(n.) One who, or that which, keeps; one who, or that which, holds or has possession of anything.

(n.) One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the charge of prisoners.

(n.) One who has the care, custody, or superintendence of anything; as, the keeper of a park, a pound, of sheep, of a gate, etc. ; the keeper of attached property; hence, one who saves from harm; a defender; a preserver.

(n.) One who remains or keeps in a place or position.

(n.) A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place; as: (a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot. (b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger. (c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap.

(n.) A fruit that keeps well; as, the Roxbury Russet is a good keeper.

(a.) Applied to a variety of tumor forming hard, flat, irregular excrescences upon the skin.

(n.) A keloid tumor.

(n.) Alt. of Kelpy

(n.) Regular order or proper condition.

(imp. & p. p.) of Ken

(n.) The water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a gutter; also, a puddle.

(n.) A house for a dog or for dogs, or for a pack of hounds.

(n.) A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs.

(n.) The hole of a fox or other beast; a haunt.

(v. i.) To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox.

(v. t.) To put or keep in a kennel.

(n.) A hundred weight; a quintal.

(n.) A kind of long trumpet, used among the Persians.

(n.) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Coccus ilicis), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean. They are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and were used in medicine.

(n.) A small European evergreen oak (Quercus coccifera) on which the kermes insect (Coccus ilicis) feeds.

(imp. & p. p.) of Kern

(a.) Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type.

(n.) The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument; as, the kernel of a nut. See Illust. of Endocarp.

(n.) A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn.

(n.) A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.

(n.) The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument.

(v. i.) To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.

(n.) One of a series of organic bases obtained by the reduction of certain isonitroso compounds of the ketones. In general they are unstable oily substances having a pungent aromatic odor.

(n.) The name of certain African species of Hibiscus, cultivated for the acid of their mucilage.

(n.) One of a large class of organic substances resembling the aldehydes, obtained by the distillation of certain salts of organic acids and consisting of carbonyl (CO) united with two hydrocarbon radicals. In general the ketones are colorless volatile liquids having a pungent ethereal odor.

(n.) A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Key

(n.) Wharfage; quayage.

(n.) See Key way, under Key.

(v. t.) To bruise; to grind coarsely; as, kibbled oats.

(n.) A large iron bucket used in Cornwall and Wales for raising ore out of mines.

(n.) See Keblah.

(n.) One who, or that which, kicks.

(n.) The water thrush or accentor.

(n.) A kind of basketwork wear in a river, for catching fish.

(v. t.) To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one's will, with intent to carry to another place.

(n.) A glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body; a urinary gland.

(n.) Habit; disposition; sort; kind.

(n.) A waiter.

(imp. & p. p.) of Kill

(n.) One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills.

(n.) A voracious, toothed whale of the genus Orca, of which several species are known.

(n.) An earth of a blackish or deep blue color.

(imp. & p. p.) of Kid

(a.) Designating a canvas used for portraits of a peculiar size, viz., twenty-right or twenty-nine inches by thirty-six; -- so called because that size was adopted by Sir Godfrey Kneller for the portraits he painted of the members of the Kitcat Club.

(n.) A game played by striking with a stick small piece of wood, called a cat, shaped like two cones united at their bases; tipcat.

(n. & v. i.) The same as Kotow.

(a.) Designating a club in London, to which Addison and Steele belonged; -- so called from Christopher Cat, a pastry cook, who served the club with mutton pies.

(n.) An African freshwater fish (Protopterus annectens), belonging to the Dipnoi. It can breathe air by means of its lungs, and when waters dry up, it encases itself in a nest of hard mud, where it remains till the rainy season. It is used as food.

(n.) A large South African antelope (Strepsiceros kudu). The males have graceful spiral horns, sometimes four feet long. The general color is reddish or grayish brown, with eight or nine white bands on each side, and a pale dorsal stripe. The old males become dark bluish gray, due to the skin showing through the hair. The females are hornless. Called also nellut.

(n.) A small Russian coin. One hundred kopecks make a rouble, worth about sixty cents.

(n.) A wild horse (Equus, / Asinus, onager) inhabiting the plants of Central Asia; -- called also gour, khur, and onager.

(n.) An Abyssinian rosaceous tree (Brayera anthelmintica), the flowers of which are used as a vermifuge.

(n.) The slow lemur. See Lemur.

(n.) See Koumiss.

() See Vetiver.

(n.) Aniline.

(n.) A base obtained from coal tar.

(n.) See Kimnel.

(p. p.) of Kithe

(a.) Full of, or covered with, knobs or hard protuberances.

(a.) Irregular; stubborn in particulars.

(a.) Abounding in rounded hills or mountains; hilly.

(superl.) Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope.

(superl.) Hard; rugged; as, a knotty head.

(superl.) Difficult; intricate; perplexed.

(n.) One who knows.

(superl.) Full of knots; hard; tough; hence, capable of enduring or resisting much.

(a.) Full of knots.

(n.) A kind of domestic spirit in German mythology, corresponding to the Scottish brownie and the English Robin Goodfellow.

(n.) The gemsbok.

(n.) The gnu.

(n.) See Cabala.

(n.) The jackdaw.

(n & v.) See Caftan.

(n.) Salts of potassium used in the manufacture of fertilizers.

(n.) 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.

(n.) Potassium; -- so called by the German chemists.

(n.) A fruit bat, esp. the Indian edible fruit bat (Pteropus edulis).

(n.) The red dusty hairs of the capsules of an East Indian tree (Mallotus Philippinensis) used for dyeing silk. It is violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm.

(n.) Alt. of Khamsin

(n.) Alt. of Kaoline

(n.) An armed constable; also, a government servant or courier.

(n.) a New Zealand tree, the Cypress cedar (Libocedrus Doniana), having a valuable, fine-grained, reddish wood.

(n. pl.) A game; ninepins.

(imp. & p. p.) of Keck

(v. i. & n.) See Keck, v. i. & n.

(v. t.) To wind old rope around, as a cable, to preserve its surface from being fretted, or to wind iron chains around, to defend from the friction of a rocky bottom, or from the ice.

(n.) The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow parsnip or the hemlock.

(imp. & p. p.) of Kedge

(n.) A small anchor; a kedge.

(imp. & p. p.) of Keel

(a.) Keel-shaped; having a longitudinal prominence on the back; as, a keeled leaf.

(a.) Having a median ridge; carinate; as, a keeled scale.

(adv.) In a keen manner.

(n.) Alt. of Knitchet

(n. pl.) of Knife. See Knife.

(a.) Like or relating to a kite.

(v. t.) See Kittle, v. t.

(n.) A young cat.

(a.) Having a knack; cunning; crafty; trickish.

(a.) Knotty; rough; figuratively, rough in temper.

(a.) Having knaps; full of protuberances or humps; knobby.

(a.) Knotty; gnarled.

(n.) A low, spreading weed (Scleranthus annuus), common in sandy soil.

(pl. ) of Knife

(imp. & p. p.) of Knife

(imp. & p. p.) of King

(superl.) Belonging to, suitable to, or becoming, a king; characteristic of, resembling, a king; directed or administered by a king; monarchical; royal; sovereign; regal; august; noble; grand.

(adv.) In a kingly or kinglike manner.

(n.) Same as 3d Kink.

(n.) See Quinone.

(n.) A garment varying in form and use at different times, and worn doth by men and women.

(imp. & p. p.) of Kiss

(n.) One who kisses.

(v. t. & i.) To bring forth young, as a cat; to bring forth, as kittens.

(v. i.) To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter.

(v. t.) To tickle.

(a.) Ticklish; not easily managed; troublesome; difficult; variable.

(imp. & p. p.) of Kilt

(a.) Having on a kilt.

(a.) Plaited after the manner of kilting.

(a.) Tucked or fastened up; -- said of petticoats, etc.

(n.) See Kelter.

(n.) A tub. See Kemelin.

(n.) India silk brocaded with flowers in silver or gold.

(a.) Of the nature of kincob; brocaded.

(v. t. & i.) To bring forth young.

(v. t.) To set on fire; to cause to burn with flame; to ignite; to cause to begin burning; to start; to light; as, to kindle a match, or shavings.

(v. t.) Fig.: To inflame, as the passions; to rouse; to provoke; to excite to action; to heat; to fire; to animate; to incite; as, to kindle anger or wrath; to kindle the flame of love, or love into a flame.

(v. i.) To take fire; to begin to burn with flame; to start as a flame.

(v. i.) Fig.: To begin to be excited; to grow warm or animated; to be roused or exasperated.

(n.) According to the kind or nature; natural.

(n.) Humane; congenial; sympathetic; hence, disposed to do good to; benevolent; gracious; kind; helpful; as, kindly affections, words, acts, etc.

(n.) Favorable; mild; gentle; auspicious; beneficent.

(adv.) Naturally; fitly.

(adv.) In a kind manner; congenially; with good will; with a disposition to make others happy, or to oblige.

(imp. & p. p.) of Kink