Name Report For First Name KALE:

KALE

First name KALE's origin is Hawaiian. KALE means "strong and manly". You can find other first names and English words that rhymes with KALE below. Ryhme list involves the matching sounds according to the first letters, last letters and first&last letters of kale.(Brown names are of the same origin (Hawaiian) with KALE and Red names are first names with English/Anglo-Saxon origin)

Rhymes with KALE - Names & Words

First Names Rhyming KALE

FIRST NAMES WHICH INCLUDES KALE AS A WHOLE:

kalei kalena kalevi kalen kaleah kalee kaleigh kaleikaumaka kaleisha kaley kaleb makale mckale kaleel kalea

NAMES RHYMING WITH KALE (According to last letters):

Rhyming Names According to Last 3 Letters (ale) - Names That Ends with ale:

tale crocale omphale chibale zale abbigale dale gale aglarale cale cordale kendale kordale neale odale pasquale randale sahale udale vale truesdale hale brale madale royale pascale caindale yale beale wendale

Rhyming Names According to Last 2 Letters (le) - Names That Ends with le:

kifle njemile udele naile nile adele cybele eriphyle eurayle helle hypsipyle myrtle nephele odele semele kiele rachele akinwole bekele kelile roble sule tekle stille bankole kafele tearle michelle neville scoville maoltuile murthuile somhairle aristotle ercole theophile daniele emmanuele gamble vasile abegayle adelle afrodille anabelle angelle annabelle aprille ardelle areille ariele arielle arnelle audrielle belle bernelle bonnibelle brielle camile camille carole cecile cecille chamyle chanelle channelle chantalle chantelle chavelle chenelle cherelle

NAMES RHYMING WITH KALE (According to first letters):

Rhyming Names According to First 3 Letters (kal) - Names That Begins with kal:

kal kalama kalan kalani kalanie kalanit kali kalie kalil kalila kalilah kalima kalin kalina kalindi kaliq kaliska kalista kaliyah kall kalle kalli kallie kalliope kallita kally kalman kaloni kalonice kalwa kaly kalyan kalyca kalyn kalynn kalyssa

Rhyming Names According to First 2 Letters (ka) - Names That Begins with ka:

ka'im kaage kaaria kaarl kaarle kaarlo kabaka kacee kacey kachada kachina kaci kacia kacie kacy kada kadalynn kadan kadar kade kadee kadeen kadeer kaden kaden-scott kadence kadi kadia kadian kadie kadience kadienne kadija kadin kadir kadison kadmus kado kadru kady kadyn kadyriath kaede kaedee kaeden kaedence kaela kaelah kaeleb kaelee kaeleigh kaelen kaelene kaeley kaeli kaelie kaelin kaelyn kaelynn kaemon kaerae kaesha kafka kaga

NAMES BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH KALE:

First Names which starts with 'k' and ends with 'e':

kaidance kailee kailene kailynne kaine kaise kaitlyne kaitlynne kamarae kamarre kamille kammie kanake kandace kandake kandee kandice kandyce kane kangee kannelite kaprice karlee karlene karlie karline karolee karoline karrae kasidee kasie kassie kate kateline kathe katherine kathlene kathrine katie katlyne katlynne katriane katrice katrine kayce kaycee kaycie kaydance kayde kaydence kaydience kaye kaylee kaylene kaylie kayne kazemde keandre keane kearne keefe keelee keene kekiokolanee kelcie kele kellee kellie kellsie kelly-anne kelsee kelsie keme kempe kendele kenzie kepe kerianne kermeilde kermillie kermode kerne kerrianne kerrie kerye kesare kesegowaase kessie khloe khrystalline kildaire kildare kile killdaire kimane kimberlie kinnette kippie kloie kolete

English Words Rhyming KALE

ENGLISH WORDS WHICH INCLUDES KALE AS A WHOLE:

alkalescencenoun (n.) Alt. of Alkalescency

alkalescencynoun (n.) A tendency to become alkaline; or the state of a substance in which alkaline properties begin to be developed, or to predominant.

alkalescentadjective (a.) Tending to the properties of an alkali; slightly alkaline.

cockaleekienoun (n.) A favorite soup in Scotland, made from a capon highly seasoned, and boiled with leeks and prunes.

kalenoun (n.) A variety of cabbage in which the leaves do not form a head, being nearly the original or wild form of the species.
 noun (n.) See Kail, 2.

kaleegenoun (n.) One of several species of large, crested, Asiatic pheasants, belonging to the genus Euplocamus, and allied to the firebacks.

kaleidoscopenoun (n.) An instrument invented by Sir David Brewster, which contains loose fragments of colored glass, etc., and reflecting surfaces so arranged that changes of position exhibit its contents in an endless variety of beautiful colors and symmetrical forms. It has been much employed in arts of design.

kaleidoscopicadjective (a.) Alt. of Kaleidoscopical

kaleidoscopicaladjective (a.) Of, pertaining to, or formed by, a kaleidoscope; variegated.

kalendarnoun (n.) See Calendar.

kalendarialadjective (a.) See Calendarial.

kalendernoun (n.) See 3d Calender.

kalendsnoun (n.) Same as Calends.
  () A time that will never come, as the Greeks had no calends.

ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH KALE (According to last letters):


Rhyming Words According to Last 3 Letters (ale) - English Words That Ends with ale:


alenoun (n.) An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.
 noun (n.) A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk.

balenoun (n.) A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw / hay, etc., put up compactly for transportation.
 noun (n.) Misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow.
 noun (n.) Evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing great injury.
 verb (v. t.) To make up in a bale.
 verb (v. t.) See Bail, v. t., to lade.

bidalenoun (n.) An invitation of friends to drink ale at some poor man's house, and there to contribute in charity for his relief.

bubalenoun (n.) A large antelope (Alcelaphus bubalis) of Egypt and the Desert of Sahara, supposed by some to be the fallow deer of the Bible.

carpalenoun (n.) One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus; esp. one of the series articulating with the metacarpals.

carrytalenoun (n.) A talebearer.

centralenoun (n.) The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or or tarsus. In the tarsus of man it is represented by the navicular.

cetewalenoun (n.) Same as Zedoary.

corporaleadjective (a.) A fine linen cloth, on which the sacred elements are consecrated in the eucharist, or with which they are covered; a communion cloth.

counterscalenoun (n.) Counterbalance; balance, as of one scale against another.

chippendaleadjective (a.) Designating furniture designed, or like that designed, by Thomas Chippendale, an English cabinetmaker of the 18th century. Chippendale furniture was generally of simple but graceful outline with delicately carved rococo ornamentation, sculptured either in the solid wood or, in the cheaper specimens, separately and glued on. In the more elaborate pieces three types are recognized: French Chippendale, having much detail, like Louis Quatorze and Louis Quinze; Chinese Chippendale, marked by latticework and pagodalike pediments; and Gothic Chippendale, attempting to adapt medieval details. The forms, as of the cabriole and chairbacks, often resemble Queen Anne. In chairs, the seat is widened at the front, and the back toward the top widened and bent backward, except in Chinese Chippendale, in which the backs are usually rectangular.

clydesdalenoun (n.) One of a breed of heavy draft horses originally from Clydesdale, Scotland. They are about sixteen hands high and usually brown or bay.

dalenoun (n.) A low place between hills; a vale or valley.
 noun (n.) A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump.

dorsalenoun (n.) Same as Dorsal, n.

dwaleadjective (a.) The deadly nightshade (Atropa Belladonna), having stupefying qualities.
 adjective (a.) The tincture sable or black when blazoned according to the fantastic system in which plants are substituted for the tinctures.
 adjective (a.) A sleeping potion; an opiate.

ealenoun (n.) Ale.

epipodialenoun (n.) One of the bones of either the forearm or shank, the epipodialia being the radius, ulna, tibia, and fibula.

euryalenoun (n.) A genus of water lilies, growing in India and China. The only species (E. ferox) is very prickly on the peduncles and calyx. The rootstocks and seeds are used as food.
 noun (n.) A genus of ophiurans with much-branched arms.

fardingdalenoun (n.) A farthingale.

farthingalenoun (n.) A hoop skirt or hoop petticoat, or other light, elastic material, used to extend the petticoat.

femalenoun (n.) An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and produces ova.
 noun (n.) A plant which produces only that kind of reproductive organs which are capable of developing into fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate plant.
 adjective (a.) Belonging to the sex which conceives and gives birth to young, or (in a wider sense) which produces ova; not male.
 adjective (a.) Belonging to an individual of the female sex; characteristic of woman; feminine; as, female tenderness.
 adjective (a.) Having pistils and no stamens; pistillate; or, in cryptogamous plants, capable of receiving fertilization.

finalenoun (n.) Close; termination
 noun (n.) The last movement of a symphony, sonata, concerto, or any instrumental composition.
 noun (n.) The last composition performed in any act of an opera.
 noun (n.) The closing part, piece, or scene in any public performance or exhibition.

galenoun (n.) A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests.
 noun (n.) A moderate current of air; a breeze.
 noun (n.) A state of excitement, passion, or hilarity.
 noun (n.) A song or story.
 noun (n.) A plant of the genus Myrica, growing in wet places, and strongly resembling the bayberry. The sweet gale (Myrica Gale) is found both in Europe and in America.
 noun (n.) The payment of a rent or annuity.
 verb (v. i.) To sale, or sail fast.
 verb (v. i.) To sing.

galingalenoun (n.) A plant of the Sedge family (Cyperus longus) having aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus.

gunwalenoun (n.) The upper edge of a vessel's or boat's side; the uppermost wale of a ship (not including the bulwarks); or that piece of timber which reaches on either side from the quarter-deck to the forecastle, being the uppermost bend, which finishes the upper works of the hull.

halenoun (n.) Welfare.
 adjective (a.) Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body.
 verb (v. t.) To pull; to drag; to haul.

heartyhaleadjective (a.) Good for the heart.

intervalenoun (n.) A tract of low ground between hills, or along the banks of a stream, usually alluvial land, enriched by the overflowings of the river, or by fertilizing deposits of earth from the adjacent hills. Cf. Bottom, n., 7.

lambalenoun (n.) A feast at the time of shearing lambs.

lichwalenoun (n.) The gromwell.

localenoun (n.) A place, spot, or location.
 noun (n.) A principle, practice, form of speech, or other thing of local use, or limited to a locality.

maidpaleadjective (a.) Pale, like a sick girl.

malenoun (n.) Same as Mail, a bag.
 noun (n.) An animal of the male sex.
 noun (n.) A plant bearing only staminate flowers.
 adjective (a.) Evil; wicked; bad.
 verb (v. t.) Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates young, or (in a wider sense) to the sex that produces spermatozoa, by which the ova are fertilized; not female; as, male organs.
 verb (v. t.) Capable of producing fertilization, but not of bearing fruit; -- said of stamens and antheridia, and of the plants, or parts of plants, which bear them.
 verb (v. t.) Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of a male; masculine; as, male courage.
 verb (v. t.) Consisting of males; as, a male choir.
 verb (v. t.) Adapted for entering another corresponding piece (the female piece) which is hollow and which it fits; as, a male gauge, for gauging the size or shape of a hole; a male screw, etc.

maritimaleadjective (a.) See Maritime.

martingalenoun (n.) Alt. of Martingal

mesopodialenoun (n.) One of the bones of either the carpus or tarsus.

metapodialenoun (n.) One of the bones of either the metacarpus or metatarsus.

moraleadjective (a.) The moral condition, or the condition in other respects, so far as it is affected by, or dependent upon, moral considerations, such as zeal, spirit, hope, and confidence; mental state, as of a body of men, an army, and the like.

musicalenoun (n.) A social musical party.

mygalenoun (n.) A genus of very large hairy spiders having four lungs and only four spinnerets. They do not spin webs, but usually construct tubes in the earth, which are often furnished with a trapdoor. The South American bird spider (Mygale avicularia), and the crab spider, or matoutou (M. cancerides) are among the largest species. Some of the species are erroneously called tarantulas, as the Texas tarantula (M. Hentzii).

nalenoun (n.) Ale; also, an alehouse.

nightertalenoun (n.) period of night; nighttime.

nightingalenoun (n.) A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird (Luscinia luscinia). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song.
 noun (n.) A larger species (Lucinia philomela), of Eastern Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The name is also applied to other allied species.

palenoun (n.) Paleness; pallor.
 noun (n.) A pointed stake or slat, either driven into the ground, or fastened to a rail at the top and bottom, for fencing or inclosing; a picket.
 noun (n.) That which incloses or fences in; a boundary; a limit; a fence; a palisade.
 noun (n.) A space or field having bounds or limits; a limited region or place; an inclosure; -- often used figuratively.
 noun (n.) A stripe or band, as on a garment.
 noun (n.) One of the greater ordinaries, being a broad perpendicular stripe in an escutcheon, equally distant from the two edges, and occupying one third of it.
 noun (n.) A cheese scoop.
 noun (n.) A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened.
 verb (v. i.) Wanting in color; not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; wan; as, a pale face; a pale red; a pale blue.
 verb (v. i.) Not bright or brilliant; of a faint luster or hue; dim; as, the pale light of the moon.
 verb (v. i.) To turn pale; to lose color or luster.
 verb (v. t.) To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.
 verb (v. t.) To inclose with pales, or as with pales; to encircle; to encompass; to fence off.

pardalenoun (n.) A leopard.

pastoralenoun (n.) A composition in a soft, rural style, generally in 6-8 or 12-8 time.
 noun (n.) A kind of dance; a kind of figure used in a dance.

percalenoun (n.) A fine cotton fabric, having a linen finish, and often printed on one side, -- used for women's and children's wear.

petrogalenoun (n.) Any Australian kangaroo of the genus Petrogale, as the rock wallaby (P. penicillata).

portsalenoun (n.) Public or open sale; auction.

potalenoun (n.) The refuse from a grain distillery, used to fatten swine.

ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH KALE (According to first letters):


Rhyming Words According to First 3 Letters (kal) - Words That Begins with kal:


kalannoun (n.) The sea otter.

kalasienoun (n.) A long-tailed monkey of Borneo (Semnopithecus rubicundus). It has a tuft of long hair on the head.

kalinoun (n.) The last and worst of the four ages of the world; -- considered to have begun B. C. 3102, and to last 432,000 years.
 noun (n.) The black, destroying goddess; -- called also Doorga, Anna Purna.
 noun (n.) The glasswort (Salsola Kali).

kalifnoun (n.) See Caliph.

kaliformadjective (a.) Formed like kali, or glasswort.

kaligenousadjective (a.) Forming alkalies with oxygen, as some metals.

kaliumnoun (n.) Potassium; -- so called by the German chemists.

kalkinoun (n.) The name of Vishnu in his tenth and last avatar.

kalmianoun (n.) A genus of North American shrubs with poisonous evergreen foliage and corymbs of showy flowers. Called also mountain laurel, ivy bush, lamb kill, calico bush, etc.

kalmucknoun (n.) See Calmucks.
 noun (n.) A kind of shaggy cloth, resembling bearskin.
 noun (n.) A coarse, dyed, cotton cloth, made in Prussia.

kalongnoun (n.) A fruit bat, esp. the Indian edible fruit bat (Pteropus edulis).

kaloyernoun (n.) See Caloyer.

kalpanoun (n.) One of the Brahmanic eons, a period of 4,320,000,000 years. At the end of each Kalpa the world is annihilated.

kalsominenoun (n. & v. t.) Same as Calcimine.

ENGLISH WORDS BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH KALE:

English Words which starts with 'k' and ends with 'e':

kabylenoun (n.) A Berber, as in Algiers or Tunis. See Berber.

kafflenoun (n.) See Coffle.

kagenoun (n.) A chantry chapel inclosed with lattice or screen work.

kainitenoun (n.) A compound salt consisting chiefly of potassium chloride and magnesium sulphate, occurring at the Stassfurt salt mines in Prussian Saxony.

kaiquenoun (n.) See Caique.

kairinenoun (n.) A pale buff or white crystalline alkaloid derived from quinoline, and used as an antipyretic in medicine.

kairolinenoun (n.) An organic base obtained from quinoline. It is used as a febrifuge, and resembles kairine.

kakoxenenoun (n.) See Cacoxene.

kamenoun (n.) A low ridge.

kampylitenoun (n.) A variety of mimetite or arseniate of lead in hexagonal prisms of a fine orange yellow.

kaolinenoun (n.) A very pure white clay, ordinarily in the form of an impalpable powder, and used to form the paste of porcelain; China clay; porcelain clay. It is chiefly derived from the decomposition of common feldspar.

kapellenoun (n.) A chapel; hence, the choir or orchestra of a prince's chapel; now, a musical establishment, usually orchestral.

karaganenoun (n.) A species of gray fox found in Russia.

karaitenoun (n.) A sect of Jews who adhere closely to the letter of the Scriptures, rejecting the oral law, and allowing the Talmud no binding authority; -- opposed to the Rabbinists.

karpholitenoun (n.) A fibrous mineral occurring in tufts of a straw-yellow color. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and manganese.

karstenitenoun (n.) Same as Anhydrite.

katastatenoun (n.) (Physiol.) A substance formed by a katabolic process; -- opposed to anastate. See Katabolic.

katenoun (n.) The brambling finch.

kecklenoun (v. i. & n.) See Keck, v. i. & n.
 verb (v. t.) To wind old rope around, as a cable, to preserve its surface from being fretted, or to wind iron chains around, to defend from the friction of a rocky bottom, or from the ice.

kedgenoun (n.) To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
 verb (v. t.) A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. See Kedge, v. t., and Anchor, n.

keenoun (n. pl.) See Kie, Ky, and Kine.

keelagenoun (n.) The right of demanding a duty or toll for a ship entering a port; also, the duty or toll.

keelivinenoun (n.) A pencil of black or red lead; -- called also keelyvine pen.

keepsakenoun (n.) Anything kept, or given to be kept, for the sake of the giver; a token of friendship.

keevenoun (n.) A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub.
 noun (n.) A bleaching vat; a kier.
 noun (n.) A large vat used in dressing ores.
 verb (v. t.) To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation.
 verb (v. t.) To heave; to tilt, as a cart.

kelpienoun (n.) Alt. of Kelpy

kelpwarenoun (n.) Same as Kelp, 2.

kempeadjective (a.) Rough; shaggy.

kenspeckleadjective (a.) Having so marked an appearance as easily to be recognized.

kentlenoun (n.) A hundred weight; a quintal.

kentledgenoun (n.) Pigs of iron used for ballast.

kerargyritenoun (n.) See Cerargyrite.

kerasineadjective (a.) Resembling horn; horny; corneous.

keratodenoun (n.) See Keratose.

keratomenoun (n.) An instrument for dividing the cornea in operations for cataract.

keratophytenoun (n.) A gorgonian coral having a horny axis.

keratosenoun (n.) A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; -- called also keratode.
 adjective (a.) Containing hornlike fibers or fibers of keratose; belonging to the Keratosa.

kerbstonenoun (n.) See Curbstone.

keritenoun (n.) A compound in which tar or asphaltum combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber; -- used principally as an insulating material in telegraphy.

kermessenoun (n.) See Kirmess.

kerolitenoun (n.) Same as Cerolite.

kerosenenoun (n.) An oil used for illuminating purposes, formerly obtained from the distillation of mineral wax, bituminous shale, etc., and hence called also coal oil. It is now produced in immense quantities, chiefly by the distillation and purification of petroleum. It consists chiefly of several hydrocarbons of the methane series.

kersenoun (n.) A cress.

kerseymerenoun (n.) See Cassimere.

kerseynettenoun (n.) See Cassinette.

ketinenoun (n.) One of a series of organic bases obtained by the reduction of certain isonitroso compounds of the ketones. In general they are unstable oily substances having a pungent aromatic odor.

ketmienoun (n.) The name of certain African species of Hibiscus, cultivated for the acid of their mucilage.

ketonenoun (n.) One of a large class of organic substances resembling the aldehydes, obtained by the distillation of certain salts of organic acids and consisting of carbonyl (CO) united with two hydrocarbon radicals. In general the ketones are colorless volatile liquids having a pungent ethereal odor.

kettlenoun (n.) A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids.

keyagenoun (n.) Wharfage; quayage.

keyholenoun (n.) A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key.
 noun (n.) A hole or excavation in beams intended to be joined together, to receive the key which fastens them.
 noun (n.) a mortise for a key or cotter.

keynotenoun (n.) The tonic or first tone of the scale in which a piece or passage is written; the fundamental tone of the chord, to which all the modulations of the piece are referred; -- called also key tone.
 noun (n.) The fundamental fact or idea; that which gives the key; as, the keynote of a policy or a sermon.

keystonenoun (n.) The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles is made different in size from the other voussoirs, or projects, or is decorated with carving. See Illust. of Arch.

khanatenoun (n.) Dominion or jurisdiction of a khan.

khedivenoun (n.) A governor or viceroy; -- a title granted in 1867 by the sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.

kibblenoun (n.) A large iron bucket used in Cornwall and Wales for raising ore out of mines.
 verb (v. t.) To bruise; to grind coarsely; as, kibbled oats.

kibenoun (n.) A chap or crack in the flesh occasioned by cold; an ulcerated chilblain.

kickableadjective (a.) Capable or deserving of being kicked.

kickshoenoun (n.) A kickshaws.

kiddlenoun (n.) A kind of basketwork wear in a river, for catching fish.

kienoun (n. pl.) Kine; cows.

kieseritenoun (n.) Hydrous sulphate of magnesia found at the salt mines of Stassfurt, Prussian Saxony.

kievenoun (n.) See Keeve, n.

killdeenoun (n.) Alt. of Killdeer

killessenoun (n.) A gutter, groove, or channel.
 noun (n.) A hipped roof.

kilnholenoun (n.) The mouth or opening of an oven or kiln.

kilogrammenoun (n.) A measure of weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046 pounds avoirdupois (15,432.34 grains). It is equal to the weight of a cubic decimeter of distilled water at the temperature of maximum density, or 39¡ Fahrenheit.

kilogrammetrenoun (n.) A measure of energy or work done, being the amount expended in raising one kilogram through the height of one meter, in the latitude of Paris.

kilolitrenoun (n.) A measure of capacity equal to a cubic meter, or a thousand liters. It is equivalent to 35.315 cubic feet, and to 220.04 imperial gallons, or 264.18 American gallons of 321 cubic inches.

kilometrenoun (n.) A measure of length, being a thousand meters. It is equal to 3,280.8 feet, or 62137 of a mile.

kilosterenoun (n.) A cubic measure containing 1000 cubic meters, and equivalent to 35,315 cubic feet.

kinatenoun (n.) See Quinate.

kinenoun (n. pl.) Cows.
  (pl. ) of Cow
  () The unit velocity in the C.G.S. system -- a velocity of one centimeter per second.

kingstonenoun (n.) The black angel fish. See Angel fish, under Angel.

kinklenoun (n.) Same as 3d Kink.

kinonenoun (n.) See Quinone.

kinredenoun (n.) Kindred.

kintlidgenoun (n.) See Kentledge.

kipenoun (n.) An osier basket used for catching fish.

kirsomeadjective (a.) Christian; christened.

kirtlenoun (n.) A garment varying in form and use at different times, and worn doth by men and women.

kitenoun (n.) Any raptorial bird of the subfamily Milvinae, of which many species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked tail.
 noun (n.) Fig. : One who is rapacious.
 noun (n.) A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.
 noun (n.) A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.
 noun (n.) A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry.
 noun (n.) Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of goods; an accommodation check or bill.
 noun (n.) The brill.
 noun (n.) The belly.
 noun (n.) A form of drag to be towed under water at any depth up to about forty fathoms, which on striking bottom is upset and rises to the surface; -- called also sentry.
 verb (v. i.) To raise money by "kites;" as, kiting transactions. See Kite, 6.

kittiwakenoun (n.) A northern gull (Rissa tridactyla), inhabiting the coasts of Europe and America. It is white, with black tips to the wings, and has but three toes.

kittleadjective (a.) Ticklish; not easily managed; troublesome; difficult; variable.
 verb (v. i.) To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter.
 verb (v. t.) To tickle.

kivenoun (n.) A mash vat. See Keeve.

klinkstonenoun (n.) See Clinkstone.

knapbottlenoun (n.) The bladder campion (Silene inflata).

knavenoun (n.) A boy; especially, a boy servant.
 noun (n.) Any male servant; a menial.
 noun (n.) A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person; a rogue; a villain.
 noun (n.) A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack.

kneadableadjective (a.) That may be kneaded; capable of being worked into a mass.

knebelitenoun (n.) A mineral of a gray, red, brown, or green color, and glistening luster. It is a silicate of iron and manganese.

kneenoun (n.) In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg.
 noun (n.) The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh and leg.
 noun (n.) In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in man.
 noun (n.) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
 noun (n.) A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy.
 verb (v. t.) To supplicate by kneeling.

kneepiecenoun (n.) A piece shaped like a knee; as, the kneepieces or ears of a boat.

knifenoun (n.) An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but of many different forms and names for different uses; as, table knife, drawing knife, putty knife, pallet knife, pocketknife, penknife, chopping knife, etc..
 noun (n.) A sword or dagger.
 verb (v. t.) To prune with the knife.
 verb (v. t.) To cut or stab with a knife.
 verb (v. t.) Fig.: To stab in the back; to try to defeat by underhand means, esp. in politics; to vote or work secretly against (a candidate of one's own party).

knightagenoun (n.) To body of knights, taken collectively.

knittlenoun (n.) A string that draws together a purse or bag.
 noun (n.) See Nettles.

knockstonenoun (n.) A block upon which ore is broken up.

knowableadjective (a.) That may be known; capable of being discovered, understood, or ascertained.

knowlechenoun (n. & v.) See Knowl, edge.

knucklenoun (n.) The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the closing of the fingers.
 noun (n.) The kneejoint, or middle joint, of either leg of a quadruped, especially of a calf; -- formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being.
 noun (n.) The joint of a plant.
 noun (n.) The joining pars of a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint.
 noun (n.) A convex portion of a vessel's figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom.
 noun (n.) A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck; as, brass knuckles; -- called also knuckle duster.
 verb (v. i.) To yield; to submit; -- used with down, to, or under.
 verb (v. t.) To beat with the knuckles; to pommel.

kobellitenoun (n.) A blackish gray mineral, a sulphide of antimony, bismuth, and lead.