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 Krugman A surname from German. Krugmanian Relating to Paul Krugman (born 1953), American economist. kruidnoot a small hemispherical spiced cookie with speculaas spices, eaten during Sinterklaas celebrations. Typically harder and smaller than a pepernoot. Kruk A surname. Krukowski A surname from Polish. Kruks A surname. Krull A surname. Krulwich A surname. Krum An American surname. Krumen An ethnic group living mostly along the coast of Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire. Krumholz A surname from German. krumkake A Norwegian cookie invented by emigrants to America, prepared as a rolled-up cone, sometimes with a filling. Krumm A surname. Krummel A surname. krummholz Dense low matted bushes at the tree-line. krummhorn A mediaeval and Renaissance wind instrument. Krumovgrad A city in Bulgaria. krump Krumping: an energetic style of hip-hop dance krumper A dancer who performs krumping. krumping A free, expressive and energetic style of hip-hop dancing. Krumrey A surname. Krumville A hamlet in the town of Olive, Ulster County, New York, United States. Krumwiede A surname. Krunislav A male given name from the Slavic languages. Krunoslav A male given name from the Slavic languages. Krupa A surname. Krupinski A surname from Polish. Krupka A surname. krupkaite An orthorhombic-pyramidal grayish white mineral containing bismuth, copper, lead, and sulfur. krupnik A thick Polish soup made from vegetable or meat broth, containing potatoes and barley groats. krupnikas Synonym of krupnik (“alcoholic drink”). Krupp A surname from German. kruppize To treat by, or subject to, the Krupp process. Krupski A surname. kruptadia Erotica. krupuk An Indonesian (Javanese) cracker, made from tapioca flour, salt, ground shrimps and various traditional spices. Kruse A surname. Krusec A surname from Slovene. Kruskal A surname. Kruszewski A surname from Polish. krutaite An isometric-diploidal gray mineral containing copper and selenium. krutovite A cubic nickel diarsenide mineral. Krutsinger A surname from German. Krutz A surname from German. Kruzel A surname. kryal The portion of a stream fed by meltwaters from ice. Kryger A surname. Krygier A surname. Krylbo A neighbourhood of Avesta, Avesta municipality, Dalarna county, Sweden. Krym Crimea: A geographic region and peninsula in Eastern Europe, jutting out into the Black Sea; de facto occupied and annexed in 2014 as a republic of Russia, but internationally recognized as an autonomous republic of Ukraine Krymchak A member of the Krymchak people, a Jewish ethnic group who historically lived in Crimea but now live mostly in Israel. Krynky A village in Oleshky urban hromada, Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1785. kryon The biocoenosis of a kryal. krypsis The doctrine that Christ, during His state of humiliation, continued to possess in a veiled way the divine attributes of omnipotence, omniscience, etc. kryptic Of or relating to krypsis. kryptide A binary compound of krypton kryptogenin A sapogenin found in Trillium erectum. kryptol An electric-resistant material made from graphite, carborundum, and clay. krypton The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere. kryptonate To infuse a solid with krypton gas (especially with radioactive krypton-85). kryptonation The infusion of a solid with krypton gas kryptonide A binary compound of krypton kryptonite The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable. kryptopyrrole The derivative of pyrrole 2,4-dimethyl, 3-ethylpyrrole whose presence in the urine is diagnostic of various disorders kryptoxanthin Synonym of cryptoxanthin. Krystal A female given name from English, a re-spelling of Crystal. Krystin A female given name from Ancient Greek, one of the modern spelling variants of Kristin. Krystina A female given name from Ancient Greek. A rare modern spelling of Christina. Krystle A female given name, variant of Crystal. krytron A cold cathode gas-filled tube intended for use as a very high-speed switch, somewhat similar to the thyratron. Kryzhanovan An age from 1.9 to 1.2 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pleistocene. kryzhanovskite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus. Krzeminski A surname from Polish. Krzywda A number of villages in Poland, including Krzywicki A surname from Polish. Krzyzaniak A surname from Polish of Polish and Poleshuk origin. Krzyzanowski A surname from Polish. Krzyzewski A surname from Polish. ksar a fortified traditional village in North Africa. Ksenia A transliteration of the Bulgarian or Russian female given name Ксения (Ksenija). KSH Kenyan shilling kshanti patience, forbearance and forgiveness: one of the paramitas in Theravāda and Mahāyāna Buddhism. kshatriya A member of the second-highest of the four castes or varnas in traditional Hindu society: the warrior or military caste. kshatriyahood The quality of being a kshatriya. kshetra A holy precinct or temenos. Kshitij A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Ksiazek A surname from Polish. KSLOC "1000(K) Source Lines of Code" KSOP A retirement benefit in which a company combines an ESOP and a 401(k). KSR Krycek/Scully romance; fan fiction involving a romantic relationship between the characters Alex Krycek and Dana Scully of the The X-Files. Ksyusha A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ксю́ша (Ksjúša). kt post-nominal letters for knight bachelor ktenasite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc. ktenology The science of putting people to death. ktetic possessive ktetor One who funds the building or reconstruction of an Eastern Orthodox church or monastery. ktetory An Eastern Orthodox church or monastery built or reconstructed by a ktetor. kth Occurring at position k in a sequence. kthxbye Used to express (as though facetiously polite) the abrupt or dismissive end of a conversation, statement, etc. ktipiti Synonym of tirokafteri. ktistic Concerned with the founding of a city KTM a train that uses the KTM railways in Malaysia Ktunaxa An indigenous people of North America. KTV Karaoke television, a form of interactive musical entertainment. Ku A surname from Korean. kuai A historical Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat. Kuaiji A mountain near Shaoxing, Zhejiang, in China legendarily associated with Yu the Great. Kuajok A city in South Sudan. kuaka The bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica. Kualapuu A census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. Kuan A surname from Chinese. Kuancheng A district of Changchun, Jilin, China. Kuandian A Manchu autonomous county in Dandong, Liaoning, China. Kuang A surname. Kuantan The capital city of Pahang, Malaysia. Kuanua the language spoken by the Tolai people of New Britain in Papua New Guinea. Kubachi A language spoken in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. Kubacki A surname. Kubala A surname. Kuban A river in Russia in the North Caucasus. It flows through the Karachay-Cherkessia, Stavropol Krai Krasnodar Krai, and Adygea. kubaneh A traditional Yemenite Jewish pull-apart yeast bread. Kubango Synonym of Okavango (“African river”). kubanka A hat similar to the papakha, but shorter and with no ear flaps. Kubanskaya Russian flavoured vodka with a touch of honey Kubas A surname. kubasa A smoked pork sausage with garlic, originating in Eastern Europe. Kubat A surname. kubber News. Kube An individual container of the Kubernetes orchestration system. Kubera The god of wealth. Kubernetes An open-source orchestrator system of containerized applications, originally designed by Google. Kubes A surname from Czech. Kubiak A surname from Polish. Kubica A surname. Kubicek A surname. Kubick A surname. Kubicki A surname. kubie Kubasa, especially when served on a hot dog bun. kubihineri A kimarite in which the attacker wraps one hand around his opponent's neck and grips his arm with the other; he then forces his opponent down by twisting his neck. Kubik A surname. kubinage A kimarite in which the attacker wraps one arm around his opponent's neck then turns and throws him. kubing A type of Jew's harp, of Filipino origin, most often made of bamboo. Kubinski A surname. Kubis A surname. kubisagari A chronic endemic disease of Japan, characterized by dimness of vision, diplopia, ptosis, and paralysis of certain muscles. Kubitz A surname from German. Kubly A surname from German. Kubo A language spoken in Papua New Guinea. kubong The flying lemur Cynocephalus variegatus kubotan A small baton-like rod constituting a self-defense tool; its principal use is in applying uncomfortable holds to someone when subduing them.