keynote address

a speech setting forth the keynote ;

keynote speech

a speech setting forth the keynote ;

keypad

a keyboard that is a data input device for computers; arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard ;

keystone

the central building block at the top of an arch or vault ; a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" ;

keystone state

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies ;

keystone stater

a native or resident of Pennsylvania ;

kg

one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds" ;

kgb

formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia ;

khabarovsk

an administrative territory in Russia on the eastern coast of Siberia ; a city on the Amur River on the border of China and the capital of Khabarovsk ;

khachaturian

Russian composer (born in Armenia) whose works are romantic and reflect his interest in folk music (1903-1978) ;

khadafy

Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942) ;

khaddar

a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India ;

khadi

a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India ;

khaki

a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms ;

khaki fabric

a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms ;

khakis

a military uniform made of khaki fabric ;

khalif

the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world" ;

khalifah

the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world" ;

khalka

the language of the Khalkha that is the official language of the Mongolian People's Republic ; the Mongol people living in the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia ;

khalkha

the language of the Khalkha that is the official language of the Mongolian People's Republic ; the Mongol people living in the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia ;

khalsa

the group of initiated Sikhs to which devout orthodox Sikhs are ritually admitted at puberty; founded by the tenth and last Guru in 1699 ;

khama

Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980) ;

khamsin

an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring ;

khamti

a branch of the Tai languages ;

khan

an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans ; a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries ;

khanate

the position of a khan ; the realm of a khan ;

khanty

a Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Ostyak ; a member of the nomadic Ugrian people living in northwestern Siberia (east of the Urals) ;

kharkiv

a city in northeastern Ukraine; former capital of the Ukraine ;

kharkov

a city in northeastern Ukraine; former capital of the Ukraine ;

khartoum

the capital of Sudan located at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile ;

khat

the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" ;

khaya

African mahogany trees ;

khayr ad-din

Barbary pirate (died in 1546) ;

khedive

one of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and 1914 ;

khepera

Egyptian god of the morning sun; creator ;

khesari

European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere ;

khi

the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet ;

khimar

a headscarf worn by observant Muslim women that hangs down to just above the waist ;

khios

an island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece ;

khirghiz

the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz ; a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia ;