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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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kirkia wilmsii
  • n  small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs
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kirkuk
  • n  a city in northeastern Iraq; the center of a rich oilfield with pipelines to the Mediterranean
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kirpan
  • n  a ceremonial four-inch curved dagger that Sikh men and women are obliged to wear at all times
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kirtle
  • n  a garment resembling a tunic that was worn by men in the Middle Ages
  • n  a long dress worn by women
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kishar
  • n  Babylonian consort of Anshar; in Sumerian the name signifies `the totality of the lower world'
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kishke
  • n  (Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet
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kislev
  • n  the third month of the civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in November and December)
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kiss
  • n  the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
  • n  a cookie made of egg whites and sugar
  • n  any of several bite-sized candies
  • n  a light glancing touch
    there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing
  • v  touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
    The newly married couple kissed
    She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room
  • v  touch lightly or gently
    the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain
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