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k

1 8.9
The eleventh letter of the English alphabet written as K or k
  • noun
  • /keɪ/
translation icon : k
  • In the word 'kite', the first letter is k.

You can't hear the K, but you can feel it Knuckle.

Examples

  • Awesome list although you initially spelled Kurt Cobain's name wrong; you used a 'k' in Cobain instead of a 'c'.

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  • Here are LOI and K and I on the east side of Maui.

  • If you go to test and search for October cast, the K is in cast, not in October.

  • Instruction in contracted braille is also essential to focus attention on the logographic orthography of graphemes (for example, the letter k represents the word knowledge), including braille contractions and short forms.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The letter k is the eleventh letter of the English alphabet.

  • To spell 'cat' correctly, you must know that it does not start with the letter k.

Synonyms

K
vsk
4 1.0

The eleventh letter of the English alphabet

emphasises both uppercase and lowercase forms as visual representations
kay
vsk
1 9.9

The spoken name for the letter K when spelling words

refers to the written symbol rather than the spoken name

Compounds

vitamin K
  • Specialized
3 2.7

A vitamin that helps blood to stop bleeding and keeps bones healthy

Special K
  • NSFW
1 9.9

A drug called ketamine used illegally to get high

K-lyte
  • Specialized
8.3

A tablet that raises low potassium levels in the blood

k-meson
  • Specialized
9.9

A tiny particle made when particles hit each other very fast that breaks into smaller particles

K particle
  • Specialized
9.9

A tiny particle smaller than an atom that breaks into other particles after high-energy collisions

K ration
  • Archaic
7.2

A small emergency pack of food for soldiers during war

Surface Forms

k singular
ks plural

Etymology

K comes from an old letter called kappa, which itself came from a Middle Eastern sign that meant 'palm' or 'hand'. So think of k as a letter that began as a picture of a hand, and today it is the letter we use for the 'k' sound.