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   Keaton
         n 1: United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for
               his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966) [syn:
               {Keaton}, {Buster Keaton}, {Joseph Francis Keaton}]

English Dictionary: Keaton by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ketone
n
  1. any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kidney
n
  1. either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine; "urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kitten
n
  1. young domestic cat
    Synonym(s): kitten, kitty
v
  1. have kittens; "our cat kittened again this year"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ketine \Ke"tine\, n. [See {Ketone}.] (Chem.)
      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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Ketmie \[d8]Ket`mie"\, n. (Bot.)
      The name of certain African species of {Hibiscus}, cultivated
      for the acid of their mucilage. [Written also {ketmia}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ketone \Ke"tone\ (k[emac]"t[omac]n), n. [Cf. {Acetone}.] (Chem.)
      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.
  
      Note: The ketones are named by adding the suffix-one to the
               stems of the organic acids from which they are
               respectively derived; thus, acetic acid gives acetone;
               butyric acid, butyrone, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Keynote \Key"note`\, n.
      1. (Mus.) 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}.
  
      2. The fundamental fact or idea; that which gives the key;
            as, the keynote of a policy or a sermon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Key tone \Key" tone`\ (Mus.)
      See {Keynote}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Keynote \Key"note`\, n.
      1. (Mus.) 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}.
  
      2. The fundamental fact or idea; that which gives the key;
            as, the keynote of a policy or a sermon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Key tone \Key" tone`\ (Mus.)
      See {Keynote}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kidney \Kid"ney\, n.; pl. {Kidneys}. [OE. kidnei, kidnere, from
      Icel. koi[?]r belly, womb (akin to Goth. gipus, AS. cwip
      womb) + OE. nere kidney; akin to D. nier, G. niere, OHG.
      nioro, Icel. n[?]ra, Dan. nyre, Sw. njure, and probably to
      Gr. ([?]) Cf. {Kite} belly.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kitten \Kit"ten\, n. [OE. kiton, a dim. of cat; cf. G. kitze a
      young cat, also a female cat, and F. chaton, dim. of chat
      cat, also E. kitling. See {Cat}.]
      A young cat.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kitten \Kit"ten\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Kittened}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Kittening}.]
      To bring forth young, as a cat; to bring forth, as kittens.
      --Shak. H. Spencer.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Katonah, NY
      Zip code(s): 10536

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Keaton, KY
      Zip code(s): 41226

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Keewatin, MN (city, FIPS 32570)
      Location: 47.40411 N, 93.08551 W
      Population (1990): 1118 (551 housing units)
      Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Kewadin, MI
      Zip code(s): 49648

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Kootenai, ID (city, FIPS 44200)
      Location: 48.31071 N, 116.51775 W
      Population (1990): 327 (141 housing units)
      Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Kedemah
      eastward, the last-named of the sons of Ishmael (Gen. 25:15).
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Kittim
      (Gen. 10:4). (See {CHITTIM}.)
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Kedemah, oriental; ancient; first
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Kittim, breaking; bruising small; gold; coloring
  
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