Kit, n.

    1. Kid, small tub (as for pickled mackerel).
    2. Small pail.
    3. Outfit, working implements.
    4. Violin (small), fiddle.

Kleptomania, n. Klopemania, propensity to steal, mania for stealing.

Klopemania, n. See Kleptomania.

Knack, n.

    1. Toy, plaything, knick-knack, gimcrack, gewgaw, bawble, trifle, jiggumbob (comic).
    2. Dexterity, adroitness, dextrousness, skill, skilfulness, facility, aptness, aptitude, quickness, readiness, address, expertness.

Knag, n. Knot (in wood).

Knaggy, a. Knotty, gnarled.

Knarl, n. Knot, knob, snag.

Knarled, a. Knotty, knotted, knurly, gnarled.

Knave, n.

    1. Villain, rascal, scoundrel, rogue, cheat, caitiff, swindler, sharper, trickster, scamp, scapegrace.
    2. Jack (of cards).

Knavery, n. Villany, rascality, fraud, knavishness, dishonesty, criminality, trickery, scoundrelism.

Knavish, a. Dishonest, unprincipled, villanous, rascally, scoundrelly, fraudulent, trickish, tricky, roguish.

Knavishness, n. Dishonesty, rascality. See Knavery.

Kneepan, n. Patella.

Knell, n. Death-bell, passing-bell, signal of doom or death.

Knell, v. n. Knoll, sound warningly, sound with doom.

Knick-knack, n. Toy, trifle, plaything, gimcrack, gewgaw, bawble, knack, jiggumbob (comic).


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