kinglet
- n small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice
kingmaker
- n English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
- n an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence
the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker
kingpin
- n the most important person in a group or undertaking
- n bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle
- n the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins
kings canyon national park
- n a national park in California that has giant sequoia trees and alpine lakes and glaciers
kingsnake
- n any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals
kingston
- n a town on the Hudson River in New York
- n a town in southeast Ontario on Lake Ontario near the head of the Saint Lawrence River
- n capital and largest city of Jamaica
kingstown
- n the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; on Saint Vincent