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 Kittitas A small city in Kittitas County, Washington, United States. Kittitian Kittsian kittiwake Either of two small gulls in the genus Rissa of the family Laridae that nest in colonies on sea cliffs and spend the winter on the open ocean. kittle To tickle, to touch lightly. kittlepins The game of skittles. kittles A surname. Kittleson A surname. kittlish ticklish Kitto A surname from Cornish. Kittredge A surname. Kittrell A surname. kitts A surname. Kittsian Of, or pertaining to, Saint Kitts Kittson A surname. kittul A palm of species Caryota urens, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that yields a sap from which sugar can be made. Kittur A town and a taluk in the Belagavi district of the Indian state of Karnataka. kitty A young cat; a kitten. Kittybrewster A suburban area in the City of Aberdeen council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9307) kittysol A Chinese parasol of paper and bamboo. kittywampus Synonym of cattywampus (“in disarray”). Kituba A creole language based on Kikongo, spoken in the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo kitul The toddy palm Caryota urens. Kitunahan Synonym of Ktunaxa (“language”). Kitwe A city in Copperbelt Province, Zambia. Kityang Synonym of Jieyang: the Cantonese-derived name. Kitzinger A surname. Kitzman A surname. Kitzmiller A surname. kiva A ceremonial underground chamber in a Pueblo village. Kivallirmiut A member of an Inuit subgroup who live west of Hudson Bay in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut. kiver To cover. kiverlid A coverlet or comforter. Kivertsi A former raion of Volyn Oblast, Ukraine, established in 1940, disestablished in July 2020. Kivett A surname. Kivi A surname. kiviak In Greenland, traditional food made from fermented raw auk flesh stuffed inside a hollowed-out seal's body. Kiviat A surname. kivikivi Any species of Apteryx, especially Apteryx australis. Kivinza Synonym of Vinza (“a dialect of Rwanda-Rundi spoken in Tanzania”). Kiviuq A legendary hero in Inuit epics. Kivu A lake between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. kivver A fish, Lepomis gibbosus. Kivy A surname. Kiwai A Papuan language of southern Papua New Guinea. kiwaid Any member of the Kiwaidae. kiwaiform Having the form of decapod crustaceans of the genus Kiwa or of the family Kiwaidae Kiwani A member of Kiwanis International, an international service club founded in 1915 in Detroit, Michigan. Kiwanian A member of Kiwanis, an international coeducational service club founded in 1915 in Detroit, Michigan. kiwano A horned melon. Kiwarrak A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. kiwi A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand. Kiwiana Cultural items and icons representing New Zealand. kiwiberry Synonym of hardy kiwi (“an edible fruit produced by Actinidia arguta”). kiwifruit A Chinese gooseberry vine fruit, having a hairy brown skin and dark green (or in the case of the gold kiwifruit, yellow) flesh with fine black seeds, almost always Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa. kiwikiwi The kiwi, a flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand. Kiwiland New Zealand. Kiwiness The quality of being Kiwi: from or characteristic of New Zealand. kiwirita A margarita cocktail made with kiwi. kiwitini A kiwi-flavored martini cocktail. Kiyamba A Meitei male given name. kiyi An official letter informing of a person killed in action. Kiyoko A female given name from Japanese. kiyomi A sweet Japanese hybrid citrus fruit. Kiyoshi A male given name from Japanese. kizami A shredded form of nori used in Japanese dishes. Kizell A surname. Kizer A surname. Kizh The Mission Indians of San Gabriel, California. Kizilsu A Kirgiz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang, China. Kizior A surname from Polish. Kizlyar a town in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia kizomba A genre of Angolan popular music derived from the traditional semba dance. Kizzee A surname. Kizziah A surname. Kizzie A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Kizzy. Kizzuwatna An ancient Anatolian kingdom situated in the highlands of southeastern Anatolia, near the Gulf of İskenderun in modern-day Turkey, and centered on the city of Kummanni. kizzy Only used in no kizzy KJ Phencyclidine (PCP); also, a marijuana cigarette laced with phencyclidine. Kjar A surname from Danish. Kjarposko A number puzzle involving linked pairs of numbers kje The name of the Cyrillic script letter Ќ / ќ. Kjeldahl A surname from Danish. Kjeldahlization Measurement of nitrogen content by means of the Kjeldahl method. Kjeldahlize To measure the nitrogen content of, by means of the Kjeldahl method. Kjellberg A surname. kjelsasite A variety of monzonite, similar to larvikite. kjerulfin A Norwegian form of wagnerite Kjet Synonym of Jie (“Jie people”). KJMG The station code of Kanjurmarg railway station in India. Kjos A surname from Norwegian. kk Okay (indicates that no further explanation is necessary for a subject, or that the message was understood and will be acted upon without further confirmation). kkakdugi diced (daikon) radish kimchi KKB shared or split cost (usually for meals together with people, where each one pays their own cost) KKE the Communist Party of Greece. KKKanada Canada (understood as being dominated by white supremacy) KKKer A member of the Ku Klux Klan. KKKonfederate Confederate (with implications of white supremacist leanings) kkoktu A Korean funerary figure believed to protect, serve and care for the deceased in the immediate afterlife. kkwaenggwari A small brass gong used in Korean folk music Klaassen A surname from Dutch. Klabautermann A water sprite (or nix) who assists sailors and fishermen on the Baltic Sea in their duties. Klabee A treasurer in the Ku Klux Klan. Klaberjass A certain trick-taking card game in which the jack and nine of trumps earn the highest scores. Klabunde A surname. klackers A fad toy of the 1970s, consisting of two hard balls connected by a single string. Kladd A conductor and custodian in the Ku Klux Klan. kladnoite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen. Kladruber The oldest Czech horse breed and one of the world's oldest horse breeds and considered to be very rare. Klaeser A surname. klafter A unit of length formerly widely used in Central Europe, derived from the span of a man's outstretched arms, typically defined as six local feet (equivalent to a fathom) or about 1.8 meters. Klagenfurt The capital city of Carinthia, Austria. Klahn A surname. Klahr A surname from German. Klaiber A surname. Klaine The ship of characters Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson from the television series Glee. Klakar A municipality of Croatia. Klaliff An officer of the Ku Klux Klan. Klallam A member of a group of related Native American communities from the Pacific Northwest of North America. Klamath Any member of a Native American tribe formerly living along the Klamath River in California and Oregon. Klamm A surname from German. klan Ku Klux Klan Klanada Synonym of KKKanada. Klance The ship of characters Keith and Lance from the animated series Voltron: Legendary Defender. klandidate A political candidate for elected office who is really or allegedly connected with or similar in views to the Ku Klux Klan. Klandom The whole body of Ku Klux Klan members. klang Any periodic sound, especially one composed of a fundamental and harmonics, as opposed to simple periodic sounds (sine tones). Klanism Synonym of Ku Klux Klanism. Klanjec A town in Croatia. Klankraft The activities and beliefs of the Ku Klux Klan. Klann A surname. Klanner A member of the Ku Klux Klan. Klannish Of or pertaining to the Ku Klux Klan. Klanny Resembling or reminiscent of the Ku Klux Klan. klansfem A racist, usually white, trans woman or transfeminine person. klansman A man who is a member of the Ku Klux Klan. klansmasc A racist, usually white, trans man or transmasculine person. Klansperson A member of the Ku Klux Klan. klanswoman A female member of the Ku Klux Klan. klap To strike; to smack. klapa A traditional form of a cappella singing in Dalmatia, Croatia. klapmatch A female seal. Klapp A surname from German. klapper The Natal orange. (Strychnos spinosa) Klapperich A surname from German. klappvisier A type of visor, found on medieval European (especially German) helmets, typically hinged at a single point in the middle of the brow of the helmet (rather than hinged on the sides of the skull). klaprothine A basic aluminophosphate of magnesium and ferrous iron klaprothite A form of lazulite klaprotholite Synonym of klaprothite. klapskate A form of hinged ice skate klar In Karen animism, one of the thirty-seven spirits that are said to embody every individual.