All English words - page 2805

Meanings of Karyotype:

noun

The number and visual appearance of the chromosomes in the cell nuclei of an organism or species.

Usage examples:

This method seems to be applicable, but it is very time consuming and will be subject to difficulti…

Meanings of Kas:

noun

(in ancient egypt) the supposed spiritual part of an individual human being or god, which survived (with the soul) after death and could reside in a statue of the person.

Usage examples:

It was made to provide a dwelling place for the ka of the king after his death

abbreviation

Karnataka.

Meanings of Kasbah:

noun

The citadel of a north african city.

Usage examples:

A town dominated by its ancient kasbah

Meanings of Kasha:

noun

(in russia and poland) porridge made from cooked buckwheat or similar grain.

Usage examples:

Cook kasha in a large skillet for about 4 minutes.

Meanings of Kashmir:

proper noun

A region on the northern border of india and north-eastern pakistan. formerly a state of india, it has been disputed between india and pakistan since partition in 1947, with sporadic outbreaks of fighting. the north-western part is controlled by pakistan, most of it forming the state of azad kashmir, while the remainder is incorporated into the indian state of jammu and kashmir.

Meanings of Kashmiri:

adjective

Relating to kashmir, its people, or their language.

Usage examples:

The kashmiri language has never been the medium of instruction here, except during sheikh abdullah'…

noun

A native or inhabitant of kashmir.

Usage examples:

Now, the lashkar's ranks have just a few pashtuns and even fewer kashmiris.

Meanings of Kashrut:

noun

The body of jewish religious laws concerning the suitability of food, the use of ritual objects, etc.

Usage examples:

For this reason, jewish medical ethics is merely the application of jewish law to medicine, just as…

Meanings of Kashruth:

noun

The body of jewish religious laws concerning the suitability of food, the use of ritual objects, etc.

Usage examples:

For this reason, jewish medical ethics is merely the application of jewish law to medicine, just as…

Meanings of Kashubian:

noun

A native or inhabitant of kashubia, a region of poland west and north-west of gdansk.

Usage examples:

It should also be added that the kashubians have never wanted to separate themselves from poland.

adjective

Relating to kashubia, its people, or their language.

Usage examples:

‘he closed his business, got his wife into the car and drove a great distance across poland to wher…

Meanings of Kasida:

noun

A classical arabic or persian monorhyme poem in uniform metre, consisting of ten or more distichs set in a usually tripartite episodic structure, frequently with a panegyric or elegiac theme.

Meanings of Katabanian:

noun

A native or inhabitant of qataban, an ancient kingdom of the southern arabian peninsula.

adjective

Of or relating to qataban or its language.

Meanings of Katabatic:

adjective

(of a wind) caused by local downward motion of cool air.

Usage examples:

The most famous katabatic wind in europe is the mistral, which blows down the rhône valley in south…

Meanings of Katabolism:

noun

The breakdown of complex molecules in living organisms to form simpler ones, together with the release of energy; destructive metabolism.

Usage examples:

The various reactions which involve the synthesis of complex molecules can be grouped under the hea…

Meanings of Katakana:

noun

The more angular form of kana (syllabic writing) used in japanese, primarily used for words of foreign origin.

Usage examples:

Some writing systems (such as japanese katakana and hiragana) are syllable based.

Meanings of Katakanas:

noun

The more angular form of kana (syllabic writing) used in japanese, primarily used for words of foreign origin.

Usage examples:

Some writing systems (such as japanese katakana and hiragana) are syllable based.

Meanings of Katana:

noun

A long, single-edged sword used by japanese samurai.

Usage examples:

Daggers en suite with wakizashis and katanas were accorded the same care in their manufacture and d…

Meanings of Kathak:

noun

A type of northern indian classical dance, with alternating passages of mime and dancing.

Usage examples:

Lakshmi kannan is an exponent of bharatanatyam and kathak and a dance critic.

Meanings of Katharometer:

noun

An instrument for detecting a gas or measuring its concentration in a mixture, by measuring changes in thermal conductivity.

Usage examples:

In construction the katharometer comprises two chambers, each with an identical thermal conductivit…

Meanings of Kathode:

noun

Archaic spelling of cathode.

Meanings of Kathodes:

noun

Archaic spelling of cathode.

Meanings of Katipo:

noun

A highly venomous new zealand spider which is black with a red spot on the back, closely related to the american black widow.

Usage examples:

Like others of this kind, the katipo lives for only a year, just time to produce the next year's ge…

Meanings of Katydid:

noun

A large, typically green, bush cricket that is native to north america. the male makes a characteristic sound which resembles the name.

Usage examples:

Members of the grasshopper family, including crickets, locusts, and katydids, hear with small disks…

Meanings of Katydids:

noun

A large, typically green, bush cricket that is native to north america. the male makes a characteristic sound which resembles the name.

Usage examples:

Members of the grasshopper family, including crickets, locusts, and katydids, hear with small disks…

Meanings of Katzenjammer:

noun

Confusion; uproar.

Usage examples:

All of this criminal katzenjammer - and much, much more - was authorized at the highest levels, as …

Meanings of Kauri:

noun

A tall coniferous forest tree with broad leathery leaves, which produces valuable timber and dammar resin. it grows in warm countries from malaysia to new zealand.

Usage examples:

Timbers - jarrah, kauri, macrocarpa - were hand adzed to ‘give them a woody character, and the fore…