DEEn Dictionary De - En
DeEs De - Es
DePt De - Pt
 Vocabulary trainer

Spec. subjects Grammar Abbreviations Random search Preferences
Search in Sprachauswahl
Search for:
Mini search box
 

   Kara Kum
         n 1: a desert in Turkmenistan to the south of the Aral Sea [syn:
               {Kara Kum}, {Qara Qum}, {Turkestan Desert}]

English Dictionary: Kreishandwerkerschaft by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
karaya gum
n
  1. exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics
    Synonym(s): sterculia gum, karaya gum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
karyokinesis
n
  1. organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
karyokinetic
adj
  1. of or relating to the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kauri gum
n
  1. resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum
    Synonym(s): kauri, kauri copal, kauri resin, kauri gum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kerosene
n
  1. a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
    Synonym(s): kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil, coal oil
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kerosene heater
n
  1. heater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking
    Synonym(s): oil heater, oilstove, kerosene heater, kerosine heater
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kerosene lamp
n
  1. a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light [syn: {oil lamp}, kerosene lamp, kerosine lamp]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kerosine
n
  1. a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
    Synonym(s): kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil, coal oil
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kerosine heater
n
  1. heater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking
    Synonym(s): oil heater, oilstove, kerosene heater, kerosine heater
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kerosine lamp
n
  1. a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light [syn: {oil lamp}, kerosene lamp, kerosine lamp]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kerugma
n
  1. preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church
    Synonym(s): kerygma, kerugma
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kerygma
n
  1. preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church
    Synonym(s): kerygma, kerugma
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kirchner
n
  1. German expressionist painter (1880-1938) [syn: Kirchner, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Korchnoi
n
  1. Russian chess master (born in 1931) [syn: Korchnoi, Viktor Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Krasner
n
  1. United States artist remembered for her spontaneous approach to painting; she was a founder of the New York school of abstract expressionism (1908-1984)
    Synonym(s): Krasner, Lee Krasner
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Krishna
n
  1. 8th and most important avatar of Vishnu; incarnated as a handsome young man playing a flute
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Krishnaism
n
  1. worship of Krishna the 8th avatar of Vishnu
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kurakkan
n
  1. East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient
    Synonym(s): finger millet, ragi, ragee, African millet, coracan, corakan, kurakkan, Eleusine coracana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kurrajong
n
  1. widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle
    Synonym(s): kurrajong, currajong, Brachychiton populneus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Karagane \Kar"a*gane\, n. [Russ. karagan'] (Zo[94]l.)
      A species of gray fox found in Russia.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Karaism \Ka"ra*ism\, n.
      Doctrines of the Karaites.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Karyokinetic \Kar`y*o*ki*net"ic\, a. (Biol.)
      Of or pertaining to karyokinesis; as, karyokinetic changes of
      cell division.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kerasin \Ker"a*sin\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
      A nitrogenous substance free from phosphorus, supposed to be
      present in the brain; a body closely related to cerebrin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kerasine \Ker"a*sine\, a. [Gr. ke`ras horn.]
      Resembling horn; horny; corneous.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kerosene \Ker"o*sene`\, n. [Gr. [?] wax.]
      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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kerseymere \Ker"sey*mere\, n. [For cassimere, confounded with
      kersey.]
      See {Cassimere}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cassimere \Cas"si*mere\, n. [Cf. F. casimir, prob. of the same
      origin as E. cashmere. Cf. {Kerseymere}.]
      A thin, twilled, woolen cloth, used for men's garments.
      [Written also {kerseymere}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kerseymere \Ker"sey*mere\, n. [For cassimere, confounded with
      kersey.]
      See {Cassimere}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cassimere \Cas"si*mere\, n. [Cf. F. casimir, prob. of the same
      origin as E. cashmere. Cf. {Kerseymere}.]
      A thin, twilled, woolen cloth, used for men's garments.
      [Written also {kerseymere}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kerseynette \Ker`sey*nette"\, n.
      See {Cassinette}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kirkman \Kirk"man\, n.; pl. {Kirkmen}.
      1. A clergyman or officer in a kirk. [Scot.]
  
      2. A member of the Church of Scotland, as distinguished from
            a member of another communion. [Scot.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kirkman \Kirk"man\, n.; pl. {Kirkmen}.
      1. A clergyman or officer in a kirk. [Scot.]
  
      2. A member of the Church of Scotland, as distinguished from
            a member of another communion. [Scot.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kirsome \Kir"some\, a. [Corrupted from chrisom.]
      Christian; christened. [Obs.]
  
               I am a true kirsome woman.                     --Beau. & Fl.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kraken \Kra"ken\, n. [Prob. from OSw. krake, or ODan. krage the
      trunk of a tree, the branches of which are not entirely cut
      off, to which it was likened by the Norwegian mariners.]
      A fabulous Scandinavian sea monster, often represented as
      resembling an island, but sometimes as resembling an immense
      octopus.
  
               To believe all that has been said of the sea serpent or
               kraken, would be credulity; to reject the possibility
               of their existence, would be presumption. --Goldsmith.
  
               Like a kraken huge and black.                  --Longfellow.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Kerr County, TX (county, FIPS 265)
      Location: 30.06219 N, 99.34866 W
      Population (1990): 36304 (17161 housing units)
      Area: 2865.3 sq km (land), 3.9 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Kirkman, IA (city, FIPS 41520)
      Location: 41.72899 N, 95.26628 W
      Population (1990): 98 (38 housing units)
      Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 51447
No guarantee of accuracy or completeness!
©TU Chemnitz, 2006-2024
Your feedback:
Ad partners