English Words Starting With K

• keb

  nounC2 (Rare/Obsolete/Historical)
  /kɛb/An archaic/Scottish verb meaning to cast off young prematurely, especially in sheep. Historically, to reject a lamb or kid, causing its death. Also used as an exclamation in falconry to call down a hawk.
• kebab

  nounB1
  /kɪˈbæb/A dish of pieces of meat (and sometimes vegetables) roasted or grilled on a skewer or spit.
• kebab menu

  nounC1
  /kɪˈbæb ˈmen.juː/A style of graphical computer user interface where a list of options becomes visible only when the user clicks on a small icon, often represented by three horizontal or vertical dots.
• kebbi

  nounVery Low
  /ˈkɛbi/A former administrative division in some historical Middle Eastern contexts.
• keblah

  nounC2
  /ˈkɛblə/The direction of prayer in Islam, originally toward Jerusalem, now toward the Kaaba in Mecca.
• keble

  nounExtremely Low
  /ˈkiːbəl/A proper noun, primarily referring to Keble College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, named after John Keble (1792–1866), a founding figure of the Oxford Movement in the Church of England.
• kechua

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈkɛtʃwə/An indigenous people of the Andes, primarily in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.
• kechuan

  adjectivenounVery Low (Specialist/Technical)
  /ˈkɛtʃuːən/Relating to the Quechua people or their language family, primarily associated with indigenous cultures of the Andes region in South America.
• keck

  verbverb-intransitiveC2 (extremely rare in modern usage, mostly archaic or regional)
  /kɛk/to feel or show disgust or nausea; to retch involuntarily.
• kecks

  plural-nounC2
  /kɛks/An informal, chiefly British term for trousers, pants, or knickers.
• kecskemet

  nounRare
  /ˈkɛtʃkɛmeɪt/A city in Hungary, known for its fruit brandy and as the seat of Bács-Kiskun County.
• ked

  nounVery Low (Specialist)
  /kɛd/A wingless parasitic fly (sheep ked) that infests sheep.
• kedah

  nounVery Low
  /kɛˈdɑː/A traditional Malay game involving the throwing of marbles.
• kedar

  nounLow
  /ˈkiːdɑː/A given name of Hebrew origin.
• keddah

  nounVery Low (Obscure/Historical)
  /ˈkɛdə/An enclosure or stockade, typically made of strong timbers, used in India for capturing wild elephants.
• kedge

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveRare
  /kɛdʒ/To move a ship by hauling on a rope attached to a small anchor (kedge anchor) that has been dropped at a distance.
• kedgeree

  nounC1
  /ˈkɛdʒəriː/A traditional British dish consisting of cooked flaked fish (usually smoked haddock), boiled rice, hard-boiled eggs, and parsley, bound with a white sauce or butter.
• kediri

  nounN/A (Proper noun, place name)
  /kəˈdɪəri/The word 'kediri' is a proper noun, the name of a city and regency in East Java, Indonesia.
• kedleston hall

  nounLow
  /ˈkɛdəlstən ˈhɔːl/A specific, named English country house (stately home) in Derbyshire, England, built in the 18th century in the Neoclassical style.
• kedron

  nounextremely rare
  /ˈkiːdrən/A proper noun referring to a specific geographical location, most notably a winterbourne (seasonal stream) valley east of Jerusalem.

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