| justice |
Justice is fairness. If there is justice in a society, everyone is treated in an equal and fair manner. [3 definitions] |
| justify |
When you justify something that happened, you think of good reasons for why it happened. You try to make it OK that it happened. If you justify something you want to do, you think of good reasons for why you should do it. |
| jut |
to project or stick out sharply (often followed by "out"). |
| jute |
a thick, strong fiber taken from a plant and used to make rope and rough cloth. [2 definitions] |
| juvenile |
young; not grown up. [4 definitions] |
| K3 |
symbol of the chemical element potassium. |
| k |
the eleventh letter of the English alphabet. |
| Kabul |
the capital city of Afghanistan. |
| Kalahari Desert |
The Kalahari Desert is a very dry and sandy area of southern Africa. It covers a large area of the country of Botswana and also parts of Namibia and South Africa. The Kalahari Desert is home to lions, giraffes, baboons, zebras, wild dogs, and many other animals. |
| kaleidoscope |
a tube with small bits of colored glass and mirrors inside. The tube is held to the eye and turned to see changing forms. |
| kangaroo |
A kangaroo is a large mammal that can jump very far. It has short front legs, powerful back legs, and a strong tail. It also has long pointed ears. Kangaroos live in the country of Australia. A female kangaroo has a pouch in its belly, where she carries her baby for a few months after it is born. |
| Kansas |
Kansas is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Kansas is KS. |
| karaoke |
a kind of music entertainment system that plays the music of popular songs, but leaves out the vocals. This allows a person to sing along with the music. Karaoke was invented in Japan. |
| karat |
a unit of measure for the purity of gold equal to one twenty-fourth part of pure gold. |
| karate |
Karate is a way to protect yourself from danger without using weapons. Karate uses hard blows with the elbows or with the edges of the hands or feet. Many people study karate just as a sport. |
| katydid |
a large, green insect that is related to the grasshopper. Katydids live in trees and are often heard calling on summer nights. The male makes a noise that sounds like "katydid" by rubbing its wings together. |
| kayak |
A kayak is a small boat that is pointed at both ends and is made for one person. |
| Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan is a country in Asia. Some of its neighbors are Russia, China, and Uzbekistan. Kazakhstan is a very large country with high mountains, flat lands, and deserts. Many people in Kazakhstan make a living by growing grain, raising cattle, or mining. |
| keel |
a long piece of wood or metal that runs down the length of the bottom of a boat or ship. The keel makes a boat or ship stable in the water. |
| keel over |
to fall over suddenly; faint. |
| keen1 |
very sharp; able to cut easily into thin, exact pieces. [3 definitions] |