A hot, dry wind, common in Egypt, Sudan and the Levant towards the end of March and April, which blows (for about 50 days each year) from the desert, bringing with it hot weather and sand / sandstorms.
khazens
khedahs
khedahs
noun
plural of khedah
khepesh
khepesh
noun
Alternative form of khopesh
kherson
kherson
Proper noun
A port city on the Dnieper in Ukraine, administrative centre of Kherson province.
Kherson province (oblast), in southern Ukraine.
khesari
khlysti
khlysts
khlysty
khoisan
khosrow
khosrow
Proper noun
Transliteration of a male given name of Persian origin.
khussak
kiaughs
kibbehs
kibbehs
noun
plural of kibbeh
kiblahs
kiblahs
noun
plural of kiblah
kickish
kickish
adj
Liable to kick.
kiddish
kiddish
adj
(informal) Childish; immature.
(informal) Of, like, or suitable for a child.
noun
(rare) Alternative spelling of kiddush
kiddush
kiddush
noun
A blessing recited over wine or grape juice in commemoration of the sanctity of the Shabbat or other Jewish holy day.
kilsyth
kimchis
kimchis
noun
plural of kimchi
kinship
kinship
noun
relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption
relation or connection by nature or character
kischen
kishkas
kishkas
noun
plural of kishka
kishkes
kishkes
noun
plural of kishke
kissiah
kitschy
kitschy
adj
Having the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
kiyoshi
klatsch
klatsch
noun
Alternative form of klatch
klephts
klephts
noun
plural of klepht
klimesh
knavish
knavish
adj
Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent
knights
knights
noun
plural of knight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of knight
knishes
knishes
noun
plural of knish
kolkhos
koreish
koschei
koshare
koshare
Noun
A jester or trickster in the Kachina religion of the Pueblo Indians of the southwestern USA, also called a sacred clown.
koshers
koshers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kosher
kossuth
krishna
krishna
Proper noun
A deity worshiped across many traditions of Hinduism. Krishna is often depicted as a young cowherd boy with a dark or blue complexion playing a flute (as in the Bhagavata Purana) or a youthful prince giving philosophical direction and guidance (as in the Bhagavad Gita) He is the divine speaker of the Bhagavad Gita and the eighth avatar of Vishnu.
A river in southern India.
A district in South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
name and a surname used in India.
krusche
kuchens
kulseth
kumshaw
kurbash
kurbash
noun
A whip or strap about a yard in length.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a kurbash.
kurdish
kurdish
Proper noun
Indo-Iranian language of Kurdistan (In the Mesopotamia region, from the Zagros of mid-western Iran to the eastern extension of the chain of the Taurus Mountains).
Adjective
of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language
kushner
kushshu
kwachas
kwachas
noun
plural of kwacha
kyathos
kyathos
noun
(historical) A style of painted Greek vase with a single long flat looping handle resembling a ladle.
kyschty
lahaska
lakshmi
lakshmi
Proper noun
The Hindu goddess of wealth, the consort of Vishnu and married to Rama (in her incarnation as Sita) and Krishna (as Rukmini and Radha).
name used in India.
lankish
lankish
adj
Somewhat lank.
larkish
larkish
adj
joky; mischievously high-spirited
lashkar
lashkar
noun
Alternative form of lascar
leekish
leekish
adj
Resembling a leek, especially in colour.
lokshen
lokshen
noun
Flat egg noodles in Yiddish cuisine.
mahaska
mahaska
Proper noun
a small city in Kansas, USA.
mawkish
mawkish
adj
(archaic or dialectal) Feeling sick, queasy.
(archaic) Sickening or insipid in taste or smell.
Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment.
mikvahs
mikvahs
noun
plural of mikvah
mikvehs
mikvehs
noun
plural of mikveh
minkish
minkish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of mink or a mink.
mirkish
mockish
mockish
adj
(obsolete) mock; counterfeit; sham
mohawks
mohawks
noun
plural of mohawk
monkish
monkish
adj
Pertaining to, or resembling, a monk or monasticism.
Tending to self-denial; ascetic.
murkish
murkish
adj
murky; gloomy
muskish
muskish
adj
musky
muzhiks
muzhiks
noun
plural of muzhik
nikisch
nimkish
nishiki
okhotsk
oshkosh
oshkosh
Proper noun
a small city in Nebraska, USA
a city and a town in Wisconsin, USA; the city is the county seat of Winnebago County.
parkish
parkish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a park.
peakish
peakish
adj
(colloquial) Having peaks; peaked.
(colloquial) Having thin or sharp features, as from sickness; sickly; peaky.
(colloquial) Of or relating to a peak or peaks; belonging to a mountainous region.
peckish
peckish
adj
(colloquial) irritable; crotchety
(colloquial) mildly hungry
perkish
perkish
adj
Synonym of perky (“lively”)
peshkar
peshkar
noun
(India) A deputy minister.
pinkish
pinkish
adj
Somewhat pink.
pishpek
porkish
porkish
adj
(US, politics, informal) Relating to pork barrel funding.
(colloquial) Plump.
(informal) Selfish.
prakash
prakash
Proper noun
name. It is a common name mostly among Hindus, with some usage among Jains, Sikhs and recently Indic Christians. The name is encountered in variant forms in the Indian Union, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, and other countries where Indic races (i.e., people of East Indian origin) live.
puckish
puckish
adj
Mischievous; excessively playful.
punkahs
punkahs
noun
plural of punkah
punkish
punkish
adj
Reminiscent of the punk subculture; slightly punk.
pushkin
pushkin
Proper noun
definition
A town in Russia
rankish
rankish
adj
Somewhat rank.
reshake
reshake
verb
to shake again
reshook
reshook
verb
simple past tense of reshake
rheboks
rheboks
noun
plural of rhebok
ricksha
ricksha
noun
Alternative form of rickshaw
rikisha
rikshas
rikshas
noun
plural of riksha
rikshaw
rikshaw
noun
Alternative spelling of rickshaw
riskish
rockish
rockish
adj
(music) That has the characteristics of rock music.
Like a rock; stony; (figuratively) hard; callous
rookish
rookish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a rook (bird).
sabakha
sachiko
sadhaka
sadhaka
noun
(Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism) A person who follows a particular sadhana, or goal-directed spiritual practice.
sadhika
sahukar
sahukar
noun
(India) A moneylender.
sakhuja
sakiyeh
samekhs
samekhs
noun
plural of samekh
samkhya
samkhya
Proper noun
One of the six schools of classical Indian philosophy.
sankhya
schenck
schlick
schlock
schlock
noun
(colloquial, US) Commodity that is shoddy or inferior.
schmuck
schmuck
noun
(colloquial, derogatory) A deplorable, pitiful person; often in the form poor schmuck.
(colloquial, derogatory, US) A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because he or she is stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant.
schnook
schnook
noun
(slang) A person who is easily taken advantage of.
schrank
schreck
schrick
schriks
schtick
schtick
noun
(sports, games) Ellipsis of schlockey schtick.; A playing stick used in schlockey
Alternative spelling of shtick
schtiks
schtiks
noun
plural of schtik
schwenk
sekhmet
sekhmet
Proper noun
The goddess of death, war, violence, plague, and medicine; one of the "Eyes / Daughters of Ra", the consort of Ptah; depicted as having the head of a lioness.
sekhwan
semikah
seqfchk
shacked
shacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shack
shacker
shackle
shackle
noun
(figuratively, usually in the plural) A restraint on one's action, activity, or progress.
(usually in the plural) A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger; normally used in pairs joined by a chain.
A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism.
A fetter-like band worn as an ornament.
A length of cable or chain equal to 12+¹⁄₂ fathoms or 75 feet, or later to 15 fathoms.
A link for connecting railroad cars; a drawlink or draglink.
verb
(dialectal) To shake, rattle.
(transitive) To restrain using shackles; to place in shackles.
(transitive, by extension) To render immobile or incapable; to inhibit the progress or abilities of.