Words starting with K

55 words.

• kabourophobia The fear of crabs or lobsters.
• kabufuda Small, rigid Japanese playing cards, a single deck consisting of 40 cards with values ranging from 1
• kafenio A Greek coffeehouse or cafe.
• kairomone Any substance produced by an individual of one species (often an insect) that benefits the recipient
• kairos A time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial action; the opportune and decis
• kaizo A philosophy of game design distinguished by very high difficulty levels and hidden traps that can o
• kajawah A camel-borne pannier, litter, or cacolet.
• kakemono A vertical Japanese scroll painting.
• kakistocracy Government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens.
• kakistocrat A very ill-qualified ruler; a member of a kakistocracy.
• kakocracy Rule or government by the worst of the people.
• karass A network or group of people who are somehow affiliated or linked spiritually.
• katabasis A mytheme or trope in which the hero embarks on a journey to the underworld.
• kathisophobia The irrational fear of sitting down.
• katorga A tsarist or Soviet labour camp.
• katsaridaphobia Fear or dislike of cockroaches.
• kavanah Heartfelt intent during prayer, as opposed to roteness.
• kayfabe The act, situation, or code of portraying staged events, performances, rivalries, etc as authentic o
• kayles The game of skittles or ninepins.
• keech A mass or lump of fat rolled up by the butcher.
• keeve A bleaching vat; a kier.
• kembster A woman who cleans or combs out wool
• kemosabe An appellation given to a wise, trustworthy friend.
• kenning Sight, view; specifically a distant view at sea.
• kenopsia The haunting quality of seeing a location typically full of people in a state of emptiness or abando
• kerfuffle A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult.
• kerygma The proclamation of religious truths; core religious teaching; preaching.
• keythong A mythical beast resembling a griffin with no wings, often classified as a male griffin.
• khamsin A hot, dry wind, common in Egypt, Sudan and the Levant towards the end of March and April, which blo
• khitmatgar A male servant, with responsibility for waiting at table.
• kickwriting A frenzied, first-person style of writing.
• kilter Chiefly in out of kilter: (good) condition, form, or order; fettle.
• kindless Unnatural; lacking expected feeling or ability.
• kinesics The study of non-verbal communication by means of gestures and/or other body movements.
• kirtle To clothe or cover with, or as if with, a kirtle; to hitch up (a long garment) to the length of a ki
• kismet Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny.
• kithe To make known; to reveal.
• klaxon A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century.
• klyukva Ignorant stereotypes and tall tales in Western depictions of Russia and Russians.
• knawvshawl to mutter or complain sullenly
• knismesis Light tickling often accompanied by an itching sensation.
• knout A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights
• kobold An ambivalent, sometimes vindictive, spirit that is capable of materialising as an object or human,
• kokumi A taste, recognised by some Japanese researchers, associated with certain γ-L-glutamyl peptides whic
• kompromat Compromising material, blackmail material, (real or fabricated) evidence that a person does not want
• kongamato A pterosaur-like cryptid of Africa.
• koomkie A tame female elephant used as a decoy in the capture of wild male elephants.
• korred A long-haired nocturnal and often malevolent mythological creature of Breton and Welsh tradition.
• koumpounophobia The fear of buttons (clothing fasteners).
• kowtow To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground.
• koyok A phoney or fraudulent item; anything deceptively promoted as genuine or of high quality.
• kratocracy A government established by the forceful or cunning seizure of power and maintained by strength.
• krewe A private organization in New Orleans or elsewhere that exists to stage a Mardi Gras Ball, Mardi Gra
• ktenology The science of putting people to death.
• ktetor One who funds the building or reconstruction of an Eastern Orthodox church or monastery.