17 words starting with K

• keen adjective

  very interested or eager

  She is keen to learn how to play chess.

  Like eager, enthusiastic

• keep verb

  to continue to have something; to stay or make something stay in a state

  You can keep this pencil because I have another one.

  Like hold, retain, save

• key noun

  a small metal tool for opening a lock; something that helps you understand

  I lost the key to my bicycle lock.

• kick verb

  to hit something with your foot

  He kicked the ball into the goal.

• kid noun

  a child (informal)

  The kids played football in the field after school.

  Like child, youngster

• kidney noun

  one of two organs in the body that clean the blood and make urine

  Drinking enough water helps your kidneys work well.

• kill verb

  to cause something to die

  Boiling water kills most germs.

  Like destroy

• kilometer noun

  a unit of distance equal to one thousand meters

  The school is two kilometers from my house, so I walk there each day.

• kind adjective

  friendly, helpful and caring toward others

  It was kind of you to share your lunch with the new student.

  Like caring, gentle, generous

• king noun

  a man who rules a country because he was born into the royal family

  Long ago, the king of Bhaktapur built the five-story Nyatapola temple.

  Like monarch, ruler

• kiss verb

  to touch someone with your lips to show love or greeting

  My mother kissed me on the forehead before I left for school.

• kitchen noun

  the room where food is cooked

  My father is in the kitchen making tea.

• knee noun

  the joint in the middle of the leg where it bends

  I scraped my knee when I fell off my bicycle.

• knife noun

  a tool with a sharp blade for cutting

  Use a knife to cut the vegetables carefully.

• knock verb

  to hit a door with your hand to ask to come in

  Please knock before you enter the principal’s office.

  Like tap, rap

• know verb

  to have facts or information in your mind; to be familiar with a person or place

  Do you know how many planets go around the Sun?

  Like understand, be aware of

• knowledge noun

  the facts and skills you have learned

  Books are a great source of knowledge.

  Like learning, understanding