king penguin
- n large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle
kinetics
- n the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies
kinetochore
- n a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape
kinetoscope
- n a device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture
kinetosis
- n the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle
king
- n a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
- n a competitor who holds a preeminent position
- n a very wealthy or powerful businessman
- n preeminence in a particular category or group or field
the lion is the king of beasts - n United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
- n United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
- n United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
- n a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward
- n one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
- n (chess) the weakest but the most important piece
king's counsel
- n Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a king
king's english
- n English as spoken by educated persons in southern England