Definition of k

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K () the eleventh letter of the English alphabet, is nonvocal consonant. The form and sound of the letter K are from the Latin, which used the letter but little except in the early period of the language. It came into the Latin from the Greek, which received it from a Phoenician source, the ultimate origin probably being Egyptian. Etymologically K is most nearly related to c, g, h (which see)..

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Biflagellate :: Biflagellate (a.) Having two long, narrow, whiplike appendages..
Hawk :: Hawk (v. i.) To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances..
Muddle :: Muddle (v. i.) To think and act in a confused, aimless way..
Corticated :: Corticated (a.) Having a special outer covering of a nature unlike the interior part.
Droil :: Droil (v. i.) To work sluggishly or slowly; to plod.
Quaking :: Quaking () a. & n. from Quake, v..
Entrochal :: Entrochal (a.) Pertaining to, or consisting of, entrochites, or the joints of encrinites; -- used of a kind of stone or marble..
Tuberosity :: Tuberosity (n.) An obtuse or knoblike prominence; a protuberance.
Natural :: Natural (a.) Of or pertaining to a key which has neither a flat nor a sharp for its signature, as the key of C major..
Interscapular :: Interscapular (a.) Pertaining to the upper back, or the part between the shoulders; as, the interscapular feathers..
Conscience :: Conscience (n.) Knowledge of one's own thoughts or actions; consciousness.
Brighten :: Brighten (a.) To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to.
Whitesmith :: Whitesmith (n.) One who works in tinned or galvanized iron, or white iron; a tinsmith..
Complacency :: Complacency (n.) The manifestation of contentment or satisfaction; good nature; kindness; civility; affability.
Tucking :: Tucking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tuc.
Kink :: Kink (n.) A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter..
Corrode :: Corrode (v. t.) To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali..
Arise :: Arise (v. i.) To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself; as, the waves of the sea arose; a persecution arose; the wrath of the king shall arise..
Anger :: Anger (v. t.) To make painful; to cause to smart; to inflame.
Bracken :: Bracken (n.) A brake or fern.
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