--- title: K — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 3 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/page/3/) [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 · page 3 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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[6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/page/9/) **keyboard** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A keyboard is the set of keys with letters, numbers and symbols that you press to type into a computer, tablet or phone.[↗](../../keyboard/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A keyboard is the row of black and white keys on a piano.[↗](../../keyboard/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A keyboard is an electronic musical instrument with piano keys.[↗](../../keyboard/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Type your name using the keyboard.[↗](../../keyboard/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Press the space bar to put a space between words.[↗](../../keyboard/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Hold down shift to make a capital letter.[↗](../../keyboard/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I am learning to play the keyboard.[↗](../../keyboard/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The piano keyboard has black and white keys.[↗](../../keyboard/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The keyboard shortcut to copy is Ctrl and C.[↗](../../keyboard/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep drinks away from the keyboard.[↗](../../keyboard/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **keyhole** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A keyhole is the small hole in a lock where you put the key.[↗](../../keyhole/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Keyhole surgery is an operation done through very small cuts, using a camera.[↗](../../keyhole/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He put the key in the keyhole and turned it.[↗](../../keyhole/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Alice looked through the keyhole and saw a beautiful garden.[↗](../../keyhole/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Light shone through the keyhole.[↗](../../keyhole/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It is rude to listen at the keyhole.[↗](../../keyhole/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa had keyhole surgery on his knee.[↗](../../keyhole/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The keyhole was too dark to find in the night.[↗](../../keyhole/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Curiosity made him put his eye to the keyhole.[↗](../../keyhole/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **keypad** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A keypad is a small set of buttons with numbers and sometimes letters, used to type a code or number, like on a phone, a calculator, a microwave or a door lock.[↗](../../keypad/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Type the code into the keypad to open the door.[↗](../../keypad/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cover the keypad when you enter your PIN.[↗](../../keypad/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The microwave has a keypad for setting the time.[↗](../../keypad/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Press 1 on the keypad for help.[↗](../../keypad/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The calculator keypad has bigger buttons than the phone.[↗](../../keypad/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The school gate has a keypad lock.[↗](../../keypad/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My finger slipped on the keypad and I typed the wrong number.[↗](../../keypad/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **keystone** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A keystone is the central wedge-shaped stone at the top of an arch that holds all the other stones in place.[↗](../../keystone/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A keystone is the most important part of a plan, idea or system, which everything else depends on.[↗](../../keystone/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (science) A keystone species is an animal or plant that its whole ecosystem depends on, like sea otters or beavers.[↗](../../keystone/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The keystone at the top holds the whole arch together.[↗](../../keystone/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · When the builders put in the keystone, they could remove the wooden frame.[↗](../../keystone/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Sea otters are a keystone species because they eat sea urchins that destroy kelp forests.[↗](../../keystone/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Reading is the keystone of learning.[↗](../../keystone/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Beavers are a keystone species that build dams and make ponds.[↗](../../keystone/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Pennsylvania is known as the Keystone State.[↗](../../keystone/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **kg** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Kg is the short way to write kilogram, a unit for how heavy something is.[↗](../../kg/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") 1 kg is 1000 grams.[↗](../../kg/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Kg is the same for one or many: 1 kg, 5 kg.[↗](../../kg/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A bag of rice weighs 5 kg.[↗](../../kg/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Apples cost 3 dollars per kg.[↗](../../kg/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The box weighs 12 kg and the lid 1 kg.[↗](../../kg/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · 2 kg = 2000 g.[↗](../../kg/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A bag of sugar is about 1 kg.[↗](../../kg/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My suitcase weighs 20 kg.[↗](../../kg/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Half a kilogram is 500 g, written 0.5 kg.[↗](../../kg/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby weighed 3 kg when she was born.[↗](../../kg/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **khaki** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Khaki is a dull yellow-brown or greenish-brown colour.[↗](../../khaki/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Khaki is a strong cotton cloth of this colour, used for army uniforms.[↗](../../khaki/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (US) Khakis are trousers made of this cloth.[↗](../../khaki/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Soldiers wore khaki uniforms.[↗](../../khaki/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad wore his khaki shorts on holiday.[↗](../../khaki/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mix brown and green to make khaki.[↗](../../khaki/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He bought a pair of khakis for school.[↗](../../khaki/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Khaki is hard to spot among dry grass.[↗](../../khaki/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The explorer wore a khaki hat.[↗](../../khaki/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **khan** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A khan was a ruler or king among the Mongols, Turks and other peoples of Central Asia; the most famous is Genghis Khan.[↗](../../khan/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Khan is a common family name in South Asia and elsewhere (a name).[↗](../../khan/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A khan was also an inn where travelling merchants and their camels stayed, on old trade routes like the Silk Road.[↗](../../khan/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Genghis Khan led the Mongols across Asia.[↗](../../khan/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The khan's horsemen rode faster than any army.[↗](../../khan/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Kublai Khan ruled China from Beijing.[↗](../../khan/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Marco Polo visited the court of the Great Khan.[↗](../../khan/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Traders rested at a khan on the Silk Road.[↗](../../khan/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend's surname is Khan.[↗](../../khan/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **khanate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A khanate is a land or state ruled by a khan, a ruler of Mongol or Turkic peoples.[↗](../../khanate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It also means the power or rule of a khan.[↗](../../khanate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Mongol Empire split into several khanates.[↗](../../khanate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Crimean Khanate lasted for more than three hundred years.[↗](../../khanate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Each khanate had its own khan.[↗](../../khanate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our history book shows a map of the Golden Horde khanate.[↗](../../khanate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The khanate collected taxes from the towns it ruled.[↗](../../khanate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Moscow was once forced to pay tribute to a khanate.[↗](../../khanate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Kazan was the capital of a khanate.[↗](../../khanate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **khanty** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name) The Khanty are an Indigenous people who live in western Siberia, in Russia, near the Ob River.[↗](../../khanty/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name) Khanty is also the name of their language, related to Hungarian.[↗](../../khanty/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Khanty live in western Siberia.[↗](../../khanty/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Some Khanty families still herd reindeer.[↗](../../khanty/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Khanty language is distantly related to Hungarian.[↗](../../khanty/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Khanty catch fish in the cold rivers.[↗](../../khanty/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We read a Khanty folk tale in class.[↗](../../khanty/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Oil drilling has changed Khanty land.[↗](../../khanty/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **khmer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The main people of Cambodia in South-East Asia.[↗](../../khmer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The language of Cambodia, with its own alphabet.[↗](../../khmer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective) To do with the Khmer people, their language or their old empire, which built Angkor Wat.[↗](../../khmer/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (history) The Khmer Rouge: a cruel government that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 and killed very many people.[↗](../../khmer/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Most people in Cambodia speak Khmer.[↗](../../khmer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Angkor Wat was built by the Khmer Empire.[↗](../../khmer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Khmer script has curly letters.[↗](../../khmer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My classmate's family is Khmer and they celebrate Khmer New Year in April.[↗](../../khmer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Khmer Rouge caused terrible suffering in the 1970s.[↗](../../khmer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We tasted Khmer food at the festival.[↗](../../khmer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **khufu** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name) Khufu was a king (pharaoh) of ancient Egypt, about 4,500 years ago.[↗](../../khufu/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The Great Pyramid of Giza was built as his tomb, so it is often called the Pyramid of Khufu.[↗](../../khufu/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Khufu was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt.[↗](../../khufu/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Great Pyramid was built for Khufu.[↗](../../khufu/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Greeks called Khufu «Cheops».[↗](../../khufu/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Khufu's pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.[↗](../../khufu/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Thousands of workers built Khufu's tomb.[↗](../../khufu/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Only one small statue of Khufu has ever been found.[↗](../../khufu/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ki** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (Japanese, Korean) Ki is a word for life energy or inner strength, used in martial arts like aikido and karate; in Chinese it is «qi» or «chi».[↗](../../ki/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «ki» is also a piece of longer words such as «kick», «kite» or «ski».[↗](../../ki/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In aikido, the teacher tells us to focus our ki.[↗](../../ki/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Ki» is the Japanese word for life energy.[↗](../../ki/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Chinese word «qi» means something similar.[↗](../../ki/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Breathe slowly and feel your ki, the sensei said.[↗](../../ki/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «Ki» is the first part of «kite».[↗](../../ki/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some Scrabble players use «ki» to get points.[↗](../../ki/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **kick** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To hit something with your foot.[↗](../../kick/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Of a person or animal: to move the legs strongly: babies kick, horses kick.[↗](../../kick/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A noun: a hit with the foot: a free kick, a penalty kick.[↗](../../kick/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Kick off: to start a football match, or to start anything.[↗](../../kick/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Informal: a feeling of fun or excitement: «I get a kick out of it».[↗](../../kick/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Kick the ball to me\![↗](../../kick/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The match kicks off at three.[↗](../../kick/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He scored with a free kick.[↗](../../kick/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't stand behind a horse — it might kick.[↗](../../kick/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Kick your legs when you swim.[↗](../../kick/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It's not okay to kick people.[↗](../../kick/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby kicked its feet.[↗](../../kick/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · She kicked up a fuss about her dinner.[↗](../../kick/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · It made Peter kick instead of stab.[↗](../../kick/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked — thou didst wax fat, thou didst grow thick, thou didst become gross — and he forsook God who made him, and contemned the Rock of his salvation.[↗](../../kick/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.32.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../kick/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Wherefore kick ye at My sacrifice and at Mine offering, which I have commanded in My habitation; and honourest thy sons above Me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel My people?[↗](../../kick/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.2.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../kick/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **kicker** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A kicker is a player who kicks the ball, especially in American football or rugby, to score points or kick it far.[↗](../../kicker/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) The kicker is a surprising twist or extra fact at the end, often an unpleasant one.[↗](../../kicker/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) A kicker is a person or animal that kicks.[↗](../../kicker/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The kicker scored the winning goal in the last second.[↗](../../kicker/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The rugby team's best kicker took the conversion.[↗](../../kicker/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The trip was cancelled, and the kicker was we'd already packed.[↗](../../kicker/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Watch out, that horse is a kicker.[↗](../../kicker/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · And here's the kicker: the treasure was fake\![↗](../../kicker/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The kicker practises every day.[↗](../../kicker/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **kid** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A kid is a child or a young person.[↗](../../kid/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A kid is a young goat.[↗](../../kid/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To kid is to joke or tease in a friendly way; «just kidding» means «I was joking».[↗](../../kid/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There were 30 kids at camp.[↗](../../kid/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · 18 kids went home.[↗](../../kid/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Each kid got 2 apples.[↗](../../kid/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many kids stayed at camp?[↗](../../kid/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The kids played soccer after school.[↗](../../kid/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The goat had two kids in the spring.[↗](../../kid/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm just kidding, I didn't really eat your cake\![↗](../../kid/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Kids under 5 ride the bus for free.[↗](../../kid/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Are you kidding?[↗](../../kid/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") That's amazing\![↗](../../kid/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · She ordered from the kids' menu.[↗](../../kid/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · The Kid knew there was little hope for him.[↗](../../kid/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's milk.[↗](../../kid/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.23.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../kid/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's milk.'[↗](../../kid/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.34.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../kid/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck.[↗](../../kid/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.27.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../kid/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD: 'I pray thee, let us detain thee, that we may make ready a kid for thee.'[↗](../../kid/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.13.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../kid/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.[↗](../../kid/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.16.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../kid/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock and feed thy kids, beside the shepherds' tents.[↗](../../kid/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.1.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../kid/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") **kidnap** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (law) To take a person away by force or by tricking them, and keep them against their will, often to demand money.[↗](../../kidnap/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun, UK) The crime of kidnapping.[↗](../../kidnap/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The villain planned to kidnap the princess.[↗](../../kidnap/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Never get into a stranger's car, even if they say your mum sent them.[↗](../../kidnap/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The police rescued the kidnapped boy within a day.[↗](../../kidnap/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The kidnappers asked for a ransom of one million dollars.[↗](../../kidnap/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the book, pirates kidnap the hero and take him to sea.[↗](../../kidnap/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The news reported a failed kidnap attempt.[↗](../../kidnap/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My little brother «kidnapped» my teddy, but I got it back\![↗](../../kidnap/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · “Captain,” said Smee, “could we not kidnap these boys’ mother and make her our mother?”[↗](../../kidnap/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **kidnapper** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person who takes someone away by force or tricks and keeps them as a prisoner, often to demand money.[↗](../../kidnapper/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The kidnappers asked for a huge ransom.[↗](../../kidnapper/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The police caught the kidnapper.[↗](../../kidnapper/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, the children escaped from the kidnappers.[↗](../../kidnapper/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Never go anywhere with a stranger.[↗](../../kidnapper/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The kidnapper wore a mask.[↗](../../kidnapper/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The detective tracked down the kidnappers.[↗](../../kidnapper/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **kidney** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs in your lower back that clean your blood by removing waste and extra water, which leaves the body as urine.[↗](../../kidney/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Kidney is the kidneys of animals used as food.[↗](../../kidney/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Your kidneys filter waste out of your blood.[↗](../../kidney/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Most people have two kidneys.[↗](../../kidney/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Kidney beans are shaped like kidneys.[↗](../../kidney/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Drink plenty of water to help your kidneys.[↗](../../kidney/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle gave his sister a kidney to save her life.[↗](../../kidney/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Steak and kidney pie is a traditional British food.[↗](../../kidney/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · But the fat, and the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver of the sin-offering, he made smoke upon the altar; as the LORD commanded Moses.[↗](../../kidney/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.9.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../kidney/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · and the fat of the ox, and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver.[↗](../../kidney/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.9.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../kidney/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the lobe above the liver, which he shall take away by the kidneys.[↗](../../kidney/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.3.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../kidney/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) 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