<B>kittle, </B>verb, <B>-tled,</B> <B>-tling,</B> adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to tickle. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to excite pleasantly. <BR> <I>Ex. Nobody among these brave English cooks can kittle up his Majesty's most sacred palate with our ... Scottish dishes (Scott).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to puzzle. <DD><I>adj. </I> uncertain; risky. <BR> <I>Ex. (Figurative.) Rob Roy ... a kittle neighbor to the low country, and particularly obnoxious to his Grace (Scott).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="kitty">
<B>kitty</B> (1), noun, pl. <B>-ties.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a kitten. <DD><B> 2. </B>a pet name for a cat. </DL>
<A NAME="kitty">
<B>kitty</B> (2), noun, pl. <B>-ties.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the stakes in a poker game. <DD><B> 2. </B>money pooled by the players in other games for some special purpose, such as to pay for refreshments. <DD><B> 3. </B>a fund of money. <BR> <I>Ex. The Federal Housing Administration disclosed the reserve kitty ... had enough money in it (Wall Street Journal).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>an extra hand or widow in a card game. <BR><I>expr. <B>feed the kitty,</B> </I>to contribute money or chips to a pool. <BR> <I>Ex. They had to feed the kitty to ride in my car.</I> </DL>
<B>kiva, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a large chamber, often wholly or partly underground, in a Pueblo Indian village, used for religious ceremonies and for other purposes. </DL>
<A NAME="kiwanian">
<B>Kiwanian, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a member of a Kiwanis club. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with Kiwanis clubs. </DL>
<A NAME="kiwanis">
<B>Kiwanis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an international group of clubs of business and professional men, organized to promote civic service and higher ideals in business and professional life. </DL>
<A NAME="kiwi">
<B>kiwi, </B>noun, pl. <B>-wis.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a bird of New Zealand that cannot fly; apteryx. The kiwi has a stocky body covered with shaggy, dull-brown feathers and a long, flexible bill. Its relationship to other birds is obscure. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal.) a nonflying member of an air service. </DL>
<A NAME="kiwifruit">
<B>kiwi fruit,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an edible fruit resembling a large gooseberry, produced by a New Zealand vine. </DL>
<A NAME="kj">
<B>kJ</B> (no periods) or <B>kj.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> kilojoule. </DL>
<A NAME="kjv">
<B>K.J.V.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> King James Version. </DL>
<A NAME="kkk">
<B>K.K.K.</B> or <B>KKK</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> Ku Klux Klan. </DL>
<A NAME="kkt">
<B>K Kt</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> (Chess.) king's knight. </DL>
<A NAME="kl">
<B>kl.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> kiloliter or kiloliters. </DL>
<A NAME="klaberjass">
<B>klaberjass, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a card game that is a type of piquet. <BR> <I>Ex. An old man joins his friends for a glass of wine and a game of klaberjass behind an ice cream parlor on Augusta Street (Maclean's).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="klamath">
<B>Klamath, </B>noun, pl. <B>-math</B> or <B>-maths.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a tribe of Indians in Oregon and California, along the Klamath River. <DD><B> 2. </B>their language. </DL>
<B>Klan, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B><B>=Ku Klux Klan.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>any chapter of the Ku Klux Klan. </DL>
<A NAME="klanism">
<B>Klanism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the methods or beliefs of the Ku Klux Klan. </DL>
<A NAME="klansman">
<B>Klansman, </B>noun, pl. <B>-men.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a member of the Ku Klux Klan. </DL>
<A NAME="klatsch">
<B>klatsch</B> or <B>klatch, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an informal gathering. <BR> <I>Ex. ... sip coffee and laugh and talk at this day's klatch (Saturday Review).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="klavern">
<B>klavern, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the headquarters of a chapter of the Ku Klux Klan. <DD><B> 2. </B>the chapter itself; Klan. </DL>
<A NAME="klaxon">
<B>klaxon, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a kind of horn formerly used in automobiles. <DD><B> 2. </B>a horn with a loud, penetrating sound used as a warning signal. <BR> <I>Ex. The Coast Guard klaxon sounded, then the firehouse siren from the town (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="kleagle">
<B>kleagle</B> or <B>Kleagle, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an official in the present Ku Klux Klan. </DL>
<A NAME="klebsiella">
<B>klebsiella, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a rod-shaped bacterium of the intestinal tract commonly associated with respiratory infections. </DL>
<A NAME="klebsloeffler">
<B>Klebs-Loeffler</B> or <B>Klebs-Loffler bacillus,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the bacterium that causes diphtheria. </DL>
<A NAME="kleenex">
<B>kleenex, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a disposable paper tissue used as a handkerchief, or to remove or apply makeup. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>Kleenex,</B> (Trademark.) a name for a paper tissue of this type. </DL>
<A NAME="kleft">
<B>kleft, </B>noun. <B>=klepht.</B></DL>
<A NAME="kleiglight">
<B>kleig light, =klieg light.</B></DL>
<A NAME="kleinbottle">
<B>Klein bottle,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Geometry.) a continuous, one-sided surface formed by bending the small end of a tapering tube, passing it through one side, and then joining its flared opening to the opening of the wide end. </DL>
<A NAME="kleinian">
<B>Kleinian, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with the theories of Melanie Klein (1882-1960), a German pioneer in child psychology. <DD><I>noun </I> a follower or supporter of Melanie Klein's theories. </DL>
<A NAME="klepht">
<B>klepht, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Greek or Albanian brigand. Also, <B>kleft.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="kleptocracy">
<B>kleptocracy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> government by thieves. </DL>
<A NAME="kleptomania">
<B>kleptomania, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an abnormal, irresistibledesire to steal, especially things which one does not need or cannot use, or objects of symbolic rather than economic value. Also, <B>cleptomania.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="kleptomaniac">
<B>kleptomaniac, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who has kleptomania. Also, <B>cleptomaniac.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="klick">
<B>klick</B> or <B>klik, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) (in southeast Asia) a kilometer. </DL>
<A NAME="kliegeyes">
<B>klieg eyes,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>eyes inflamed from looking at intense light. <DD><B> 2. </B>an inflammation caused by looking at intense light. </DL>
<A NAME="klieglight">
<B>klieg light,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a bright, hot arc light, used in taking motion pictures. Also, <B>kleig light.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="klinefelterssyndrome">
<B>Klinefelter's syndrome,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a hereditary disorder affecting males, characterized by atrophy of the sexual organs and sterility resulting from the presence of an extra female chromosome (XXY instead of XY) in the cells. </DL>
<A NAME="klipspringer">
<B>klipspringer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a small antelope, similar to the chamois in its agility in climbing and leaping, inhabiting the high rocky regions of the east coast and southern part of Africa. </DL>
<A NAME="klister">
<B>klister, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a sticky wax used on skis in wet snow. </DL>
<A NAME="klompen">
<B>klompen, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> wooden shoes worn by the Dutch. </DL>
<A NAME="klondike">
<B>klondike, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> one of the forms of solitaire. </DL>
<A NAME="klondiker">
<B>Klondiker, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. and Canadian.) a prospector or pioneer during the Klondike gold rush to the Yukon, 1897-1899. </DL>
<A NAME="klong">
<B>klong, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a canal in Thailand often lined with buildings that are raised above the surface of the water on stilts. </DL>
<A NAME="kloof">
<B>kloof, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a narrow valley or ravine among mountains in South Africa; ravine; gorge. </DL>
<A NAME="kludge">
<B>kludge, </B>transitive verb, <B>kludged,</B> <B>kludging.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) to produce (a computer system, design, or the like) by clumsy improvisation. </DL>
<A NAME="klunk">
<B>klunk, </B>noun. <B>=clunk.</B></DL>
<A NAME="klutz">
<B>klutz, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) a clumsy, awkward person. <BR> <I>Ex. "Basically I'm the klutz who makes a terrific entrance to the party and then trips and falls and walks around with food in her hair" (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="klutzy">
<B>klutzy, </B>adjective, <B>klutzier,</B> <B>klutziest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) awkward; clumsy. <BR> <I>Ex. The sad, klutzy ballerinas of the Music Hall pollute children's first live experience of dance (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="kluxer">
<B>Kluxer, </B>noun. <B>=Ku Kluxer.</B></DL>
<A NAME="klystron">
<B>klystron, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a vacuum tube for producing an ultrahigh-frequency current from a direct current, having several resonators which vary the speed of the electrons and bunch them together; buncher resonator. </DL>
