Words starting with K

KnechtelA surname from German.
KnechtgesA surname from German.
knedleBoiled ball- or oval-shaped dumplings with a filling, with the dough either being potato-based or made of choux pastry, or sometimes curd-based, and filled with fruits (whole strawberries, prune plums, apricots, pieces of apples), mushrooms, curd cheese, meat, and other ingredients, popular in Central and Eastern European countries, the fruit-filled variant being eaten as dessert, a main dish, or a side dish.
kneeIn humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
kneebandThe band at the bottom of a leg on a pair of breeches.
kneebarA joint lock where the knee is hyperextended in order to cause pain and/or injury.
kneeboardA short (often less than 6'), broad (sometimes extremely broad) surfboard designed to be ridden in the surf in a kneeling position, and often having traction pads in the central area as an alternative to wax, to help the knees grip the deck.
kneeboarderOne who surfs with a kneeboard.
kneeboundon one's knees in an act of worship
kneebuckleA buckle that fastens the kneeband on a leg of a pair of knee breeches.
kneecapThe flat, roundish bone in the knee.
kneecapperThe person who carries out kneecapping.
kneecappingThe act of injuring the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees; often a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.
KneeceA surname from German.
kneedHaving a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or knees.
kneednessThe state or quality of having a particular type of or number of knees.
kneedropA move in professional wrestling in which an opponent is dropped onto the attacker's bended knee.
kneefulEnough to cover of fill a knee.
kneeholeA space for the knees (and lower legs), especially under a desk.
kneeingA blow made with the knee.
kneejointThe joint of the knee.
kneejointedHaving bent joints like those of knees.
kneelTo rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.
KneelandA surname.
kneelerA person who kneels.
kneelessWithout knees.
kneeletA band or piece of jewellery worn around the knee.
kneelikeResembling or characteristic of a knee.
kneelingThe act by which someone kneels.
kneelinglyIn a kneeling position.
kneeloA kneeboarder.
kneepanThe kneecap; the patella.
kneepieceThe piece of armour that covers the knee.
kneeprintThe mark or impression left by a knee pressed against a surface.
KneerA surname from German.
kneeroomThe amount of space available for a person's knees, for example in a vehicle.
kneesieKnee.
kneesiesflirtatious touching using the knee(s)
kneestoneSynonym of kneeler (“type of stone on a gable end”).
kneesyAmorous touching of each others knees
kneetopA portable computer.
KnefelA surname
kneidlachmatzo balls
KneipA surname from German.
kneippingSynonym of Kneippism.
KneippismThe treatment of disease by forms of hydrotherapy, such as walking barefoot in the morning dew, baths, wet compresses, cold affusions, etc.
knellTo ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
KnellerA surname.
knellingThe tolling of a bell.
knemometerThe measuring device used in knemometry
knemometryThe measurement of the distance between knee and heel when seated.
knepTo bite gently, nibble.
KnephA motif in ancient Egyptian religious art, variously a winged egg, a globe surrounded by one or more serpents, or Amun in the form of a serpent called Kematef.
KneppA surname.
knepparsLong-shafted pincers.
KnepperA surname.
kneriidAny gonorynchiform fish in the family Kneriidae.
KnerrA surname from German.
KnessA surname from German.
KnessetThe Israeli parliament, located in Jerusalem.
KnettishallA village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England.
knezA duke or prince in medieval Slavic countries.
KnezevicA surname from Serbo-Croatian.
KnezevichA surname from Serbo-Croatian.
KnibbsA surname.
KnicelyA surname.
knickerOf or relating to knickers.
knickerbockerOf or relating to knickerbockers.
knickerbockeredDressed in knickerbockers.
knickerbockersMen's or boys' baggy knee breeches, of a type particularly popular in the early 20th century.
knickeredWearing knickerbockers.
knickerlessNot wearing any knickers; without underwear.
knickerlessnessThe fact of being without knickers.
knickersKnickerbockers.
knickiesKnickers.
knickknackatoryA collection of knick-knacks.
knickknackedAdorned with knick-knacks.
knickknackeryVarious trinkets or novelties; bric-a-brac.
knickpointPart of a river or channel where there is a sharp change in slope, such as a waterfall or lake.
knicksKnickers.
knickzoneA section in a river where the channel becomes unusually steep.
KnidianOf or from Knidos
KnidosAn ancient settlement in southwestern Asia Minor; the location of the Ancient Greek city Caria.
KnielaufA schema for the depiction of rapid movement found particularly in Archaic Greek and Etruscan art, in which one knee is depicted as being bent to the point of nearly touching the ground.
KnieriemA surname from German.
KnierimA surname from German.
KniesA surname.
knifeA utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
knifebladeA kind of piton used in thin cracks.
knifeboardA board on which knives are cleaned or polished.
knifecraftThe skill or art of using a knife.
knifecrimeTo stab
knifedHaving been cut or stabbed with a knife.
knifefishAny of numerous fish with knife-shaped bodies, from several different families.
knifefulThe amount that can be carried on a knife.
knifegrinderOne whose trade is the sharpening of knives on a grindstone.
knifehandA strike using the part of the hand opposite the thumb (from the little finger to the wrist); a karate chop.
knifejawAny of the family Oplegnathidae of perciform marine fish.
knifelessWithout a knife or knives.
knifelessnessAbsence of knives.
knifelikeResembling a knife or its effects.
knifemakerSomeone who makes knives.
knifemakingThe making of knives, as a craft or a manufacturing industry.
knifemanA man who uses a knife as a weapon.
knifeplayThe act of fighting or cutting with a knife.
knifepointThe pointed end of a knife.
knifeproofResistant to knives.
kniferSomeone who sells knives.
kniferyThe act or practice of using knives.
knifesmanSomeone who uses a knife.
knifesmithA cutler who makes knives.
knifestoryA story told by storyknifing.
knifewomanA woman who uses a knife as a weapon.
knifeworkArtistic or ornamental work done with a knife.
KniffinA surname.
knifflesEgg dumplings or noodles used in German cuisine
knifingAn instance of stabbing with a knife.
KniggeA surname from German.
knightA young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord.
knightableWorthy of knighthood.
knightageknighthood; state of being a knight
KnightdaleA town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States.
knightdomThe domain of a knight
KnightenA surname.
knightessA female knight.
knightfulKnightly; befitting a knight.
knightfullyIn a knightful manner.
knightheadA mitred backing timber which extends the after line of the rabbet in the stem to give extra support to the ends of the planks and the bowsprit.
knighthoodAn honour whereby one is made into a knight, and whereafter one is entitled to be called Sir.
KnightianOf or relating to Frank Knight (1885–1972), American economist.
KnightieA fan of the Canadian television series Forever Knight.
knightingThe act of making somebody a knight.
knightlessUnbecoming of a knight; unchivalrous.
knightletA small or petty knight.
KnightleyA surname
knightlihoodQuality of being knightly.
knightlikeKnightly; bold, gallant, etc.
knightlilyIn a knightly manner.
knightlinessknightly behaviour; chivalry
knightlingA small or petty knight.
knightlyOf or pertaining to a knight or knights.
knightmareA figurative nightmare involving a knight, e.g. a crushing knight move or a hopeless situation involving a knight.
KnightonA town and community in Powys, Wales, on the border with England; its railway station is across the River Teme in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO2872).
knightsA surname.
KnightsbridgeAn urban area and named street to the south of Hyde Park, London (OS grid ref TQ2679).
KnightsenA census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
knightshipThe honor bestowed that makes someone a knight.
KnightswoodA suburban area in west Glasgow, City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5369).
KnightwickA small village and civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7355).
knightwiseTwo steps in the vertical direction and one step in the horizontal direction, or vice versa, with each move, in the manner of a chess knight.

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