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- knocking — Present participle of knock.
- knockoff — an act or instance of knocking off.
- knockout — Informal. a person or thing overwhelmingly attractive, appealing, or successful.
- knolling — Present participle of knoll.
- knothead — (informal) A stupid or stubborn person.
- knothole — a hole in a board or plank formed by the falling out of a knot or a portion of a knot.
- knotroot — Chinese artichoke.
- knottily — In a knotty way.
- knotting — an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord to something else.
- knotweed — any of several knotty-stemmed plants belonging to the genus Polygonum, of the buckwheat family.
- knotwork — A design or pattern of interlocking or overlapping geometric shapes resembling a knot.
- know-all — a know-it-all.
- know-how — the fact or state of knowing; knowledge.
- knowable — capable of being known.
- knowbots — Plural form of knowbot.
- knowledg — Obsolete form of knowledge.
- knowsley — a unitary authority of NW England, in Merseyside. Pop: 150 200 (2003 est). Area: 97 sq km (38 sq miles)
- kohinoor — an Indian diamond weighing 106 carats; now part of the British crown jewels.
- koinonia — Communion by intimate participation, associated with the Christian church.
- koko nor — Qing Hai.
- korchnoi — Victor. 1931–2016, Soviet-born chess player: Soviet champion 1960, 1962, and 1964: defected to the West in 1976
- lacunose — full of or having lacunae.
- laminose — laminate; laminar.
- laminous — laminate; laminose.
- lanoline — a fatty substance, extracted from wool, used in ointments, cosmetics, waterproof coatings, etc.
- lanosity — lanate.
- le nôtre — André (ɑ̃dre). 1613–1700, French landscape gardener, who created the gardens at Versailles for Louis XIV
- lecanora — any of various crustaceous lichens of the genus Lecanora, some of which are eaten and some of which are used in dyeing
- lichanos — (in Greek music) a note played using the forefinger
- liminoid — (anthropology) Having characteristics of a liminal experience, but optional and not involving the resolution of a personal crisis.
- limonoid — Any of a class of phytochemicals, found in citrus fruit and certain other plants, believed to have various therapeutic effects.
- linocuts — Plural form of linocut.
- linoleic — of or derived from linoleic acid.
- linoleum — a hard, washable floor covering formed by coating burlap or canvas with linseed oil, powdered cork, and rosin, and adding pigments to create the desired colors and patterns.
- linotype — to typeset on a Linotype machine.
- litvinov — Maksim Maksimovich [muh-ksyeem muh-ksyee-muh-vyich] /mʌˈksyim mʌˈksyi mə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1951, Russian Communist leader and diplomat.
- luminous — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- magnolia — a city in SW Arkansas.
- makimono — a horizontal hand scroll containing either text or a captioned painting, intended to be viewed as it is unrolled from right to left, one segment at a time.
- manoever — Misspelling of manoeuvre or 'maneuver'.
- manolete — (Manuel Laureano Rodríguez y Sánchez) 1917–47, Spanish matador.
- manorial — (in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- manouver — Misspelling of maneuver.
- manouvre — Misspelling of manoeuvre.
- marciano — Rocky (Rocco Francis Marchegiano) 1924–69, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1952–56.
- martinon — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1910–76, French violinist, conductor, and composer.
- mckinnon — Sir Don(ald) (Charles). born 1939, New Zealand politician; secretary-general of the Commonwealth (2000–08); deputy prime minister of New Zealand (1990–96)
- melanoid — of or characterized by melanosis.
- melanoma — any of several types of skin tumors characterized by the malignant growth of melanocytes.
- melanous — having a dark, swarthy complexion and dark-colored hair.