kill two birds with one stone |
to meet two goals with one action. |
kiln |
an oven for burning, baking, and drying. A kiln is used to make pottery and bricks or to dry wood. |
kilo |
see "kilogram." |
kilo- |
a prefix that means "one thousand." |
kilobyte |
a unit of measurement equal to 1,024 bytes. Kilobytes are used to measure the amount of electronic information that can be stored by a computer. (abbreviated: k) |
kilogram |
a unit of weight equal to one thousand grams or 2.205 pounds. (abbreviated: kg) |
kilohertz |
a unit that measures the frequency of radio waves. One kilohertz is equal to one thousand cycles per second. (abbreviated: kHz) |
kilometer |
a unit of length equal to one thousand meters or 0.621 mile. (abbreviated: km) |
kilometre |
a spelling of "kilometer" used in Canada and Britain. See "kilometer." |
kilowatt |
a unit of electrical power equal to one thousand watts. (abbreviated: kw, kW) |
kilt |
a plaid wool skirt that has pleats. Kilts are worn by men in Scotland. |
kimono |
a long, Japanese garment that has wide sleeves and a broad sash. |
kin |
the members of an extended family together; relatives. |
kind1 |
helpful; friendly; good. [2 definitions] |
kind2 |
a group of things, people, or animals that are thought of together because of like characteristics. [3 definitions] |
kindergarten |
a program for very young children. Kindergarten teaches some of the activities that are done in school. |
kindle1 |
to build or start (a fire). [3 definitions] |
kindling |
dry material that burns easily and is used to start a fire. |
kindly |
showing or having kindness. [3 definitions] |
kindness |
the quality of being kind. [2 definitions] |
kind of |
(informal) somewhat or in some way; rather. |