--- title: K — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 9 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/9/) [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 9 [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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[5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/page/5/) [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** **knuckle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* One of the joints of your fingers, especially where the fingers join the hand.[↗](../../knuckle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A joint of meat from an animal's leg, as in pork knuckle.[↗](../../knuckle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «knuckle down» — to start working hard.[↗](../../knuckle/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «knuckle under» — to give in and obey.[↗](../../knuckle/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He knocked on the door with his knuckles.[↗](../../knuckle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She grazed her knuckles on the wall.[↗](../../knuckle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Time to knuckle down and do your homework.[↗](../../knuckle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Use your knuckles to remember which months have 31 days.[↗](../../knuckle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My knuckles went white as I held the rollercoaster bar.[↗](../../knuckle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He got a rap on the knuckles for being late.[↗](../../knuckle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **knuckles** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Knuckles are the joints in your fingers, especially where your fingers join your hand, which stick out when you make a fist.[↗](../../knuckles/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A knuckle is a joint of meat from an animal's leg.[↗](../../knuckles/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To knuckle down means to start working hard.[↗](../../knuckles/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To knuckle under means to give in.[↗](../../knuckles/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To rap someone on the knuckles means to tap or scold them lightly as a punishment.[↗](../../knuckles/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He knocked on the door with his knuckles.[↗](../../knuckles/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She gripped the rope until her knuckles turned white.[↗](../../knuckles/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa cracks his knuckles before playing the piano.[↗](../../knuckles/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My knuckles were sore after the cold.[↗](../../knuckles/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Each finger has three knuckles, but the thumb has two.[↗](../../knuckles/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It's time to knuckle down and revise.[↗](../../knuckles/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He grazed his knuckles on the wall.[↗](../../knuckles/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The fist showed four bumpy knuckles.[↗](../../knuckles/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · If they broke down in their make-believe he rapped them on the knuckles.[↗](../../knuckles/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **ko** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (sport) Short for «knockout»: in boxing, hitting the other fighter so hard they cannot get up and the fight ends.[↗](../../ko/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) To knock someone out; also to make someone fall asleep or very tired.[↗](../../ko/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In games and video games, «KO» means a character has been beaten.[↗](../../ko/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (Ko) A surname, for example in Korea and China (a name).[↗](../../ko/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The boxer won by KO in the third round.[↗](../../ko/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «K.O.!» flashed on the game screen.[↗](../../ko/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · That long walk totally KO'd me.[↗](../../ko/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A TKO means the referee stopped the fight.[↗](../../ko/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The champion's KO punch was famous.[↗](../../ko/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My little sister was KO'd on the sofa by eight o'clock.[↗](../../ko/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the cartoon, the robot got KO'd by a giant rubber duck.[↗](../../ko/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **koala** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A koala is a grey, furry Australian animal with big round ears and a black nose that lives in eucalyptus trees and eats their leaves.[↗](../../koala/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It is a marsupial: the baby, called a joey, grows in its mother's pouch.[↗](../../koala/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The koala was asleep in the fork of a tree.[↗](../../koala/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Koalas eat eucalyptus leaves.[↗](../../koala/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A baby koala is called a joey.[↗](../../koala/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We held a koala at a wildlife park in Queensland.[↗](../../koala/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Koalas sleep for most of the day.[↗](../../koala/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Many koalas were hurt in the bushfires.[↗](../../koala/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The joey rides on its mother's back after leaving the pouch.[↗](../../koala/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Koalas live only in Australia.[↗](../../koala/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **kodiak** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Kodiak is a large island off the south coast of Alaska, USA.[↗](../../kodiak/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A Kodiak bear is a very large kind of brown bear that lives on Kodiak and nearby islands.[↗](../../kodiak/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Kodiak bear is one of the largest bears in the world.[↗](../../kodiak/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Kodiak Island is in Alaska.[↗](../../kodiak/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A Kodiak bear can stand taller than a door on its back legs.[↗](../../kodiak/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Kodiak bears catch salmon in the rivers.[↗](../../kodiak/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched a film about the bears of Kodiak.[↗](../../kodiak/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Kodiak bears eat berries, grass and fish.[↗](../../kodiak/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The town of Kodiak has a big fishing harbour.[↗](../../kodiak/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **kohlrabi** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Kohlrabi is a vegetable of the cabbage family with a round, swollen stem that grows just above the ground; you can eat it raw or cooked.[↗](../../kohlrabi/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Kohlrabi looks a bit like a little alien.[↗](../../kohlrabi/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We grew kohlrabi in the school garden.[↗](../../kohlrabi/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Raw kohlrabi is crunchy and sweet.[↗](../../kohlrabi/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum added kohlrabi to the soup.[↗](../../kohlrabi/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Kohlrabi can be green or purple.[↗](../../kohlrabi/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Kohlrabi is related to cabbage and broccoli.[↗](../../kohlrabi/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **kola** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Kola (or cola) is a tree from West Africa whose nuts contain caffeine.[↗](../../kola/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A kola nut is the seed of this tree; people chew it, and it was once used to flavour cola drinks.[↗](../../kola/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (a name) The Kola Peninsula is a large piece of land in the far north-west of Russia, near Finland and Norway.[↗](../../kola/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The kola nut tastes bitter.[↗](../../kola/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Kola nuts contain caffeine, like coffee.[↗](../../kola/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In Nigeria, guests may be offered kola nuts as a welcome.[↗](../../kola/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cola drinks were named after the kola nut.[↗](../../kola/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Kola Peninsula is inside the Arctic Circle.[↗](../../kola/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The deepest hole ever drilled is on the Kola Peninsula.[↗](../../kola/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The kola tree grows in hot, wet forests.[↗](../../kola/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **kongo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The Kongo are a people of Central Africa who live in Angola, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[↗](../../kongo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The Kingdom of Kongo was a large African kingdom on the Atlantic coast from about 1390 to the 1800s.[↗](../../kongo/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Kongo (Kikongo) is the language of the Kongo people.[↗](../../kongo/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Kingdom of Kongo traded with Portugal.[↗](../../kongo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Many Kongo people speak Kikongo.[↗](../../kongo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Kongo artists carved beautiful wooden figures.[↗](../../kongo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Congo River is named after the Kongo people.[↗](../../kongo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The king of Kongo wrote letters to the king of Portugal.[↗](../../kongo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We read a folk tale told by the Kongo people.[↗](../../kongo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **koodoo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Kipling's spelling of kudu: a large African antelope; the male has long spiral (twisted) horns, and both have thin white stripes on a grey-brown body.[↗](../../koodoo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* There are two kinds, the greater kudu and the lesser kudu.[↗](../../koodoo/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The koodoo hid among the stripy shadows of the forest.[↗](../../koodoo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A kudu has long twisted horns.[↗](../../koodoo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw a greater kudu at the safari park.[↗](../../koodoo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Kipling spelled kudu as «koodoo».[↗](../../koodoo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The kudu's thin white stripes help it hide among trees.[↗](../../koodoo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Lions and leopards hunt kudu in Africa.[↗](../../koodoo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **kookaburra** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A kookaburra is a big Australian bird of the kingfisher family with a loud call that sounds like a person laughing.[↗](../../kookaburra/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The kookaburra laughed loudly at dawn.[↗](../../kookaburra/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Kookaburras eat snakes, lizards and insects.[↗](../../kookaburra/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We sang «Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree».[↗](../../kookaburra/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A kookaburra snatched a sausage from the barbecue.[↗](../../kookaburra/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The laughing kookaburra is a kind of kingfisher.[↗](../../kookaburra/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **kopje** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (South Africa) A small hill, usually rocky, standing alone on flat open land (the veld).[↗](../../kopje/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It comes from Afrikaans and Dutch, meaning «little head».[↗](../../kopje/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The lions lay on top of the kopje, watching the plain.[↗](../../kopje/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A kopje is a small rocky hill in South Africa.[↗](../../kopje/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · From the kopje, we could see the whole valley.[↗](../../kopje/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The soldiers hid behind a kopje.[↗](../../kopje/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Baboons climbed over the rocks of the kopje.[↗](../../kopje/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The safari truck stopped near a kopje at sunset.[↗](../../kopje/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **korean** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Korean means from or about Korea, a peninsula in East Asia that is divided into two countries, South Korea and North Korea.[↗](../../korean/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A Korean is a person from Korea or with Korean family roots.[↗](../../korean/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Korean is the language spoken in Korea, written with an alphabet called Hangul.[↗](../../korean/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Kimchi is a spicy Korean dish made from cabbage.[↗](../../korean/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend Ji-woo speaks Korean at home.[↗](../../korean/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Korean alphabet is called Hangul.[↗](../../korean/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Seoul is the capital of South Korea, and many Koreans live there.[↗](../../korean/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We listened to a Korean song in music class.[↗](../../korean/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The restaurant serves Korean barbecue.[↗](../../korean/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **kosher** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (Judaism) Kosher food is food that is allowed by Jewish law, prepared in the right way; for example, meat and milk are not eaten together, and pork is not eaten.[↗](../../kosher/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A kosher shop, kitchen or restaurant sells or makes kosher food.[↗](../../kosher/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) Genuine, honest or acceptable: «Is this deal kosher?».[↗](../../kosher/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Many Jewish families keep kosher.[↗](../../kosher/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A kosher kitchen has separate dishes for meat and milk.[↗](../../kosher/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Pork is not kosher.[↗](../../kosher/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The school canteen offers kosher meals.[↗](../../kosher/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We bought kosher bread at the Jewish bakery.[↗](../../kosher/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Something about the email didn't seem kosher, so we deleted it.[↗](../../kosher/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (informal)[↗](../../kosher/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Fish with fins and scales are kosher.[↗](../../kosher/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **kowtow** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To kowtow is to kneel and touch the ground with your forehead to show deep respect, as people once did before the Emperor of China.[↗](../../kowtow/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) To kowtow to someone is to obey them too much and try too hard to please them.[↗](../../kowtow/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A kowtow is this deep kneeling bow.[↗](../../kowtow/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Visitors had to kowtow before the emperor.[↗](../../kowtow/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A British ambassador refused to kowtow in 1793.[↗](../../kowtow/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He kowtows to the team captain all the time.[↗](../../kowtow/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't kowtow to bullies; tell a teacher.[↗](../../kowtow/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The servant made a low kowtow.[↗](../../kowtow/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I won't kowtow just because she is popular.[↗](../../kowtow/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The king expected everyone to kowtow to him.[↗](../../kowtow/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **kremlin** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (the Kremlin) The old walled fortress in the centre of Moscow, where the President of Russia has his offices.[↗](../../kremlin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (the Kremlin) Used in the news to mean the Russian government itself.[↗](../../kremlin/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (a kremlin) Any old Russian walled fortress in the middle of a city.[↗](../../kremlin/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Kremlin stands next to Red Square in Moscow.[↗](../../kremlin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «The Kremlin denied the report,» said the newsreader.[↗](../../kremlin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Kremlin's walls are made of red brick.[↗](../../kremlin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Many old Russian towns have their own kremlin.[↗](../../kremlin/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The President of Russia works in the Kremlin.[↗](../../kremlin/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Kremlin has many churches with golden domes.[↗](../../kremlin/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Most countries at the UN criticised the Kremlin for invading Ukraine.[↗](../../kremlin/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Why, they had been talking of Russia and of Moscow, and thus mention was made of the Kremlin, which little George had once drawn for Miss Emily.[↗](../../kremlin/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **krill** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Krill are tiny shrimp-like sea animals that live in huge groups in cold oceans and are food for whales, penguins, seals, fish and seabirds.[↗](../../krill/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Blue whales eat millions of krill.[↗](../../krill/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Krill are tiny animals that look like shrimp.[↗](../../krill/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Penguins in Antarctica feed on krill.[↗](../../krill/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Krill eat plankton, and whales eat krill.[↗](../../krill/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Huge swarms of krill can turn the sea pink.[↗](../../krill/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If krill disappeared, many sea animals would go hungry.[↗](../../krill/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **kris** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A short dagger from Malaysia, Indonesia and nearby lands, often with a wavy blade, a traditional weapon and a work of art passed down in families.[↗](../../kris/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name) Kris is a short form of names like Kristopher, Kristina or Kristen.[↗](../../kris/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The museum showed a kris with a wavy blade and a gold handle.[↗](../../kris/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In Java, a family kris is passed from parents to children.[↗](../../kris/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The smith folded the metal many times to make the kris.[↗](../../kris/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend Kris is in my class.[↗](../../kris/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The warrior in the old story carried a kris in his belt.[↗](../../kris/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A kris is a dagger, not a toy.[↗](../../kris/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **kudu** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A large African antelope with grey-brown fur and thin white stripes; the males have long, spiral, twisted horns.[↗](../../kudu/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* There are two kinds: the greater kudu and the lesser kudu.[↗](../../kudu/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The kudu has amazing spiral horns.[↗](../../kudu/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw three kudu drinking at the waterhole.[↗](../../kudu/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Kudu eat leaves from bushes and trees.[↗](../../kudu/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A lion was stalking a kudu in the long grass.[↗](../../kudu/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Female kudu do not have horns.[↗](../../kudu/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The kudu jumped over a two-metre fence.[↗](../../kudu/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the food chain, kudu are herbivores.[↗](../../kudu/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **kw** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) kW stands for kilowatt, a unit of power equal to 1,000 watts.[↗](../../kw/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* kWh stands for kilowatt-hour, a unit of energy used on electricity bills.[↗](../../kw/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The kettle uses about 2 kW.[↗](../../kw/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A small heater may be 1 kW.[↗](../../kw/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our electricity bill shows we used 300 kWh.[↗](../../kw/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The electric car's motor is 150 kW.[↗](../../kw/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · 1 kW = 1,000 watts.[↗](../../kw/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A 2 kW heater for 3 hours uses 6 kWh.[↗](../../kw/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **kwa** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Kwa is a large family of languages spoken in West Africa, in countries such as Ghana, Togo, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria; Akan (Twi), Ewe and Fon are Kwa languages.[↗](../../kwa/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Swahili) «Kwa» is a common little word meaning «for», «to», «with» or «by», as in «kwa heri» (goodbye).[↗](../../kwa/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* As a fragment, «kwa» may be part of a longer word or a sound effect, like a duck's or frog's call; it is not an English word.[↗](../../kwa/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Twi and Ewe belong to the Kwa languages of West Africa.[↗](../../kwa/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Millions of people in Ghana speak a Kwa language.[↗](../../kwa/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Kwa heri!» means «Goodbye!» in Swahili.[↗](../../kwa/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Linguists group Ewe and Fon in the Kwa family.[↗](../../kwa/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The comic showed a frog going «kwa kwa».[↗](../../kwa/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Kwa is not an English word; it is a name for a language group.[↗](../../kwa/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **kylie** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (Australia) A kylie is a boomerang, especially a non-returning hunting boomerang, a curved throwing stick made by Aboriginal Australians.[↗](../../kylie/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name) Kylie is a girl's name, like the Australian singer Kylie Minogue.[↗](../../kylie/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The kylie spun through the air.[↗](../../kylie/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Aboriginal hunters used a kylie to hunt animals.[↗](../../kylie/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A kylie does not always come back like a returning boomerang.[↗](../../kylie/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw an old kylie at the museum.[↗](../../kylie/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Kylie is a popular name in Australia.[↗](../../kylie/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The kylie was carved from hard wood.[↗](../../kylie/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/page/5/) [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/) 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