<B>kolach, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a sweet bun filled with jam or fruit pulp. </DL>
<A NAME="kolanut">
<B>kola nut,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the bitter, red or white nut of a tropical African evergreen tree of the same family as the cacao and grown also in tropical America, and Asia. It contains about 3 percent of caffeine and some theobromine, and is used as an ingredient of soft drinks. Also, <B>cola nut.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="kolinsky">
<B>kolinsky, </B>noun, pl. <B>-skies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any one of several varieties of mink that live in Asia; Russian mink. <DD><B> 2. </B>the tawny fur of any of these minks, used to make artists' sable brushes. </DL>
<A NAME="kolkhoz">
<B>kolkhoz, </B>noun, pl. <B>-khozes,</B> <B>-khozy.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a collective farm in the former Soviet Union. <BR> <I>Ex. Almost all farms had been collectivized by 1950, resistance being met with mass deportations. There followed the merging of the kolkhozes into the larger collective units (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="kolkhoznik">
<B>kolkhoznik, </B>noun, pl. <B>-khozniks,</B> <B>-khozniki.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a member of a former kolkhoz. </DL>
<A NAME="kolm">
<B>kolm, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a hydrocarbon mineral that contains a high percentage of certain radioactive elements, such as uranium and radium. </DL>
<A NAME="kolnidre">
<B>Kol Nidre,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. </B>a Jewish prayer of atonement, chanted in the synagogue on the eve of Yom Kippur. <DD><B> 2. </B>the music to which it is sung. </DL>
<A NAME="kolo">
<B>kolo, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> Serbo-Croatian national dance, performed in a circle with intricate steps, foot-stamping, and a fast tempo. </DL>
<A NAME="komatik">
<B>komatik, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an Eskimo dog sled. </DL>
<A NAME="komintern">
<B>Komintern, </B>noun. =Comintern.</DL>
<A NAME="komiteh">
<B>komiteh, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any of the revolutionary committees with wide police powers formed in Iran after the deposition of the Shah in 1979. <BR> <I>Ex. The komitehs summarily tried and executed hundreds of generals and lower-ranking officers (Paul J. Magnarella).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="kommandatura">
<B>Kommandatura, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>headquarters of any one of the armies of occupation in Germany and Austria after World War II. <DD><B> 2. </B>a council of the Allied commanders of the occupied zones in Germany or Austria after World War II. </DL>
<A NAME="komododragon">
<B>Komodo dragon,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a very large lizard of Indonesia weighing up to 300 pounds; dragon lizard; dragon of Komodo. <BR> <I>Ex. Until the year 1912 the Komodo dragons were thought to be legendary monsters. But these specimens of the largest known lizards (up to 12 feet long) are very much alive today (Sunday Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="komondor">
<B>komondor, </B>noun, pl. <B>-dors,</B> <B>-dorok.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any strong Hungarian dog of an ancient breed with long, dense, woolly, white hair, used to watch over herds. It stands about 30 inches high and weighs about 90 pounds. </DL>
<A NAME="komsomol">
<B>Komsomol, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the Young Communist League, a former Soviet organization for young people. <DD><B> 2. </B>a member of it. Also, <B>Comsomol.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="kongo">
<B>Kongo, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a member of a Bantu people of West Africa, occupying both banks of the lower Congo River. <DD><B> 2. </B>the Bantu language of this people, spoken in Zaire, Angola, and Congo. </DL>
<A NAME="kongoni">
<B>kongoni, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ni.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a small hartebeest native to East Africa. </DL>
<A NAME="koniology">
<B>koniology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the study of dust and its components, especially of atmospheric dust. </DL>
<A NAME="konkani">
<B>Konkani</B> or <B>Konkany, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an Indic language closely related to Mahratti, spoken in Goa and nearby regions of western India. </DL>
<A NAME="kontakion">
<B>kontakion, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> in the Greek Church: <DD><B> 1. </B>a short ode or hymn in praise of a saint or on the theme of a festival day. <DD><B> 2. </B>a service book containing only a given liturgy or liturgies. Also, <B>contakion.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="koodoo">
<B>koodoo, </B>noun, pl. <B>-doos.</B> =kudu.</DL>
<A NAME="kook">
<B>kook, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD><I>noun </I> a kooky person; an odd or crazy individual. <DD><I>adj. </I> silly or crazy; kooky. <BR> <I>Ex. Bill Bennet, master of all that is kook and strange in British California (Maclean's).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="kookaburra">
<B>kookaburra, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a large kingfisher of Australia and New Guinea that has a harsh cackling voice; laughing jackass. </DL>
<A NAME="kooky">
<B>kooky</B> or <B>kookie, </B>adjective, <B>kookier,</B> <B>kookiest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD><B> 1. </B>odd or silly. <BR> <I>Ex. kooky little polo-neck sweater dresses.</I> (SYN) quaint, whimsical. <DD><B> 2. </B>crazy. <BR> <I>Ex. kooky about dancing.</I> noun <B>kookiness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="koorajong">
<B>koorajong, </B>noun. =currajong.</DL>
<A NAME="koord">
<B>Koord, </B>noun. =Kurd.</DL>
<A NAME="kootenay">
<B>Kootenay, </B>noun, pl. <B>-nay</B> or <B>-nays.</B> =Kutenai.</DL>
<A NAME="kop">
<B>kop, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (in South Africa) a hill. </DL>
<A NAME="kopeck">
<B>kopeck</B> or <B>kopek, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a unit of money of Russia. 100 kopecks make one ruble. Also, <B>copeck.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="koph">
<B>koph, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Also, <B>qoph.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="kopje">
<B>kopje, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(in South Africa) a small hill. <BR> <I>Ex. Soon we were speeding over the plateau, threading our way among its kopjes (E. K. Lowndes).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a hard, chewy candy flavored with coffee. </DL>
<A NAME="kor">
<B>kor, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a homer, a Hebrew measure. </DL>
<A NAME="korahite">
<B>Korahite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a member of the guild of singers of the Jewish Temple. </DL>
<A NAME="koran">
<B>Koran, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the sacred book of the Moslems. It consists of revelations of Allah to the prophet Mohammed and is the standard by which Moslems regulate their lives. The book, written in Arabic after Mohammed's death, is divided into 114 chapters. </DL>
<A NAME="koranic">
<B>Koranic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the Koran. <BR> <I>Ex. Koranic doctrine.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="korean">
<B>Korean, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of Korea, its people, or their language. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a person born or living in Korea, a country on a peninsula in eastern Asia, now divided into two republics, North Korea and South Korea. <DD><B> 2. </B>the language of Korea. It is of unknown relationship. </DL>
<A NAME="koruna">
<B>koruna, </B>noun, pl. <B>-runy,</B> <B>-run.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the unit of money of Czechoslovakia, equal to 100 halers. </DL>
<A NAME="kos">
<B>kos, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an Indian unit of linear measure, varying from 1 1/2 miles to 3 miles. Also, <B>coss.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="kosher">
<B>kosher, </B>adjective, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>right or clean according to the Jewish law. <BR> <I>Ex. kosher meat.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>dealing in products that meet the requirements of Jewish law. <BR> <I>Ex. a kosher butcher or supermarket.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Slang, Figurative.) all right; fine; legitimate; proper. <BR> <I>Ex. It's not kosher to change the rules while you are playing the game.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to prepare (food) or clean (utensils) according to the Jewish law; make kosher. <DD><I>noun </I> (Informal.) <B>1. </B>food thus prepared. <DD><B> 2. </B>a shop where kosher food is sold. </DL>
<A NAME="kosmos">
<B>kosmos, </B>noun. =cosmos.</DL>
<A NAME="koto">
<B>koto, </B>noun, pl. <B>-tos.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a large Japanese zither-like musical instrument with 13 strings, similar to a harp, plucked with the fingers of both hands. </DL>
<B>kouloura, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a large doughnut-shaped loaf of bread eaten in Greece. </DL>
<A NAME="koumis">
<B>koumis,</B> <B>koumiss,</B> or <B>koumyss, </B>noun. =kumiss.</DL>
<A NAME="kouprey">
<B>kouprey, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a rare wild ox of northern Kampuchea with long curved horns, small ears, and a large dewlap, first discovered in the 1930's; Indochinese forest ox. It is believed to be an early ancestor of domestic cattle. </DL>
<B>kowtow, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to kneel and touch the ground with the forehead to show deep respect, submission, or worship. <DD><B> 2. </B>to show slavish respect and obedience. <BR> <I>Ex. He doesn't kowtow to win favor (Newsweek).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> the act of kowtowing. (SYN) obeisance. noun <B>kowtower.</B> </DL>
<B>K.P.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>Knight of the Order of St. Patrick. <DD><B> 2. </B>Knights of Pythias. </DL>
<A NAME="kparsec">
<B>kparsec</B> (no period),<DL COMPACT><DD> kiloparsec. </DL>
<A NAME="kparticle">
<B>K-particle, </B>noun, or <B>K particle,</B> =heavy meson.</DL>
<A NAME="kpelle">
<B>Kpelle, </B>noun, pl. <B>-le</B> or <B>-les.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a member of a tribe inhabiting central Liberia. <DD><B> 2. </B>the Mandingo language of this tribe. </DL>
<A NAME="kph">
<B>kph</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> kilometers per hour. </DL>
<A NAME="kpoint">
<B>K-point, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the point in the landing area in ski jumping beyond which there is insufficient space for a safe landing. <BR> <I>Ex. If someone lands at the K-point, the starting gate is lowered to reduce speed (Maclean's).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="kr">
<B>kr</B> (no period),<DL COMPACT><DD> kilorad. </DL>
