Ky -abbr
- Kentucky
ky·ack ['kī-,ak] -n
- a packsack to be swung on either side of a packsaddle
ky·a·nite ['kī-ə-,nīt] -n
- 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)
- something that serves as a check or stop
ky·mo·graph [-,graf] -n, adj
- a device which graphically records motion or pressure (as of blood)
ky·pho·sis [kī-'fō-səs] -n, adj
- exaggerated outward curvature of the thoracic region of the spine resulting in a rounded upper back
Kyr·gyz [,kir-'gēz] -n
- a member of a Turkic people of Kyrgyzstan and adjacent areas of central Asia
- the language of the Kyrgyz
ky·rie ['kir-ē-,ā] -n
- 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
- kyrie
kyte ['kīt] -n
- belly
- belly
kythe ['kīth] -vb
(variant of kithe)
- to make known
- to become known