English Words Starting With K

• kiting

  nounMedium (finance); Low-Medium (recreation)
  /ˈkaɪtɪŋ/The act of obtaining money or credit fraudulently by using a financial instrument, such as a cheque, from one account to cover a deficit in another, creating artificial balances through the time lag in processing; also refers to the recreational activity of flying a kite.
• kitling

  nounVery Low / Archaic
  /ˈkɪtlɪŋ/A young cat; a kitten.
• kitsch

  nounC1
  /kɪtʃ/Art, objects, or design considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness, sentimentality, or pretentious imitation of art, often having a tacky, mass-produced quality.
• kitschness

  nounLow
  /ˈkɪtʃnəs/The quality or state of being kitsch; the possession of attributes considered to be tacky, in poor taste, or overly sentimental in a gaudy or showy way.
• kitset

  nounLow
  /ˈkɪtˌsɛt/A set of parts and instructions supplied for assembly into a finished product.
• kitt peak national observatory

  nounVery Low (C2/Proficient)
  /ˌkɪt piːk ˌnæʃnəl əbˈzɜːvətri/A major astronomical observatory located on Kitt Peak in the Arizona-Sonoran Desert, operated by the National Science Foundation's NOIRLab.
• kittel

  nounLow frequency / specialized
  /ˈkɪt(ə)l/A white knee-length linen robe worn by observant Jewish men and boys during certain religious rituals, including prayers on Yom Kippur and Passover seder, and sometimes by the groom at a wedding. It is also a white smock or lab coat worn by certain professionals.
• kitten

  nounverbverb-ambitransitiveB1
  /ˈkɪt(ə)n/A young domestic cat.
• kitten heel

  nounC1
  /ˈkɪt(ə)n hiːl/A short, slender heel on a woman's shoe, typically 1.5 to 2 inches (4–5 cm) high.
• kitten moth

  nounRare, Technical/Biological
  /ˈkɪt.ən ˌmɒθ/The immature stage (caterpillar) of certain moth species, particularly the Lackey Moth (Malacosoma neustria), which is covered in long, soft hairs resembling kitten fur.
• kittie

  nounLow
  /ˈkɪt.i/A variant spelling of 'kitty', meaning a young cat or a pet name for a cat.
• kittikachorn

  nounVery Low
  /ˌkɪtɪˈkɑːtʃɔːn/A proper noun referring to a Thai surname, most famously associated with Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn, a military dictator of Thailand in the 1960s and early 1970s.
• kittiwake

  nounLow
  /ˈkɪtɪweɪk/A small, cliff-nesting gull with a distinctive call.
• kittle

  adjectiveverbverb-transitiveVery Low (archaic/regional)
  /ˈkɪt(ə)l/To tickle or cause to feel tickled (verb); delicate, tricky, or requiring careful handling (adjective).
• kittredge

  nounVery Low
  /ˈkɪtrɪdʒ/A surname of English origin, primarily functioning as a proper noun.
• kitty

  nounB1
  /ˈkɪti/A familiar or child-friendly term for a domestic cat, especially a small or young one.
• kitty hawk

  nounLow
  /ˌkɪti ˈhɔːk/A town in North Carolina, USA, historically famous as the site where the Wright brothers achieved the first controlled, powered, and sustained heavier-than-air human flight in 1903.
• kittyhawk

  nounLow
  /ˈkɪtiˌhɔːk/A type of small falcon (alternative name for the American kestrel), or a widely used military aircraft (Curtiss P-40 Warhawk).
• kitwe

  nounVery low
  /ˈkɪtweɪ/A city in Zambia.
• kitzbuhel

  nounLow (Proper noun, context-specific)
  /ˈkɪtsbjuːəl/A town in the Austrian Alps, internationally known as a ski resort and for hosting the Hahnenkamm downhill race.

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