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Definition of k

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K () the eleventh letter of the English alphabet, is nonvocal consonant. The form and sound of the letter K are from the Latin, which used the letter but little except in the early period of the language. It came into the Latin from the Greek, which received it from a Phoenician source, the ultimate origin probably being Egyptian. Etymologically K is most nearly related to c, g, h (which see)..

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Narrowing :: Narrowing (n.) The part of a stocking which is narrowed.

Stereotyped :: Stereotype (n.) The art or process of making such plates, or of executing work by means of them..

Disliker :: Disliker (n.) One who dislikes or disrelishes.

Hayward :: Hayward (n.) An officer who is appointed to guard hedges, and to keep cattle from breaking or cropping them, and whose further duty it is to impound animals found running at large..

Petrogale :: Petrogale (n.) Any Australian kangaroo of the genus Petrogale, as the rock wallaby (P. penicillata)..

Revoke :: Revoke (v. t.) To hold back; to repress; to restrain.

Sistrum :: Sistrum () An instrument consisting of a thin metal frame, through which passed a number of metal rods, and furnished with a handle by which it was shaken and made to rattle. It was peculiarly Egyptian, and used especially in the worship of Isis. It is still used in Nubia..

Stave :: Stave (n.) One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; esp., one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, a pail, etc..

Understandingly :: Understandingly (adv.) In an understanding manner; intelligibly; with full knowledge or comprehension; intelligently; as, to vote upon a question understandingly; to act or judge understandingly..

Kanaka :: Kanaka (n.) A native of the Sandwich Islands.

Revulsion :: Revulsion (n.) A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal.

Slip :: Slip (n.) To slide; to lose one's footing or one's hold; not to tread firmly; as, it is necessary to walk carefully lest the foot should slip..

Chelonia :: Chelonia (n. pl.) An order of reptiles, including the tortoises and turtles, peculiar in having a part of the vertebrae, ribs, and sternum united with the dermal plates so as to form a firm shell. The jaws are covered by a horny beak. See Reptilia; also, Illust. in Appendix..

Loose :: Loose (a.) To relax; to loosen; to make less strict.

Fake :: Fake (n.) One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil..

Skiddaw :: Skiddaw (n.) The black guillemot.

Chip :: Chip (v. t.) To bet, as with chips in the game of poker..

Vault :: Vault (n.) An arched apartment; especially, a subterranean room, use for storing articles, for a prison, for interment, or the like; a cell; a cellar..

Unlook :: Unlook (v. t.) To recall or retract, as a look..

Creeper :: Creeper (n.) Crockets. See Crocket.