--- title: K — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 2 description: The 150 words of the school 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/school/K/page/2/) [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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / K # K — The school dictionary · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/) **2** - [km](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/km/) — Km is the short way to write kilometre, a unit for long distances. 1 km is 1000 metres. — 20 sentences - [knack](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knack/) — A special skill or clever way of doing something, often one that is hard to explain. — 11 sentences - [knacker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knacker/) — To knacker something is to break it or wear it out; to knacker someone is to make them very tired. — 10 sentences - [knackered](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knackered/) — Knackered means extremely tired, worn out. — 9 sentences - [knapsack](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knapsack/) — A bag carried on the back, used for carrying food and things on a journey. — 4 sentences - [knave](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knave/) — A dishonest man who tricks people; a rogue. — 12 sentences - [knead](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knead/) — To knead means to press, fold and stretch dough with your hands to make bread. — 10 sentences - [knee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knee/) — The joint in the middle of your leg where it bends. — 14 sentences - [kneecap](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kneecap/) — The kneecap is the small, flat, roundish bone at the front of your knee. — 8 sentences - [kneel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kneel/) — To kneel is to go down or stay with one or both knees on the ground. — 8 sentences - [knife](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knife/) — A knife is a tool with a sharp blade and a handle, used for cutting. — 12 sentences - [knight](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knight/) — In the Middle Ages, a knight was a soldier who fought on horseback in armour and served a king, queen or lord. — 12 sentences - [knighthood](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knighthood/) — A knighthood is the title and honour of being a knight, given in the UK by the king or queen to people for great service, so a man is call… — 9 sentences - [knightly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knightly/) — Like a knight: brave, honest, polite and ready to help others. — 5 sentences - [knit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knit/) — To make clothes or other things from wool or yarn by looping it together with two long needles or a machine. — 12 sentences - [knitted](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knitted/) — Knitted means made by knitting, by looping wool or yarn together with two long needles or a machine. — 15 sentences - [knitting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knitting/) — Knitting is making clothes or other things from wool or yarn by looping it together with two long needles or a machine. — 8 sentences - [knob](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knob/) — A knob is a round handle you turn or pull to open a door or drawer. — 13 sentences - [knobbly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knobbly/) — Knobbly means covered with small round lumps or bumps. — 8 sentences - [knock](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knock/) — To hit a door or window with your knuckles so people inside hear you. — 16 sentences - [knockout](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knockout/) — In boxing, a knockout is a punch or a win when a fighter is knocked down and cannot get up in time. — 10 sentences - [knoll](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knoll/) — A small, round hill, often standing alone. — 4 sentences - [knot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knot/) — A place where a piece of string, rope or ribbon is tied around itself or another piece. — 16 sentences - [knotted](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knotted/) — Tied in a knot or having knots. — 11 sentences - [knotty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knotty/) — Full of knots, or lumpy and twisted, like old wood or rough legs. — 5 sentences - [know](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/know/) — To know something is to have it in your mind as a fact, because you learned it or were told. — 15 sentences - [knowledge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knowledge/) — Information, facts and understanding that you have learned. — 11 sentences - [knowledgeable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knowledgeable/) — Knowledgeable means knowing a lot about something, or about many things. — 7 sentences - [known](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/known/) — Known is the form of know used after have or be. — 14 sentences - [knuckle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knuckle/) — One of the joints of your fingers, especially where the fingers join the hand. — 10 sentences - [knuckles](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knuckles/) — Knuckles are the joints in your fingers, especially where your fingers join your hand, which stick out when you make a fist. — 14 sentences - [ko](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/ko/) — Short for «knockout»: in boxing, hitting the other fighter so hard they cannot get up and the fight ends. — 11 sentences - [koala](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/koala/) — 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. — 10 sentences - [kodiak](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kodiak/) — Kodiak is a large island off the south coast of Alaska, USA. — 9 sentences - [kohlrabi](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kohlrabi/) — 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. — 7 sentences - [kola](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kola/) — Kola (or cola) is a tree from West Africa whose nuts contain caffeine. — 10 sentences - [kongo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kongo/) — The Kongo are a people of Central Africa who live in Angola, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. — 9 sentences - [koodoo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/koodoo/) — 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… — 8 sentences - [kookaburra](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kookaburra/) — A kookaburra is a big Australian bird of the kingfisher family with a loud call that sounds like a person laughing. — 6 sentences - [kopje](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kopje/) — A small hill, usually rocky, standing alone on flat open land (the veld). — 8 sentences - [korean](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/korean/) — Korean means from or about Korea, a peninsula in East Asia that is divided into two countries, South Korea and North Korea. — 9 sentences - [kosher](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kosher/) — 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… — 11 sentences - [kowtow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kowtow/) — 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. — 10 sentences - [kremlin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kremlin/) — The old walled fortress in the centre of Moscow, where the President of Russia has his offices. — 11 sentences - [krill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/krill/) — 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. — 7 sentences - [kris](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kris/) — 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 f… — 8 sentences - [kudu](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kudu/) — A large African antelope with grey-brown fur and thin white stripes; the males have long, spiral, twisted horns. — 9 sentences - [kw](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kw/) — kW stands for kilowatt, a unit of power equal to 1,000 watts. — 8 sentences - [kwa](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kwa/) — 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),… — 9 sentences - [kylie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kylie/) — A kylie is a boomerang, especially a non-returning hunting boomerang, a curved throwing stick made by Aboriginal Australians. — 8 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/) **2**