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Kuru
– definition :
- (noun)
- a progressive disease of the central nervous system marked by increasing lack of coordination and advancing to paralysis and death within a year of the appearance of symptoms; thought to have been transmitted by cannibalistic consumption of diseased brain tissue since the disease virtually disappeared when cannibalism was abandoned (context:state)
Kwanzaa
– definition :
- (noun)
- a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year (context:act)
Kuwaiti
– definition :
- (adjective)
- of or relating to the capital of Kuwait or its residents (context:pert)
- of or relating to the kingdom of Kuwait or its people (context:pert)
- (noun)
- a native or inhabitant of Kuwait (context:person)
– Sample : “kuwaiti”
- Kuwaiti ports
- Kuwaiti streets are lined with luxury stores
Kymograph
– definition :
- (noun)
- scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record (as of breathing or blood pressure) (context:artifact)
Kuroshio
– definition :
- (noun)
- a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean (context:phenomenon)
Kwacha
– definition :
- (noun)
- the basic unit of money in Malawi (context:quantity)
- the basic unit of money in Zambia (context:quantity)
Kurus
– definition :
- (noun)
- 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey (context:quantity)
Kwashiorkor
– definition :
- (noun)
- severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein (context:state)
Kuwaiti dinar
– definition :
- (noun)
- the basic unit of money in Kuwait; equal 1,000 fils (context:quantity)
Kyo-chiku
– definition :
- (noun)
- immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks (context:plant)
