KIDDOW — KNABBLE

KIDDOW — KNABBLE NWAD KIDDOW.1

KIDDOW, n. A web-footed fowl, called also guillemot, sea-hen, or skout. NWAD KIDDOW.1

KIDLING, n. A young kid. NWAD KIDLING.1

KIDNAP, v.t. To steal a human being, man, woman or child; or to seize and forcibly carry away any person whatever from his own country or state into another. NWAD KIDNAP.1

KIDNAPPED, pp. Stolen or forcibly carried away; as a human being. NWAD KIDNAPPED.1

KIDNAPPER, n. One who steals or forcibly carries away a human being; a manstealer. NWAD KIDNAPPER.1

KIDNAPPING, ppr. Stealing or forcibly carrying away human beings. NWAD KIDNAPPING.1

KIDNAPPING, n. The act of stealing, or forcible abduction of a human being from his own country or state. This crime was capital by the Jewish law, and in modern times is highly penal. NWAD KIDNAPPING.2

KIDNEY, n. [I have not found this word in any other language.] NWAD KIDNEY.1

1. The kidneys are two oblong flattened bodies, extending from the eleventh and twelfth ribs to the fourth lumbar vertebra, behind the intestines. Their use is to separate the urine from the blood. NWAD KIDNEY.2

2. Sort; kind. [A ludicrous use of the word.] NWAD KIDNEY.3

3. A cant term for a waiting servant. NWAD KIDNEY.4

KIDNEY-BEAN, n. A sort of bean so named from its resemblance to the kidney. It is of the genus Phaseolus. NWAD KIDNEY-BEAN.1

KIDNEY-FORM, KIDNEY-SHAPED, a. Having the form or shape of a kidney. NWAD KIDNEY-FORM.1

KIDNEY-VETCH, n. A plant of the genus Anthyllis. NWAD KIDNEY-VETCH.1

KIDNEY-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Saxifraga. NWAD KIDNEY-WORT.1

KIFFEKILL, KEFFEKILL, n. A mineral, the meerschaum, which see. NWAD KIFFEKILL.1

KIL, n. A Dutch word, signifying a channel or bed of a river, and hence a stream. NWAD KIL.1

KILDERKIN, n. A small barrel; a liquid measure containing two firkins, or 16 or 18 gallons. NWAD KILDERKIN.1

KILL, v.t. NWAD KILL.1

1. To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means. To kill an animal or a plant, is to put an end to the vital functions, either by destroying or essentially injuring the organs necessary to life, or by causing them to cease from action. An animal may be killed by the sword or by poison, by disease or by suffocation. A strong solution of salt will kill plants. NWAD KILL.2

2. To butcher; to slaughter for food; as, to kill an ox. NWAD KILL.3

3. To quell; to appease; to calm; to still; as, in seamen’s language, a shower of rain kills the wind. NWAD KILL.4

KILLAS, n. An argillaceous stone of a pale gray or greenish gray, of a lamellar or coarsely granular texture, found in Cornwall, England. NWAD KILLAS.1

KILLDEE, n. A small bird in America, so called from its voice or note; a species of plover. NWAD KILLDEE.1

KILLED, pp. Deprived of life; quelled; calmed. NWAD KILLED.1

KILLER, n. One who deprives of life; he or that which kills. NWAD KILLER.1

KILLING, ppr. Depriving of life; quelling. NWAD KILLING.1

KILLINITE, n. A mineral, a variety of spodumene, found at Killeney, in Ireland. NWAD KILLINITE.1

KILLOW, n. An earth of a blackish or deep blue color. NWAD KILLOW.1

KILN, n. kil. NWAD KILN.1

1. A large stove or oven; a fabric of brick or stone which may be heated for the purpose of hardening, burning or drying any thing; as a kiln for baking or hardening earthen vessels; a kiln for drying grain or meal. NWAD KILN.2

2. A pile of brick constructed for burning or hardening; called also a brick-kiln. NWAD KILN.3

KILN-DRIED, pp. Dried in a kiln. NWAD KILN-DRIED.1

KILN-DRY, v.t. kil-dry. To dry in a kiln; as, to kiln-dry or grain. NWAD KILN-DRY.1

KILN-DRYING, ppr. Drying in a kiln. NWAD KILN-DRYING.1

KILOGRAM, n. In the new system of French weights and measures, a thousand grams. According to Lunier, the kilogram is equal in weight to a cubic decimeter of water, or two pounds, five drams and a half. NWAD KILOGRAM.1

KILOLITER, n. [Gr. a thousand, and a Greek measure. See Liter.] NWAD KILOLITER.1

In the new French measures, a thousand liters; or 264 gallons and 44,231 cubic inches. According to Lunier, it is nearly equal to a ton of wine of Bourdeaux. NWAD KILOLITER.2

KILOMETER, n. [Gr. a thousand, and a meter.] In the French system of measures, a thousand meters; the meter being the unit of linear measure. The kilometer is nearly equal to a quarter of a French league. NWAD KILOMETER.1

KILT, n. A kind of short petticoat worn by the highlanders of Scotland. NWAD KILT.1

KILT, pp. Killed. NWAD KILT.2

KIMBO, BIMBOW, a. Crooked; arched; bent; as a kimbo handle. NWAD KIMBO.1

To set the arms a kimbo, is to set the hands on the hips, with the elbows projecting outward. NWAD KIMBO.2

KIN, n. [L. genus; Gr. connected with L. gigno, geno.] NWAD KIN.1

1. Relation, properly by consanguinity or blood, but perhaps sometimes used for relation by affinity or marriage. NWAD KIN.2

This man is of kin to me. NWAD KIN.3

2. Relatives; kindred; persons of the same race. NWAD KIN.4

--The father, mother and the kin beside. NWAD KIN.5

3. A relation; a relative. NWAD KIN.6

4. The same generical class; a thing related. NWAD KIN.7

And the ear-deafening voice of th’ oracle, NWAD KIN.8

Kin to Jove’s thunder. NWAD KIN.9

5. As a termination, kin is used as a diminutive, denoting small, from the sense of child; as in manikin, a little man. NWAD KIN.10

KIN, a. Of the same nature; kindred; congenial. NWAD KIN.11

KINATE, n. A salt formed by the union of kinic acid with a base. NWAD KINATE.1

KIND, n. NWAD KIND.1

1. Race; genus; generic class; as in mankind or humankind. In technical language, kind answers to genus. NWAD KIND.2

2. Sort, in a sense more loose than genus; as, there are several kinds of eloquence and of style, many kinds of music, many kinds of government, various kinds of architecture or of painting, various kinds of soil, etc. NWAD KIND.3

3. Particular nature; as laws most perfect in their kind. NWAD KIND.4

4. Natural state; produce or commodity, as distinguished from money; as taxes paid in kind. NWAD KIND.5

5. Nature; natural propensity or determination. NWAD KIND.6

Some of you, on pure instinct of nature, NWAD KIND.7

Are led by kind t’ admire your fellow creature. NWAD KIND.8

6. Manner; way. [Little used.] NWAD KIND.9

7. Sort. He spoke with a kind of scorn or contempt. NWAD KIND.10

KIND, a. NWAD KIND.11

1. Disposed to do good to others, and to make them happy by granting their requests, supplying their wants or assisting them in distress; having tenderness or goodness of nature; benevolent; benignant. NWAD KIND.12

God is kind to the unthankful, and to the evil. Luke 6:35. NWAD KIND.13

Be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted. Ephesians 4:32. NWAD KIND.14

2. Proceeding from tenderness or goodness of heart; benevolent; as a kind act; a kind return of favors. NWAD KIND.15

KINDED, a. Begotten. NWAD KINDED.1

KINDLE, v.t. [L. accendo; from the root of candeo, caneo, to be light or white, to shine.] NWAD KINDLE.1

1. To set on fire; to cause to burn with flame; to light; as, to kindle a fire. NWAD KINDLE.2

2. To inflame, as the passions; to exasperate; to rouse; to provoke; to excite to action; to heat; to fire; to animate; as, to kindle anger or wrath; to kindle resentment; to kindle the flame of love, or love into a flame. NWAD KINDLE.3

So is a contentious man to kindle strife. Proverbs 26:21. NWAD KINDLE.4

3. To bring forth. NWAD KINDLE.5

KINDLE, v.i. To take fire; to begin to burn with flame. Fuel and fire well laid, will kindle without a bellows. NWAD KINDLE.6

1. To begin to rage, or be violently excited; to be roused or exasperated. NWAD KINDLE.7

It shall kindle in the thickets of the forest. Isaiah 9:18. NWAD KINDLE.8

KINDLED, pp. Set on fire; inflamed; excited into action. NWAD KINDLED.1

KINDLER, n. He or that which kindles or sets on fire. NWAD KINDLER.1

KINDLESS, a. Destitute of kindness; unnatural. NWAD KINDLESS.1

KINDLINESS, n. Affection; affectionate disposition; benignity. NWAD KINDLINESS.1

1. Natural disposition. NWAD KINDLINESS.2

KINDLING, ppr. Setting on fire; causing to burn with flame; exciting into action. NWAD KINDLING.1

KINDLY, a. [See Kind, the noun.] Homogeneal; congenial; kindred; of the same nature. This Johnson supposes to be the original sense; but it is also used as a derivative of the adjective, in the sense of NWAD KINDLY.1

1. Mild; bland; softening; as kindly showers. NWAD KINDLY.2

KINDLY, adv. With good will; with a disposition to make others happy or to oblige; benevolently; favorably. Let the poor be treated kindly. NWAD KINDLY.3

Be kindly affectioned one to another, with brotherly love-- Romans 12:10. NWAD KINDLY.4

And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them. Genesis 50:21. NWAD KINDLY.5

KINDNESS, n. [from kind, the adjective.] NWAD KINDNESS.1

1. Good will; benevolence; that temper or disposition which delights in contributing to the happiness of others, which is exercised cheerfully in gratifying their wishes, supplying their wants or alleviating their distresses; benignity of nature. Kindness ever accompanies love. NWAD KINDNESS.2

There is no man whose kindness we may not sometime want, or by whose malice we may not sometime suffer. NWAD KINDNESS.3

2. Act of good will; beneficence; any act of benevolence which promotes the happiness or welfare of others. Charity, hospitality, attentions to the wants of others, etc., are deemed acts of kindness, or kindnesses. Acts 28:2. NWAD KINDNESS.4

KINDRED, n. [from kin, kind.] NWAD KINDRED.1

1. Relation by birth; consanguinity. NWAD KINDRED.2

Like her, of equal kindred to the throne. NWAD KINDRED.3

2. Relation by marriage; affinity. NWAD KINDRED.4

3. Relatives by blood or marriage, more properly the former. NWAD KINDRED.5

Thou shalt go unto my country and to my kindred. Genesis 24:4. NWAD KINDRED.6

4. Relation; suit; connection in kind. NWAD KINDRED.7

KINDRED, a. Related; congenial; of the like nature or properties; as kindred souls; kindred skies. NWAD KINDRED.8

KINE, plu. of cow. But cows, the regular plural, is now in general use. NWAD KINE.1

KING, n. NWAD KING.1

1. The chief or sovereign of a nation; a man invested with supreme authority over a nation, tribe or country; a monarch. Kings are absolute monarchs, when they possess the powers of government without control, or the entire sovereignty over a nation; they are limited monarchs, when their power is restrained by fixed laws; and they are absolute, when they possess the whole legislative, judicial, and executive power, or when the legislative or judicial powers, or both, are vested in other bodies of men. Kings are hereditary sovereigns, when they hold the powers of government by right of birth or inheritance, and elective, when raised to the throne by choice. NWAD KING.2

Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle. NWAD KING.3

2. A sovereign; a prince; a ruler. Christ is called the king of his church. Psalm 2:6 NWAD KING.4

3. A card having the picture of a king; as the king of diamonds. NWAD KING.5

4. The chief piece in the game of chess. NWAD KING.6

King at arms, an officer in England of great antiquity, and formerly of great authority, whose business is to direct the heralds, preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of armory. There are three kings at arms, garter, clarencieux, and norroy. The latter [northroy] officiates north of the Trent. NWAD KING.7

KING, v.t. In ludicrous language, to supply with a king, or to make royal; to raise to royalty. NWAD KING.8

KINGAPPLE, n. A kind of apple, so called. NWAD KINGAPPLE.1

KING’S BENCH, n. A high court or tribunal in England; so called because the king used to sit there in person. It is the supreme court of common law, consisting of a chief justice and three other justices. NWAD KINGS_BENCH.1

KINGBIRD, n. A fowl of the genus Paradisea; also, a species of the genus Muscicapa, so called from its courage in attacking larger fowls. NWAD KINGBIRD.1

KINGCRAFT, n. The craft of kings; the act of governing; usually in a bad sense. NWAD KINGCRAFT.1

KINGCUP, n. A flower, crowfoot. NWAD KINGCUP.1

KING’S-EVIL, n. A disease of the scrofulous kind. NWAD KINGS-EVIL.1

KINGFISHER, n. A fowl of the genus Alcedo. NWAD KINGFISHER.1

KING’S-SPEAR, n. A plant of the genus Asphodelus. NWAD KINGS-SPEAR.1

KINGSTONE, n. A fish. NWAD KINGSTONE.1

KINGDOM, n. [king and dom, jurisdiction.] NWAD KINGDOM.1

1. The territory or country subject to a king; an undivided territory under the dominion of a king or monarch. The foreign possessions of a king are not usually included in the term kingdom. Thus we speak of the kingdom of England, of France or of Spain, without including the East or West Indies. NWAD KINGDOM.2

2. The inhabitants or population subject to a king. The whole kingdom was alarmed. NWAD KINGDOM.3

3. In natural history, a division; as the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms. NWAD KINGDOM.4

4. A region; a tract; the place where any thing prevails and holds sway; as the watery kingdom. NWAD KINGDOM.5

5. In Scripture, the government or universal dominion of God. 1 Chronicles 29:11; Psalm 145:11-13. NWAD KINGDOM.6

6. The power of supreme administration. 1 Samuel 18:8. NWAD KINGDOM.7

7. A princely nation or state. NWAD KINGDOM.8

Ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests. Exodus 19:6. NWAD KINGDOM.9

8. Heaven. Matthew 26:29. NWAD KINGDOM.10

9. State of glory in heaven. Matthew 5:3, 10, 19-20. NWAD KINGDOM.11

10. The reign of the Messiah. Matthew 3:2. NWAD KINGDOM.12

11. Government; rule; supreme administration. NWAD KINGDOM.13

KINGDOMED, a. Proud of royalty. NWAD KINGDOMED.1

KINGHOOD, n. State of being a king. NWAD KINGHOOD.1

KINGLESS, a. Having no king. NWAD KINGLESS.1

KINGLIKE, a. Like a king. NWAD KINGLIKE.1

KINGLING, n. A little king. NWAD KINGLING.1

KINGLY, a. Belonging to a king; suitable to a king; as a kingly couch. NWAD KINGLY.1

1. Royal; sovereign; monarchical; as a kingly government. NWAD KINGLY.2

2. Noble; august; splendid; becoming a king; as kingly magnificence. NWAD KINGLY.3

KINGLY, adv. With an air of royalty; with a superior dignity. NWAD KINGLY.4

Low bow’d the rest; he, kingly, did but nod. NWAD KINGLY.5

KINGSHIP, n. Royalty; the state, office or dignity of a king. NWAD KINGSHIP.1

KINIC, a. Pertaining to cinchona; as the kinic acid. NWAD KINIC.1

KINK, n. [L. cingo.] The twist of a rope or thread, occasioned by a spontaneous winding of the rope or thread when doubled, that is, by an effort of hard twisted ropes or threads to untwist, they wind about each other. NWAD KINK.1

KINK, v.i. To wind into a kink; to twist spontaneously. NWAD KINK.2

KINKHAUST, n. The chincough. [Not used.] NWAD KINKHAUST.1

KINO, n. An astringent resin obtained from an African tree. NWAD KINO.1

Kino consists of tannin and extractive. NWAD KINO.2

KINSFOLK, n. [kin and folk.] Relations; kindred; persons of the same family. NWAD KINSFOLK.1

KINSMAN, n. [kin and man.] A man of the same race or family; one related by blood. NWAD KINSMAN.1

KINSWOMAN, n. A female relation. NWAD KINSWOMAN.1

KIPPER, n. A term applied to a salmon, when unfit to be taken, and to the time when they are so considered. NWAD KIPPER.1

KIRK, n. kurk. In Scotland, a church. This is the same word as church, differently written and pronounced. [See Church.] NWAD KIRK.1

KIRKMAN, n. One of the church of Scotland. NWAD KIRKMAN.1

KIRTLE, n. ker’tl. NWAD KIRTLE.1

1. An upper garment; a gown; a petticoat; a short jacket; a mantle. NWAD KIRTLE.2

2. A quantity of flax, about a hundred pounds. NWAD KIRTLE.3

[I know not that this word is used in America.] NWAD KIRTLE.4

KIRTLED, a. Wearing a kirtle. NWAD KIRTLED.1

KISS, v.t. NWAD KISS.1

1. To salute with the lips. NWAD KISS.2

2. To treat with fondness; to caress. NWAD KISS.3

The hearts of princes kiss obedience. NWAD KISS.4

3. To touch gently. NWAD KISS.5

When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees. NWAD KISS.6

KISS, n. A salute given with the lips; a common token of affection. NWAD KISS.7

KISSED, pp. Saluted with a kiss. NWAD KISSED.1

KISSER, n. One that kisses. NWAD KISSER.1

KISSING, ppr. Saluting with the lips. NWAD KISSING.1

KISSING-COMFIT, n. Perfumed sugar plums to sweeten the breath. NWAD KISSING-COMFIT.1

KISSING-CRUST, n. In cookery, the crust of a loaf that touches another. NWAD KISSING-CRUST.1

KIST, n. A chest. [Not used.] NWAD KIST.1

KIT, n. A large bottle. NWAD KIT.1

1. A small fiddle. NWAD KIT.2

2. A kind of fish-tub, and a milk-pail. NWAD KIT.3

[I know not that this word is used in America.] NWAD KIT.4

KIT-CAT, n. A term applied to a club in London, to which Addison and Steele belonged; so called from Christopher Cat, a pastry cook, who served the club with mutton pies; applied also to a portrait three fourths less than a half length, placed in the club-room. NWAD KIT-CAT.1

KITCHEN, n. [L. coquina; from the root of L. coquo, to cook.] NWAD KITCHEN.1

1. A cook-room; the room of a house appropriated to cookery. NWAD KITCHEN.2

A fat kitchen makes a lean will. NWAD KITCHEN.3

2. In ships, the galley or caboose. NWAD KITCHEN.4

3. A utensil for roasting meat; as a tin kitchen. NWAD KITCHEN.5

KITCHEN-GARDEN, n. A garden or piece of ground appropriated to the raising of vegetables for the table. NWAD KITCHEN-GARDEN.1

KITCHEN-MAID, n. A female servant whose business is to clean the kitchen and utensils of cookery, or in general, to do the work of a kitchen. NWAD KITCHEN-MAID.1

KITCHEN-STUFF, n. Fat collected form pots and dripping pans. NWAD KITCHEN-STUFF.1

KITCHEN-WENCH, n. The woman who cleans the kitchen and utensils of cookery. NWAD KITCHEN-WENCH.1

KITCHEN-WORK, n. Work done in the kitchen; as cookery, washing, etc. NWAD KITCHEN-WORK.1

KITE, n. A rapacious fowl of the genus Falco or hawk, remarkable for gliding through the air without frequently moving its wings; hence called glide. NWAD KITE.1

1. A name of reproach, denoting rapacity. NWAD KITE.2

2. A light frame of wood and paper constructed for flying in the air for the amusement of boys. NWAD KITE.3

KITE, n. In the north of England, the belly. NWAD KITE.4

KITEFOOT, n. A sort of tobacco, so called. NWAD KITEFOOT.1

KITESFOOT, n. A plant. NWAD KITESFOOT.1

KITH, n. Acquaintance. NWAD KITH.1

KITLING, n. [L. catulus.] A whelp; the young of a beast. NWAD KITLING.1

KITTEN, n. kit’n. A young cat, or the young of the cat. NWAD KITTEN.1

KITTEN, v.i. kit’n. To bring forth young, as a cat. NWAD KITTEN.2

KITTIWAKE, n. A fowl of the genus Larus, or gull kind. NWAD KITTIWAKE.1

KITTLE, v.t. To tickle. [Not used.] NWAD KITTLE.1

KLICK, v.i. [a different orthography or diminutive of clack.] NWAD KLICK.1

1. To make a small, sharp sound by striking two things together. NWAD KLICK.2

2. In Scotland, to pilfer, by taking with a snatch. NWAD KLICK.3

KLICK, n. A stroke or blow. [A word in vulgar use.] NWAD KLICK.4

KNAB, v.t. nab. To bite; to gnaw; to nibble. [This word may belong to the root of nibble, and it properly signifies to catch or seize suddenly with the teeth.] NWAD KNAB.1