Katzenjammer Katzenjammer is a four hands on one piano musical comedy duo comprised of Steven Worbey and Kevin Farrell, both classically-trained pianists and song-writers. Their act parodies a wide range of musical styles, from The Spice Girls to Ragtime, while the resulting tangle of hands and arms on the keyboard is projected onto a large screen.
	Kauai Kauai is the oldest and fourth largest of the main Hawaiian Islands, having an area of 1,430.43 km. Known also as the "Garden Isle", Kauai lies 105 miles across the Hawaiian islands channels, northwest of Oahu. Of volcano origin, the highest peak on this mountainous island is Kawaikini at 1,598 m.
	Kaunas Kaunas, is the former temporary capital and second largest city in Lithuania.
	Kava Kava is an ancient crop of the western Pacific. Other names for kava include awa , 'ava , yaqona , and sakau . Kava is related to the black pepper; both have heart-shaped leaves and flowers similar to the flower spike of the anthurium. Kava also has a peppery taste.
	Kay Boyle Kay Boyle, born February 19, 1902 in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States died December 27, 1992 in Mill Valley, California, was an award-winning writer, educator, and political activist.
	Kayak A kayak is a small human-powered boat. It typically has a covered deck, and a cockpit covered by a spraydeck. It is propelled by a double-bladed paddle. The kayak was originally developed by native Aleuts and Inuit hunters in sub-arctic regions of North America and Greenland.
	Kazakhs The Kazakhs, are a Turkic peoples of the northern parts of Central Asia. They have been famous in the past for the fierce love of freedom, skillful horse riding, hunting with semi-domesticated eagles, and currently, for the rapid economic growth of the independent state of Kazakhstan.
	Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, also spelled Kazakstan, , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of northern and central Eurasia. A Countries in both Europe and Asia of its territory west of the Ural River is located in eastern-most Europe.
	Kazan Kazan is the capital city of the Tatarstan, Russia, and one of Russia's largest cities. It is a major industrial, commercial and cultural center, and remains the most important center of Tatar culture. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga River and Kazanka River rivers in central European Russia.
	Kazimir Malevich Kazimir Severinovich Malevich , was a painter and art theoretician, pioneer of Geometric abstract art and one of the most important members of the Russian avant-garde.
	Kazoo The kazoo is a simple musical instrument that adds a "buzzing" timbral quality to a player's voice when one hums into it. The kazoo is a type of mirliton - a device which modifies the sound of a person's voice by way of a vibrating membrane. The membranophone label is a key element in the kazoo being called a musical instrument.
	Kea The Kea is a semi-nocturnal parrot endemic to the mountains of New Zealand. The Kea is the only parrot capable of living in alpine regions. The Kea is also known as the clown of the mountains, because of its playful nature. They have a reputation for tearing the rubber sealing from cars, and the Kea has also been known as the feathered wolf because of its reputation for attacking and killing farmers' livestock.
	Kebab Kebab means "grilled meat" in Persian language and Turkish language. Kebab is usually made of lamb and beef, although chicken and fish can be used for some styles. Pork is never used by Muslims because of religious belief but is sometimes used by non-halal sellers.
	Kedgeree Kedgeree is a dish consisting of flaked fish, boiled rice, egg and butter. It originated amongst the British colonials in India and hence was introduced to the United Kingdom as a popular Full English breakfast dish in Victorian era times, part of the then fashionable Anglo-Indian cuisine.
	Keep A keep is a strong central tower which normally forms the heart of a castle. Often the keep is the most defended area of a castle, and as such may form the main Human habitation area, or contain important stores such as the Armory or the main well. An earlier word for a keep, still used for some medieval monuments, is Dungeon.
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	Keg A keg is a metal container used to hold beer and other alcoholic beverage or non-alcoholic drinks, carbonated or not carbonated, generally under pressure. Kegs are characterized by a single valve in the middle of the top which is used for cleaning, filling and tapping. (Note: A figal mostly used for soft drinks with two valves on the top is not considered to be a keg in spite of being known as a cornelius keg.)
	Keloid A keloid is a special type of scar which results in an overgrowth of tissue at the site of a healed skin injury. Keloids are firm, rubbery lesions or shiny, fibrous nodules and can vary from pink to flesh-colored or red to dark brown in color. Keloid isn't lethal but a keloid scar exposed to the sun can increase the chance on getting skin cancer.
	Kelp Kelp are large seaweeds, belonging to the brown algae and classified in the order Laminariales. Despite their appearance they are not grouped with the normal aquatic or land plants, but instead are included in either kingdom Protista or Chromista. There are about 30 different genus.
	Kelvin The Kelvin scale is a temperature scale where absolute zero—the coldest possible temperature where there is no heat energy—is defined as zero kelvin . Its unit of measurement is the kelvin , which is the SI unit of temperature and is one of the seven SI base units.
	Ken Kesey Ken Elton Kesey was an United States author, best known for his novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest , and as a cultural figure who, some consider, was a link between the "beat generation" of the 1950s and the "hippies" of the 1960s.
	Ken Russell Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell, known as Ken Russell, is a controversial England film director, particularly known for his films about famous composers.
	Kenaf Kenaf is a species of Hibiscus, probably native to southern Asia, though its exact natural origin is unknown. The name also applies to the fibre obtained from this plant. Kenaf is one of the allied fibres of jute and shows similar characteristics. Other names include Bimli, Ambary, Ambari hemp, Deccan Hemp, and Bimlipatum Jute.
	Kenai Fjords National Park Established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Kenai Fjords National Park is a United States National Park on the Kenai Peninsula in southcentral Alaska near the town of Seward, Alaska. The park contains the Harding Icefield, one of the largest ice fields in the United States.
	Kendal Kendal is a small town in Cumbria, England. The largest town in the district of South Lakeland and the traditional counties of England of Westmorland, it is today known largely as a centre for tourism and as the home of #Kendal mint cake.
	Kennesaw Mountain Kennesaw Mountain is a mountain between Marietta, Georgia and Kennesaw, Georgia. Located at , its topographical summit stands at 1808 Foot or 551 metre above mean sea level. It was the site of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in the 1864 Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War, and is within Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.
	Kenneth Clark Kenneth McKenzie Clark, Baron Clark of Saltwood, Order of Merit Companion of Honour Order of the Bath, was an England author, museum director, broadcaster, and the most famous Art history of his generation. Sir Kenneth was born in London, the only child of Kenneth MacKenzie Clark and Margaret Alice, a wealthy Scotland family with roots in the textile trade.
	Kenneth Grahame Kenneth Grahame was a British writer, mainly of the sort of fiction and fantasy written for children but enjoyed equally if not more by adults. He is most famous for The Wind in the Willows, one of the classics of children's literature. He also wrote "The Reluctant Dragon," which was much later adapted into a Disney movie.
	Kenneth Kaunda Kenneth David Kaunda, commonly known as KK was the first President of Zambia .
	Kent Kent is a Counties of England in England, south-east of London. The county town is Maidstone, England. Kent has land borders with East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London, and a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the River Thames.
	Kentish The Municipality of Kentish is a Local Government Areas of Tasmania of Tasmania. It is located in the north-west of the state, slightly inland from the coast. The area was explored by the surveyor Nathaniel Kentish in 1842 who was given the task of finding a route from Deloraine, Tasmania through to Tasmania's north west coast.
	Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States, although it is sometimes included, geographically, in the Midwestern United States. In 1792, it became the fifteenth state to join the Union. Kentucky is known as the "Bluegrass State", a nickname based on the fact that Poa is present in many of the lawns and pastures throughout the state.
	Kentucky Derby The Kentucky Derby is a graded stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race currently covers one and one-quarter miles at Churchill Downs; colt and geldings carry 126 pounds , Filly 121 pounds .
	Kenya The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border.
	Kenzo Tange Kenzo Tange was a Japanese architect, and winner of the 1987 Pritzker Prize for architecture. He was one of the most significant architects of the 20th century, combining traditional Japanese styles with modernism, and designed major buildings on five continents. In 1913 Tange was born in Sakai, Osaka.
	Kepi The kepi is a cap with a flat circular top and a visor. The word came into the English language from French, in which it is written with an acute accent: kpi. It can be translated as "small cap". It was formerly the most common headgear in the French Army. The kepi's predecessor originally appeared during the 1830s, in the course of the initial stages of the occupation of Algeria, as a series of various lightweight cane-framed cloth undress caps called Casquette d'Afrique.
	Keratin Keratins are a family of fibrous protein; tough and insoluble, they form the hard but mineral structures found in reptiles, birds, amphibians and mammals. The baleen plates of filter-feeding whales are made of them, as are human fingernails.
	Keratoconus Keratoconus, is a degenerative non-inflammation disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more Cone shape than its normal gradual curve. Keratoconus can cause substantial distortion of Visual perception, with multiple images, streaking and photophobia all often reported by the patient.
	Kerb In archaeology, a kerb or peristalith is the name for a stone ring built to enclose and sometimes revetting the cairn or tumulus built over a chamber tomb.
	Kerchief A kerchief is a Triangle or Square piece of cloth tied around the head or around the neck for protective or decorative purposes. A "handkerchief" primarily refers to a napkin made of cloth, used to maintain personal hygiene. A bandanna or bandana is a type of large, usually colourful, kerchief, usually worn on the head.
	Kerfuffle Kerfuffle are a four-piece folk band originally formed in 2001 around the East Midlands and South Yorkshire regions of the UK, comprising Hannah James, Sam Sweeney, Chris Thornton-Smith and Tom Sweeney.
	Kerosene lamp A kerosene lamp, widely known in Britain as a paraffin lamp, is any type of lighting device which uses kerosene as a fuel. There are two main types of kerosene lamp which work in different ways, the "wick lamp" and the "pressure lamp".
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	Kestrel The name kestrel is given to several different members of the falcon genus, Falco. Kestrels are most easily distinguished by their typical hunting behaviour which is to hover at a height of around 1020 m over open country and swoop down on prey, usually small mammals, lizards or large insects.
	Ketamine Ketamine is a general dissociative drug anaesthetic for human and veterinary use. Its hydrochloride salt is sold as Ketanest, Ketaset, and Ketalar. pharmacology it is very similar to other dissociative anesthetics such as tiletamine and phencyclidine .
	Ketch A ketch is a sailing craft with two Mast: a main mast, and a shorter mizzen mast abaft the main mast. Both masts are rigged mainly Fore-and-aft rig. From one to three jibs may be carried forward of the main mast when going to windward. If a ketch is not rigged for jibs it is called a cat ketch, sometimes called a periauger.
	Ketchup Ketchup is a popular condiment, usually made with ripened tomatoes. The basic ingredients in modern ketchup are tomatoes, vinegar, sugar, edible salt, allspice, cloves, and cinnamon. Onions, celery, and other vegetables are frequent additions.
	Ketone A ketone is either the functional group characterized by a carbonyl group linked to two other carbon atoms or a chemical compound that contains this functional group. A ketone can be generally represented by the formula: A carbonyl carbon bonded to two carbon atoms distinguishes ketones from carboxylic acid, aldehyde, ester, amide, and other oxygen-containing compounds.
	Ketoprofen Ketoprofen, 2--propionic acid is one of the propionic acid class of NSAID with analgesic and antipyretic effects. It acts by inhibiting the body's production of prostaglandin. Ketoprofen was available over-the-counter drug in the United States in the form of 12.5milligram coated tablets , but the product has been discontinued.
	Ketorolac Ketorolac or ketorolac tromethamine is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug in the family of propionic acids, often used as an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammation. Ketorolac acts by inhibiting bodily synthesis of prostaglandins. Ketorolac in its oral and intramuscular preparations is a racemic mixture of R-(+)(which is the salt 1H-Pyrrolizine-1-carboxylic acid,5-benzoyl-2,3-dihydro- ketorolac) and S-(-) ketorolac.
	Ketose A ketose is a sugar containing one ketone group per molecule. With 3 carbon atoms, dihydroxyacetone is the simplest of all ketoses and is the only one having no optical activity.
	Kettle A kettle is a kitchenware piece. Depending on culture and geographic location, in the context of kitchenware the word kettle can have a variety of meanings. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a kettle is a device used to quickly heat water for hot drinks, such as tea or instant coffee.
	Keuka Lake Keuka Lake is an unusual member of the Finger Lakes because it is Y-shaped instead of long and narrow. Because of its shape, it was referred to in the past as Crooked Lake. Keuka Lake empties into another Finger Lake, Seneca Lake, from a stream, called Keuka Lake Outlet, at the lake's northeastern end in Penn Yan, New York.
	Key lime The Key lime, also known as the Mexican lime, West Indian lime or Bartender's lime, has a globose fruit, 2.5-5 cm in diameter, that is greenish-yellow when ripe but usually picked green. It is smaller, seedier, has a higher acidity, a stronger aroma, and a thinner rind than that of the more common Persian lime.
	Key signature In musical notation, a key signature is a series of Sharp symbols or flat symbols placed on the staff, designating note s that are to be consistently played one semitone higher or lower than the equivalent natural sign notes unless otherwise altered with an Accidental .
	Keyhole saw A keyhole saw is a long, narrow saw used for cutting small, often awkward features in various building materials. There are typically two varieties of keyhole saw: the fixed blade type and retractable blade type. The retractable blade variety is usually found to have either a cast iron handle or, less commonly, a wooden handle.
	Keynotes Keynotes was an Australian musical game show that was brought in as a summer time replacement for Sale of the Century in 1992. It was hosted by Australian television personality Richard Wilkins, announced by Craig Huggins, and produced by Reg Grundy Organisation for the Nine Network Australia.
	Keypad A keypad is a set of buttons arranged in a block which usually bear digits and other symbols but not a complete set of alphabetical letters. If it mostly contains numbers then it can also be called a numeric keypad. Keypads are found on many alphanumeric keyboards and on other devices such as calculators, combination locks and telephones which require largely numeric input.
	KGB KGB is the Russian-language abbreviation for Committee for State Security, . From March 13, 1954 to November 6, 1991 KGB was the umbrella organization name for the Soviet Union's premier security agency, secret police, and intelligence agency. The term KGB is also used in a more general sense to refer to the Soviet State Security organization since its foundation as the Cheka in 1917.
	Khabarovsk Khabarovsk is the administrative center and the largest city of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located some 30 km from the People's Republic of China border, at . It is the second largest city in the Russian Far East, after Vladivostok. The city became the administrative center of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia in 2002.
	Khadi Khadi is Indian handspun and hand-woven cloth. The raw materials may be cotton, silk, or wool, which are spun into threads on a spinning wheel called a charkha. The spinning of khadi was Mahatma Gandhi's main means of providing self-employment to the rural populace of India.
	Khan Khan is a title with many meanings, originally commander, leader or ruler, in Mongolian language and Turkic languages. Khan also means a leader of a tribe. Presently Khans exist mostly in South Asia and Central Asia.
	Kharkiv Kharkiv is the second largest city in Ukraine. It is the Capital of the Kharkiv Oblast, as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Kharkivsky Raion within the oblast. The city is located in the northeast of the country at around .
	Khartoum Khartoum is the capital of Sudan and of Khartoum . It is located at the point where the White Nile, flowing north from Uganda, meets the Blue Nile, flowing west from Ethiopia. The merger of the two niles is known as "the Mogran". The merged Nile flows north towards Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea.
	Khat Khat , pronounced "cot" and also known as qat, gat, chat, and miraa, is a flowering plant native to tropical East Africa. Believed to originate in Ethiopia, it is a shrub or small tree growing to 5–8 m tall, with evergreen leaf 5–10 cm long and 1–4 cm broad.
	Khmer Rouge The Khmer Rouge was the extremist-Communist organization that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. The term "Khmer Rouge," meaning "Red Khmer people" in French , was coined by Cambodian head of state Norodom Sihanouk and was later adopted in English language.
	Khoikhoi The Khoikhoi or Khoi, sometimes spelled KhoeKhoe, are a historical division of the Khoisan ethnic group of south-western Africa, closely related to the Bushmen. At the time of the arrival of white settlers in 1652 they had lived in southern Africa for about 30,000 years, and practised extensive pastoral agriculture in the Cape region.
	Khoisan Khoisan is the name for two major ethnic groups of southern Africa. From the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic period, hunting and gathering cultures known as the Sangoan occupied southern Africa in areas where the rainfall is less than 40 inches—and today's San and Khoi people resemble the ancient Sangoan skeletal remains.
	Khoisan languages The Khoisan or Khoesaan languages compose the smallest phylum of African languages. Historically, they were mainly spoken by the Khoisan people. Today they are only spoken in the Kalahari Desert in southwestern Africa, and in a small area in Tanzania. The only widespread Khoisan language is Nama language, with a quarter of a million speakers; Sandawe language is second in number with about 40,000, some monolingual; and the Ju languages language cluster has some 30,000 spe
	Khufu Khufu was a Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt's Old Kingdom. He reigned from around 26th century BC to 26th century BC. Khufu was the second pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty of Egypt. He is generally accepted as being the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the only one of the Seven Wonders of the World still standing.