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lady-in-waiting
  • n  a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess
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kneecap
  • n  a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
  • v  shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning
    They kneecapped the industrialist
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kneel
  • n  supporting yourself on your knees
  • v  rest one's weight on one's knees
    In church you have to kneel during parts of the service
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kneeler
  • n  a person in a kneeling position
  • n  a board (sometimes cushioned) for someone to kneel on
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kneeling
  • n  supporting yourself on your knees
  • v  rest one's weight on one's knees
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kneepan
  • n  a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
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knell
  • n  the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
  • v  ring as in announcing death
  • v  make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
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knickers
  • n  trousers ending above the knee
  • n  underpants worn by women
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knickknack
  • n  a small inexpensive mass-produced article
  • n  miscellaneous curios
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knife
  • n  edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
  • n  a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
  • n  any long thin projection that is transient
  • v  use a knife on
    The victim was knifed to death
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knife-edge
  • n  a narrow boundary
    he lived on a knife-edge between genius and insanity
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