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jury a body of persons summoned to a court of law who are sworn to hear evidence and give a true verdict in a case. [2 definitions]
just fair, equitable, and honest. [12 definitions]
just about practically; almost; nearly.
justice the principle or quality of equity; moral rightness. [5 definitions]
justify to demonstrate (something) to be true or valid. [5 definitions]
jut to project or extend sharply outward; protrude (often fol. by "out"). [2 definitions]
jute a coarse, strong fiber taken from any of a variety of plants native to the East Indies, used to make twine, burlap, and the like. [2 definitions]
juvenile not yet having attained maturity; not adult; young. [4 definitions]
K3 symbol of the chemical element potassium.
k the eleventh letter of the English alphabet.
Kabul the capital of Afghanistan.
Kalahari Desert an arid and sandy region of southern Africa occupying a large area of Botswana as well as parts of Namibia and South Africa.
kaleidoscope a rotating tube in which changing symmetrical forms are created by the reflection, in mirrors set at angles to each other, of small bits of colored class moving in a chamber at one end of the tube. [2 definitions]
kangaroo any of a group of large plant-eating marsupials of Australia and Tanzania, having powerful hind legs for jumping and a long, heavy tail used for balance.
Kansas a Midwestern U.S. state between Missouri and Colorado. (abbr.: KS)
karaoke a form of musical entertainment originating in Japan in which prerecorded instrumental music from popular songs is played while a person performs live vocals through a microphone.
karat a unit of measure for the purity of gold equal to one twenty-fourth part of pure gold.
karate a method of weaponless self-defense, based on strategically placed hard blows with the elbows or the edges of hands or feet.
katydid any of a variety of large grasshoppers, the males of which produce a characteristic song by rubbing the wings together.
kayak a slender boat traditionally used by the Inuit people, consisting of a light frame pointed at both ends, covered with a waterproof skin that may be pulled tight around the waist of the passenger. [2 definitions]
Kazakhstan a Central Asian country south of Russia; formerly a republic of the Soviet Union.