kuru

Kuru


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. 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)

kuru

kwanzaa

Kwanzaa


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year (context:act)

kwanzaa

kuwaiti

Kuwaiti


– definition :

  • (adjective)
    1. of or relating to the capital of Kuwait or its residents (context:pert)
    2. of or relating to the kingdom of Kuwait or its people (context:pert)
  • (noun)
    1. a native or inhabitant of Kuwait (context:person)


– Sample : “kuwaiti”

  • Kuwaiti ports
  • Kuwaiti streets are lined with luxury stores
kuwaiti

kymograph

Kymograph


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. 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)

kymograph

kuroshio

Kuroshio


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean (context:phenomenon)

kuroshio

kwacha

Kwacha


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. the basic unit of money in Malawi (context:quantity)
    2. the basic unit of money in Zambia (context:quantity)

kwacha

kurus

Kurus


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey (context:quantity)

kurus

kwashiorkor

Kwashiorkor


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein (context:state)

kwashiorkor

kyo-chiku

Kyo-chiku


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks (context:plant)

kyo-chiku