Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter K - Page 7
Kind (a.) Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
It becometh sweeter than it should be, and loseth the kind taste. -- Holland.
Kind (a.) Having feelings befitting our common nature; congenial; sympathetic; as, a kind man; a kind heart.
Yet was he kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was his fault. -- Goldsmith.
Kind (a.) Showing tenderness or goodness; disposed to do good and confer happiness; averse to hurting or paining; benevolent; benignant; gracious.
He is kind unto the unthankful and to evil. -- Luke vi 35.
O cruel Death, to those you take more kind Than to the wretched mortals left behind. -- Waller.
A fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind. -- Garrick.
Kind (a.) Proceeding from, or characterized by, goodness, gentleness, or benevolence; as, a kind act. "Manners so kind, yet stately." -- Tennyson.
Kind (a.) Gentle; tractable; easily governed; as, a horse kind in harness.
Syn: Benevolent; benign; beneficent; bounteous; gracious; propitious; generous; forbearing; indulgent; tender; humane; compassionate; good; lenient; clement; mild; gentle; bland; obliging; friendly; amicable. See Obliging.
Kind (n.) Nature; natural instinct or disposition. [Obs.]
He knew by kind and by no other lore. -- Chaucer.
Some of you, on pure instinct of nature, Are led by kind t'admire your fellow-creature. -- Dryden.
Kind (n.) Race; genus; species; generic class; as, in mankind or humankind. "Come of so low a kind." -- Chaucer.
Every kind of beasts, and of birds. -- James iii.7.
She follows the law of her kind. -- Wordsworth.
Here to sow the seed of bread, That man and all the kinds be fed. -- Emerson.
Kind (n.) Sort; type; class; nature; style; character; fashion; manner; variety; description; as, there are several kinds of eloquence, of style, and of music; many kinds of government; various kinds of soil, etc.
How diversely Love doth his pageants play, And snows his power in variable kinds ! -- Spenser.
There is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. -- I Cor. xv. 39.
Diogenes was asked in a kind of scorn: What was the matter that philosophers haunted rich men, and not rich men philosophers? -- Bacon.
A kind of, something belonging to the class of; something like to; -- said loosely or slightingly.
In kind, in the produce or designated commodity itself, as distinguished from its value in money.
Tax on tillage was often levied in kind upon corn. -- Arbuthnot.
Syn: Sort; species; type; class; genus; nature; style; character; breed; set.
Kind (v. t.) To beget. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Kind (a.) Having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter" [ant: {unkind}].
Kind (a.) Agreeable, conducive to comfort; "a dry climate kind to asthmatics"; "the genial sunshine";"hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet" [syn: {kind}, {genial}].
Kind (a.) Tolerant and forgiving under provocation; "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke" [syn: {kind}, {tolerant}].
Kind (n.) A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" [syn: {kind}, {sort}, {form}, {variety}].
Kindergarten (n.) A class within a primary school or a separate school for young children, usually between the ages of four and six years, designed to adapt children to the classroom environment before beginning academic training, on the theory that education should be begun by gratifying and cultivating the normal aptitude for exercise, play, observation, imitation, and construction; -- a name given by Friedrich Froebel, a German educator, who introduced this method of training, in rooms opening on a garden.
Kindergarten (n.) [ C or U ] (US) （五歲兒童上的） 學前班 The first year of school, for children aged five.
Kindergarten (n.) [ C or U ] (UK) 幼稚園，托兒所A nursery school
Kindergartner (n.) One who teaches in a kindergarten.
Kind-hearted (a.) 好心腸的；仁慈的；同情的 Having kindness of nature; sympathetic; characterized by a humane disposition; as, a kind-hearted landlord.
To thy self at least kind-hearted prove. -- Shak.
Kind-hearted (a.) Having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition; "a generous and kindhearted teacher" [syn: {kindhearted}, {kind-hearted}].
Kind-hearted (a.) 好心腸的；熱心的 A kind- hearted person is one who likes other people a lot and always wants to help them.
Compare: Hard-hearted
Hard-hearted (a.) (Disapproving) 冷酷的，沒有同情心的 If someone is hard-hearted, they are not kind or not able to feel sympathy.
Compare: Soft-hearted
Soft-hearted (a.) 心腸軟的，仁慈的 Kind and often feeling sympathy for other people.
Soft-hearted (a.) Having softness or tenderness of heart; susceptible of pity or other kindly affection; gentle; meek. -- Soft"-heart`ed*ness, n.
Kind-heartedness (n.) The state or quality of being kind-hearted; benevolence.
Kindle (v. t. & i.) To bring forth young. [Obs.] -- Shak.
The poor beast had but lately kindled. -- Holland.
Kindled (imp. & p. p.) of Kindle.
Kindling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kindle.
Kindle (v. t.) To set on fire; to cause to burn with flame; to ignite; to cause to begin burning; to start; to light; as, to kindle a match, or shavings.
His breath kindleth coals. -- Job xii. 21.
Kindle (v. t.) Fig.: To inflame, as the passions; to rouse; to provoke; to excite to action; to heat; to fire; to animate; to incite; as, to kindle anger or wrath; to kindle the flame of love, or love into a flame.
So is a contentious man to kindle strife. -- Prov. xxvi. 21.
Nothing remains but that I kindle the boy thither. -- Shak.
Kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam. -- Milton.
Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. -- Dryden.
Syn: Enkindle; light; ignite; inflame; provoke; excite; arouse; stir up.
Kindle (v. i.) To take fire; to begin to burn with flame; to start as a flame.
When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. Is. xliii. 2.
Kindle (v. i.) (Fig.): To begin to be excited; to grow warm or animated; to be roused or exasperated.
On all occasions where forbearance might be called for, the Briton kindles, and the Christian gives way. -- I. Taylor.
Kindler (n.) One who, or that which, kindles, stirs up, or sets on fire. "Kindlers of riot." -- Gay.
Kindless (a.) Destitute of kindness; unnatural. [Obs.] "Kindless villain." -- Shak.
Kindliness (n.) Natural inclination; natural course. [Obs.] -- Milton.
Kindliness (n.) The quality or state of being kindly; benignity; benevolence; gentleness; tenderness; as, kindliness of disposition, of treatment, or of words.
In kind
a father, but not in kindliness. -- Sackville.
Kindliness (n.) Softness; mildness; propitiousness; as,
kindliness of weather, or of a season.
Fruits and corn are much advanced by temper of the air and kindliness of seasons. -- Whitlock.
Kindling (n.) The of causing to burn, or of exciting or inflaming the passions.
Kindling (n.) Materials, easily lighted, for starting a fire , such as small twigs or paper; -- also used in the pl..
Kindly (a.) According to the kind or nature; natural. [R.]
The kindly fruits of the earth. -- Book of Com. Prayer.
An herd of bulls whom kindly rage doth sting. -- Spenser.
Whatsoever as the Son of God he may do, it is kindly for Him as the Son of Man to save the sons of men. -- L. Andrews.
Kindly (a.) Humane; congenial; sympathetic; hence, disposed to do good to; benevolent; gracious; kind; helpful; as, kindly affections, words, acts, etc.
The shade by which my life was crossed, . . . Has made me kindly with my kind. -- Tennyson.
Kindly (a.) Favorable; mild; gentle; auspicious; beneficent.
In soft silence shed the kindly shower. -- Pope.
Should e'er a kindlier time ensue. -- Wordsworth.
Note: "Nothing ethical was connoted in kindly once: it was simply the adjective of kind. But it is God's ordinance that kind should be kindly, in our modern sense of the word as well; and thus the word has attained this meaning." -- Trench.
Kindly (adv.) Naturally; fitly. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Examine how kindly the Hebrew manners of speech mix and incorporate with the English language -- Addison.
Kindly (adv.) In a kind manner; congenially; with good will; with a disposition to make others happy, or to oblige.
Be kindly affectioned one to another, with brotherly love. -- Rom. xii. 10.
Kindly (adv.) In a kind manner or out of kindness; "He spoke kindly to the boy"; "she kindly overlooked the mistake" [ant: unkindly].
Kindly (a.) Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor" [syn: charitable, benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted].
Kindly (a.) Pleasant and agreeable; "a kindly climate"; "kindly breeze".
Kindness (a.) The state or quality of being kind, in any of its various senses; manifestation of kind feeling or disposition beneficence.
I do fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way. -- Shak.
Unremembered acts Of kindness and of love. -- Wordsworth.
Kindness (a.) A kind act; an act of good will; as, to do a great kindness.
Syn: Good will; benignity; grace; tenderness; compassion; humanity; clemency; mildness; gentleness; goodness; generosity; beneficence; favor.
Kindness (n.) The quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic [ant: unkindness].
Kindness (n.) Tendency to be kind and forgiving [syn: forgivingness, kindness].
Kindness (n.) A kind act [syn: kindness, benignity].
Kindness (n.) A brief preface to ten volumes of exaction.
Kindred (n.) Relationship by birth or marriage; consanguinity; affinity; kin.
Like her, of equal kindred to the throne. -- Dryden.
Kindred (n.) Relatives by blood or marriage, more properly the former; relations; persons related to each other.
I think there's no man is secure But the queen's kindred. -- Shak
Syn: Kin; kinsfolk; relatives; kinsmen; relations; relationship; affinity.
Kindred (a.) Related; congenial; of the like nature or properties; as, kindred souls; kindred skies; kindred propositions.
True to the kindred points of heaven and home. -- Wordsworth.
Kindred (a.) Similar in quality or character; "a feeling akin to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related to the collector" [syn: akin(p), kindred].
Kindred (a.) Related by blood or marriage; "kindred clans".
Kindred (n.) Group of people related by blood or marriage [syn: kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe].
Kindred, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
Population (2000): 614
Housing Units (2000): 267
Land area (2000): 0.997934 sq. miles (2.584637 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.997934 sq. miles (2.584637 sq. km)
FIPS code: 42780
Located within: North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
Location: 46.647973 N, 97.016486 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 58051
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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Kindred
Kin (n.) Also Kine (Physics) The unit velocity in the C. G. S. system -- a velocity of one centimeter per second.
Kine (n. pl.) Cows. "A herd of fifty or sixty kine." -- Milton. Kinematic
Cow (n.; pl. Cows) The mature female of bovine animals.
Cow (n.; pl. Cows) The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals, etc.
Kine (n.) Domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen" [syn: cattle, cows, kine, oxen, Bos taurus].
Kinematic (a.) Alt. of Kinematical
Kinematical (a.) Of or pertaining to kinematics.
Kinematic curves, curves produced by machinery, or a combination of motions, as distinguished from mathematical curves.
Kinematics (n.) (Physics) The science which treats of motions considered in themselves, or apart from their causes; the comparison and relation of motions.
Note: Kinematics forms properly an introduction to mechanics, as involving the mathematical principles which are to be applied to its data of forces. -- Nichol.
Kinematics (n.) The branch of mechanics concerned with motion without
reference to force or mass.
Kinepox (n.) (Med.) See Cowpox. Kin"e*scope, n. See Kinetoscope.
Cowpox (n.) (Med.) A pustular eruptive disease of the cow, which, when communicated to the human system, as by vaccination, protects from the smallpox; vaccinia; -- called also kinepox, cowpock, and kinepock. -- Dunglison.
Kinepox (n.) See Kinetoscope.
Kinesiatrics (n.) (Med.) A mode of treating disease by
appropriate muscular movements; -- also termed kinesitherapy, kinesipathy,
lingism, and the movement cure.
Kinesiology (n.) 運動機能學 The branch of physiology that studies the mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement.
Compare: Kinesiatrics
Kinesiatrics (n.) (Med.) A mode of treating disease by appropriate muscular movements; -- also termed kinesitherapy, kinesipathy, lingism, and the movement cure.
Kinesipathy (n.) (Med.) See Kinesiatrics.
Kinesiatrics (n.) (Med.) A mode of treating disease by appropriate muscular movements; -- also termed kinesitherapy, kinesipathy, lingism, and the movement cure.
Kinesitherapy (n.) (Med.) See Kinesiatrics.
Compare: Kinesiatrics
Kinesiatrics (n.) (Med.) A mode of treating disease by appropriate muscular movements; -- also termed kinesitherapy, kinesipathy, lingism, and the movement cure.
Kinesipathy (n.) (Med.) See Kinesiatrics.
Kinesodic (a.) (Physiol.) Conveying motion; as; kinesodic substance; -- applied esp. to the spinal cord, because it is capable of conveying doth voluntary and reflex motor impulses, without itself being affected by motor impulses applied to it directly.
Kinetic (a.) 【物】運動的；運動引起的；活躍的；有力的 Moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to latent. {Kinetic energy}. See {Energy}, n. 4.
Compare: Kinesthesis
Kinesthesis, Kinaesthesia, (n.) (Physiol.) 【心】動覺；（肌肉等的）運動感覺 The perception attendant upon the movements of the muscles; the sensation accompanying movement of the muscles. [Also spelled {kin`es*the"sia} and {kin`es*the"sis}.] -- Bastian. Kinaesthetic
Kinesthesia, Kinesthesis, Kinesthetic See {kinaesthesia}, {kinaesthesis}, and {kinaesthetic}.
Kinesthesis (n.) The ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn: {kinesthesis}, {kinaesthesis}, {kinesthesia}, {kinaesthesia}, {kinesthetics}, {muscle sense}, {sense of movement}] [ant: {kinanesthesia}].
Compare: Kinesthesia
Kinesthesia (n.) (Physiol.) 運動覺 The perception attendant upon the movements of the muscles; the sensation accompanying movement of the muscles. [Also spelled {kin`es*the"sia} and {kin`es*the"sis}.] -- Bastian. Kinaesthetic
Kinesthesia, Kinesthesis, Kinesthetic See {kinaesthesia}, {kinaesthesis}, and {kinaesthetic}.
Kinesthesia (n.) The perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc [syn: {kinesthesia}, {kinaesthesia}, {feeling of movement}].
Kinesthesia (n.) The ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn: {kinesthesis}, {kinaesthesis}, {kinesthesia}, {kinaesthesia}, {kinesthetics}, {muscle sense}, {sense of movement}] [ant: {kinanesthesia}].
Compare: Kinanesthesia
Kinanesthesia (n.) 運動覺缺失 Inability to sense movement [ant: {kinaesthesia}, {kinaesthesis}, {kinesthesia}, {kinesthesis}, {kinesthetics}, {muscle sense}, {sense of movement}].
Kinetic (a.) Relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith; "kinetic energy".
Kinetic (a.) Characterized by motion; "modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime".
Kinetic (a.) Supplying motive force; "the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center"- H.O.Taylor [syn: {energizing}, {energising}, {kinetic}].
Kinetics (n.) 動力學 See Dynamics.
Kinetics (n.) The branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies [syn: {dynamics}, {kinetics}].
Kinetogenesis (n.) An instrument for producing curves by the combination of circular movements; -- called also kinescope.
Kinetogenesis (n.) (Biol.) The doctrine
or hypothesis that animal structures have been produced, directly or
indirectly, by animal movements.
King (n.) A Chinese musical instrument, consisting of resonant
stones or metal plates, arranged according to their tones in a frame of wood,
and struck with a hammer.
King
(n.) A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with
supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary
succession; a monarch; a prince. "Ay, every inch a king." -- Shak.
Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle. -- Burke.
There was a State without king or nobles. -- R. Choate.
But yonder comes the powerful King of Day, Rejoicing in the east -- Thomson.
King (n.) One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts.
King (n.) A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king of diamonds.
King (n.) The chief piece in the game of chess.
King (n.) A crowned man in the game of draughts.
King (n.) pl. The title of two historical books in the Old Testament.
Kinged (imp. & p. p.) of King
Kinging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of King
King (v. i.) To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to royalty.
Note: King is often used adjectively, or in combination, to denote pre["e]minence or superiority in some particular; as, kingbird; king crow; king vulture.
Apostolic king. See Apostolic.
King-at-arms, or King-of-arms, The chief heraldic officer of a country. In England the king-at-arms was formerly of great authority. His business is to direct the heralds, preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of armory. There are three principal kings-at-arms, viz., Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent.
King auk (Zool.), The little auk or sea dove.
King bird of paradise. (Zool.), See Bird of paradise.
King card, In whist, the best unplayed card of each suit; thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the queen is the king card of the suit.
King Cole, A legendary king of Britain, who is said to have reigned in the third century.
King conch (Zool.), A large and handsome univalve shell ({Cassis cameo), found in the West Indies. It is used for making cameos. See Helmet shell, under Helmet.
King Cotton, A popular personification of the great staple production of the southern United States.
King crab. (Zool.) (a) The limulus or horseshoe crab. See Limulus.
King crab. (Zool.) (b) The large European spider crab or thornback ({Maia squinado).
King crab. (Zool.) (c) A large crab of the northern Pacific ({Paralithodes camtshatica), especially abundant on the coasts of Alaska and Japan, and popular as a food; called also Alaskan king crab.
King crow. (Zool.) (a) A black drongo shrike ({Buchanga atra) of India; -- so called because, while breeding, they attack and drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds.
King crow. (Zool.) (b) The Dicrurus macrocercus of India, a crested bird with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with green and blue reflections. Called also devil bird.
King duck (Zool.), A large and handsome eider duck ({Somateria spectabilis), inhabiting the arctic regions of both continents.
King+eagle+(Zool.),+An+eagle+({Aquila+heliaca">King eagle (Zool.), An eagle ({Aquila heliaca) found in Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is about as large as the golden eagle. Some writers believe it to be the imperial eagle of Rome.
King+hake+(Zool.),+An+American+hake+({Phycis+regius">King hake (Zool.), An American hake ({Phycis regius), found in deep water along the Atlantic coast.
King monkey (Zool.), An African monkey ({Colobus polycomus), inhabiting Sierra Leone.
King mullet (Zool.), A West Indian red mullet ({Upeneus maculatus); -- so called on account of its great beauty. Called also goldfish.
King of terrors, Death.
King parrakeet (Zool.), A handsome Australian parakeet ({Platycercys scapulatus), often kept in a cage. Its prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings bright green, the rump blue, and tail black.
King penguin (Zool.), Any large species of penguin of the genus Aptenodytes; esp., Aptenodytes longirostris, of the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and Aptenodytes Patagonica, of Patagonia.
King rail (Zool.), A small American rail ({Rallus elegans), living in fresh-water marshes.
The upper parts are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep cinnamon color.
King salmon (Zool.), The quinnat. See Quinnat.
King's counsel, or Queen's counsel (Eng. Law), Barristers learned in the law, who have been called within the bar, and selected to be the king's or queen's counsel. They answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue (advocati fisci) among the Romans. They can not be employed against the crown without special license. -- Wharton's Law Dict.
King's cushion, A temporary seat made by two persons crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] -- Halliwell.
The king's English, Correct or current language of good speakers; pure English. -- Shak.
King's evidence or Queen's evidence, Testimony in favor of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an accomplice. See under Evidence. [Eng.]
King's evil, scrofula; -- So called because formerly supposed to be healed by the touch of a king.
King snake (Zool.), A large, nearly black, harmless snake ({Ophiobolus getulus) of the Southern United States; -- so called because it kills and eats other kinds of snakes, including even the rattlesnake.
King's spear (Bot.), The white asphodel ({Asphodelus albus).
King's yellow, A yellow pigment, consisting essentially of sulphide and oxide of arsenic; -- called also yellow
orpiment.
King tody (Zool.), A small fly-catching bird ({Eurylaimus serilophus) of tropical America. The head is adorned with a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which is bright red, edged with black.
King vulture (Zool.), A large species of vulture ({Sarcorhamphus papa), ranging from Mexico to Paraguay, The general color is white. The wings and tail are black, and the naked carunculated head and the neck are briliantly colored with scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue. So called because it drives away other vultures while feeding.
King wood, A wood from Brazil, called also violet wood, beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of Dalbergia. See Jacaranda.
King (v. i.) [imp. & p. p. Kinged; p. pr. & vb. n. Kinging). ] To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to royalty. [R.] -- Shak.
Those traitorous captains of Israel who kinged themselves by slaying their masters and reigning in their stead. -- South.
King (n.) A male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom [syn: king, male monarch, Rex] [ant: female monarch, queen, queen regnant].
King (n.) A competitor who holds a preeminent position [syn: king, queen, world-beater].
King (n.) A very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" [syn: baron, big businessman, business leader, king, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon].
King (n.) Preeminence in a particular category or group or field; "the lion is the king of beasts".
King (n.) United States woman tennis player (born in 1943) [syn: King, Billie Jean King, Billie Jean Moffitt King].
King (n.) United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925) [syn: King, B. B. King, Riley B King].
King (n.) United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968) [syn: King, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr.].
King (n.) A checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward.
King (n.) One of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king.
King (n.) (Chess) The weakest but the most important piece.
King, () Is in Scripture very generally used to denote one invested with authority, whether extensive or limited. There were thirty-one kings in Canaan (Josh. 12:9, 24), whom Joshua subdued.
Adonibezek subdued seventy kings (Judg. 1:7). In the New Testament the Roman emperor is spoken of as a king (1 Pet. 2:13, 17); and Herod Antipas, who was only a tetrarch, is also called a king (Matt. 14:9; Mark 6:22).
This title is applied to God (1 Tim. 1:17), and to Christ, the Son of God (1 Tim. 6:15, 16; Matt. 27:11). The people of God are also called "kings" (Dan. 7:22, 27; Matt. 19:28; Rev. 1:6, etc.). Death is called the "king of terrors" (Job 18:14).
Jehovah was the sole King of the Jewish nation (1 Sam. 8:7; Isa. 33:22). But there came a time in the history of that people when a king was demanded, that they might be like other nations (1 Sam. 8:5). The prophet Samuel remonstrated with them, but the people cried out, "Nay, but we will have a king over us." The misconduct of Samuel's sons was the immediate cause of this demand.
The Hebrew kings did not rule in their own right, nor in name of the people who had chosen them, but partly as servants and partly as representatives of Jehovah, the true King of Israel (1 Sam. 10:1). The limits of the king's power were prescribed (1 Sam. 10:25). The officers of his court were, (1) the recorder or remembrancer (2 Sam. 8:16; 1 Kings 4:3); (2) the scribe (2 Sam. 8:17; 20:25); (3) the officer over the house, the chief steward (Isa. 22:15); (4) the "king's friend," a confidential companion (1 Kings 4:5); (5) the keeper of the wardrobe (2 Kings 22:14); (6) captain of the bodyguard (2 Sam. 20:23); (7) officers over the king's treasures, etc. (1 Chr. 27:25-31); (8) commander-in-chief of the army (1 Chr. 27:34); (9) the royal counsellor (1 Chr. 27:32; 2 Sam. 16:20-23). (For catalogue of kings of Israel and Judah see chronological table in Appendix.)
King. () The chief magistrate of a kingdom, vested usually with the executive power.
King. () The following table of the reigns of English and British kings and queens, commencing with the Reports, is added, to assist the student in many points of chronology.
Accession.
Henry III.............................................. 1216
Edward I............................................... 1272
Edward II.............................................. 1307
Edward III............................................. 1307
Richard II............................................. 1377
Henry IV.............................................. 1399
Henry V............................................... 1413
Henry VI.............................................. 1422
Edward IV............................................. 1461
Edward V.............................................. 1483
Richard III........................................... 1483
Henry VII............................................. 1485
Henry VIII............................................ 1509
Edward VI............................................. 1547
Mary.................................................. 1553
Elizabeth............................................. 1558
James I............................................... 1603
Charles I............................................. 1625
Charles II............................................ 1660
James II.............................................. 1685
William III........................................... 1689
Anne.................................................. 1702
George I.............................................. 1714
George II............................................. 1727
George III............................................ 1760
George IV............................................. 1820
William IV............................................ 1830
Victoria.............................................. 1837
Vide article Reports.
KING, (n.) A male person commonly known in America as a "crowned head," although he never wears a crown and has usually no head to speak of.
A king, In times long, long gone by, Said to his lazy jester: "If I were you and you were I My moments merrily would fly -- Nor care nor grief to pester." "The reason, Sire, that you would thrive," The fool said -- "if you'll hear it -- Is that of all the fools alive Who own you for their sovereign, I've The most forgiving spirit." Oogum Bem
King -- U.S. County in Texas
Population (2000): 356
Housing Units (2000): 174
Land area (2000): 912.292416 sq. miles (2362.826410 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.036858 sq. miles (2.685451 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 913.329274 sq. miles (2365.511861 sq. km)
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 33.605457 N, 100.254446 W
Headwords:
King
King, TX
King County
King County, TX
King -- U.S. County in Washington
Population (2000): 1737034
Housing Units (2000): 742237
Land area (2000): 2126.044382 sq. miles (5506.429437 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 180.483991 sq. miles (467.451370 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2306.528373 sq. miles (5973.880807 sq. km)
Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location: 47.548745 N, 122.196851 W
Headwords:
King
King, WA
King County
King County, WA
King, NC -- U.S. city in North Carolina
Population (2000): 5952
Housing Units (2000): 2438
Land area (2000): 5.213622 sq. miles (13.503218 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.001845 sq. miles (0.004778 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 5.215467 sq. miles (13.507996 sq. km)
FIPS code: 35760
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 36.273555 N, 80.353460 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 27021
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
King, NC
King
Kingbird (n.) (Zool.) A small American bird ({Tyrannus tyrannus, or T. Carolinensis), noted for its courage in attacking larger birds, even hawks and eagles, especially when they approach its nest in the breeding season. It is a typical tyrant flycatcher, taking various insects upon the wing. It is dark ash above, and blackish on the head and tail. The quills and wing coverts are whitish at the edges. It is white beneath, with a white terminal band on the tail. The feathers on the head of the adults show a bright orange basal spot when erected. Called also bee bird, and bee martin. Several Southern and Western species of Tyrannus are also called king birds.
Kingbird (n.) The king tody. See under King.
Kingbird (n.) Large American flycatcher [syn: kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus].
Kingbolt (n.) A vertical iron bolt, by which the forward axle and wheels of a vehicle or the trucks of a railroad car are connected with the other parts.
Kingbolt (n.) Bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle [syn: kingbolt, kingpin, swivel pin].
King Charles spaniel (n.) (Zool.) A variety of small pet dogs, having, drooping ears, a high, dome-shaped forehead, pug nose, large, prominent eyes, and long, wavy hair. The color is usually black and tan.
King Charles spaniel (n.) A toy English spaniel with a black-and-tan coat; named after Charles II who popularized it.
Kingcraft (n.) The craft of kings; the art of governing as a sovereign; royal policy. -- Prescott.
Kingcup (n.) (Bot.) The common buttercup.
Cuckoobud (n.) (Bot.) Ranunculus+({Ranunculus+bulbosus">A species of Ranunculus ({Ranunculus bulbosus); -- called also butterflower, buttercup, kingcup, goldcup. -- Shak.
Buttercup (n.) (Bot.) A plant of the genus Ranunculus, or crowfoot, particularly Ranunculus bulbosus, with bright yellow flowers; -- called also butterflower, golden cup, and kingcup. It is the cuckoobud of Shakespeare.
Kingcup (n.) Swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups [syn: marsh marigold, kingcup, meadow bright, May blob, cowslip, water dragon, Caltha palustris].
Kingcup (n.) Any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn: buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot,
goldcup, kingcup].
Kingdom (n.) 王國 [C]；【古】君主身分；王權[U]；【宗】（常大寫）天國 [C] The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy.
Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. -- Ps. cxiv. 13.
When Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself. -- 2 Chron. xxi. 4.
Kingdom (n.) The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or has control.
Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. -- Shak.
You're welcome, Most learned reverend sir, into our kingdom. -- Shak.
Kingdom (n.) An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; as, the mineral kingdom. In modern biology, the division of life into five kingdoms is widely used for classification. "The animal and vegetable kingdoms." -- Locke.
Animal kingdom. See under Animal.
Kingdom of God. (a) The universe.
Kingdom of God. (b) That spiritual realm of which God is the acknowledged sovereign.
Kingdom of God. (c) The authority or dominion of God.
Mineral kingdom. See under Mineral.
United Kingdom. See under United.
Vegetable kingdom. See under Vegetable.
Syn: Realm; empire; dominion; monarchy; sovereignty; domain.
Kingdom (n.) A domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" [syn: kingdom, land, realm].
Kingdom (n.) A country with a king as head of state.
Kingdom (n.) The domain ruled by a king or queen [syn: kingdom, realm].
Kingdom (n.) A monarchy with a king or queen as head of state.
Kingdom (n.) The highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia.
Kingdom (n.) A basic group of natural objects.
Kingdomed (a.) Having a kingdom or the dignity of a king; like a kingdom. [R.]
Twixt his mental and his active parts, Kingdom'd Achilles in commotion rages And batters down himself. -- Shak.
Compare: Sciaenoid
Sciaenoid (a.) (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Sciaenidae, a family of carnivorous marine fishes which includes the meagre ({Sciaena umbra or Sciaena aquila), and fish of the drum and croaker families. The croaker is so called because it may make a croaking noise by use of its bladder; the Atlantic croaker ({Micropogonias undulatus, formerly Micropogon undulatus) and the squeteague are a members of the croaker family, and the kingfish is a drum.
Compare: Meagre
Meagre (n.) (Zool.) A large European sciaenoid fish ({Sciaena umbra or Sciaena aquila), having white bloodless flesh. It is valued as a food fish. [Written also maigre.]
Sciaena aquila (n.) Large European marine food fish [syn: maigre, maiger, Sciaena aquila].
Kingfish (n.) (Zool.) An American marine food fish of the genus Menticirrus, especially M. saxatilis, or M. nebulosos, of the Atlantic coast; -- called also whiting, surf whiting, and barb.
Kingfish (n.) (Zool.) The opah.
Kingfish (n.) (Zool.) The common cero; also, the spotted cero. See Cero.
Kingfish (n.) (Zool.) The queenfish.
Compare: Queenfish
Queenfish (n.) (Zool.) A California sci[ae]noid food fish ({Seriphys politus). The back is bluish, and the sides and belly bright silvery. Called also kingfish.
Compare: Cero
Cero (n.) (Zool.) A large and valuable fish of the Mackerel family, of the genus Scomberomorus. Two species are found in the West Indies and less commonly on the Atlantic coast of the United States, -- the common cero ({Scomberomorus caballa), called also kingfish, and spotted, or king, cero ({Scomberomorus regalis).
Kingfish (n.) The lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States.
Kingfish (n.) Large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters [syn: cero, pintado, kingfish, Scomberomorus regalis].
Kingfish (n.) Small silvery marine food fish found off California [syn: white croaker, chenfish, kingfish, Genyonemus lineatus].
Kingfish (n.) Any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast.
Kingfish (n.) Large game fish of Australia and New Zealand [syn: kingfish, Seriola grandis].
Kingfisher (n.) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family Alcedinidae. Most of them feed upon fishes which they capture by diving and seizing then with the beak; others feed only upon reptiles, insects, etc. About one hundred and fifty species are known. They are found in nearly all parts of the world, but are particularly abundant in the East Indies.
Note: The belted king-fisher of the United States ({Ceryle alcyon) feeds upon fishes. It is slate-blue above, with a white belly and breast, and a broad white ring around the neck. A dark band crosses the breast. The common European species ({Alcedo ispida), which is much smaller and brighter colored, is also a fisher.
Alcedo.+The+wood+kingfishers+({Halcyones">See Alcedo. The wood kingfishers ({Halcyones), which inhabit forests, especially in Africa, feed largely upon insects, but also eat reptiles, snails, and small Crustacea, as well as fishes. The giant kingfisher of Australia feeds largely upon lizards and insects. See Laughing jackass, under Laughing.
Kingfisher (n.) Nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish.
Kingfisher -- U.S. County in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 13926
Housing Units (2000): 5879
Land area (2000): 903.001590 sq. miles (2338.763281 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 2.960259 sq. miles (7.667036 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 905.961849 sq. miles (2346.430317 sq. km)
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 35.937267 N, 97.920546 W
Headwords:
Kingfisher
Kingfisher, OK
Kingfisher County
Kingfisher County, OK
Kingfisher, OK -- U.S. city in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 4380
Housing Units (2000): 1935
Land area (2000): 4.136420 sq. miles (10.713277 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.136420 sq. miles (10.713277 sq. km)
FIPS code: 39850
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 35.856216 N, 97.934517 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 73750
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Kingfisher, OK
Kingfisher
Kinghood (n.) The state of being a king; the attributes of a king; kingship. -- Gower.
Kingless (a.) Having no king. -- F. Lieber.
Kinglet (n.) A little king; a weak or insignificant king. -- Carlyle.
Kinglet (n.) (Zool.) Any one of several species of small singing birds of the genus Regulus and family Sylviidae.
Note: The golden-crowned kinglet ({Regulus satrapa), and the
rubycrowned kinglet ({Regulus calendula), are the most common American species.
The common English kinglet ({Regulus cristatus) is also called golden-crested
wren, moonie, and marigold finch. The kinglets are often popularly called
wrens, both in America and England.
Kinglihood (n.) King-liness. -- Tennyson.
Kingliness (n.) The state or quality of being kingly.
Kingling (n.) Same as Kinglet, 1. -- Churchill.
Kindly (a.) According to the kind or nature; natural. [R.]
The kindly fruits of the earth. -- Book of Com. Prayer.
An herd of bulls whom kindly rage doth sting. -- Spenser.
Whatsoever as the Son of God he may do, it is kindly for Him as the Son of Man to save the sons of men. -- L. Andrews.
Kindly (a.) Humane; congenial; sympathetic; hence, disposed to do good to; benevolent; gracious; kind; helpful; as, kindly affections, words, acts, etc.
The shade by which my life was crossed, . . . Has made me kindly with my kind. -- Tennyson.
Kindly (a.) Favorable; mild; gentle; auspicious; beneficent.
In soft silence shed the kindly shower. -- Pope.
Should e'er a kindlier time ensue. -- Wordsworth.
Note: "Nothing ethical was connoted in kindly once: it was simply the adjective of kind. But it is God's ordinance that kind should be kindly, in our modern sense of the word as well; and thus the word has attained this meaning." -- Trench.
Kindly (adv.) Naturally; fitly. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Examine how kindly the Hebrew manners of speech mix and incorporate with the English language -- Addison.
Kindly (adv.) In a kind manner; congenially; with good will; with a disposition to make others happy, or to oblige.
Be kindly affectioned one to another, with brotherly love. -- Rom. xii. 10.
Kindly (adv.) In a kind manner or out of kindness; "He spoke kindly to the boy"; "she kindly overlooked the mistake" [ant: {unkindly}].
Kindly (a.) Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor" [syn: {charitable}, {benevolent}, {kindly}, {sympathetic}, {good-hearted}, {openhearted}, {large-hearted}].
Kindly (a.) Pleasant and agreeable; "a kindly climate"; "kindly breeze".
King-post (n.) A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in the middle. If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king-post. Called also crown-post.
King's Bench () Formerly, the highest court of common law in England; -- so called because the king used to sit there in person. It consisted of a chief justice and four puisne, or junior, justices. During the reign of a queen it was called the Queen's Bench. Its jurisdiction was transferred by the judicature acts of 1873 and 1875 to the high court of justice created by that legislation.
Kingship (n.) The state, office, or dignity of a king; royalty. -- Landor. king-size
Kingship (n.) The dignity or rank or position of a king.
Kingston (n.) Alt. of Kingstone
Kingstone (n.) (Zool.) The black angel fish. See Angel fish, under Angel.
Kingston (n.) A town on the Hudson River in New York.
Kingston (n.) A town in southeast Ontario on Lake Ontario near the head of the Saint Lawrence River..
Kingston (n.) Capital and largest city of Jamaica [syn: Kingston, capital of Jamaica, Jamaican capital].
Kingston, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000): 287
Housing Units (2000): 137
Land area (2000): 0.581133 sq. miles (1.505128 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.581133 sq. miles (1.505128 sq. km)
FIPS code: 38846
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 39.643172 N, 94.038408 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 64650
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Kingston, MO
Kingston
Kingston, NJ -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Jersey
Population (2000): 1292
Housing Units (2000): 576
Land area (2000): 0.896647 sq. miles (2.322305 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.015006 sq. miles (0.038865 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.911653 sq. miles (2.361170 sq. km)
FIPS code: 36930
Located within: New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
Location: 40.372656 N, 74.612865 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 08528
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Kingston, NJ
Kingston
Kingston, NY -- U.S. city in New York
Population (2000): 23456
Housing Units (2000): 10637
Land area (2000): 7.354099 sq. miles (19.047029 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.297663 sq. miles (3.360931 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 8.651762 sq. miles (22.407960 sq. km)
FIPS code: 39727
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 41.928877 N, 74.004088 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Kingston, NY
Kingston
Kingston, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia
Population (2000): 659
Housing Units (2000): 287
Land area (2000): 0.806361 sq. miles (2.088465 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.806361 sq. miles (2.088465 sq. km)
FIPS code: 43668
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 34.235749 N, 84.944648 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 30145
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Kingston, GA
Kingston
Kingston, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
Population (2000): 1032
Housing Units (2000): 485
Land area (2000): 0.369119 sq. miles (0.956013 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.369119 sq. miles (0.956013 sq. km)
FIPS code: 40376
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 39.472029 N, 82.913974 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 45644
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Kingston, OH
Kingston
Kingston
metal () An
alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes used for the bearings and packings
of machinery. -- McElrath.
Kingston valve () A conical valve, opening outward, to close the mouth
of a pipe which passes through the side of a vessel below the water line.
Kingtruss (n.) (Carp.) A truss, framed with a king-post; -- used in roofs, bridges, etc.
Kinic (a.) (Chem.) See Quinic.
Compare: Quinic
Quinic (a.) [See Quinine, and cf. Kinic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or connected with, quinine and related compounds; specifically, designating a nonnitrogenous acid obtained from cinchona bark, coffee, beans, etc., as a white crystalline substance. [Written also chinic, kinic.].
Kink (n.) A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord.
Kink (n.) An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice. [Colloq.] -- Cozzens.
Kinked (imp. & p. p.) of Kink
Kinking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kink
Kink (v. i.) To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread.
Kink (n.) A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter. [Scot.]
Kink (n.) A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) [syn: crick, kink, rick, wrick].
Kink (n.) A sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight [syn: kink, twist, twirl].
Kink (n.) A person with unusual sexual tastes.
Kink (n.) An eccentric idea.
Kink (n.) A difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation; "there are still a few kinks to iron out".
Kink (v.) Curl tightly; "crimp hair" [syn: crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink].
Kink (v.) Form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling" [syn: curl, curve, kink].