kreophagy
Flesh-eating; meat-eating.

krewe
A private organization in New Orleans or elsewhere that exists to stage a Mardi Gras Ball, Mardi Gras Parade, or both.

krewes
plural of krewe

kritarchy
Rule by judges.

kritik
In formal debating, an argument that challenges a certain mindset or assumption made by the opposing team, often from the perspective of critical theory, rather than dealing directly with the topic under debate.

kritiks
plural of kritik

kritocracies
plural of kritocracy

kritocracy
Alternative form of critocracy.

kritrima
Artificially produced incense.
An Indian form of adoption of a son.

kromogram
An early colour photograph produced with the Kromskop system.

kromograms
plural of kromogram.

krone
The currency of Iceland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands) and Norway, divided into 100 øre, except in Iceland where 1 króna = 100 aurar.

kronoseismology
The study of the propagation of pressure waves in Saturn

kroo
An obsolete African unit of measure, varying by the type of produce.

kroos
plural of kroo

kror
Alternative form of crore (“ten million”).

krore
Alternative form of crore (“ten million”).

krores
plural of krore

krors
plural of kror

krotala
plural of krotalum

krotalum
Alternative form of crotalum.

krouzek
Alternative spelling of kroužek.

kruidnoot
a small hemispherical spiced cookie with speculaas spices, eaten during Sinterklaas celebrations. Typically harder and smaller than a pepernoot.

kruidnoots
plural of kruidnoot

kruidnoten
plural of kruidnoot

kruptadia
Erotica.

kryal
The portion of a stream fed by meltwaters from ice.

kryokonite
Alternative form of cryoconite.

krytocracy
Misspelling of critocracy.

kshanti
patience, forbearance and forgiveness: one of the paramitas in Theravāda and Mahāyāna Buddhism.

kshatriyahood
The quality of being a kshatriya.

ksi
Abbreviation of kilopound per square inch.

kt
Alternative form of kt..

kts
plural of kt: knots

kubing
A type of Jew's harp, of Filipino origin, most often made of bamboo.

kubings
plural of kubing

kudan
A yokai with the head of a human and the body of a bovine.

kudans
plural of kudan

kudlik
A type of soapstone lamp used by the Inuit, a qulliq.

kudliks
plural of kudlik

kudology
The science of assigning kudos or credit for an idea, invention, etc to its originator.

kuffs
plural of kuff

kufr
Denial or rejection of Islam.

kuft
An Indian form of inlaid work on steel or iron, by damascening and encrusting gold on the metalwork.

kugelblitz
A concentration of light so intense that it forms an event horizon and becomes self-trapped, forming a black hole.

kugelblitzes
plural of kugelblitz

kulaite
A kind of basalt from the Kula basin in Turkey, containing a predominance of hornblende over augite.

kulaites
plural of kulaite

kulakism
The condition or state of the kulaks.

kulhad
A small clay teacup, typically served at railway stations

kulhads
plural of kulhad

kulintang
An ancient form of instrumental music of Southeast Asia, played on a row of small, horizontally-laid melodic gongs accompanied by larger suspended gongs and drums.

kultur
German culture or civilization, especially seen as authoritarian or racist during the period of world wars (1914-18 and 1939-45)

kulturwort
Alternative letter-case form of Kulturwort.

kumikumi
Alternative form of kamokamo.

kumikumis
plural of kumikumi

kumst
An opaque dull yellow-green variety of amber

kundiman
A traditional Filipino love song or serenade.

kundimans
plural of kundiman

kundoku
Synonym of kun-yomi.

kunga
A kind of equid in ancient Mesopotamia (probably a donkey-onager cross).

kungas
plural of kunga

kunya
An epithet in Arabic names, typically deriving from the name of the bearer's first-born son.

kunyas
plural of kunya

kuomboka
A ceremony, in the upper reaches of the Zambezi, to mark the end of the rainy season

kuombokas
plural of kuomboka

kurbee
Alternative form of kirbee.

kurkar
A kind of calcareous sandstone, common in Israel.

kurkars
plural of kurkar

kurkul
A rich or supposedly rich peasant, targeted during Soviet collectivization, especially in the context of Ukraine or Ukrainians; a kulak.

kurkuli
plural of kurkul

kurkuls
plural of kurkul

kuroboshi
A loss in a bout

kurultai
A political and military council of ancient Mongol and Turkic chiefs and khans.

kurultais
plural of kurultai

kurumaya
A Japanese rickshawman.

kurumayas
plural of kurumaya

kut
A traditional Korean shamanic ritual.

kutniti
diplomacy: the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of states.

kuudere
A calm, aloof, reserved fictional character (usually a girl) who has a hidden soft side, especially for a love interest.

kwaito
A style of music featuring words chanted over house music, originating in Johannesburg during the 1990s.
The meme or milieu associated with the music style.

kwanga
A type of Congolese pap made from manioc

kwangas
plural of kwanga

kwanjula
A betrothal ceremony in Ugandan culture.

kwanjulas
plural of kwanjula

kwd
Abbreviation of keyword.

kwds
plural of kwd

kwyjibo
A particular yo-yo trick.

kwyjibos
plural of kwyjibo

kyan
Alternative spelling of cayenne (in compounds such as “kyan pepper” and “kyan butter”).
A hot sauce prepared from cayenne pepper.

kyanisation
British standard spelling of kyanization.

kyanization
The act or process of kyanizing.

kyathoi
plural of kyathos

kyathos
A style of painted Greek vase with a single long flat looping handle resembling a ladle.

kybp
Initialism of kiloyears before present.

kyloe
One of a breed of small Highland cattle.

kyloes
plural of kyloe

kymatics
Alternative form of cymatics.

kymatology
The study of wave motion.

kymographies
plural of kymography

kymography
The use of a kymograph.

kynology
Alternative form of cynology.

kynophobia
Alternative form of cynophobia.

kyokushin
A style of stand-up, full-contact karate originating in Japan, based on philosophy of the self and discipline.

kypholordosis
The combination of kyphosis and lordosis.

kyriarchies
plural of kyriarchy

kyriarchy
A system of ruling and oppression in which many people may interact and act as oppressor or oppressed.

kyrie
A short prayer or petition including the phrase kyrie eleison, meaning “Lord, have mercy”.
A setting of the traditional kyrie text to music for a Mass.

kyries
plural of kyrie

kyriolexy
The use of literal expressions, as opposed to figurative; of clear, as opposed to obscure.

kyriology
The use of literal or simple expressions, as distinguished from the use of figurative or obscure language.

kyrs
plural of kyr

kyudo
A Japanese form of archery.

l
The twelfth letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.

laari
A subdenomination of the rufiyaa, 1/100 of its value.
A former currency of Maldives until 1913.

laaris
plural of laari

labanotation
A system for documenting body movement.

labanotations
plural of labanotation

labara
plural of labarum

labarum
The Roman military standard adopted by Constantine I. The banner was known for its Christian chi-rho sign - ☧.

labarums
plural of labarum

labdacism
Alternative form of lambdacism.

labdacisms
plural of labdacism

labdacismus
Alternative form of lambdacism.

labefactation
Alternative form of labefaction.

labefaction
The act of shaking or weakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination.

labelese
The type of language used on labels.

labellessness
Absence of labels.

labialisation
Alternative spelling of labialization.

labialisations
plural of labialisation

labialism
A form of stammering characterized by confusion in the use of the labial consonants.

labialities
plural of labiality

labiality
The quality of being labial, that is, lip- or labia-like.
The quality of being a labial sound (a sound produced with the labia).

labialization
A secondary articulatory feature of usually consonants that involves the contraction or rounding of the lips (labia) during pronunciation.