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Kk

kaleidoscope

kaleidoscopes noun

a tube with mirrors and

small pieces of colorful

plastic inside that you can

look through. When the tube

is turned, the pieces move,

making a pattern of colors.

N say kuh-ly-duh-skope

kangaroo

kangaroos noun

a marsupial mammal from

Australia that eats leaves

and plants. Kangaroos can

hop fast on their strong back

legs. The females carry

their young in

a stomach pouch.

karate

noun

a sport from Southeast Asia

in which people fight with

their hands and feet using

special movements.

N say ka-rah-tee

kayak

kayaks noun

a covered canoe for one

person, originally made

from sealskins.

N say ky-yak

kebab

kebabs noun

pieces of meat and vegetables,

usually cooked over a grill

on a sharp spike of wood or

metal called a skewer.

keep

keeps keeping kept verb

1 to have something and not

give it away.

She wanted to keep the doll.

2 to remain.

Keep still!

3 to continue.

He kept walking.

kennel

kennels noun

a shelter outdoors for a dog.

key

keys noun

1 a piece of metal that has

been cut so that it

will lock and unlock

a door or padlock.

2 a small lever that you press

with your finger.

Computer keys.

keyboard

keyboards noun

a row of keys that you use

to play a musical instrument,

or to use a computer or

a typewriter.

kick

kicks kicking kicked verb

to hit something or someone

with your foot.

kick noun

kidnap

kidnaps kidnapping

kidnapped verb

to take someone away

against their will and

keep them prisoner.

kidnapping noun

kidney

kidneys noun

one of two organs in your

body that filters your blood

and helps to keep it clean.

kill

kills killing killed verb

to make someone or

something die.

She killed the wasp with

a rolled-up newspaper.

kind

kinds noun

a type or sort

of something.

Different kinds of brush.

kind

adjective

helpful and generous to

other people.

N comparisons kinder kindest

N opposite unkind

king

kings noun

a male ruler of a country.

kingfisher

kingfishers noun

a bird with a long, straight

bill and a small body.

Kingfishers eat insects or

fish and live in river banks

or holes in trees.

kaleidoscope

computer keyboard

floor

brush

pastry

nailbrush brush

keyhole

kidney