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   Kanara
         n 1: a historical region of southwestern India on the west coast
               [syn: {Kanara}, {Canara}]

English Dictionary: knower by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
khimar
n
  1. a headscarf worn by observant Muslim women that hangs down to just above the waist
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Khmer
n
  1. the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Cambodia
  2. a native or inhabitant of Cambodia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
knower
n
  1. a person who knows or apprehends [syn: knower, apprehender]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Keen \Keen\ (k[emac]n), a. [Compar. {Keener} (-[etil]r); superl.
      {Keenest}.] [OE. kene sharp, bold, AS. c[emac]ne bold; akin
      to D. koen, OHG. kuoni, G. k[81]hn, OSw. kyn, k[94]n, Icel.
      k[91]nn, for k[oe]nn wise; perh. akin to E. ken, can to be
      able. [root]45. ]
      1. Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a
            razor with a keen edge.
  
                     A bow he bare and arwes [arrows] bright and kene.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
                     That my keen knife see not the wound it makes.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      2. Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing
            mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen
            look; keen features.
  
                     To make our wits more keen.               --Shak.
  
                     Before the keen inquiry of her thought. --Cowper.
  
      3. Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe;
            as, keen satire or sarcasm.
  
                     Good father cardinal, cry thou amen To my keen
                     curses.                                             --Shak.
  
      4. Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold,
            wind, etc,; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen.
  
                     Breasts the keen air, and carols as he goes.
                                                                              --Goldsmith.
  
      5. Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite. [bd]Of full
            kene will.[b8] --Piers Plowman.
  
                     So keen and greedy to confound a man. --Shak.
  
      Note: Keen is often used in the composition of words, most of
               which are of obvious signification; as, keen-edged,
               keen-eyed, keen-sighted, keen-witted, etc.
  
      Syn: Prompt; eager; ardent; sharp; acute; cutting;
               penetrating; biting; severe; sarcastic; satirical;
               piercing; shrewd.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Keener \Keen"er\, n.
      A professional mourner who wails at a funeral. [Ireland]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kimry \Kim"ry\, n.
      See {Cymry}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Knar \Knar\, n.
      See {Gnar}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Knarry \Knar"ry\, a.
      Knotty; gnarled. --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Knor \Knor\, n.
      See {Knur}. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Knower \Know"er\, n.
      One who knows. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Knur \Knur\, n. [See {Knurl}.]
      A knurl. --Woodward.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Knurry \Knur"ry\, a.
      Full of knots. [Obs.] --Drayton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kohinoor \Koh`i*noor"\, Kohnur \Koh`*nur\, n. [Per. koh-i-n[?]r,
      lit., mountain of light.]
      A famous diamond, surrendered to the British crown on the
      annexation of the Punjab. According to Hindoo legends, it was
      found in a Golconda mine, and has been the property of
      various Hindoo and Persian rulers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kohinoor \Koh`i*noor"\, Kohnur \Koh`*nur\, n. [Per. koh-i-n[?]r,
      lit., mountain of light.]
      A famous diamond, surrendered to the British crown on the
      annexation of the Punjab. According to Hindoo legends, it was
      found in a Golconda mine, and has been the property of
      various Hindoo and Persian rulers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kymry \Kym"ry\, n.
      See {Cymry}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cymry \Cym"ry\ (-r?), n. [W., pl.]
      A collective term for the Welsh race; -- so called by
      themselves . [{Written also Cymri}, {Cwmry}, {Kymry}, etc.]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Kenmare, ND (city, FIPS 42020)
      Location: 48.67397 N, 102.07983 W
      Population (1990): 1214 (637 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Kenmore, NY (village, FIPS 39232)
      Location: 42.96485 N, 78.87192 W
      Population (1990): 17180 (7330 housing units)
      Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 14217
   Kenmore, WA (CDP, FIPS 35170)
      Location: 47.76463 N, 122.24262 W
      Population (1990): 8917 (3781 housing units)
      Area: 8.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Kenner, LA (city, FIPS 39475)
      Location: 30.12846 N, 90.22787 W
      Population (1990): 72033 (27259 housing units)
      Area: 39.2 sq km (land), 170.9 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 70062, 70065

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Keymar, MD
      Zip code(s): 21757

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Kinnear, WY
      Zip code(s): 82516
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