juncture
A place where things join, a junction.
A critical moment in time.
The manner of moving (transition) or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds; a suprasegmental phonemic cue, by which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.

junctures
plural of juncture

jung
Alternative form of djong (“type of sailing ship”).

jungs
plural of jung

junker
A young German noble or squire, especially a member of the aristocratic party in Prussia, stereotyped with narrow-minded militaristic and authoritarian attitudes.

junkers
plural of junker

junta
The ruling council of a military dictatorship.
A council, convention, tribunal or assembly; especially, the grand council of state in Spain.

juntas
plural of junta

jurymast
A temporary mast constructed when a vessel has been dismasted, usually in heavy weather.

jurymasts
plural of jurymast

justaucorps
Alternative form of juste-au-corps.

justiceships
plural of justiceship

justiciarships
plural of justiciarship

jyotirlinga
A shrine where Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam or "Lingam (pillar) of light."

jyotirlingas
plural of jyotirlinga

kadi
Alternative spelling of qadi, Islamic judge, particularly (historical) in Ottoman contexts where they initially oversaw local administration as well as Islamic law.

kafala
A form of Islamic adoption in which the child is not regarded as a true child of the adoptive parents.
A sponsorship system in the Middle East, used to monitor migrant labourers, mostly in the construction and domestic sectors.

kafila
Alternative form of cafila.

kafilah
Alternative form of cafila.

kafilahs
plural of kafilah

kafilas
plural of kafila

kafileh
Alternative form of cafila.

kafilehs
plural of kafileh

kaibosh
Alternative spelling of kibosh.

kaiserships
plural of kaisership

kaiso
A style of music popular in the Caribbean, a precursor to calypso music.
An individual musical work in this style.

kaisos
plural of kaiso

kaiten
Synonym of sushi train.

kaitiaki
The Māori concept of guardianship of the natural environment.
In Māori culture, a person serving as a guardian of the natural environment.

kaitiakis
plural of kaitiaki

kaitiakitanga
Guardianship of the natural environment.

kajava
Alternative form of kajawah.

kajavah
Alternative form of kajawah.

kajavahs
plural of kajavah

kajavas
plural of kajava

kajawa
Alternative form of kajawah.

kajawah
A camel-borne pannier, litter, or cacolet.
Similar vehicles borne by other animals.

kajawahs
plural of kajawah

kajawas
plural of kajawa

kajaweh
Alternative form of kajawah.

kajawehs
plural of kajaweh

kajee
Obsolete form of qadi.

kajees
plural of kajee

kakap
A narrow river or coastal boat used in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei for fishing, or sometimes in piracy and raids.

kakaps
plural of kakap

kaleidocycle
A flexible polyhedron connecting six tetrahedra (or disphenoids) on opposite edges into a cycle.

kaleidocycles
plural of kaleidocycle

kammback
Alternative letter-case form of Kammback.

kammbacks
plural of kammback

kanban
A card containing a set of manufacturing specifications and requirements, used to regulate the supply of components.
A coordinated manufacturing system using such cards.
A system to manage, visualise, and improve work across teams, often as part of an agile methodology.

kanbans
plural of kanban

kandhuli
The bronze featherback, Notopterus notopterus.

kappal
A ship, especially a square-rigged vessel with top and top-gallant masts.

kappals
plural of kappal

kapparah
Atonement.

karavan
Obsolete spelling of caravan.

karavans
plural of karavan

kardex
Alternative form of Kardex.

kareeta
An ornate bag for transporting a letter from a noble.

kareetas
plural of kareeta

karonda
Carissa carandas, a flowering shrub in the family Apocynaceae.
The berry-sized fruit of this shrub, used in Indian pickles and spices.

karondas
plural of karonda

karozzin
A type of traditional carriage pulled by a horse or pair of horses.

karozzini
plural of karozzin

karozzins
plural of karozzin

karrozin
Alternative spelling of karozzin.

karrozini
plural of karrozin

karrozins
plural of karrozin

karrozzin
Alternative spelling of karozzin.

karrozzini
plural of karrozzin

karrozzins
plural of karrozzin

karrusel
The carousel of a clock or watch

karrusels
plural of karrusel

karting
An open-wheeled motorsport that uses small vehicles called karts or go-karts.

karve
a multipurpose intermediate size Viking longship

karvel
Obsolete spelling of carvel.
Obsolete spelling of caravel.

karvels
plural of karvel

karvi
Alternative form of karve.

karyopherin
Any of a group of proteins, classified as importins and exportins, involved in transporting molecules through the pores of the nuclear envelope.

karyopherins
plural of karyopherin

kashish
Obsolete form of qadi.

kashishes
plural of kashish

kawanatanga
governance; governorship

kayaktivist
A waterborne demonstrator who uses kayaks, rafts, or other small boats, both as a demonstration and to interrupt the docking of vessels they are protesting.

kayaktivists
plural of kayaktivist

kazi
Alternative form of Kazi.

keelage
The right of demanding a duty or toll for a ship entering port.
The duty or toll charged for a ship entering port.

keelages
plural of keelage

keelboat
Any sailboat having a keel (as opposed to a centerboard or daggerboard).

keelboaters
plural of keelboater

keelboatmen
plural of keelboatman

keelboats
plural of keelboat

keelson
A longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for strength and stiffness.

keelsons
plural of keelson

keepership
The position of a keeper; guardianship, ownership.

keeperships
plural of keepership

kefala
Alternative form of kafala.

kei
A class of lightweight vehicles with small engines.

keiretsu
A set of Japanese companies with interlocking business relationships and shareholdings.

keiretsus
plural of keiretsu

kentledge
Weights (often scrap or pig iron) used as permanent ballast on ships.
A system of weights (usually concrete or cast-iron blocks) used for load-testing piled foundations.

kentledges
plural of kentledge

kepone
A carcinogenic insecticide related to mirex, used between 1966 and 1975 in the US for ant and roach baits.

kerjava
Obsolete form of kajawah.

kerjavas
plural of kerjava

ketch
A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post.

ketches
plural of ketch

ketimide
An ion, group or ligand containing a carbon atom with a double bond to a nitrogen atom

ketimides
plural of ketimide

keto
The carbonyl group of a ketone.
Ellipsis of keto diet, abbreviation of ketogenic diet.

ketoacid
Alternative spelling of keto acid.

ketoacids
plural of ketoacid

ketoalkene
Any alkene that also possesses a carbonyl group

ketoalkenes
plural of ketoalkene

ketobenzothiazole
Any ketone in which a benzothiazole is linked to the carbonyl group; some are serine protease inhibitors

ketobenzoxazole
Any ketone in which the carbonyl group is directly attached to a benzoxazole (typically, to the oxazole ring)

ketocarbene
A carbene that also has a ketonic carbonyl group

ketocarbenes
plural of ketocarbene

ketocarbenoid
A carbenoid that also has a ketonic carbonyl group

ketocarbenoids
plural of ketocarbenoid

ketoenamine
Any enamine that is also a ketone, especially one in which the carbonyl group is adjacent to the double bond of the enamine

ketoenamines
plural of ketoenamine

ketoketenimine
Any ketenimine that also contains a carbonyl group

ketoketenimines
plural of ketoketenimine

ketone
A homologous series of organic molecules whose functional group is an oxygen atom joined to a carbon atom—by a double bond—in a carbon-hydrogen based molecule.

ketones
plural of ketone

ketos
plural of keto

ketosphingosine
A derivative of sphingosine that has a carbonyl group in the 3-position

kevils
plural of kevil

keyfob
Alternative spelling of key fob.