--- title: K — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics description: The 166 words of the English dictionary under K, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / K # K — The English dictionary The words of the English dictionary under K: 166 words, every meaning and example parsed by Mova; the ↗ after a sentence leads to the word's page, with every sentence's syntax tree and pragmatics. 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(Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](kabbalistic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In kabbalistic literature, not only tiie vowel letter y. but all the letters are considered images of angels.[↗](kabbalistic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](kabbalistic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **kaftan** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A kaftan is a long, loose robe with wide sleeves, worn in parts of the Middle East and Asia.[↗](kaftan/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The merchant wore a silk kaftan.[↗](kaftan/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandmother sewed a kaftan for the feast.[↗](kaftan/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · This kaftan is a very fine one, said the old tailor.[↗](kaftan/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **kaiser** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (history) The title of the emperor of Germany from 1871 to 1918, and earlier of the emperors of Austria and the Holy Roman Empire.[↗](kaiser/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (the Kaiser) Usually means Kaiser Wilhelm II, the German emperor during the First World War.[↗](kaiser/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (US) A kaiser roll: a round, crusty bread roll.[↗](kaiser/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Kaiser ruled Germany during the First World War.[↗](kaiser/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Kaiser Wilhelm II had a famous curled moustache.[↗](kaiser/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · After the war ended in 1918, the Kaiser gave up his throne.[↗](kaiser/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The word «kaiser» comes from «Caesar».[↗](kaiser/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · British soldiers sang songs mocking the Kaiser.[↗](kaiser/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In New York, Grandpa ate a kaiser roll with cheese.[↗](kaiser/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The tsar of Russia and the Kaiser of Germany were cousins.[↗](kaiser/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **kale** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Kale is a leafy green vegetable in the cabbage family, with curly or flat dark leaves.[↗](kale/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Scotland, old) Kail or kale was an old word for cabbage soup or for food in general.[↗](kale/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum put kale in the green smoothie.[↗](kale/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Curly kale grows well even in frost.[↗](kale/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We baked kale chips with a little oil and salt.[↗](kale/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Kale is in the same family as broccoli and cabbage.[↗](kale/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad bought a bunch of kale at the market.[↗](kale/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Caterpillars love munching our kale.[↗](kale/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **kamikaze** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (history) In the Second World War, Japanese pilots who flew planes full of explosives into enemy ships on purpose, dying in the attack; also their planes.[↗](kamikaze/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Kamikaze describes something wildly reckless, as if you did not care about getting hurt: a kamikaze run down the hill.[↗](kamikaze/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Kamikaze pilots attacked American ships near the end of the war.[↗](kamikaze/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The word kamikaze means divine wind in Japanese.[↗](kamikaze/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat made a kamikaze leap off the fridge.[↗](kamikaze/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · That was a kamikaze tackle, you could have got hurt.[↗](kamikaze/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Many young kamikaze pilots were barely adults.[↗](kamikaze/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The fly made kamikaze dives at the lamp.[↗](kamikaze/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **kangaroo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A kangaroo is a large Australian animal that hops on strong back legs, has a long thick tail, and carries its baby in a pouch.[↗](kangaroo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A kangaroo court is an unfair, unofficial trial.[↗](kangaroo/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A kangaroo can hop very fast.[↗](kangaroo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby kangaroo, or joey, lives in its mother's pouch.[↗](kangaroo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw kangaroos in the bush in Australia.[↗](kangaroo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Kangaroos use their tails for balance.[↗](kangaroo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A group of kangaroos is called a mob.[↗](kangaroo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Kangaroos cannot walk backwards easily.[↗](kangaroo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The kangaroo is on Australia's coat of arms.[↗](kangaroo/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **kansas** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Kansas is a state in the middle of the United States, famous for flat prairies, wheat farms and tornadoes.[↗](kansas/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Kansas City is the name of two cities next to each other, one in Kansas and a bigger one in Missouri.[↗](kansas/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Kansas is in the middle of the United States.[↗](kansas/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dorothy lived on a farm in Kansas before the tornado.[↗](kansas/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Kansas grows a lot of wheat.[↗](kansas/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The capital of Kansas is Topeka, not Kansas City.[↗](kansas/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Tornadoes often happen in Kansas in spring.[↗](kansas/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousins live in Kansas City.[↗](kansas/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · When we arrived at the strange museum, Dad said, «We're not in Kansas anymore.»[↗](kansas/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Kansas is very flat, so you can see storms coming from far away.[↗](kansas/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **kaph** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* The eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which has two sounds, hard as "k" and soft as "kh".[↗](kaph/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Seven Double Letters, Beth, Gimel, Daleth, Kaph, Pe, Resh, and Tau have each two sounds associated with theui.[↗](kaph/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](kaph/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Seven double letters, Beth, Gimel, Daleth, Kaph, Pé, Resh, and Tau have each two sounds associated with them.[↗](kaph/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](kaph/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There were formed seven double letters, Beth, Gimel, Daleth, Kaph, Pe, Resh, Tau, each has two voices, either aspirated or softened.[↗](kaph/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](kaph/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **karaoke** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Karaoke is singing along to recorded music while the words of the song appear on a screen, for fun.[↗](karaoke/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A karaoke machine or karaoke night is the equipment or event for this.[↗](karaoke/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We sang karaoke at my birthday party.[↗](karaoke/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma loves karaoke nights.[↗](karaoke/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The karaoke machine shows the words on the TV.[↗](karaoke/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My dad sang a funny song at karaoke.[↗](karaoke/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Karaoke comes from Japan.[↗](karaoke/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's do karaoke after dinner\![↗](karaoke/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She was shy, but she sang at karaoke anyway.[↗](karaoke/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The words turned yellow on the karaoke screen as we sang.[↗](karaoke/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **karate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A Japanese martial art and sport in which people fight using hands, feet, elbows and knees, with strikes, kicks and blocks.[↗](karate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The skills and training of this sport, with coloured belts showing levels.[↗](karate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I do karate on Tuesdays and Thursdays.[↗](karate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She got her yellow belt in karate.[↗](karate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our karate teacher says respect comes first.[↗](karate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He pretended to do a karate chop on the cardboard box.[↗](karate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Karate came from Okinawa in Japan.[↗](karate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · You bow when you enter the karate hall.[↗](karate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Karate is for self-defence, not for starting fights.[↗](karate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **karen** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Karen is a girl's or woman's first name.[↗](karen/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (slang, rude) A karen is a mocking word for a woman who complains loudly, acts as if she has the right to everything and demands to "speak to the manager".[↗](karen/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (slang) As a verb-like joke, people sometimes say someone is "being a Karen" when they make a big fuss over something small.[↗](karen/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My aunt Karen lives in Dublin and keeps chickens.[↗](karen/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Karen won the spelling bee in our class.[↗](karen/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · (slang) A woman in the café shouted at the waiter and asked for the manager, and my brother whispered, "Total Karen."[↗](karen/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · (slang) Don't be such a Karen about the cold chips, Mum, they're fine.[↗](karen/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (slang) The video showed a karen yelling at a teenager working the till.[↗](karen/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mrs Hill says calling people "Karen" is unkind to everyone who has that name.[↗](karen/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The little girl was called Karen.[↗](karen/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **karma** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (religion) In Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, karma is the idea that a person's actions, good or bad, bring results back to them, in this life or a future life.[↗](karma/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) The idea that good or bad things happen to you because of how you behaved: «That's karma!».[↗](karma/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Hindus believe karma follows a person into their next life.[↗](karma/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Buddhists try to do good actions to make good karma.[↗](karma/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He laughed at me and then tripped; that's karma\![↗](karma/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (informal)[↗](karma/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Helping others is said to bring good karma.[↗](karma/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The idea of karma means our actions matter.[↗](karma/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Instant karma: the boy who took the last cake dropped it.[↗](karma/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Our RE teacher explained karma with a story about a kind farmer.[↗](karma/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **kayak** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A light, narrow boat for one or two people, with a covered top, moved with a paddle that has a blade at each end.[↗](kayak/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To travel in a kayak.[↗](kayak/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We paddled a kayak across the lake.[↗](kayak/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Always wear a life jacket in a kayak.[↗](kayak/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Inuit hunters used kayaks made from seal skin.[↗](kayak/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We went kayaking on the river at camp.[↗](kayak/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The kayak tipped over, but I swam to the bank.[↗](kayak/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A kayak paddle has a blade at each end.[↗](kayak/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Two of us fit in the double kayak.[↗](kayak/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I will deck the spot with thy kayak, and thy arrows, and the angekokk shall dance over it.[↗](kayak/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **kazak** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name) Kazak is another spelling of Kazakh, a person from Kazakhstan or of the Kazakh people, or their language.[↗](kazak/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A Kazak (also Kazakh) rug is a thick, colourful woollen carpet with bold patterns, first made in the Caucasus region.[↗](kazak/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Kazak people have a long history of horse riding.[↗](kazak/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Kazakhstan is the home of the Kazakh people.[↗](kazak/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma has a red Kazak rug.[↗](kazak/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Many Kazaks speak both Kazakh and Russian.[↗](kazak/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Kazak rug has bold geometric patterns.[↗](kazak/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We found Kazakhstan on the map in Central Asia.[↗](kazak/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **kazakh** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person from Kazakhstan, or a member of the Kazakh people.[↗](kazakh/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Kazakh is the main language of Kazakhstan, a Turkic language now changing from Cyrillic to Latin letters.[↗](kazakh/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective) To do with Kazakhstan or the Kazakh people.[↗](kazakh/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Kazakh food.[↗](kazakh/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Kazakh eagle hunters train golden eagles.[↗](kazakh/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Kazakh is spoken in Kazakhstan.[↗](kazakh/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend's family is Kazakh.[↗](kazakh/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Kazakhstan is the biggest country with no coast to the open sea.[↗](kazakh/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Yuri Gagarin's rocket was launched from Baikonur on the Kazakh steppe.[↗](kazakh/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We tried a Kazakh dish called beshbarmak.[↗](kazakh/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **kea** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A kea is a large, olive-green mountain parrot from the South Island of New Zealand, with bright orange under its wings, famous for being very clever and cheeky.[↗](kea/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A kea pulled the rubber off our car window.[↗](kea/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Keas live high in the mountains of New Zealand's South Island.[↗](kea/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The kea's wings are bright orange underneath.[↗](kea/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists say keas are as clever as some monkeys at puzzles.[↗](kea/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't leave your boots outside — the keas will steal them\![↗](kea/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Keas are protected because only a few thousand are left.[↗](kea/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **keel** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A keel is the long piece along the bottom of a boat that keeps it steady in the water.[↗](keel/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To keel over (informal) is to fall over suddenly, especially when fainting.[↗](keel/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «On an even keel» means calm and steady.[↗](keel/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The boat's keel scraped on the rocks.[↗](keel/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He keeled over in the heat.[↗](keel/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Things are back on an even keel now.[↗](keel/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Sailing boats need a deep keel.[↗](keel/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The ship's keel was laid first.[↗](keel/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The old tree keeled over in the storm.[↗](keel/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Then they set to work and built a long ship, and its keel they made of the rowan tree.[↗](keel/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **keen** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Keen means very eager or interested: «She is keen on football.».[↗](keen/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Keen means sharp or strong: «keen eyesight», «a keen wind».[↗](keen/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK/Australia informal) Keen to do something means wanting to do it: «Are you keen?»[↗](keen/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") = do you want to come?[↗](keen/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He's keen on dinosaurs.[↗](keen/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Are you keen to come to the park?[↗](keen/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Eagles have keen eyesight.[↗](keen/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A keen wind blew across the beach.[↗](keen/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm not keen on spinach.[↗](keen/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She is a keen reader — two books a week\![↗](keen/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · His keen eyes scanned the wide plain.[↗](keen/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Smoother than cream were the speeches of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet were they keen-edged swords.[↗](keen/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.55.22, JPS 1917)[↗](keen/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **keenly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Keenly means eagerly, with a lot of interest.[↗](keenly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Keenly means very strongly or deeply, as in «keenly felt».[↗](keenly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Keenly means sharply and carefully, as in «watched keenly».[↗](keenly/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The children waited keenly for the results.[↗](keenly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She keenly felt the loss of her dog.[↗](keenly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The owl watched the field keenly.[↗](keenly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It was a keenly fought football final.[↗](keenly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He is keenly interested in dinosaurs.[↗](keenly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The new book was keenly awaited.[↗](keenly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Yet, in spite of this numbness of feeling, he suffered keenly at the thought of passing under the windows of his good little Fairy’s house.[↗](keenly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **keep** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To keep something is to go on having it and not give it away.[↗](keep/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To keep doing something is to go on doing it.[↗](keep/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To keep something in a place is to store it there.[↗](keep/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To keep a promise or a secret is to not break it.[↗](keep/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To keep someone or something safe, warm or clean is to make it stay that way.[↗](keep/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* Food that keeps stays good to eat.[↗](keep/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (casual) «For keeps» means forever; «keep it real» means be honest; «keep your hair on» (UK) means calm down.[↗](keep/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 8:* (rude) «Keep your nose out», «keep your hands off my stuff» are blunt warnings.[↗](keep/#m8 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 9:* (formal) Exams say «retain», «preserve», «maintain», «hold in reserve» or «remain in the possession of».[↗](keep/#m9 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 10:* To keep watch means to stay awake and alert, looking out for danger.[↗](keep/#m10 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Sam keeps 3 stamps and gives the rest to Mia.[↗](keep/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Anna kept 5 of her 12 cookies.[↗](keep/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ben keeps his marbles in 4 jars.[↗](keep/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep the change\![↗](keep/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep going, you're nearly there\![↗](keep/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep away from the edge of the cliff.[↗](keep/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear a hat to keep warm in the snow.[↗](keep/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Can I keep it?[↗](keep/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") For keeps?[↗](keep/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep your mitts off my chips, I've only got 6 left.[↗](keep/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep ya hair on, I'll give you 2.[↗](keep/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Of 12 cookies, the subject retains 5 and transfers the remainder.[↗](keep/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") Ascertain the number transferred.[↗](keep/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Milk keeps for about a week in the fridge.[↗](keep/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · To-night we'll both keep watch together."[↗](keep/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · The LORD bless thee, and keep thee; (Torah NUM.6.24, JPS 1917)[↗](keep/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.[↗](keep/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.12.47, JPS 1917)[↗](keep/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.[↗](keep/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.20.8, JPS 1917)[↗](keep/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · O God of my praise, keep not silence; (Writings PSA.109.1, JPS 1917)[↗](keep/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · Wherewithal shall a young man keep his way pure?[↗](keep/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.9, JPS 1917)[↗](keep/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") · If they profane My statutes, and keep not My commandments; (Writings PSA.89.32, JPS 1917)[↗](keep/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/page/2/) … [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/page/9/) - ← previous: [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) - next →: [page 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