<B>Kaiser, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the title of the rulers of Germany, 1871-1918, and of Austria, 1806-1918. <DD><B> 2. </B>the title of the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, 962-1806. </DL>
<A NAME="kaiser">
<B>kaiser, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B><B>=Kaiser.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=emperor.</B> <BR> <I>Ex. the old kaisers of Rome (Scott).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="kaiserin">
<B>kaiserin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the wife of a kaiser; an empress. </DL>
<A NAME="kaiserism">
<B>Kaiserism, </B>noun. =Caesarism.</DL>
<A NAME="kaisership">
<B>kaisership, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the office of kaiser or emperor. </DL>
<A NAME="kajeput">
<B>kajeput, </B>noun. =cajuput.</DL>
<A NAME="kaka">
<B>kaka, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an olive-brown parrot of New Zealand, about the size of a crow, marked with red or yellow on various parts of the body and wings. </DL>
<A NAME="kakapo">
<B>kakapo, </B>noun, pl. <B>-pos.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a large nocturnal parrot of New Zealand that seldom uses its wings. </DL>
<A NAME="kakemono">
<B>kakemono, </B>noun, pl. <B>-nos.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a Japanese picture or writing on silk, paper, or other material that is mounted on a roller and hung vertically. </DL>
<A NAME="kaki">
<B>kaki, </B>noun, pl. <B>-kis.</B> =Japanese persimmon.</DL>
<A NAME="kakiemon">
<B>Kakiemon, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a fine grade of Japanese porcelain. </DL>
<A NAME="kakistocracy">
<B>kakistocracy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> government by the worst citizens; a form of government in which the worst persons rule. <BR> <I>Ex. His rule was a perfect kakistocracy (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="kakotopia">
<B>kakotopia, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a misplanned, ugly, and unhappy place to live in (the opposite of a <I>utopia</I>). <BR> <I>Ex. A monstrous habitat, in short, in which only monsters could be at home ... it has been a recurrent theme of later technological kakotopia (Lewis Mumford).</I> <DL COMPACT><DD> Also, <B>cacotopia.</B> </DL>
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<A NAME="kakotopian">
<B>kakotopian, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a kakotopia. </DL>
<B>kala-azar, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a tropical disease that causes an enlargement of the spleen and liver, anemia, and a general wasting away. It is a form of leishmaniasis, caused by a parasitic protozoan transmitted to the blood and tissues of the host, usually by the sand fly. </DL>
<A NAME="kalanchoe">
<B>kalanchoe, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a genus of tropical, chiefly African plants of the same family as the stonecrop, with thick, fleshy leaves and stems and bright yellow, purple, or scarlet blossoms. </DL>
<A NAME="kale">
<B>kale, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a plant related to the cabbage, a species of cole, having loose, curled leaves instead of a compact head. Kale looks somewhat like spinach. <DD><B> 2. </B>its leaves, which are eaten as a vegetable. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Scottish.) <DD><B> a. </B>cabbage or any one of its varieties, such as broccoli or Brussels sprouts. <DD><B> b. </B>any kind of greens. <DD><B> c. </B>a broth in which kale or cabbage is the main ingredient. <DD><B> d. </B>a broth or soup made with various kinds of vegetables. <DD><B> e. </B>dinner. <BR> <I>Ex. I will be back here to my kale against one o'clock (Scott).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(U.S. Slang.) money; cash. Also, <B>kail.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="kaleidoscope">
<B>kaleidoscope, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a tube containing bits of colored glass and two mirrors. As it is turned, it reflects continually changing patterns. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) a continually changing pattern, as of bright colors or colored objects. <BR> <I>Ex. This rainbow look'd like hope--Quite a celestial kaleidoscope (Byron).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) anything that changes continually. </DL>
<A NAME="kaleidoscopic">
<B>kaleidoscopic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or like a kaleidoscope; continually changing. <BR> <I>Ex. (Figurative.) Maule's well ... was throwing up a succession of kaleidoscopic pictures (Hawthorne).</I> adv. <B>kaleidoscopically.</B> </DL>
<B>kaleyard, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) a cabbage plot or kitchen garden, such as is commonly attached to a small cottage. Also, <B>kailyard.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="kali">
<B>kali, </B>noun. =saltwort.</DL>
<A NAME="kali">
<B>Kali, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Hindu goddess who is the wife of Siva, worshiped for the many powers, both good and evil, attributed to her. </DL>
<A NAME="kalian">
<B>kalian, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a type of hookah used in Persia. </DL>
<A NAME="kalif">
<B>kalif, </B>noun. =caliph.</DL>
<A NAME="kalifate">
<B>kalifate, </B>noun. =caliphate.</DL>
<A NAME="kalimba">
<B>kalimba, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Bantu musical instrument, consisting of a small, hollow piece of wood with metal strips that vibrate when played with the thumbs while holding the instrument in both hands with the palms upward. </DL>
<A NAME="kalium">
<B>kalium, </B>noun. =potassium.</DL>
<A NAME="kallidin">
<B>kallidin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> either one of two types of polypeptides released by blood plasma globulin, one of which is bradykinin. </DL>
<A NAME="kallikak">
<B>Kallikak, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the fictitious name of an actual family that was the subject of a famous sociological study, having one branch that showed a high incidence of feeble-mindedness, poverty, disease, and crime, and another that was largely normal and often successful. </DL>
<A NAME="kallikrein">
<B>kallikrein, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an enzyme that breaks down proteins in blood plasma, pancreatic juice, and other body fluids, thereby releasing kallidins. </DL>
<A NAME="kallima">
<B>Kallima, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an Asian butterfly that resembles a dead leaf when it folds its wings; leaf butterfly. </DL>
<A NAME="kalmia">
<B>kalmia, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a genus of North American, primarily evergreen shrubs of the heath family, having showy clusters of cup-shaped rose, purple, or white flowers, such as the mountain laurel or calico bush. </DL>
<A NAME="kalmuck">
<B>Kalmuck</B> or <B>Kalmuk, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a member of a group of Mongol tribes living in western China and the southeastern region of the former Soviet Union. Many of the Kalmucks are Buddhists. <BR> <I>Ex. Newspaper stories often identify the Kalmuks as descendants of Genghis Khan's Golden Horde (Harper's).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>their Mongolian language. </DL>
<A NAME="kalmyk">
<B>Kalmyk, </B>noun. =Kalmuck.</DL>
<A NAME="kalong">
<B>kalong, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any large fruit-eating bat of a group up to 20 inches long with a wingspread of five feet, whose flesh is used for food in Malaya; flying fox. </DL>
<A NAME="kalpa">
<B>kalpa, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a cosmic period in Hinduism, consisting of one cycle of creation and destruction of the world. </DL>
<A NAME="kalpac">
<B>kalpac, </B>noun. =calpac.</DL>
<A NAME="kalpis">
<B>kalpis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a vase or vessel for water, wine, or other liquid in ancient Greece, a form of the hydria in which the large handle at the back does not rise above the rim. </DL>
<B>kalua, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Hawaiian.) cooked in an underground oven. <BR> <I>Ex. kalua pig.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="kama">
<B>Kama, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Hindu Mythology.) the god of love. <DD><B> 2. </B>(in Hindu literature) sensual desire. </DL>
<A NAME="kamaaina">
<B>kamaaina, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Hawaiian.) a native-born or old resident of Hawaii. </DL>
<A NAME="kamacite">
<B>kamacite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a variety of meteoric iron usually containing nickel. </DL>
<A NAME="kamagraph">
<B>kamagraph. </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a type of printing press used in kamagraphy to reproduce exactly an original painting specially made for it. <DD><B> 2. </B>a reproduction of a painting made by a kamagraph. <BR> <I>Ex. Each kamagraph looks as though the artist painted it by hand (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="kamagraphy">
<B>kamagraphy, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a method of reproducing mechanically an original painting that duplicates the color and raised brushstroke of the original on canvas. </DL>
<A NAME="kamakura">
<B>Kamakura, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with Japanese art and architecture from about 1170 until 1350, characterized by the introduction of Zen Buddhist styles. </DL>
<A NAME="kamala">
<B>kamala, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a fine orange powder consisting of the glandular hairs from the fruits of an Asian and Australian tree of the spurge family, used as a yellow dye and formerly used in medicine as a vermifuge. <DD><B> 2. </B>the tree itself. Also, <B>kamila.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="kamba">
<B>Kamba, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ba</B> or <B>-bas.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a member of a large tribe of central and eastern Kenya. <DD><B> 2. </B>the Bantu language of the Kamba. </DL>
<A NAME="kame">
<B>kame, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a hill or ridge of glacial detritus; esker. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Scottish.) comb. </DL>
<A NAME="kameez">
<B>kameez, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a loose shirt of linen, cotton, or silk with tight sleeves, worn with loose trousers in pakistan and Bangladesh. </DL>
<A NAME="kamehamehaday">
<B>Kamehameha Day,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> June 11, a holiday in Hawaii, the birthday of Kamehameha I, first king of the Hawaiian Islands. </DL>
<A NAME="kamerad">
<B>Kamerad, </B>noun, pl. <B>-raden.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> comrade; friend (the word used by German soldiers in offering to surrender). </DL>
<A NAME="kami">
<B>kami</B> or <B>Kami, </B>noun, pl. <B>-mi.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (in Shintoism) a deity or deities. <BR> <I>Ex. Hence the connotation of the word Kami plainly differs greatly from the God-the-Creator concept of the English word "god" by which Kami is customarily translated (Atlantic).</I> </DL>
