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 Knuth Donald Knuth, the computer scientist. Knuthian Of or relating to the work, or theory developed from the work, of American computer scientist and mathematician Donald Knuth. Knutsford A town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7578). Knutson A surname. Knutton A village in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8346). Knuxamy The ship of the characters Knuckles the Echidna and Amy Rose from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Knuxouge The ship of the characters Knuckles the Echidna and Rouge the Bat from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. knyaginya A Slavic princess consort. Knysna A coastal town in the Western Cape province, South Africa. Knyvett A surname. ko A local shape to which the ko rule applies; a ko shape. koa A large tree of species Acacia koa (family Fabaceae) which is endemic to and common on the islands of Hawaii; or the wood of this tree. koae Synonym of tropicbird. koala A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia. koali Synonym of scammony (“plant”). Koalib A member of a Nuba ethnic group of South Kordofan state in southern Sudan. Koallah A locality in the Shire of Corangamite, south western Victoria, Australia koan A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable or parable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms in the Zen student’s mind leading to satori. koanic koanlike koanlike Resembling or characteristic of a koan: cryptic, concise, thought-provoking, etc. koap Sexual intercourse. koaro The freshwater fish Galaxias brevipinnis. koashvite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium. koauau A small Māori flute, ductless and notchless, with three to six fingerholes. Koay A surname from Chinese. kob An African antelope closely related to the lechwe and the waterbuck, Kobus kob. Kobabe A surname. Kobach A surname. koban An oval gold coin in the Edo period of feudal Japan. Kobane A city in Kurdistan of Syria. Kobarid A town in western Slovenia, the site of an important battle in the First World War. Kobashigawa A surname from Japanese. Kobayashi A surname from Japanese. Kobe Exclaimed, while throwing something at a target, as a prediction or acknowledgement of accuracy. kobeite A hydrated oxide of a mixture of lanthanides and transition metals Kobeliaky A city in Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. kobellite A grey, fibrous, metallic mineral, a sulfide of antimony, bismuth, and lead. kobene A brick-red ceremonial cloth worn in parts of Africa. Kober A surname from German. Kobets A surname from Ukrainian. kobicha A dark, orangish or grayish brown color historically used in Japan. Kobick A surname. Koble A surname from German. Koblents A surname. Koblenz An independent city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle Rivers. Koblitz A surname from German [in turn transferred from the place name, in turn from the Slavic languages]. kobo A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Nigerian naira. koboko A kind of whip from Nigeria. Also referred to as a horse whip kobold An ambivalent, sometimes vindictive, spirit that is capable of materialising as an object or human, often a child; a sprite. Kobon A language of Papua New Guinea, spoken in Madang Province and Western Highlands Province, north of Mount Hagen. kobong A totem animal, among certain indigenous Australian peoples. Kobori A surname from Japanese. kobresia Any member of the genus Kobresia of plants in the sedge family. Kobryn A city in Brest Oblast, Belarus. Kobuk A surname. Kobuleti A town in Adjara, Georgia. kobuvirus Any member of the genus Kobuvirus of viruses in the order Picornavirales, that infect humans and cattle. Koby A surname. Kobylarz A surname from Polish kobyz A stringed instrument traditionally made of a single piece of wood, with either two or four strings and played with a bow, of traditional Kazakh origin. kobyzist Someone who plays a kobyz. kobza A lute-like stringed instrument traditionally made from a single block of wood, with a medium-length neck, originating in Ukrainian folk music. kobzar An itinerant Ukrainian bard, often blind, who played the kobza Koc A surname. Kocaeli A province and metropolitan municipality in northwestern Anatolian Turkey. Kocak A surname from Turkish. kocay A place used for urination and defecation: a latrine; an outhouse; a lavatory. Kocelj A male given name from the Slavic languages. koch A wooden sailing ship of Russian design for use in the Arctic. Kochab β Ursae Minoris, the second-brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, formerly a dual North Star with Pherkad from about 1000 BC to about AD 300. Kochan A surname. Kochanek A surname. Kochanski A surname from Polish. kochari an Armenian folk dance, initially performed only by men Kochel A surname from German. Kocher A surname from German. Kochevar A surname. Kochi A member of a nomadic pastoral group of primarily Ghilji Pashtun people. kochia Any plant in the former genus Kochia. kochite A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, cerium, fluorine, hafnium, iron, lanthanum, manganese, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, strontium, titanium, vanadium, yttrium, and zirconium. kochkarite A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral silver gray mineral containing bismuth, lead, and tellurium. kochliarion A kind of spoon used for eating in the Early Byzantine period. Kochman A surname from German. kocho A bread-like fermented food made from chopped and grated ensete pulp, a staple of Ethiopian cuisine. kochsandorite A mineral with the chemical formula CaAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄H₂O. Kochtopus A network of nonprofit organizations funded by Charles Koch and David Koch to promote free-market economic policies. Koci A surname from Czech. Kocialkowski A surname from Polish. Kocian A surname. Kocis A surname from Slovak. Kock A surname. Kocur A surname. Kocurek A surname. koda Synonym of kodo (“a kind of millet”). Kodaanahuttaa An uninhabited island of Gaafu Dhaalu, Maldives. kodachi A short Japanese sword, built like the katana but with a shorter blade Kodachrome A certain brand of photographic slide film, which is no longer manufactured. Kodagehuttaa An uninhabited island of Gaafu Alifu, Maldives. Kodagu A district of Karnataka, India. Kodahuttaa An uninhabited island of Gaafu Alifu, Maldives. Kodaikanal A municipality of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India. Kodaira A surname from Japanese. kodak A camera: a device for taking still photographs. kodaker A photographer. kodakist A photographer. kodakry Photography. Kodali A surname from Telugu. kodama A type of Japanese tree spirit. Kodambakkam A residential neighbourhood of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Kodarma A district of Jharkhand, India. Kodashim The fifth of the six orders, or major divisions, of the Mishnah, Tosefta, and Talmud, dealing mainly with the Temple in Jerusalem and kosher slaughter. Kodava A member of the ethnic Coorg Community. Kodedhoo An uninhabited island of Gaafu Dhaalu, Maldives. Kodegalaa An uninhabited island of Gaafu Dhaalu, Maldives. Kodehutigalaa An uninhabited island of Gaafu Dhaalu, Maldives. Kodey A male given name transferred from the surname Kodiak A Kodiak bear. Kodimunai A fishing hamlet at the southern tip of India, in Kanyakumari districts, Tamil Nadu, India. kodkod A small South American feline, Leopardus guigna. kodo kodo millet, Paspalum scrobiculatum kodocon A person interested in, or sexually aroused by, lolicon- and/or shotacon-themed media. Kodok A town in the northeastern South Sudanese state of Upper Nile, once an important trading station. kodokushi A Japanese phenomenon whereby people die a lonely death, and sometimes remain undiscovered for a long period of time. kodomo Japanese manga or anime specifically made for children Kodori A river in Abkhazia, flowing through the Kodori Gorge Kodungallur A historically significant town in Thrissur district, Kerala, in southwestern India. Kodurataa An island of Gaafu Dhaalu, Maldives. Kody A male given name transferred from the surname. Kodyma A city in Odesa Oblast, in southern Ukraine. Koebel A surname. koebnerization The Koebner phenomenon. koechlinite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing bismuth, molybdenum, and oxygen. Koedijk A village in Alkmaar municipality and Dijk en Waard municipality, North Holland province, Netherlands. Koegel A surname. Koehl A surname. Koehler A surname. Koehn A surname. Koehne A surname. koekchuch male-bodied person who dresses and lives as a woman Koekelberg A municipality of Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium koekoea The long-tailed cuckoo, Eudynamys taitensis, which breeds in New Zealand and migrates to the islands of the western Pacific in the winter. koeksister A traditional Afrikaner confection consisting of a deep-fried twisted or plaited doughnut dipped in syrup immediately after cooking. Koeksotenok A certain subgroup of the Kwakwaka'wakw people. koel A cuckoo of the genus Eudynamys, native to Asia, Australia and the Pacific. Koeller A surname. Koelling A surname. koelreuteria Any plant of the genus Koelreuteria. Koelsch A surname from German. Koen A male given name of modern usage. Koeneke A surname from German.