English words starting with ka - page 2

Meanings of Kakemono:

noun

A japanese unframed painting made on paper or silk and displayed as a wall hanging.

Usage examples:

Rainbows and reptiles at the same time, the compositions rub against each other like kakemonos in a…

Meanings of Kakemonos:

noun

A japanese unframed painting made on paper or silk and displayed as a wall hanging.

Usage examples:

Rainbows and reptiles at the same time, the compositions rub against each other like kakemonos in a…

Meanings of Kaki:

noun

The japanese persimmon.

Usage examples:

A kaki, like other persimmons, may be sweet or highly astringent.

Meanings of Kakis:

noun

The japanese persimmon.

Usage examples:

A kaki, like other persimmons, may be sweet or highly astringent.

Meanings of Kakistocracies:

noun

Government by the least suitable or competent citizens of a state.

Usage examples:

The danger is that this will reduce us to kakistocracy

Meanings of Kakistocracy:

noun

Government by the least suitable or competent citizens of a state.

Usage examples:

The danger is that this will reduce us to kakistocracy

Meanings of Kala:

noun

A skilled craft.

Usage examples:

Lord rama had mastered sixteen arts; these sixteen kalas are made of thirty-two parts

Meanings of Kalamkari:

noun

A type of cotton cloth printed by hand, originally made in southern india.

Usage examples:

In an attempt to give the sarees a fresh and contemporary appeal, weavers have tried out a host of …

Meanings of Kalanchoe:

noun

A tropical succulent plant with clusters of tubular flowers, sometimes producing miniature plants along the edges of the leaves and grown as an indoor or greenhouse plant.

Usage examples:

I have quite a few kalanchoes, all planted in the same area.

Meanings of Kalashnikov:

noun

A type of rifle or sub-machine gun made in russia.

Usage examples:

A kalashnikov rifle

Meanings of Kale:

noun

A hardy cabbage of a variety which produces erect stems with large leaves and no compact head.

Usage examples:

Use greens like spinach, kale, and chard as a base for salads

Meanings of Kaleidoscope:

noun

A toy consisting of a tube containing mirrors and pieces of coloured glass or paper, whose reflections produce changing patterns when the tube is rotated.

Usage examples:

The three mirrors in the kaleidoscope are what provides the dance of ministry pieces and programs.

Meanings of Kaleidoscopes:

noun

A toy consisting of a tube containing mirrors and pieces of coloured glass or paper, whose reflections produce changing patterns when the tube is rotated.

Usage examples:

The three mirrors in the kaleidoscope are what provides the dance of ministry pieces and programs.

Meanings of Kaleidoscopic:

adjective

Having complex patterns of colours; multicoloured.

Usage examples:

Kaleidoscopic diamond patterns

Meanings of Kalends:

plural noun

The first day of the month in the ancient roman calendar.

Usage examples:

The first day of the month in the roman calendar was known as the ‘kalends’, from which we get the …

noun

Another spelling of calends

Meanings of Kali:

noun

Old-fashioned term for saltwort.

proper noun

The most terrifying goddess, wife of shiva, often identified with durga, and in her benevolent aspect with parvati. she is typically depicted as black, naked, old, and hideous.

Meanings of Kalian:

noun

A persian tobacco pipe with a long tube that draws the smoke through water; a hookah.

Usage examples:

They want to know whether the people smoke kalians and ride horses.

Meanings of Kalians:

noun

A persian tobacco pipe with a long tube that draws the smoke through water; a hookah.

Usage examples:

They want to know whether the people smoke kalians and ride horses.

Meanings of Kalif:

noun

A political and religious leader of islam in the period following the death of muhammad

Meanings of Kalimba:

noun

A type of african thumb piano.

Usage examples:

The variety of assembled instruments included a sitar, a penny whistle, a few accordions, a celtic …

Meanings of Kalimbas:

noun

A type of african thumb piano.

Usage examples:

The variety of assembled instruments included a sitar, a penny whistle, a few accordions, a celtic …

Meanings of Kalis:

noun

Old-fashioned term for saltwort.

proper noun

The most terrifying goddess, wife of shiva, often identified with durga, and in her benevolent aspect with parvati. she is typically depicted as black, naked, old, and hideous.

Meanings of Kalmia:

noun

An evergreen leathery-leaved shrub of the heather family, bearing large clusters of pink or red flowers. it is native to north america and cuba and widely grown as an ornamental.

Usage examples:

At this time of year, the woodland garden brims with masses of colour coming from the thousands of …

Meanings of Kalmias:

noun

An evergreen leathery-leaved shrub of the heather family, bearing large clusters of pink or red flowers. it is native to north america and cuba and widely grown as an ornamental.

Usage examples:

At this time of year, the woodland garden brims with masses of colour coming from the thousands of …

Meanings of Kalmuck:

noun

A member of a buddhist people of mongolian origin living chiefly in kalmykia.

Usage examples:

Among the buddhist kalmucks of siberia, meru becomes sumeru, a vast pyramidal mountain rising from …

adjective

Relating to the kalmyk or their language.

Usage examples:

Genealogical research indicates that lenin came from mixed russian, kalmyk, jewish, german, and swe…