kidnapping
- n (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
- v take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
kidney
- n either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine
urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder
kidney bean
- n the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans)
- n large dark red bean; usually dried
kidney begonia
- n rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath
kidney failure
- n inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance