Kapia (n.) The fossil resin of the kauri tree of New Zealand.
Kapnomar (n. Chem.) ) See Capnomor.
Karagane (n.) A species of gray fox found in Russia.
Karaism (n.) Doctrines of the Karaites.
Karaite (n.) A sect of Jews who adhere closely to the letter of the Scriptures, rejecting the oral law, and allowing the Talmud no binding authority; -- opposed to the Rabbinists.
Karatas (n.) A West Indian plant of the Pineapple family (Nidularium Karatas).
Karma (n.) One's acts considered as fixing one's lot in the future existence. (Theos.) The doctrine of fate as the inflexible result of cause and effect; the theory of inevitable consequence.
Karmathian (n.) One of a Mohammedan sect founded in the ninth century by Karmat.
Karn (n.) A pile of rocks; sometimes, the solid rock. See Cairn.
Karob (n.) The twenty-fourth part of a grain; -- a weight used by goldsmiths.
Karpholite (n.) A fibrous mineral occurring in tufts of a straw-yellow color. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and manganese.
Karroos (pl. ) of Karreo
Karreo (n.) One of the dry table-lands of South Africa, which often rise terracelike to considerable elevations.
Karstenite (n.) Same as Anhydrite.
Karvel (n.) See Carvel, and Caravel.
Karyokinesis (n.) The indirect division of cells in which, prior to division of the cell protoplasm, complicated changes take place in the nucleus, attended with movement of the nuclear fibrils; -- opposed to karyostenosis. The nucleus becomes enlarged and convoluted, and finally the threads are separated into two groups which ultimately become disconnected and constitute the daughter nuclei. Called also mitosis. See Cell development, under Cell.
Karyokinetic (a.) Of or pertaining to karyokinesis; as, karyokinetic changes of cell division.
Karyomiton (n.) The reticular network of fine fibers, of which the nucleus of a cell is in part composed; -- in opposition to kytomiton, or the network in the body of the cell.
Karyoplasma (n.) The protoplasmic substance of the nucleus of a cell: nucleoplasm; -- in opposition to kytoplasma, the protoplasm of the cell.
Karyostenosis (n.) Direct cell division (in which there is first a simple division of the nucleus, without any changes in its structure, followed by division of the protoplasm of the karyostenotic mode of nuclear division.
Kasack (n.) Same as Cossack.
Kat (n.) An Arabian shrub Catha edulis) the leaves of which are used as tea by the Arabs.
Katabolic (a.) Of or pertaining to katabolism; as, katabolic processes, which give rise to substances (katastates) of decreasing complexity and increasing stability.
Katabolism (n.) Destructive or downward metabolism; regressive metamorphism; -- opposed to anabolism. See Disassimilation.
Katastate (n.) (Physiol.) A substance formed by a katabolic process; -- opposed to anastate. See Katabolic.
Kate (n.) The brambling finch.
Kathetal (a.) Making a right angle; perpendicular, as two lines or two sides of a triangle, which include a right angle.
Kathetometer (n.) Same as Cathetometer.
Kattinumdoo (n.) A caoutchouc like substance obtained from the milky juice of the East Indian Euphorbia Kattimundoo. It is used as a cement.
Katydid (n.) A large, green, arboreal, orthopterous insect (Cyrtophyllus concavus) of the family Locustidae, common in the United States. The males have stridulating organs at the bases of the front wings. During the summer and autumn, in the evening, the males make a peculiar, loud, shrill sound, resembling the combination Katy-did, whence the name.
Kauri (n.) A lofty coniferous tree of New Zealand Agathis, / Dammara, australis), furnishing valuable timber and yielding one kind of dammar resin.
Kava (n.) A species of Macropiper (M. methysticum), the long pepper, from the root of which an intoxicating beverage is made by the Polynesians, by a process of mastication; also, the beverage itself.
Kavasses (pl. ) of Kavass
Kavass (n.) An armed constable; also, a government servant or courier.
Kaw (v. i. & n.) See Caw.
Kawaka (n.) a New Zealand tree, the Cypress cedar (Libocedrus Doniana), having a valuable, fine-grained, reddish wood.
Kawn (n.) An inn.
Kayak (n.) A light canoe, made of skins stretched over a frame, and usually capable of carrying but one person, who sits amidships and uses a double-bladed paddle. It is peculiar to the Eskimos and other Arctic tribes.
Kayaker (n.) One who uses a kayak.
Kayko (n.) The dog salmon.
Kayles (n. pl.) A game; ninepins.
Kaynard (n.) A lazy or cowardly person; a rascal.
Kecked (imp. & p. p.) of Keck
Kecking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Keck
Keck (v. i.) To heave or to retch, as in an effort to vomit.
Keck (n.) An effort to vomit; queasiness.
Keckle (v. i. & n.) See Keck, v. i. & n.
Keckled (imp. & p. p.) of Keckle
Keckling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Keckle
Keckle (v. t.) To wind old rope around, as a cable, to preserve its surface from being fretted, or to wind iron chains around, to defend from the friction of a rocky bottom, or from the ice.
Keckling (n.) Old rope or iron chains wound around a cable. See Keckle, v. t.
Kecklish (a.) Inclined to vomit; squeamish.
Kecksies (pl. ) of Kecksy
Kecksy (n.) The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow parsnip or the hemlock.
Kecky (a.) Resembling a kecksy.
Kedged (imp. & p. p.) of Kedge
Kedging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kedge
Kedge (n.) To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
Kedge (v. t.) A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. See Kedge, v. t., and Anchor, n.
Kedger (n.) A small anchor; a kedge.
Kedlook (n.) See Charlock.
Kee (n. pl.) See Kie, Ky, and Kine.
Keech (n.) A mass or lump of fat rolled up by the butcher.
Keel (v. t. & i.) To cool; to skim or stir.
Keel (n.) A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.
Keel (n.) A longitudinal timber, or series of timbers scarfed together, extending from stem to stern along the bottom of a vessel. It is the principal timber of the vessel, and, by means of the ribs attached on each side, supports the vessel's frame. In an iron vessel, a combination of plates supplies the place of the keel of a wooden ship. See Illust. of Keelson.
Keel (n.) Fig.: The whole ship.
Keel (n.) A barge or lighter, used on the Type for carrying coal from Newcastle; also, a barge load of coal, twenty-one tons, four cwt.
Keel (n.) The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and inclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina. See Carina.
Keel (n.) A projecting ridge along the middle of a flat or curved surface.
Keeled (imp. & p. p.) of Keel
Keeling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Keel
Keel (v. i.) To traverse with a keel; to navigate.
Keel (v. i.) To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.
Keelage (n.) The right of demanding a duty or toll for a ship entering a port; also, the duty or toll.
Keeled (a.) Keel-shaped; having a longitudinal prominence on the back; as, a keeled leaf.
Keeled (a.) Having a median ridge; carinate; as, a keeled scale.
Keeler (n.) One employed in managing a Newcastle keel; -- called also keelman.
Keeler (n.) A small or shallow tub; esp., one used for holding materials for calking ships, or one used for washing dishes, etc.
Keelfat (n.) A cooler; a vat for cooling wort, etc.
Keelhauled (imp. & p. p.) of Keelhaul
Keelhauling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Keelhaul
Keelhaul (v. i.) To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms on each side. It was formerly practiced as a punishment in the Dutch and English navies.
Keeling (n.) A cod.
Keelivine (n.) A pencil of black or red lead; -- called also keelyvine pen.
men (pl. ) of Keelman
Keelman (n.) See Keeler, 1.
Keelrake (v. t.) Same as Keelhaul.
Keels (n. pl.) Ninepins. See Kayles.
Keelson (n.) A piece of timber in a ship laid on the middle of the floor timbers over the keel, and binding the floor timbers to the keel; in iron vessels, a structure of plates, situated like the keelson of a timber ship.
Keelvat (n.) See Keelfat.
Keen (superl.) Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.
Keen (superl.) Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features.
Keen (superl.) Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm.
Keen (superl.) Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc, ; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen.
Keen (superl.) Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite.
Keen (v. t.) To sharpen; to make cold.
Keen (n.) A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach.
Keen (v. i.) To wail as a keener does.
Keener (n.) A professional mourner who wails at a funeral.