kia quen
— Noun
– English
～ a form of foot torture used by the Chinese in which the victim's foot was placed between three pieces of bamboo and systematically squeezed
keep quiet
— Verb
– English
～ refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information; "Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!"
Karakoram Range
— Noun
– English
～ a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak
Karakorum Range
— Noun
– English
～ a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak
kitchen range
— Noun
– English
～ a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove"
Kendall rank correlation
— Noun
– English
～ a nonparametric measure of the agreement between two rankings
king's ransom
— Noun
– English
～ a very large treasure
kangaroo rat
— Noun
– English
～ any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae
kangaroo rat
— Noun
– English
～ any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos
K ration
— Noun
– English
～ a small package of emergency rations; issued to United States troops in World War II
knee-jerk reflex
— Noun
– English
～ a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon
Kyrgyz Republic
— Noun
– English
～ a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991
kauri resin
— Noun
– English
～ resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum
ketosis-resistant diabetes
— Noun
– English
～ mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
— Noun
– English
～ mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes
— Noun
– English
～ mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
— Noun
– English
～ mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
key ring
— Noun
– English
～ a circular ring of metal for holding keys
Kayser-Fleischer ring
— Noun
– English
～ a pigmented ring at the outer edge of the cornea of the eye; a symptom of Wilson's disease