Meanings
kos1
Kos2
KOS3
- abbreviationacronymAcronym of key operated switch.
- abbreviationacronymAcronym of key-operated selector.
- abbreviationacronymAcronym of Knackered Old Shit.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of knowledge organization system.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of knowledge organization structure.
- abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of kernel operating system.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of keep on smiling.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Kohler Operating System.
KOs4
- pluralplural of KO
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of KO
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- GreekΚως
- Ancient GreekΚῶς
- EnglishKos
From Ancient Greek Κῶς (Kôs) and modern Greek Κως (Kos).
More words from Ancient Greek, Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Κῶς
- Κῶς (Kôs)island
Arabic كُوس
- كُوس (kūs)island
French Cos
- Cosisland
German Kos
- Kosisland
Greek Κως
- Κως (Kos)island
Italian Coo
- Cooisland
Japanese コス島
- コス島 (kosu-tō)island
Latin Cōs, Cous
- Cōsisland
- Cousisland
- Coosisland
Persian استانکوی, کوس
- استانکوی (estânkuy)island
- کوس (kus)island
Polish Kos
- Kosisland
Portuguese Cós
- Cósisland
Russian Кос
- Кос (Kos)island
Turkish İstanköy
- İstanköyisland
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
kos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kos
“kos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kos. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kos,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kos.
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