Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z kendrin A calmodulin-binding protein. Kendrix A surname. kendu Coromandel ebony (Diospyros malanoxylon). Kendujhar A town in Odisha, India. Kenduskeag A town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States; the Kenduskeag Stream flows through the town. Keneally A surname from Irish. Kenealy A surname from Irish. Kenebri A locality in the Warrumbungle council area, central New South Wales, Australia. Kenedy A surname. Kenefick A surname. Kenelm Saint Kenelm, an Anglo-Saxon saint Kenema A city, the administrative centre of the Eastern Province, Sierra Leone. kenesa An Eastern European or Persian Karaite synagogue. Kenevan A surname. Kenfig A village in Cornelly community, Bridgend borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS8081). Kenfucky Derogatory name for Kentucky: a state of the United States. keng Synonym of chao keng (“to malinger, to shirk military duties by reporting sick”). kengirge A large, double-sided Tuvan drum, often made of goatskin and adorned with bells, introduced by Tibetan Buddhists. Kengkhar A gewog of Mongar District, Bhutan. kengster Someone who avoids work, military duties or other responsibilities by constantly reporting sick; a malingerer. Kengtung A former Shan state in eastern Burma. kenhsuite An orthorhombic-pyramidal canary yellow mineral containing chlorine, mercury, and sulfur. Kenichi A male given name from Japanese. Kenilworth A town and civil parish with a town council in Warwick district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2971). Keningau A town in Sabah, Malaysia. Kenison A surname. Keniston A surname. Kenite Any member of a nomadic clan in the ancient Levant, according to the Hebrew Bible. Kenitra A city in Kénitra province, Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region, Morocco. Kenji A male given name from Japanese. kenjutsu Japanese swordsmanship Kenkel A surname from German. kenken A Japanese math game that involves adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers in boxes. kenkeni A small, metallic percussion instrument struck with a stick, typically used in concert with a dun dun. kenkey A West African staple food made from a ball of boiled and fermented dough, usually maize, wrapped with husk or large leaf. kenkiid Any member of the Kenkiidae. Kenley A surname from Old English. kenlore Epistemology; theory of knowledge. Kenmare A town in County Kerry, Ireland (Irish grid ref V9071). Kenmark A surname Kenmore A small village on Loch Tay, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN7745). Kenmuir A surname. Kenmure A surname. Kenn A village and civil parish in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9285). Kenna A surname from Irish, a variant anglicization of Ó Cionaodha (Kinney). Kennady A surname from Irish. Kennamer A surname from Dutch. Kennan A surname. Kennar A surname Kennard An English surname. Kenneally A surname from Irish. Kennebec A variety of potato originating in Maine. kennebecker A person from the region of the Kennebec river in Maine. Kennebrew A surname. Kennebunk A town in York County, Maine, United States. Kennebunker A person from Kennebunk in Maine. Kennebunkport A resort town and census-designated place therein, in York County, Maine, United States. Kennedi A female given name. Kennedy A surname from Irish. Kennedyesque Reminiscent of John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), former president of the United States. Kennedyism The political philosophy associated with the US president John F. Kennedy. Kennedyite A political supporter of US president John F. Kennedy. Kennedynomics Economic policies associated with the administration of John F. Kennedy, 1961–1963. kennel A house or shelter for a dog. kennelful As much as a kennel will hold. Kennell A surname. kennellike Resembling or characteristic of a kennel. Kennelly A surname from Irish. kennelmaid A woman in charge of a kennel. kennelman A person employed to look after kennels. kennelmate A dog from the same kennel, or the same breeder. kennelry Synonym of kennel (place). kennelwoman A woman employed to look after kennels. Kennemer A surname. Kennemerland A coastal region of North Holland surrounding Haarlem. Kennemore A surname. kenner One who kens or knows. Kennerly A surname. Kennerson A surname. Kennesaw A city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. kennet A small hunting dog Kenneth A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, originally used in Scotland, popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century. Kennethmont A small village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ5328). kennetic Relating to the acquisition of knowledge kennetjie A children’s (boy’s) game where a short stick is flipped into the air by a longer stick, batted and hopefully caught by ‘fielders’. Kennett A surname. Kennewick A city in Benton County, in southeastern Washington, United States, along the southwest bank of the Columbia River. Kenney A surname. kennick An argot spoken by gypsies or tinkers. Kennicott A surname. Kennie A surname. kenning Sight, view; specifically a distant view at sea. Kennington A suburb of London in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3178). Kennion A surname. Kennishead A suburban area on the edge of the City of Glasgow council area, Scotland, bordering onto East Renfrewshire (OS grid ref NS5460). Kennison A surname. Kennon A surname. Kennoway A village north-west of the town of Leven, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3502). Kenny A diminutive of the male given name Kenneth. keno A gambling game, a variety of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered. Kenockee A township in St. Clair County, Michigan, United States. kenogenetic Of or pertaining to kenogenesis. kenomicrolite A mineral belonging to the pyrochlore supergroup. Kenon A surname. kenong A large, high-pitched gong in gamelan music. kenophobia An abnormal fear of empty spaces. kenopsia The haunting quality of seeing a location typically full of people in a state of emptiness or abandonment. Kenora A small city, the seat of the Kenora District, in northern Ontario, Canada, near the border with Manitoba. Kenorland A supercontinent which may have existed on Earth during the Archaean and Proterozoic eons. Kenosha A city, the county seat of Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. kenosis Christ's voluntary abasement consisting of humanity and the simultaneous occultation of the Divinity. kenotheme An intersection of n hypersurfaces in an n-dimensional projective space kenotic Pertaining to kenosis kenoticism The doctrine of kenosis kenoticist kenotist kenotism kenoticism kenotist One who believes in the doctrine of kenosis. kenotoxin A supposed toxin thought to be generated by exertion and to cause fatigue. kenotron A kind of vacuum rectifier, used for the power supply in X-ray equipment. Kenova A city in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. Kenoyer A surname from German. kenozooid A small bryozoan heterozooid kenozooidal Of or relating to kenozooids. kenpaullone A particular paullone, 9-bromo-7,12-dihydro-indolo [3,2-d] [1]benzazepin-6(5H)-one, that is an inhibitor of several cyclin-dependent kinases Kenpeitai The military police of the Imperial Japanese Army that also served as the secret police of Imperial Japan, active from 1881 to 1945. kenpo Any of various Japanese martial arts. Kenrick A surname. Kenseikai A short-lived political party in the pre-war Empire of Japan. kensho Prize money given to encourage rikishi by sponsors. Kensinger A surname from German. kensington A sewing circle for women. Kensingtonian An inhabitant of Kensington. Kensit A surname. Kensitite A member of the Protestant Truth Society founded by John Kensit in 1889. Kensiu An Austroasiatic language of the Jahaic (Northern Aslian) subbranch. Kensley A surname from Old English. kenspeck Easily known or seen; obvious; apparent. kenspecked Marked and easily recognized; kenspeck. kenspeckle Easily recognized, distinctive, conspicuous. Kensucky Derogatory name for Kentucky: a state of the United States. Kensworth A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0318). kent A shepherd's staff. Kenta A male given name from Japanese. KenTacoHut A restaurant location incorporating KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell. Kentallen A small village on the shore of Loch Linnhe, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN0158). kentallenite A monzonite containing olivine. kentbrooksite A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal yellowish brown mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, manganese, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium. Kentchurch A village and civil parish in southern Herefordshire, England; both village and parish border onto Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO4125). kente A type of fabric made of interwoven cloth strips, native to Ghana. Kenter A person from, or an inhabitant of, Kent.