kitty-corner, catty-corner [kit-ee-kawr-ner, kat-ee-kawr-ner ]

adverb or adjective:
in a diagonal position from, especially outward from the corner of a square.

Examples:

A McDonald's is kitty-corner from a Walmart, and Tim Hortons is across the street from AAA. Convenient as it all may sound, this district is not quite real. (Katherine ( Read more... )

Kamsin - noun.

Sometimes spelled khamsin, chamsin, khamaseen or hamsin, this hot, dry wind appears every spring in Middle Eastern countries such as Israel, Egypt, Iran and even parts of the Mediterranean ( Read more... )

Kafkaesque [kahf-kuh-esk]

adjective:
1 of, relating to, or suggestive of Franz Kafka or his writings
2 having a nightmarishly complex, bizarre, or illogical quality

Examples:

And yet to choose the right one, shoppers must navigate a Kafkaesque maze. (Steven Kurutz, Mattress shopping can be confusing, Herald-Tribune, October 2014)

In fact, ( Read more... )

Krumping - noun.

This is one of those entries where I don't know enough about the subject, so I'll defer to Wikipedia:

Krumping is a global culture that evolved through African-American street dancing popularized in the United States during the early 2000s, characterized by free, expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic movement. The people ( Read more... )

Klee klai - noun.

The klee klai is a spitz-type dog bred in standard, toy or miniature sizes. They resemble a husky, and as far as dog breeds go, are rather recent. They were bred in the 1970s by one breeder, who combined Alaskan huskies, Siberian husky, American Eskimo dog and Schipperkes to create the klee klai. The name is derived from ( Read more... )

Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2023

Knell (noun, verb)
knell [nel]

noun
1. the sound made by a bell rung slowly, especially for a death or a funeral.
2. a sound or sign announcing the death of a person or the end, extinction, failure, etc., of something: the knell of parting day.
3. any mournful sound.

verb (used without object)4. to sound, as a bell, ( Read more... )

Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023

Kobold (noun)
ko·bold [koh-bold, -bohld]

noun (in German folklore)
1. a spirit or goblin, often mischievous, that haunts houses.
2. a spirit that haunts mines or other underground places.

WORDS RELATED TO KOBOLDgnome, gremlin, bogeyman, brownie, demon, fiend, imp, pixie, spirit, sprite, dwarf, giant, goblin, hobgoblin, ( Read more... )

Today's word is brought to you by lindahoylandA knickerbocker glory is a layered ice cream sundae that is served in a large tall conical glass, and to be eaten with a distinctive long spoon, particularly in Great Britain and Ireland ( Read more... )

Kotatsu - noun

A kotatsu is the evolution of hearth and heating used in Japan. It consists of a futon placed over a frame and is an inexpensive way to heat an area. Modern versions are electric, although the more traditional kind features a futon and frame over a small recess of coals.


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Knork - noun.

Surely you know what a spork is--a utensil which combines fork tines and a spoon to create a super utensil with a portmanteau for a name. A portmanteau is a blend of multiple word parts to create a new word.

Perhaps less well-known is the spork's cousin, the knork. Knorks are not as visually distinct as sporks and look like a ( Read more... )