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English Dictionary: kooky	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kaki n small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit Synonym(s): Japanese persimmon, kaki, Diospyros kaki blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt Synonym(s): kaki, Himantopus novae-zelandiae
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Kasai n a river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo Synonym(s): Kasai, Kasai River, River Kasai
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kasha n boiled or baked buckwheat
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kawaka n New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress [syn: kawaka, Libocedrus plumosa]
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kayak n a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos v travel in a small canoe; "we kayaked down the river"
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kazoo n a toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a sound when you hum into the mouthpiece
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Kechua n a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire Synonym(s): Quechua, Kechua a community of South American Indians in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Incan Empire Synonym(s): Quechua, Kechua the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas Synonym(s): Quechua, Quechuan, Quechuan language, Kechua, Kechuan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
keg n the quantity contained in a keg Synonym(s): keg, kegful small cask or barrel
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Kekchi n a member of a Mayan people of north central Guatemala a Mayan language spoken by the Kekchi
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Kesey n United States writer whose best-known novel was based on his experiences as an attendant in a mental hospital (1935-2001) Synonym(s): Kesey, Ken Kesey, Ken Elton Kesey
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
khaki adj of a yellowish brown color n a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms
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Khios n an island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece Synonym(s): Chios, Khios
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Khoikhoi n any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa Synonym(s): Khoikhoin, Khoikhoi, Hottentot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kHz n one thousand periods per second [syn: kilohertz, kHz, kilocycle per second, kilocycle, kc]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kichai n a member of a Caddo people formerly living in north central Texas
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kick n the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent" Synonym(s): kick, boot, kicking the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" Synonym(s): bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired Synonym(s): recoil, kick informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" Synonym(s): gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs); "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick" a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him" Synonym(s): kick, kicking v drive or propel with the foot thrash about or strike out with the feet strike with the foot; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down" kick a leg up spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" Synonym(s): kick back, recoil, kick stop consuming; "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol" Synonym(s): kick, give up make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown" express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" Synonym(s): complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch Antonym(s): cheer, cheer up, chirk up
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kickshaw n something considered choice to eat [syn: dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kike n (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew [syn: kike, hymie, sheeny, yid]
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kiosk n small area set off by walls for special use [syn: booth, cubicle, stall, kiosk]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kiss n the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) Synonym(s): kiss, buss, osculation a cookie made of egg whites and sugar any of several bite-sized candies Synonym(s): kiss, candy kiss a light glancing touch; "there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing" v touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room" Synonym(s): snog, kiss, buss, osculate touch lightly or gently; "the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Koch n German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus and the tubercle bacillus and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910) Synonym(s): Koch, Robert Koch
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Kochia n summer cypress [syn: Bassia, genus Bassia, Kochia, genus Kochia]
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Kogia n pygmy sperm whales Synonym(s): Kogia, genus Kogia
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Kokka adj of or pertaining to the branch of Shinto recognized as the state religion of Japan n the branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan Synonym(s): Kokka Shinto, Kokka
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kook n someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group Synonym(s): kook, odd fellow, odd fish, queer bird, queer duck, odd man out
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kookie adj informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" Synonym(s): balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky, whacky
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kooky adj informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" Synonym(s): balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky, whacky
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kos n (in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities Synonym(s): kos, coss
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Kuki n Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India Synonym(s): Kuki, Chin, Kuki-Chin
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kwacha n the basic unit of money in Zambia [syn: Zambian kwacha, kwacha] the basic unit of money in Malawi Synonym(s): Malawi kwacha, kwacha
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kweek n trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India Synonym(s): Bermuda grass, devil grass, Bahama grass, kweek, doob, scutch grass, star grass, Cynodon dactylon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kyushu n the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan; contains coal fields
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kage \Kage\, n. A chantry chapel inclosed with lattice or screen work.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kaique \Ka*ique"\, n. (Naut.) See {Caique}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kaka \Ka"ka\, n. [Maori kaka a parrot; -- so named from its note.] (Zo[94]l.) A New Zealand parrot of the genus {Nestor}, especially the {brown parrot} ({Nestor meridionalis}). Note: The {mountain kaka}, or {kea} ({N. notabilis}), is remarkable for having recently acquired carnivorous habits. It attacks and kills lambs and pigs, sometimes doing great damage. {Night kaka}. (Zo[94]l.) The kakapo.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kawaka \Ka*wa"ka\, n. (Bot.) a New Zealand tree, the Cypress cedar ({Libocedrus Doniana}), having a valuable, fine-grained, reddish wood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kayak \Kay"ak\, n. (Naut.) A light canoe, made of skins stretched over a frame, and usually capable of carrying but one person, who sits amidships and uses a double-bladed paddle. It is peculiar to the Eskimos and other Arctic tribes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kayko \Kay"ko\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The dog salmon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kazoo \Ka*zoo"\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A kind of toy or rude musical instrument, as a tube inside of which is a stretched string made to vibrate by singing or humming into the tube.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Keck \Keck\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kecked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kecking}.] [Cf. dial. G. k[94]cken, k[94]ken.] To heave or to retch, as in an effort to vomit. [R.] --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Keck \Keck\, n. An effort to vomit; queasiness. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kecksy \Keck"sy\, n.; pl. {Kecksies} (-s[icr]z). [Properly pl. of kex. See {Kex}.] (Bot.) The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow parsnip or the hemlock. [Written also {kex}, and in {pl}., {kecks}, {kaxes}.] Nothing teems But hateful docks, rough thistles, kecksies, burs. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kecksy \Keck"sy\, n.; pl. {Kecksies} (-s[icr]z). [Properly pl. of kex. See {Kex}.] (Bot.) The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow parsnip or the hemlock. [Written also {kex}, and in {pl}., {kecks}, {kaxes}.] Nothing teems But hateful docks, rough thistles, kecksies, burs. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kecky \Keck"y\, a. Resembling a kecksy. --Grew.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Keech \Keech\ (k[emac]ch), n. [Cf. Prov. E. keech a cake.] A mass or lump of fat rolled up by the butcher. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Keesh \Keesh\, n. See {Kish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Keg \Keg\ (k[ecr]g), n. [Earlier cag, Icel. kaggi; akin to Sw. kagge.] A small cask or barrel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kyke \Kyke\, v. i. [See 1st {Kike}.] To look steadfastly; to gaze. [Obs.] [Written also {kike}, {keke}.] This Nicholas sat ever gaping upright, As he had kyked on the newe moon. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kess \Kess\, v. t. To kiss. [Obs.] --Chaucer
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kecksy \Keck"sy\, n.; pl. {Kecksies} (-s[icr]z). [Properly pl. of kex. See {Kex}.] (Bot.) The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow parsnip or the hemlock. [Written also {kex}, and in {pl}., {kecks}, {kaxes}.] Nothing teems But hateful docks, rough thistles, kecksies, burs. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kex \Kex\, n. [W. cecys, pl., hollow stalks.] 1. (Bot.) A weed; a kecksy. --Bp. Gauden. Though the rough kex break The starred mosaic. --Tennyson. 2. A dry husk or covering. When the kex, or husk, is broken, he proveth a fair flying butterfly. --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kecksy \Keck"sy\, n.; pl. {Kecksies} (-s[icr]z). [Properly pl. of kex. See {Kex}.] (Bot.) The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow parsnip or the hemlock. [Written also {kex}, and in {pl}., {kecks}, {kaxes}.] Nothing teems But hateful docks, rough thistles, kecksies, burs. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kex \Kex\, n. [W. cecys, pl., hollow stalks.] 1. (Bot.) A weed; a kecksy. --Bp. Gauden. Though the rough kex break The starred mosaic. --Tennyson. 2. A dry husk or covering. When the kex, or husk, is broken, he proveth a fair flying butterfly. --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Keyage \Key"age\, n. [OF. caiage, F. guayage. See lst {Key}, {Quay}.] Wharfage; quayage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quayage \Quay"age\, n. [F.] Wharfage. [Also {keyage}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Keyage \Key"age\, n. [OF. caiage, F. guayage. See lst {Key}, {Quay}.] Wharfage; quayage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quayage \Quay"age\, n. [F.] Wharfage. [Also {keyage}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Khaki \Kha"ki\ (k[aum]"k[esl]), a. [Hind. kh[be]k[c6], lit., dusty, dust-colored, fr. Per. kh[be]k dust.] Of a dull brownish yellow, or drab color; -- applied to cloth, originally to a stout brownish cotton cloth, used in making uniforms in the Anglo-Indian army. Note: In the United States service the summer uniform of cotton is officially designated khaki; the winter uniform of wool, olive drab.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Khaki \Kha"ki\, n. Any kind of khaki cloth; hence, a uniform of khaki or, rarely, a soldier clad in khaki. In the United States and British armies khaki or cloth of a very similar color is almost exclusively used for service in the field.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kick \Kick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kicred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kicking}.] [W. cicio, fr. cic foot.] To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog. He [Frederick the Great] kicked the shins of his judges. --Macaulay. {To kick the beam}, to fit up and strike the beam; -- said of the lighter arm of a loaded balance; hence, to be found wanting in weight. --Milton. {To kick the bucket}, to lose one's life; to die. [Colloq. & Low]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kick \Kick\, v. i. 1. To thrust out the foot or feet with violence; to strike out with the foot or feet, as in defense or in bad temper; esp., to strike backward, as a horse does, or to have a habit of doing so. Hence, figuratively: To show ugly resistance, opposition, or hostility; to spurn. I should kick, being kicked. --Shak. 2. To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kick \Kick\, n. 1. A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot. A kick, that scarce would more a horse, May kill a sound divine. --Cowper. 2. The projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife, which prevents the edge of the blade from striking the spring. See Illust. of {Pocketknife}. 3. (Brickmaking) A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick. 4. The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kickshaw \Kick"shaw`\, n. See {Kickshaws}, the correct singular.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kickshoe \Kick"shoe`\, n. A kickshaws. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Husky \Hus"ky\, n.; pl. {-kies}. [Cf. {Eskimo}.] 1. An Eskimo; also, an Eskimo dog. 2. The Eskimo language.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kike \Kike\, v. i. [Cf. D. kijken, Sw. kika.] To gaze; to stare. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kike \Kike\, v. t. & i. To kick. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kyke \Kyke\, v. i. [See 1st {Kike}.] To look steadfastly; to gaze. [Obs.] [Written also {kike}, {keke}.] This Nicholas sat ever gaping upright, As he had kyked on the newe moon. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kike \Kike\, v. i. [Cf. D. kijken, Sw. kika.] To gaze; to stare. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kike \Kike\, v. t. & i. To kick. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kyke \Kyke\, v. i. [See 1st {Kike}.] To look steadfastly; to gaze. [Obs.] [Written also {kike}, {keke}.] This Nicholas sat ever gaping upright, As he had kyked on the newe moon. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kiosk \Ki*osk"\, n. [Turk. kiushk, ki[94]shk, Per. k[?]shk.] A Turkish open summer house or pavilion, supported by pillars.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kiosk \Ki*osk"\, n. A light ornamental structure used as a news stand, band stand, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kioways \Ki"o*ways`\, n. pl.; sing. {Kioway}. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians distantly related to the Shoshones. They formerly inhabited the region about the head waters of the North Platte.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kish \Kish\, n. [Cf. G. kies gravel, pyrites.] (Min.) A workman's name for the graphite which forms incidentally in iron smelting.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kiss \Kiss\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kissed};p. pr. & vb. n. {Kissing}.] [OE. kissen, cussen, AS. cyssan, fr. coss a kiss; of uncertain origin; akin to D. kus, G. kuss, Icel. koss.] 1. To salute with the lips, as a mark of affection, reverence, submission, forgiveness, etc. He . . . kissed her lips with such a clamorous smack, That at the parting all the church echoed. --Shak. 2. To touch gently, as if fondly or caressingly. When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kiss \Kiss\, v. i. 1. To make or give salutation with the lips in token of love, respect, etc.; as, kiss and make friends. 2. To meet; to come in contact; to touch fondly. Like fire and powder, Which as they kiss consume. --Shak. Rose, rose and clematis, Trail and twine and clasp and kiss. --Tennyson. {Kissing comfit}, a perfumed sugarplum to sweeten the breath. [Obs or Prov. End.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kiss \Kiss\, n. [OE. kiss, derived under the influence of the verb from the older form coss, AS. coss. See {Kiss}, v.] 1. A salutation with the lips, as a token of affection, respect, etc.; as, a parting kiss; a kiss of reconciliation. Last with a kiss, she took a long farewell. --Dryden. Dear as remembered kisses after death. --Tennyson. 2. A small piece of confectionery.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kivikivi \Ki`viki"vi\, Kiwikiwi \Ki`wiki"wi\, n.; pl. {Kivikivies} ([?]), {Kiwikiwies}. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of Apteryx, esp. {A. australis}; -- so called in imitation of its notes. Called also {kiwi}. See {Apteryx}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kousso \Kous"so\, n. (Bot.) An Abyssinian rosaceous tree ({Brayera anthelmintica}), the flowers of which are used as a vermifuge. [Written also {cusso} and {kosso}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kousso \Kous"so\, n. (Bot.) An Abyssinian rosaceous tree ({Brayera anthelmintica}), the flowers of which are used as a vermifuge. [Written also {cusso} and {kosso}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kyack \Ky"ack\, n. A pack sack to be swung on either side of a packsaddle. [Western U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kyke \Kyke\, v. i. [See 1st {Kike}.] To look steadfastly; to gaze. [Obs.] [Written also {kike}, {keke}.] This Nicholas sat ever gaping upright, As he had kyked on the newe moon. --Chaucer.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Kahoka, MO (city, FIPS 37790) Location: 40.42383 N, 91.71839 W Population (1990): 2195 (982 housing units) Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63445
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Kahuku, HI (CDP, FIPS 22250) Location: 21.68223 N, 157.94630 W Population (1990): 2063 (586 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 3.4 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Kake, AK (city, FIPS 36770) Location: 56.96854 N, 133.92498 W Population (1990): 700 (265 housing units) Area: 20.7 sq km (land), 15.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Kaska, PA Zip code(s): 17959
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Kaycee, WY (town, FIPS 41353) Location: 43.70983 N, 106.63774 W Population (1990): 256 (138 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 82639
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Keachi, LA (town, FIPS 39090) Location: 32.17571 N, 93.91625 W Population (1990): 277 (129 housing units) Area: 13.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Kechi, KS (city, FIPS 36225) Location: 37.79535 N, 97.27829 W Population (1990): 517 (181 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Kekaha, HI (CDP, FIPS 35600) Location: 21.97228 N, 159.71782 W Population (1990): 3506 (1106 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 96752
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Keokee, VA Zip code(s): 24265
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Keyes, CA (CDP, FIPS 38422) Location: 37.56418 N, 120.91741 W Population (1990): 2878 (1007 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Keyes, OK (town, FIPS 39600) Location: 36.80760 N, 102.25148 W Population (1990): 454 (245 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73947
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Kooskia, ID (city, FIPS 44110) Location: 46.13928 N, 115.97200 W Population (1990): 692 (324 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Kosse, TX (town, FIPS 39844) Location: 31.30691 N, 96.62873 W Population (1990): 505 (279 housing units) Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76653
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Koyuk, AK (city, FIPS 41940) Location: 64.93285 N, 161.14835 W Population (1990): 231 (70 housing units) Area: 11.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99753
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
kick v. [IRC] To cause somebody to be removed from a {IRC} channel, an option only available to channel ops. This is an extreme measure, often used to combat extreme {flamage} or {flood}ing, but sometimes used at the {CHOP}'s whim. Compare {gun}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
KA9Q A popular implementation of {TCP/IP} and associated {protocol}s for amateur {packet radio} systems and {personal computer}s connected via {serial lines}. It was named after the call-sign of Phil Karn - the radio ham who first wrote it for {MS-DOS} on the {IBM PC}. KA9Q is currently maintained by Anthony Frost (call-sign G8UDV) and Adam Goodfellow . It has been ported to the {Archimedes} by Jonathan Naylor (G4KLX). [FTP?] (1994-11-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
KAOS {Kent Applicative Operating System}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
kick [IRC] To cause somebody to be removed from a {IRC} channel, an option only available to {CHOP}s. This is an extreme measure, often used to combat extreme {flamage} or {flood}ing, but sometimes used at the chop's whim. Compare {gun}. [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
kiosk A stall set up in a public place where one can obtain information, e.g. tourist information. The information may be provided by a human or by a computer. In the latter case, the data may be stored locally (e.g. on {CD-ROM}) or accessed via a network using some kind of distributed information retreival system such as {Gopher} or {World-Wide Web}. (1998-09-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
KIS {Knowbot Information Service}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
KISS Early system on IBM 650. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Kezia cassia, the name of Job's second daughter (42:14), born after prosperity had returned to him.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Kish a bow. (1.) A Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chr. 23:21; 24:29). (2.) A Benjamite of Jerusalem (1 Chr. 8:30; 9:36). (3.) A Levite in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chr. 29:12). (4.) The great-grandfather of Mordecai (Esther 2:5). (5.) A Benjamite, the son of Abiel, and father of king Saul (1 Sam. 9:1, 3; 10:11, 21; 14:51; 2 Sam. 21:14). All that is recorded of him is that he sent his son Saul in search of his asses that had strayed, and that he was buried in Zelah. Called Cis, Acts 13:21 (R.V., Kish).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Kiss of affection (Gen. 27:26, 27; 29:13; Luke 7:38, 45); reconciliation (Gen. 33:4; 2 Sam. 14:33); leave-taking (Gen. 31:28,55; Ruth 1:14; 2 Sam. 19:39); homage (Ps. 2:12; 1 Sam. 10:1); spoken of as between parents and children (Gen. 27:26; 31:28, 55; 48:10; 50:1; Ex. 18:7; Ruth 1:9, 14); between male relatives (Gen. 29:13; 33:4; 45:15). It accompanied social worship as a symbol of brotherly love (Rom. 16:16; 1 Cor. 16:20; 2 Cor. 13:12; 1 Thess. 5:26; 1 Pet. 5:14). The worship of idols was by kissing the image or the hand toward the image (1 Kings 19:18; Hos. 13:2).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Koz thorn. (1.) A descendant of Judah. 1 Chr. 4:8, "Coz;" R.V., "Hakkoz." (2.) A priest, the head of the seventh division of the priests (Ezra 2:61; Neh. 3:4, 21; 7:63). In 1 Chr. 24:10 the word has the article prefixed, and it is taken as a part of the word "Hakkoz."
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Kezia, superficies; the angle; cassia
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Kish, hard; difficult; straw; for age
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Kishi, hardness; his gravity; his offense
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Kushaiah, same as Kishi