English Words Starting With K

• kindjal

  nounVery low (Specialised/Arcane)
  /ˈkɪndʒəl/A type of short, single-edged dagger or short sword, traditionally associated with the Caucasus region, especially Georgia and Chechnya.
• kindle

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈkɪndl/To start a fire or cause something to burn.
• kindliness

  nounC2
  /ˈkaɪnd.lɪ.nəs/The quality of being kind, friendly, and considerate.
• kindling

  nounC1
  /ˈkɪndlɪŋ/Small, dry sticks or twigs used for starting a fire.
• kindness

  nounB1
  /ˈkaɪndnəs/The quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate towards others.
• kindred

  adjectivenounC1-C2
  /ˈkɪndrɪd/A group of people who share a common ancestry or blood relation.
• kindu

  nounExtremely rare / Non-existent in standard corpora
  /ˈkɪnduː/A term not recognized in standard English lexicography; a likely invented word, proper noun, or spelling variant.
• kindy

  nounC2
  /ˈkɪndi/A common Australian and New Zealand informal term for a preschool or kindergarten for young children.
• kine

  nounVery Low
  /kaɪn/Archaic or literary plural form of 'cow'.
• kinematic pair

  nounVery low (C2/Technical)
  /ˌkɪn.ɪˈmæt.ɪk ˌpeə(r)/A connection between two rigid bodies that permits relative motion.
• kinematic viscosity

  nounC2
  /ˌkɪn.ɪˌmæt.ɪk vɪˈskɒs.ɪ.ti/The ratio of dynamic viscosity to density of a fluid; a measure of a fluid's internal resistance to flow under gravitational forces.
• kinematics

  nounLow
  /ˌkɪn.ɪˈmæt.ɪks/The branch of mechanics that studies the motion of objects without considering the forces that cause the motion.
• kinematograph

  nounExtremely Low (Historical Term)
  /ˌkɪnɪˈmatəɡrɑːf/An early term for a device used to record and project moving pictures; the precursor to the modern cinema projector.
• kinescope

  nounverb-transitiveVery Low / Historical
  /ˈkɪnɪskəʊp/A cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; also, a film recording of a live television broadcast made directly from a monitor screen.
• kineshma

  nounVery Low (Proper noun, geographical reference)
  /kɪˈnɛʃmə/A city in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River.
• kinesics

  nounC2/Academic
  /kɪˈniː.sɪks/The study of non-verbal communication through body movements, gestures, facial expressions, and posture.
• kinesiology

  nounLow (Specialized)
  /kɪˌniː.siˈɒl.ə.dʒi/The scientific study of human movement.
• kinesis

  nounLow
  /kɪˈniːsɪs/A biological term for a movement or activity of a cell or organism in response to a stimulus, but where the direction of the movement is not directed by the stimulus itself (unlike taxis).
• kinesthesia

  nounC2
  /ˌkɪn.ɪsˈθiː.zi.ə/The sense that detects bodily position, weight, or movement of the muscles, tendons, and joints.
• kinetheodolite

  nounVery Low / Technical Niche
  /ˌkɪn.i.θiːˈɒd.əl.aɪt/An instrument combining a theodolite with a camera for tracking and recording the movement of an object, such as a missile or aircraft, in three-dimensional space.

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