Ky -abbr

  1. Kentucky

ky·ack ['kī-,ak] -n

  1. a packsack to be swung on either side of a packsaddle

ky·a·nite ['kī-ə-,nīt] -n

  1. an aluminum silicate mineral Al 2SiO 5that occurs usu. in blue thin-bladed triclinic crystals and crystalline aggregates

ky·bosh ['kī-,bäsh, kī-'; ki-'bäsh] -n, vt

(variant of kibosh)

  1. something that serves as a check or stop
    • put the kibosh on that

ky·mo·graph [-,graf] -n, adj

  1. a device which graphically records motion or pressure (as of blood)

ky·pho·sis [kī-'fō-səs] -n, adj

  1. exaggerated outward curvature of the thoracic region of the spine resulting in a rounded upper back

Kyr·gyz [,kir-'gēz] -n

  1. a member of a Turkic people of Kyrgyzstan and adjacent areas of central Asia
  2. the language of the Kyrgyz

ky·rie ['kir-ē-,ā] -n

  1. a short liturgical prayer that begins with or consists of the words Lord, have mercy

ky·rie elei·son ['kir-ē-,ā-ə-'lā-(ə-),sän, -(ə-)sən also 'kir-ē-ə-'lā-] -n

  1. kyrie

kyte ['kīt] -n

  1. belly
  2. belly

kythe ['kīth] -vb

(variant of kithe)

  1. to make known
  2. to become known