English Dictionary: kasbah |
by the
DICT Development Group |
kasbah
n 1: an older or native quarter of many cities in northern
Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located [syn:
{kasbah}, {casbah}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- kick off
- v
- commence officially
Synonym(s): inaugurate, kick off
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- kick up
- n
- raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a
first movement in doing a handstand
- v
- cause to rise by kicking; "kick up dust"
- evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
Synonym(s): provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Kickapoo
- n
- a member of the Algonquian people formerly inhabiting
southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois
- the Algonquian language of the Kickapoo
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- kickoff
- n
- (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a
football game or to resume it after a score
- the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
Synonym(s): beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset Antonym(s): end, ending, middle
- a start given to contestants; "I was there with my parents at the kickoff"
Synonym(s): kickoff, send-off, start-off
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Kosovo
- n
- a Serbian province in southern Serbia and Montenegro
populated predominantly by Albanians
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Kakapo \Ka`ka*po"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
A singular nocturnal parrot ({Strigops habroptilus}), native
of New Zealand. It lives in holes during the day, but is
active at night. It resembles an owl in its colors and
general appearance. It has large wings, but can fly only a
short distance. Called also {owl parrot}, {night parrot}, and
{night kaka}.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Kickapoos \Kick`a*poos"\, n. pl.; sing. {Kickapoo}. (Ethnol.)
A tribe of Indians which formerly occupied the region of
Northern Illinois, allied in language to the Sacs and Foxes.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Kickup \Kick"up\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
The water thrush or accentor. [Local, West Indies]
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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: |
Keasbey, NJ
Zip code(s): 08832
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