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kirkia
  • n  small genus of tropical South African trees and shrubs
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lady-in-waiting
  • n  a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess
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kiliwi
  • n  a member of a North American Indian people living in northern Baja California
  • n  the Yuman language spoken by the Kiliwa
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kill
  • n  the act of terminating a life
  • n  the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
    the pilot reported two kills during the mission
  • v  cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
    This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank
    The farmer killed a pig for the holidays
  • v  thwart the passage of
    kill a motion
  • v  end or extinguish by forceful means
  • v  be fatal
    cigarettes kill
    drunken driving kills
  • v  be the source of great pain for
    These new shoes are killing me!
  • v  overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
    The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!
  • v  hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
    She killed the ball
  • v  hit with great force
    He killed the ball
  • v  deprive of life
    AIDS has killed thousands in Africa
  • v  cause the death of, without intention
    She was killed in the collision of three cars
  • v  drink down entirely
    She killed a bottle of brandy that night
  • v  mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
    kill these lines in the President's speech
  • v  tire out completely
    The daily stress of her work is killing her
  • v  cause to cease operating
    kill the engine
  • v  destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
    Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods
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kill zone
  • n  an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities
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killdeer
  • n  American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry
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killdeer plover
  • n  American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry
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king penguin
  • n  large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle
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killer
  • n  someone who causes the death of a person or animal
  • n  the causal agent resulting in death
    heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States
  • n  a difficulty that is hard to deal with
    that exam was a real killer
  • n  predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
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killer bee
  • n  an investment banker who devises strategies to make a target company less attractive for takeover
  • n  a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas
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