of a First Nations people of eastern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
k'ung fu-tse
nounLow
/ˌkʊŋ ˈfuːtsə/The Latinized name (Confucius) for the ancient Chinese philosopher Kong Fuzi.
k'ung fu-tzu
nounVery Low
/ˌkʊŋ ˈfuː ˈtsuː/The personal name of the Chinese philosopher commonly known in the West as Confucius (551–479 BCE).
k-line
nounrare
/ˈkeɪ ˌlaɪn/A chart pattern used in technical analysis of financial markets, showing price movements over a set period using open, high, low, and closing prices to form a 'candlestick'.
k-pop
nounMedium
/ˈkeɪ pɒp/A genre of popular music originating in South Korea, characterized by a wide variety of audiovisual elements.
k-shell
nounC2
/ˈkeɪ ʃel/The innermost electron shell of an atom, which holds up to two electrons.
k-truss
nounC2 (Very low frequency, highly specialized)
/ˈkeɪ ˌtrʌs/A specific type of structural truss design where the primary web members form a series of 'K' shapes connecting the top and bottom chords.
k/t boundary
nounB2
/ˈbaʊnd(ə)ri/A real or imaginary line that marks the limit, edge, or extent of something.
k2
nounLow
/ˌkeɪ ˈtuː/The second-highest mountain in the world, located in the Karakoram range on the border between Pakistan and China.
ka
nounVery Low
/kɑː/In ancient Egyptian belief, a spiritual essence or life force, distinct from the physical body, that is born with a person and survives after death, requiring sustenance.
kaaba
nounC2
/ˈkɑːbə/The cube-shaped stone building at the centre of the Great Mosque in Mecca, towards which Muslims pray.
kaapstad
nounLow
/ˈkɑːpstɑːd/The official Afrikaans name for Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa.
kab
nounVery low (Rare slang/niche abbreviation).
/kæb/An informal abbreviation for the word "cab" (taxi).

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